WIN’s Nov. 15 rankings preview several meetings of top individuals and teams
By Mike Finn
Updated: November 15, 2021
Photos: Iowa’s three-time NCAA champ Spencer Lee (left), ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds, could be challenged this Friday by Pat Glory, ranked No. 3 in WIN’s Nov. 15 rankings, when Princeton travels to Iowa City this Friday.
NEWTON, Iowa — The 2021-22 college wrestling season is young, but there are three dual meets this weekend that could feature several ranked teams and individuals that appear in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 15 Tournament Power Index and Individual Rankings.
On Friday, Nov. 19, No. 1 Iowa will entertain No. 20 Princeton. One of the top individual matchups could come at 125 pounds where Iowa’s No. 1 Iowa’s Spencer Lee is expected to face No. 3 Pat Glory of Princeton.
Also, No. 13 Virginia Tech will entertain No. 9 Ohio State on Friday, when there could be top-10 individual matchups between the Buckeyes’ No. Sammy Sasso vs. Tech’s No. 9 Bryce Andonian and at 174 pounds where No. 3 Mehki Lewis of Tech could face OSU’s No. 6 Ethan Smith.
On Saturday, No. 4 Oklahoma State will travel to Minneapolis to face No. 8 Minnesota, where one of the top matches could come at 157 pounds, where Minnesota’s No. 4 Brayton Lee will take on No. 9-ranked Wyatt Sheets.
Meanwhile, No. 11 Cornell will entertain No. 17 Stanford on Saturday and welcome back coach Rob Koll, who left the Big Red program after 30 years to take over the Cardinal program this spring.
The following is WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which predicts approximately how many NCAA points a team will score in Detroit in March at the Division I Championships. Excluding bonus points, the TPI is based on numbers associated with individual placements/rankings based on our current rankings: 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 will announce its first dual-team rankings on Monday, Nov. 29.
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 15 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Iowa | 10 | 8 | 121 |
| 2. | Penn State | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| 3. | Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 61.5 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 9 | 4 | 58.5 |
| 5. | Missouri | 10 | 4 | 52 |
| 6. | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 50 |
| 7. | NC State | 8 | 4 | 45.5 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 44.5 |
| 9. | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 43.5 |
| 10. | Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 41.5 |
| 11. | Cornell | 5 | 2 | 41 |
| 12. | Pitt | 4 | 3 | 36.5 |
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 33.5 |
| 14. | Nebraska | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| 15. | Iowa State | 5 | 2 | 29.5 |
| 16. | Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| 17. | Stanford | 2 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 18. | Cal Poly | 2 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 19. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 20 | Princeton | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 21. | Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 22. | Northern Colorado | 4 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 23. | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 24. | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 25. | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 26t. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 26t. | Lehigh | 4 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 28. | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 29. | Purdue | 5 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 30. | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 31t. | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 31t | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 33. | South Dakota State | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 34t. | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 34t. | Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 36. | Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 37t. | Harvard | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Penn | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | West Virginia | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t. | Army-West Point | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t. | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 43t. | Drexel | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 43t. | Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 45t. | Air Force | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t. | Chattanooga | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48t. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | CSU Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 51t. | Duke | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51t. | Edinboro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 15 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Pat Glory | Princeton | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | So. | 8th |
| 8. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | So. | 9th |
| 9. | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 7th |
| 11. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Devin Schroeder | Purdue | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Joe Manchio | Columbia | Jr. | NR |
| 14. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Jaret Lane | Lehigh | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Trevor Mastrogiovani | Oklahoma State | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Liam Cronin | Nebraska | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Fabian Gutierrez | Chattanooga | Sr. | NR |
133 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Austin DeSanto | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 4. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Gr. | 5th |
| 5. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | So. | 8th |
| 6. | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Jr. | 10th |
| 8. | Matt Schmitt | Missouri | Jr. | 11th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | So. | 15th |
| 10. | Tony Madrigal | Oklahoma | Sr. | NR |
| 11. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | RSFr. | 6th |
| 12. | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | So. | 9th |
| 13. | Brandon Paetzell | Lehigh | Sr. | 12th |
| 14. | Chance Rich | CSU Bakersfield | So. | 13th |
| 15. | Jarrett Trombly | NC State | So. | 17th |
| 16. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 14th/`125 |
| 17. | Brandon Courtney | Virginia | Gr. | NR |
| 18. | Mosha Schwartz | Northern Colorado | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | NR |
| 20. | Zack Redding | Iowa State | RSFr. | 20th |
141 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Lee | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaydin Eierman | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sebastian Rivera | Rutgers | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | RSFr. | 5th |
| 5. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Gr. | 3rd/133 |
| 7. | Dylan Duncan | Illinois | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Dom Demas | Oklahoma | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Allan Hart | Missouri | Jr. | 12th |
| 12. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Kizhan Clark | North Carolina | Gr. | NR |
| 14. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jordan Decatur | Ohio State | Jr. | NR |
| 16. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Parker Filius | Purdue | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Dusty Hone | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 19th |
| 19. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Fr. | NR |
| 20. | Mike Carr | Illinois | Sr. | NR |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Brock Mauller | Missouri | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | 4th |
| 5. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Jon Millner | Appalachian State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Mitch Moore | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Kanen Storr | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | P.J. Ogunsanya | Army-West Point | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Josh Heil | Campbell | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Zach Sherman | North Carolina | Sr. | 9th/141 |
| 18. | Josh Finesilver | Duke | Jr. | 17th |
| 19. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | So. | 18th |
| 20. | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Jr. | 19th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | David Carr | Iowa State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Jr. | 9th |
| 8. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Jr. | 12th |
| 9. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 7th |
| 10. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Jr. | 11th |
| 11. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Sr. | 13th |
| 12. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Gr. | 17th |
| 13. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Jr. | 10th |
| 14. | Will Lewan | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Fr. | 20th |
| 16. | Justin Ruffin | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | RSFr. | 18th |
| 18. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Jr. | 8th |
| 19. | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 15th |
| 20. | Parker Kropman | Drexel | Jr. | NR |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Evan Wick | Cal Poly | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jake Wentzel | Pitt | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | RSFr. | 7th |
| 8. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Gr. | 9th |
| 10. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Tanner Cook | South Dakota State | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Luke Weber | North Dakota State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Andrew Nicholson | Chattanooga | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Cole Moody | Wyoming | So. | 20th |
| 20. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | So. | NR |
174 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Carter Starocci | Penn State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Michael Kemerer | Iowa | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | NR |
| 5. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 4th |
| 6. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Austin Murphy | Campbell | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Sr. | 9th |
| 10 | Chris Foca | Cornell | So. | NR |
| 11. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | So. | 10th |
| 12. | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | So. | 6th |
| 13. | Andrew McNally | Wisconsin | Sr. | 11th |
| 14. | Ben Pasiuk | Army | So. | 12th |
| 15. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Jr. | 13th |
| 16. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | So. | 14th |
| 17. | Jackson Hemauer | Northern Colorado | Jr | 15th |
| 18. | Jacob Oliver | Edinboro | Jr. | 16th |
| 19. | Cade Devos | South Dakota State | So. | 17th |
| 20. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 19th |
184 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Trent Hidlay | NC State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Myles Amine | Michigan | Gr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jeremiah Kent | Missouri | So. | 12th |
| 13. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Sr. | 15th |
| 14. | Nelson Brands | Iowa | Jr. | 16th |
| 15. | Chris Weiler | Wisconsin | Gr. | 17th |
| 16. | Rocky Jordan | Ohio State | Jr. | 14th |
| 17. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | 18th/174 |
| 18. | Alan Clothier | Northern Colorado | Gr. | 19th |
| 19. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Sr | NR |
| 20. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Jr. | 17th/197 |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | A.J. Ferrari | Oklahoma State | RSFr. | 1st |
| 2. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Max Dean | Penn State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Stephan Buchanan | Wyoming | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Patrick Brucki | Michigan | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Ben Darmstadt | Cornell | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Gr. | 10th |
| 11. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Jr. | 13th |
| 13. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sr. | NR |
| 14. | Greg Bulsak | Rutgers | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Owen Pentz | North Dakota State | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | Fr. | NR |
| 18. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | So. | NR |
| 20. | Jacob Holschlag | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Mason Parris | Michigan | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RSFr. | 5th |
| 6. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Brian Andrews | Wyoming | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Nathan Traxler | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Yaraslau Slavikouski | Harvard | Jr. | 16th |
| 16. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 17th |
| 17. | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | So. | NR |
| 18. | Quinn Miller | Virginia | Jr. | 20th |
| 19. | Lewis Fernandez | Cornell | So. | NR |
| 20. | Carter Isley | Northern Iowa | Sr. | NR |
