New ‘Man to Beat’ at 197 in Div. I in Nebraska’s Schultz

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Updated: February 8, 2021

Photo: Eric Schultz, a three-time NCAA qualifier for Nebraska, is now ranked No. 1 at 197 pounds in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 8 rankings. (Huskers.com photo)

NEWTON, Iowa — Nebraska senior Eric Schultz has taken over the top spot at 197 pounds in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 8 NCAA Division I national wrestling rankings.

This change happened after West Virginia’s previously-top-ranked Noah Adams lost 8-7 to Wyoming’s Stephen Buchanan in a Feb. 6 dual in Laramie, Wyom. Meanwhile, Schultz, formerly No. 2, improved his 2021 record to 7-0 with victories over Indiana’s Nick Willham and Michigan State’s nationally-ranked Cam Caffey last Saturday.

Another notable change came at 125 pounds as Virginia Tech’s 125-pound Sam Latona moved up two spots to No. 6 after the redshirt freshman beat No. 3 Jakob Camacho, 7-4, last Friday and helped the Hokies beat the Wolfpack on criteria.

Meanwhile, there are 13 newcomers to this week’s rankings, including four at 133 pounds  (Illinois’ Lucas Byrd, Bucknell’s Darren Miller, NC State’s Jarrett Trombley and West Virginia’s Ryan Sullivan) and three at 174 (Indiana’s Donnell Washington, Missouri’s Peyton Mocco and Cal Poly’s Bernie Truax).

In the team ratings, Iowa remained No. 1 in the dual rankings with road victories over Purdue and Ohio State and also stayed on top of WIN’s Tournament Power Index as ten ranked Hawkeyes give the team 134 TPI points. Penn State, which will host Iowa this Friday, remained No. 2 in the dual ranks with a road victory over Wisconsin. The defending champion Nittany Lions are ranked No. 5 in WIN’s TPI (57 points) with nine ranked wrestlers.

Michigan, No. 2 in WIN’s TPI (82 and eight ranked wrestlers) hopes to return to action this weekend against Ohio State after the university put all winter sports on a pause because of COVID concerns on Jan. 24. Nebraska, with seven total ranked wrestlers, has moved up to No. 3 in WIN’s TPI.

Oklahoma State, No. 4 in the TPI with 58 points and eight ranked wrestlers, improved to 9-0 on the season with a victory over Bedlam-rival Oklahoma last weekend. Oklahoma State will host the Cowboy Challenge this Sunday against undefeated Missouri (10-0 with 10 ranked wrestlers), Wyoming and West Virginia.

WIN’s Tournament Power Index is a tally of potential NCAA placement points based on where wrestlers are currently ranked and could possibly place, March 20, at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis. The following is a point breakdown of the TPI, based on a wrestler’s ranking: 20 for 1st, 16 for 2nd, 13.5 for 3rd, 12.5 for 4th, 10 for 5th, 9 for 6th, 6.5 for 7th and 5.5 for 8th. Wrestlers ranked 9-12 earn two points each, followed by 1.5 points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and 1 point for those ranked 17-20.

WIN’s Feb. 8, 2021 Tournament Power Index

Rk. School Total Rank Top 8 Rank TPI Points
1. Iowa 10 9 134
2. Michigan 8 6 82
3. Nebraska 7 4 60.5
4. Oklahoma State 8 4 58
5. Penn State 9 4 57
6. Virginia Tech 6 4 53.5
7. NC State 9 5 51
8. Iowa State 6 4 45
9. Arizona State 8 3 40.5
10. Ohio State 6 3 39
11. Northwestern 5 2 38
12. Missouri 10 2 36
13. Minnesota 5 2 34
14. Central Michigan 3 2 30
15. North Carolina 5 1 27.5
16. Pitt 4 2 23.5
17. Rutgers 3 2 21
18. Northern Iowa 4 2 17.5
19t. South Dakota State 4 1 17
19t. West Virginia 2 1 17
21. Illinois 7 1 16.5
22. Stanford 3 1 16
23. Virginia 5 1 14.5
24t. Lehigh 4 2 14
24t. Rider 2 1 14
26. Navy 4 1 13
27. Oklahoma 5 1 12
28t. Purdue 4 1 11.5
28t. Utah Valley 2 1 11.5
30t. Binghamton 2 1 11
30t. Wisconsin 2 1 11
32. Northern Colorado 2 1 10.5
33. Duke 1 1 9
34. Bucknell 2 1 7.5
35t. Michigan State 2 1 7
35t. Wyoming 5 0 7
37. Clarion 1 1 6.5
38t. Appalachian State 3 0 4
38t. Indiana 3 0 4
40. Oregon State 2 0 3
41t. American U. 2 0 2.5
41t. North Dakota State 2 0 2.5
43t. Army 2 0 2
43t. Edinboro 1 0 2
43t. Fresno State 1 0 2
43t. Kent State 1 0 2
43t. Northern Illinois 1 0 2
48. Hofstra 1 0 1.5
49t. Buffalo 1 0 1
49t. Cal Poly 1 0 1
49t. Campbell 1 0 1
49t. Chattanooga 1 0 1
49t. Drexel 1 0 1
49t. Ohio 1 0 1

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb 8, 2021 Team Dual Rankings

Rk. School W-L Previous Next Week
1. Iowa 5-0 1st at Penn State (2/12)
2. Penn State 3-0 2nd vs Iowa (2/12)
3. Michigan 3-0 3rd vs Ohio State (2/12)
4. Oklahoma State 9-0 4th Host Cowboy Challenge (2/14)
5. Missouri 10-0 5th at Cowboy Challenge (2/14)
6. Nebraska 6-1 6th off until 2/21 vs Illinois
7. Virginia Tech 8-0 8th vs Pitt (2/12)
8. NC State 5-1 7th vs Duke (2/12)
9. Arizona State 3-0 9th vs Cal Poly (2/12) at Iowa State with Northern Iowa (2/14)
10 Minnesota 5-2 13th at Wisconsin (2/12)
11. Illinois 5-2 10th off until 2/21 vs. Nebraska
12. Ohio State 5-2 11th at Michigan (2/12)
13. Iowa State 8-2 12th vs No. Colo., Arizona St., and No. Iowa (2/14)
14. North Carolina 4-2 14th vs Virginia (2/13)
15. Navy 4-1 15th at Army (2/12)
16. Pitt 3-3 16th at Virginia Tech (2/12)
17. Wisconsin 1-4 17th vs Minnesota (2/12) & at Northwestern (2/14)
18. Purdue 2-5 18th at Michigan State (2/12)
19. Northern Iowa 4-2 19th at Iowa State with Arizona St. & No. Colo. (2/14)
20. Oklahoma 5-4 20th at Fresno State with Oregon State (2/14)
21. Rutgers 0-4 21st off until 2/19 at Maryland
22. Northwestern 1-5 22nd vs Wisconsin (2/14)
23. Virginia 3-2 23rd at North Carolina (2/13)
24. Michigan State 2-3 24th vs Purdue (2/13)
25. Binghamton 3-1 25th vs Hofstra (2/13)

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 8, 2021 Individual Rankings

125 pounds

Wt Name School Year Previous
1. Spencer Lee Iowa Senior 1st
2. Drew Hildebrandt Central Michigan Senior 2nd
3. Brandon Courtney Arizona State Junior 4th
4. Michael DeAugustino Northwestern Sophomore 5th
5. Liam Cronin Nebraska Senior 7th
6. Sam Latona Virginia Tech RS Freshman 8th
7. Jakob Camacho NC State Sophomore 3rd
8. Dylan Ragusin Michigan Freshman 6th
9 Brody Teske Northern Iowa RS Freshman 9th
10. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sophomore 10th
11. Devin Schroder Purdue Senior 11th
12. Malik Heinselman Ohio State Junior 12th
13. Rayvon Foley Michigan State Junior 13th
14. Justin Cardani Illinois Sophomore 14th
15. Taylor Lamont Utah Valley Junior 15th
16. Trevor Mastrogiovanni Oklahoma State Freshman 16th
17. Jaret Lane Lehigh Junior 20th
18. Brock Hudkins Indiana Senior 17th
19. Connor Brown Missouri Junior 18th
20. Cage Curry American U. Senior 19th

 

133 pounds

Wt Name School Year Previous
1. Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sophomore 1st
2. Stevan Micic Michigan Grad. 2nd
3. Roman Bravo-Young Penn State Junior 3rd
4. Austin DeSanto Iowa Senior 4th
5. Mickey Phillippi Pittsburgh Junior 5th
6. Michael McGee Arizona State Junior 6th
7. Sammy Alvarez Rutgers Sophomore 7th
8. Korbin Myers Virginia Tech Senior 9th
9. Matt Schmitt Missouri Grad. 11th
10. Zach Price South Dakota State Sophomore 12th
11. Chris Cannon Northwestern Freshman 14th
12. Kyle Biscoglia Northern Iowa Sophomore 15th
13. Jamie Hernandez North Carolina Junior 16th
14. Lucas Byrd Illinois RS Freshman NR
15. Louie Hayes Virginia Senior 17th
16. Mosha Schwartz Northern Colorado Sophomore 10th
17. Darren Miller Bucknell Sophomore NR
18. Jarrett Trombley NC State Sophomore NR
19 Mario Guillen Ohio Senior 20th
20 Ryan Sullivan West Virginia RS Freshman NR

 

141 pounds

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Jaydin Eierman Iowa Senior 1st
2. Nick Lee Penn State Senior 2nd
3. Sebastian Rivera Rutgers Grad. 3rd
4. Chad Red Jr. Nebraska Senior 4th
5. Allen Hart Missouri Junior 6th
6. Ian Parker Iowa State Senior 7th
7. Dom Demas Oklahoma Junior 8th
8. Tariq Wilson NC State Senior 9th
9. Zachary Sherman North Carolina Junior 10th
10. Dylan Duncan Illinois Senior 11th
11. Cody Trybus Navy Senior 12th
12. D.J. Loren Fresno State Senior 13th
13. Grant Willits Oregon State Junior 14th
14. Brian Courtney Virginia Junior 15th
15. Cole Matthews Pittsburgh Sophomore 16th
16. Dresden Simon Central Michigan Senior 17th
17. Pete Lipari Arizona State Senior 18th
18. Derek Spann Buffalo Senior 19th
19. Zach Trampe Binghamton Senior 20th
20. Clay Carlson South Dakota State Sophomore NR

 

149 pounds

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Austin O`Connor North Carolina Junior 1st
2. Sammy Sasso Ohio State Sophomore 2nd
3. Brock Mauller Missouri Junior 3rd
4. Boo Lewallen Oklahoma State Senior 4th
5. Jarrett Degen Iowa State Senior 5th
6. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Sophomore 6th
7. Max Murin Iowa Junior 7th
8. Kanen Storr Michigan Senior 8th
9. Mike Carr Illinois Junior 9th
10. Griffin Parriott Purdue Senior 10th
11. Jonathan Millner Appalachian State Junior 11th
12. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sophomore 12th
13. Yahya Thomas Northwestern Junior 13th
14. Graham Rooks Indiana Sophomore 14th
15. Jaden Abas Stanford RS Freshman 15th
16. Jarod Verkleeren Penn State Junior 16th
17. Joshua Heil Campbell Senior 17th
18. Mitch Moore Oklahoma Junior 18th
19. Casey Cobb Navy Senior 19th
20. Tanner Smith Chattanooga Junior 20th

 

157 pounds

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Ryan Deakin Northwestern Senior 1st
2. Hayden Hidlay NC State Senior 2nd
3. David Carr Iowa State Sophomore 3rd
4. Jesse Dellavecchia Rider Grad 4th
5. Kaleb Young Iowa Senior 5th
6. Brayton Lee Minnesota Sophomore 6th
7. Kendall Coleman Purdue Sophomore 7th
8. Josh Humphreys Lehigh Junior 8th
9. Justin Thomas Oklahoma Senior 12th
10. Wyatt Sheets Oklahoma State Junior 9th
11. Will Lewan Michigan Sophomore 10th
12. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sophomore 11th
13. Jarrett Jacques Missouri Junior 13th
14. Brady Berge Penn State Junior 14th
15. Jared Franek North Dakota State Sophomore 15th
16. Hunter Willits Oregon State Junior 18th
17. Requir Van der Merwe Stanford Senior 16th
18. Markus Hartman Army West Point Junior 17th
19. Justin McCoy Virginia Sophomore 19th
20. Jacob Wright Wyoming Junior 20th

 

165 pounds

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sophomore 1st
2. Alex Marinelli Iowa Senior 2nd
3. Shane Griffith Stanford Sophomore 3rd
4. Travis Wittlake Oklahoma State Sophomore 4th
5. Anthony Valencia Arizona State Senior 5th
6. Tanner Skidgel Navy Senior 6th
7. Zach Hartman Bucknell Junior 7th
8. Dan Braunagel Illinois Sophomore 8th
9. Ethan Smith Ohio State Junior 9th
10. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Freshman 12th
11. Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh Senior 10th
12. Kennedy Monday North Carolina Senior 11th
13. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Freshman 13th
14. Jake Keating Virginia Senior 14th
15. Thomas Bullard NC State Senior 15th
16. Tanner Cook South Dakota State Sophomore 16th
17. Peyton Robb Nebraska Sophomore 17th
18. Joe Lee Penn State RS Freshman 18th
19. Cameron Amine Michigan RS Freshman 19th
20. William Formato Appalachian State Sophomore NR

 

174 pounds

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Michael Kemerer Iowa Grad. 1st
2. Logan Massa Michigan Senior 2nd
3. Mikey Labriola Nebraska Junior 3rd
4. Kaleb Romero Ohio State Junior 4th
5. Demetrius Romero Utah Valley Senior 5th
6. Matt Finesilver Duke Junior 6th
7. Carter Starocci Penn State RS Freshman 7th
8. Daniel Bullard NC State Senior 8th
9. Jacob Oliver Edinboro Junior 9th
10. Devin Kane North Carolina Senior 10th
11. Andrew McNally Kent State Senior 11th
12. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Freshman 13th
13. Hayden Hastings Wyoming Junior 14th
14. Trey Munoz Arizona State RS Freshmen 12th
15. Sage Heller Hofstra Senior 16th
16. Donnell Washington Indiana Freshman NR
17. Peyton Mocco Missouri Sophomore NR
18. Bernie Truax Cal Poly Sophomore NR
19. Michael O`Malley Drexel Sophomore 18th
20. Thomas Flitz Appalachian State Senior 20th

 

184 pounds

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Myles Amine Michigan Grad 1st
2. Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech Junior 2nd
3. Aaron Brooks Penn State Sophomore 3rd
4 Trent Hidlay NC State Sophomore 4th
5. Lou Deprez Binghamton Junior 5th
6 Chris Weiler Wisconsin Senior 6th
7. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa RS Freshman 7th
8. Dakota Geer Oklahoma State Senior 8th
9. Brit Wilson Northern Illinois Junior 12th
10. Zach Braunagel Illinois Sophomore 9th
11. Nelson Brands Iowa Sophomore 10th
12. Taylor Venz Nebraska Senior 11th
13. Jeremiah Kent Missouri Sophomore 13th
14. Tanner Harvey American Senior 14th
15. Owen Webster Minnesota Grad 17th
16. Sam Colbray Iowa State Senior 16th
17. Tate Samuelson Wyoming Junior 18th
18. Max Lyon Purdue Senior 19th
19. John Poznanski Rutgers Freshman 20th
20. Rocky Jordan Ohio State Sophomore NR

 

197 pounds

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Eric Schultz Nebraska Senior 2nd
2. Noah Adams West Virginia Junior 1st
3. Jacob Warner Iowa Junior 3rd
4. Tanner Sloan South Dakota State Sophomore 4th
5. Nino Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh Junior 5th
6. Jay Aiello Virginia Senior 6th
7. Greg Bulsak Clarion Senior 7th
8. Cameron Caffey Michigan State Junior 8th
9. A.J. Ferrari Oklahoma State Freshman 9th
10. Kordell Norfleet Arizona State Junior 11th
11. Lucas Davison Northwestern Sophomore 10th
12. Stephen Buchanan Wyoming Sophomore 14th
13. Jake Woodley Oklahoma Junior 12th
14. Rocky Elam Missouri Freshman 13th
15. Isaac Trumble NC State Freshmen 15th
16. Michael Beard Penn State RS Freshman 17th
17. Jake Jakobsen Lehigh Senior NR
18. JT Brown Army West Point Junior 16th
19. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Freshman 20th
20. Jacob Koser Navy Sophomore NR

 

Heavyweight

Wt. Name School Year Previous
1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Junior 1st
2. Mason Parris Michigan Junior 2nd
3. Tony Cassioppi Iowa Sophomore 3rd
4. Matt Stencel Central Michigan Senior 4th
5 Gannon Gremmel Iowa State Senior 5th
6. Carter Isley Northern Iowa Senior 6th
7. Jordan Wood Lehigh Senior NR
8. Tate Orndorff Ohio State Junior 7th
9. Zach Elam Missouri Sophomore 8th
10. Trent Hillger Wisconsin Junior 9th
11. Luke Luffman Illinois Sophomore 10th
12. Seth Nevills Penn State Sophomore 11th
13. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Freshman 12th
14 Brian Andrews Wyoming Senior 13th
15. Ethan Laird Rider Senior 19th
16. Christian Lance Nebraska Senior 14th
17. Deonte Wilson NC State Junior 16th
18. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma RS Freshman 17th
19. John Borst Virginia Tech Junior 15th
20. Brandon Metz North Dakota State Junior 18th