WIN’s Feb. 21 rankings; Iowa State one of hottest entering postseason
By Mike Finn
Updated: February 21, 2022
Photo: Iowa State’s David Carr is the defending national champion and currently ranked No. 1 at 157 pounds by WIN Magazine. The Cyclones, coached by Kevin Dresser (left), won their final 13 regular-season duals to go 15-1 on the year and won the Big 12 Dual championship. (Iowa State photo)
NEWTON, Iowa — The NCAA Division I regular season has ended and Iowa State — fresh off a win over Missouri for a 13th-straight victory on the season — ranks as one of the hotter teams heading into the postseason as shown in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
The Cyclones (15-1 and Big 12 Dual Team champions) moved up to No. 5 in WIN’s Dual rankings and feature eight ranked wrestlers in WIN’s rankings. Iowa State will now prepare for the upcoming the Big 12 Championships, one of seven NCAA qualifying tournaments that will be held in two weeks.
The following is a schedule of those seven conference championships:
| Conference | Date | Location |
| ACC | March 6 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| Big 10 | March 5-6 | Lincoln, Neb. |
| Big 12 | March 5-6 | Tulsa, Okla. |
| EIWA | March 5-6 | Ithaca, N.Y. |
| MAC | March 4-5 | Athens, Ohio |
| Pac-12 | March 6 | Tempe, Ariz. |
| SoCon | March 5 | Boone, N.C. |
Penn State, which ended the season with a 17-0 record, remained No. 1 in both WIN’s Dual Rankings and WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which predicts how teams will finish in the upcoming 2022 NCAA Division I Championships that will be held in Detroit, Mich., March 17-19. Excluding bonus points, the TPI is compiled from numbers associated with individual placements/rankings based on our current rankings below: 20 points 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.
The Nittany Lions feature nine ranked wrestlers — including four No. 1-ranked wrestlers in Roman Bravo-Young (133), Nick Lee (141), Carter Starocci (174) and Aaron Brooks (184) — and earned 121.5 TPI points. The remaining Top-5 teams in the TPI including Iowa (88 points), Arizona State (71.5), Michigan (68) and Nebraska (53.5).
The other top-ranked individuals include Michigan’s Nick Suriano (125), Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (149), Iowa State’s David Carr (157), Cal Poly’s Evan Wick (165), Nebraska’s Eric Schultz (197) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).
WIN’s next rankings will be announced on March 7, following the conference tournaments.
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Tournament Power Index
| Rk. | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 9 | 7 | 121.5 |
| 2. | Iowa | 10 | 6 | 88 |
| 3. | Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 71.5 |
| 4. | Michigan | 9 | 5 | 67 |
| 5. | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 53.5 |
| 6. | NC State | 7 | 4 | 53 |
| 7. | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 49 |
| 8. | Iowa State | 8 | 4 | 46 |
| 9. | Cornell | 7 | 2 | 41 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 37 |
| 11. | Oklahoma State | 8 | 3 | 35.5 |
| 12. | Cal Poly | 3 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 29.5 |
| 14. | Missouri | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| 14. | Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 28.5 |
| 15. | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| 16. | Princeton | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 17. | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 18t. | Lehigh | 3 | 2 | 19.5 |
| 18t. | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 19.5 |
| 20. | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 18.5 |
| 21. | Wyoming | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 22t. | Central Michigan | 3 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 22t. | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 22t. | Northern Iowa | 5 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 25. | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 26. | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 27t. | Oregon State | 6 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 27t. | Purdue | 4 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 29. | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 30. | North Dakota State | 3 | 1 | 9.5 |
| 31. | Pitt | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 32. | Campbell | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 33. | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 34. | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 35t. | Penn | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 35t. | South Dakota State | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 37t. | Army-West Point | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37t. | Indiana | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 39t. | Duke | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 39t. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 41. | Binghamton | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 42t. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42t. | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 45t. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 45t. | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 45t. | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 45t. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 49t. | Chattanooga | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 49t. | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Team Dual Rankings
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prv. | Upcoming Matches |
| 1. | Penn State | 17-0 | 1st | off until Big Tens |
| 2. | Iowa | 14-1 | 2nd | off until Big Tens |
| 3. | NC State | 13-1 | 3rd | off until ACCs |
| 4. | Michigan | 12-1 | 4th | off until Big Tens |
| 5. | Iowa State | 15-1 | 6th | off until Big 12s |
| 6. | Missouri | 11-4 | 5th | off until Big 12s |
| 7. | Ohio State | 9-3 | 7th | off until Big Tens |
| 8. | Oklahoma State | 13-4 | 8th | off until Big 12s |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | 9-4 | 9th | off until ACCs |
| 10. | Nebraska | 6-5 | 10th | off until Big Tens |
| 11. | Arizona State | 9-4 | 12th | off until Pac-12s |
| 12. | Wisconsin | 12-2 | 14th | off until Big Tens |
| 13. | Minnesota | 4-6 | 13th | off until Big Tens |
| 14. | Cornell | 12-3 | 11th | off until EIWAs |
| 15. | Northern Iowa | 7-7 | 15th | off until Big 12s |
| 16. | Purdue | 10-5 | 16th | off until Big Tens |
| 17. | Rutgers | 16-5 | 17th | off until Big Tens |
| 18. | Northwestern | 7-4 | 18th | off until Big Tens |
| 19. | Michigan State | 10-4 | 19th | off until Big Tens |
| 20. | Penn | 8-2 | 20th | off until EIWAs |
| 21. | Princeton | 6-5 | 21st | off until EIWAs |
| 22. | South Dakota State | 13-4 | 22nd | off until Big 12s |
| 23. | Pittsburgh | 8-6 | 23rd | off until ACCs |
| 24. | Central Michigan | 12-4 | 24th | off until MACs |
| 25. | North Carolina | 8-6 | 25th | off until ACCs |
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 21 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Nick Suriano | Michigan | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Pat Glory | Princeton | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Vito Arujau | Cornell | So. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Drew Hildebrandt | Penn State | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | 7th |
| 7. | Devin Schroder | Purdue | Sr. | 10th |
| 8. | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Jr. | 5th |
| 10. | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | So. | 11th |
| 11. | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Jakob Camacho | NC State | So. | 13th |
| 13. | Patrick McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Fr. | NR |
| 15. | Taylor Lamont | Utah Valley | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Trevor Mastrogiovani | Oklahoma State | So. | 8th |
| 17. | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Brody Teske | Northern Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 19. | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | So. | 18th |
| 20. | Sam Latona | Virginia Tech | RSFr. | 19th |
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. | 3rd |
| 4. | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Korbin Myers | Virginia Tech | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | RSFr. | 6th |
| 7. | Rayvon Foley | Michigan State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Brock Hudkins | Indiana | Gr. | 12th |
| 13. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Fr. | 13th |
| 14. | Devin Turner | Oregon State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Kyle Biscoglia | Northern Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Ramazan Attasauov | Iowa State | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Joe Heilmann | North Carolina | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Brayden Palmer | Chattanooga | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Joe Olivieri | Rutgers | Fr. | 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. | Chad Red | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 5. | Dresden Simon | Central Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 6. | Real Woods | Stanford | Jr. | 4th |
| 7. | Ian Parker | Iowa State | Sr. | 5th |
| 8. | Kizhan Clark | North Carolina | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Clay Carlson | South Dakota St. | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | RSFr. | 10th |
| 11. | Grant Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Allan Hart | Missouri | Jr. | 11th |
| 13. | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Jr. | 12th |
| 14. | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Jake Bergeland | Minnesota | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Stevan Micic | Michigan | Gr. | 16th |
| 17. | Matt Kasimir | Columbia | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | C.J. Composto | Penn | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Fr. | 20th |
149 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tariq Wilson | NC State | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jon Millner | Appalachian State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Bryce Andonian | Virginia Tech | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Jaden Abas | Stanford | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Austin Gomez | Wisconsin | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Josh Finesilver | Duke | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | P.J. Ogunsanya | Army-West Point | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Josh Heil | Campbell | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Mike VanBrill | Rutgers | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Kaden Gfeller | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | RSFr. | 17th |
| 18. | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | RSFr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jarrett Degen | Iowa State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Jr. | 20th |
157 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Year | Previous |
| 1. | David Carr | Iowa State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Ryan Deakin | Northwestern | Gr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Jr. | 8th |
| 8. | Ed Scott | NC State | Fr. | 10th |
| 9. | Kaleb Young | Iowa | Sr. | 13th |
| 10. | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 11. | Brady Berge | Penn State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Kendall Coleman | Purdue | Jr. | 11th |
| 13. | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Jr. | 15th |
| 14. | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Sr. | 16th |
| 15. | Will Lewan | Michigan | So. | 12th |
| 16. | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 14th |
| 17. | Justin Thomas | Oklahoma | Gr. | 17th |
| 18. | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | So. | NR |
| 19. | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | RSFr. | 19th |
| 20. | Hunter Willits | Oregon State | Jr. | 20th |
165 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Evan Wick | Cal Poly | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Alex Marinelli | Iowa | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | Fr. | 6th |
| 7. | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Anthony Valencia | Arizona State | Gr. | 8th |
| 9. | Cameron Amine | Michigan | RSFr. | 10th |
| 10. | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | So | 12th |
| 11. | Luke Weber | North Dakota State | Sr. | 9th |
| 12. | Jake Wentzel | Pitt | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Phillip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | 14th |
| 14. | Austin Yant | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 15th |
| 15. | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | Fr. | 16th |
| 16. | Zach Hartman | Bucknell | Sr. | 19th |
| 17. | Josh Ogunsanya | Columbia | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Izzak Olejnik | Northern Illinois | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Will Formato | Appalachian State | Jr. | 20th |
| 20. | Thomas Bullard | NC State | Gr. | 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. | Hayden Hidlay | NC State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Logan Massa | Michigan | Gr. | 5th |
| 6. | Mikey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Austin Murphy | Campbell | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Ben Pasiuk | Army | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Chris Foca | Cornell | So. | 14th |
| 15. | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | So. | NR |
| 16. | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Matt Finesilver | Duke | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Bailey O’Reilly | Minnesota | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Anthony Mantanona | Oklahoma | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | RSFr. | 20th |
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. | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Dakota Geer | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | RSFr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jonathan Loew | Cornell | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | John Poznanski | Rutgers | RSFr. | 11th |
| 12. | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Donnell Washington | Indiana | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Keegan Moore | Oklahoma | Sr. | NR |
| 15. | Kyle Cochran | Maryland | Sr. | 14th |
| 16. | Taylor Venz | Nebraska | Sr. | 15th |
| 17. | Tate Samuelson | Wyoming | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Abe Assad | Iowa | So. | 16th |
| 19. | Brit Wilson | Northern Illinois | Jr. | 18th |
| 20. | Max Lyon | Purdue | Sr. | 19th |
197 pounds
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Eric Schultz | Nebraska | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Max Dean | Penn State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Stephan Buchanan | Wyoming | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | So. | 9th |
| 7. | Patrick Brucki | Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Rocky Elam | Missouri | RSFr. | 5th |
| 9. | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Jr. | 8th |
| 10. | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Jay Aiello | Virginia | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jake Woodley | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Lou Deprez | Binghamton | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | RSFr. | 14th |
| 15. | Greg Bulsak | Rutgers | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Gr. | 16th |
| 17. | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Owen Pentz | North Dakota State | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Andrew Davison | Northwestern | Gr. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Rk. | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Gable Steveson | Minnesota | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | RSFr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | RSFr. | 4th |
| 5. | Mason Parris | Michigan | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Jordan Wood | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Matt Stencel | Central Michigan | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Sr. | 13th |
| 11. | Gary Traub | Oregon State | Gr. | 11th |
| 12. | Christian Lance | Nebraska | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Nathan Traxler | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 10th |
| 14. | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Zach Elam | Missouri | So. | 17th |
| 16. | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | So. | 18th |
| 17. | Sam Schuyler | Iowa State | Sr. | 19th |
| 18. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | So. | 20th |
| 19. | Zachary Knighton-Ward | Hofstra | Sr. | NR |
| 20. | Joe Doyle | Binghamton | Sr. | NR |
