Parris new No. 1 at Hwt in WIN rankings; No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 2 Iowa dual set for Friday

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Updated: January 23, 2023

Photo: Michigan’s Mason Parris had lost three straight bouts to Penn State’s Greg Kerkvliet last year before beating the Nittany Lion, 3-1, last Friday in State College, Pa. (Michigan photo)

NEWTON, Iowa — Michigan’s Mason Parris has taken over the top spot at heavyweight in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 23 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

The Wolverine big man earned the No. 1 ranking after the senior and two-time All-American defeated Penn State’s previously top-ranked heavyweight Greg Kerkvliet, 3-1, last Friday in State College.

The Nittany Lions (10-0) remain No. 1 in both WIN’s dual rankings and Tournament Power Index, which ranks teams in regards to their NCAA tournament point potential looking ahead to this March’s NCAA Division I Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The defending national team champions feature nine ranked wrestlers, including a trio of top-ranked wrestlers — Roman Bravo-Young (133), Carter Starocci (174) and Aaron Brooks (184) — and have a 106.5 TPI.

This week’s rankings also set up a Jan. 27 battle in State College between Penn State and Iowa (12-0), which remained No. 2 in WIN’s dual rankings after the Hawkeyes defeated both Nebraska and Wisconsin (on criteria) last weekend. The Hawkeyes, ranked third in WIN’s TPI (64.5 points), also feature nine ranked wrestlers, including top-ranked Spencer Lee, who stands 10-0 this season with seven pins at 125 pounds.

There could be three matches between Top-10 ranked wrestlers between these Big Ten rivals that have won all but one NCAA team title since 2008. That included at heavyweight where Kerkvliet, which fell to No. 2 in the rankings, meet’s Iowa’s No. 3 Anthony Cassioppi. Meanwhile, Iowa’s No. 2 Real Woods will likely face Penn State’s No. 8 Beau Bartlett at 141 pounds, and Penn State’s No. 4 Max Dean could face Iowa’s No. 7 Jacob Warner at 197 in a rematch of the 2022 NCAA final.

Missouri remains No. 2 in WIN’s TPI (68 points) with eight ranked wrestlers, including a pair of Tigers — Keegan O’Toole (165) and Rocky Elam (197) — who are ranked No. 1 at their weight classes. Missouri (6-2) ranks fifth in WIN’s dual rankings, trailing No. 3 Iowa State and No. 4 Ohio State. The Cyclones rank fifth in the TPI behind No. 4 Cornell.

 

WIN Magazine’s Jan. 23 Dual Rankings

Rk School Record Prev. Upcoming
1. Penn State (10-0) 1st vs. Iowa (Jan. 27)
2. Iowa (12-0) 2nd at Penn State (Jan. 27)
3. Iowa State (10-2) 3rd vs. Oklahoma (Jan. 27)/vs. Okla. St. (Jan. 29)
4. Ohio State (9-1) 4th at Michigan (Jan. 27)/vs. Michigan State (Jan. 29)
5. Missouri (6-2) 5th off until Feb. 3 at Oklahoma/Feb. 5 at Okla. St.
6. Michigan (8-1) 6th vs. Ohio State (Jan. 27)/vs. Maryland (Jan. 29)
7. Virginia Tech (7-2) 10th vs. Pitt (Jan. 27)
8. NC State (10-1) 7th vs. Duke (Jan. 27)
9. Northern Iowa (4-2) 8th vs. Oklahoma State (Jan. 28)/vs Oklahoma (Jan. 29)
10. Cornell (7-2) 9th at Army (Jan. 28)/at Columbia (Jan. 29)
11. Northwestern (3-2) 11th vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 27)/at Rutgers (Jan. 29)
12. Minnesota (10-2) 12th vs. Illinois (Jan. 28)
13. Oklahoma State (8-1) 13th at Northern Iowa (Jan. 28)/at Iowa State (Jan. 29)
14. Nebraska (6-3) 14th vs. Wisconsin (Jan. 29)
15. North Dakota State (8-2) 15th off until Feb. 3 (at Air Force)/Feb. 4 (at No. Colorado)
16. Illinois (5-4) 16th at Minnesota (Jan. 28)
17. Wisconsin (7-5) 17th at Northwestern (Jan. 27)/at Nebraska (Jan. 29)
18. Appalachian State (6-2) 18th Appalachian State Open (Jan. 28)
19. Oregon State (5-5) 21st vs. CSU Bakersfield (Jan. 29)
20. Arizona State (3-4) 22nd at Lehigh (Jan. 28)
21. West Virginia (7-3) 19th at Mat Town Open (Jan. 29)
22. Penn (4-4) 25th vs. Brown (Jan. 27)/vs. Harvard (Jan. 28)
23. Pittsburgh (7-2) 23rd at Virginia Tech (Jan. 27)
24. Stanford (3-4) 24th at Little Rock (Jan. 28)
25. Lehigh (6-7) 20th at Columbia (Jan. 27)/vs. Arizona State (Jan. 28)

 

WIN Magazine’s Jan. 23 Tournament Power Index

Rk School Total Rank Top 8 TPI Pts
1. Penn State 9 7 106.5
2. Missouri 8 5 68
3. Iowa 9 4 64.5
4. Cornell 8 5 62
5. Iowa State 7 5 57
6. Nebraska 6 4 55
7. Virginia Tech 6 5 54
8t. Michigan 6 3 40
8t. NC State 8 4 40
10. Arizona State 5 4 39.5
11t. Pitt 4 3 38
11t. Wisconsin 5 3 38
13. Ohio State 7 3 35.5
14. Northwestern 6 2 31.5
15. Princeton 2 2 29.5
16t. Northern Iowa 8 1 28.5
16t. Oklahoma State 6 2 28.5
18. North Carolina 5 1 22.5
19. North Dakota State 6 1 21.5
20. Lehigh 3 2 20.5
21. Northern Colorado 1 1 20
22. Minnesota 8 1 19.5
23. West Virginia 2 2 19
24. Illinois 4 2 18.5
25. Purdue 2 2 18
26. Cal Poly 1 1 16
27. Stanford 3 1 15
28. Oregon State 4 1 10.5
29. Drexel 1 1 10
30. South Dakota State 6 0 9.5
31. Air Force 1 1 9
32. Harvard 2 1 7.5
33. Utah Valley 4 0 6.5
34t. Michigan State 4 0 6
34t. Penn 4 0 6
36t. Oklahoma 4 0 4.5
36t. Rutgers 4 0 4.5
38t. Appalachian State 2 0 3
38t. Chattanooga 2 0 3
38t. Rider 2 0 3
38t. Wyoming 2 0 3
42. Campbell 2 0 2.5
43t. Binghamton 1 0 2
43t. Lock Haven 1 0 2
45t. Bucknell 1 0 1.5
45t. CSU Bakersfield 1 0 1.5
45t. Maryland 1 0 1.5
45t. Navy 1 0 1.5
45t. Northern Illinois 1 0 1.5
50t. Indiana 1 0 1
50t. SIU-Edwardsville 1 0 1
50t. Virginia 1 0 1

 

WIN Magazine’s Jan. 23 NCAA Div. I Individual Rankings

125 pounds    

Wt Name School Year Previous
125-1 Spencer Lee Iowa Sr 1st
125-2 Pat Glory Princeton Sr. 2nd
125-3 Killian Cardinale West Virginia Sr. 3rd
125-4 Matt Ramos Purdue So. 8th
125-5 Pat McKee Minnesota Sr. 4th
125-6 Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 5th
125-7 Liam Cronin Nebraska Gr. 7th
125-8 Brandon Courtney Arizona State Sr. 6th
125-9 Michael DeAugustino Northwestern Sr. 9th
125-10 Malik Heinselman Ohio State Sr. 10th
125-11 Anthony Noto Lock Haven So. 11th
125-12 Noah Surtin Missouri So. 12th
125-13 Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Jr. 14th
125-14 Dean Peterson Rutgers RSFr. 16th
125-15 Jack Medley Michigan Gr. 13th
125-16 Jore Volk Wyoming Fr. NR
125-17 Caleb Smith Appalachian State So. 20th
125-18 Jack Wagner North Carolina Gr. NR
125-19 Brett Ungar Cornell Fr. 15th
125-20 Trevor Mastrogiovanni Oklahoma State Jr. 19th

 

133 pounds

Wt Name School Year Previous
133-1 Roman Bravo-Young Penn State Gr. 1st
133-2 Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
133-3 Vito Arujau Cornell Jr. 3rd
133-4 Michael McGee Arizona State Sr. 4th
133-5 Micky Phillippi Pitt Sr. 5th
133-6 Sam Latona Virginia Tech So. 6th
133-7 Lucas Byrd Illinois So. 7th
133-8 Dylan Ragusin Michigan So. 8th
133-9 Michael Colaiocco Penn Jr. 9th
133-10 Chris Cannon Northwestern Jr. 10th
133-11 Jesse Mendez Ohio State Fr. 11th
133-12 Haiden Drury Utah Valley So. 12th
133-13 Connor McGonagle Lehigh Jr. 14th
133-14 Kyle Biscoglia Northern Iowa Jr. 15th
133-15 Chance Rich CSU Bakersfield Jr. 13th
133-16 Brayden Palmer Chattanooga Jr. 16th
133-17 Aaron Nagao Minnesota RSFr. 17th
133-18 Kai Orine NC State So. 18th
133-19 Joe Heilman Rutgers Gr. 19th
133-20 RayVon Foley Michigan State Gr. 20th

 

141 pounds  

Wt Name School Year Previous
141-1 Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Jr. 1st
141-2 Real Woods Iowa Sr. 2nd
141-3 Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 3rd
141-4 Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 4th
141-5 Ryan Jack NC State So. 5th
141-6 Allan Hart Missouri Sr. 6th
141-7 Casey Swiderski Iowa State Fr. 7th
141-8 Beau Bartlett Penn State Jr. 8th
141-9 Cael Happel Northern Iowa So. 10th
141-10 Lachlan McNeil North Carolina RSFr. 13th
141-11 Vince Cornella Cornell Fr. 14th
141-12 Clay Carlson South Dakota State Sr. 12th
141-13 Jesse Vasquez Arizona State So. 16th
141-14 Jakob Bergeland Minnesota Gr. 9th
141-15 Darren Miller Bucknell Sr. 15th
141-16 Frankie Tal Shahar Northwestern Jr. 11th
141-17 Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Jr. 17th
141-18 Dylan Droegemueller North Dakota State Sr. 19th
141-19 Joe Olivieri Rutgers So. NR
141-20 Ty Smith Utah Valley So. 18th

 

149 pounds

Wt Name School Year Previous
149-1 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell Sr. 1st
149-2 Austin Gomez Wisconsin Sr. 2nd
149-3 Sammy Sasso Ohio State Sr. 3rd
149-4 Yahya Thomas Northwestern Gr. 4th
149-5 Kyle Parco Arizona State So. 5th
149-6 Paniro Johnson Iowa State Fr. 6th
149-7 Brock Mauler Missouri Jr. 7th
149-8 Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Fr. 8th
149-9 Jon Millner Appalachian State Sr. 9th
149-10 Colin Realbuto Northern Iowa Jr. 10th
149-11 Max Murin Iowa Sr. 11th
149-12 Shayne Van Ness Penn State RSFr. 12th
149-13 Doug Zapf Penn Sr. 13th
149-14 Mitch Moore Oklahoma Gr. 14th
149-15 Jaden Abas Stanford Jr 15th
149-16 Michael Blockhus Minnesota Sr. 16th
149-17 Kellyn March North Dakota State Jr. 17th
149-18 Jackson Arrington NC State Fr. 18th
149-19 Victor Voinovich Oklahoma State RSFr. 19th
149-20 Quinn Kinner Rider JR 20th

 

157 pounds          

Wt Name School Year Previous
157-1 Peyton Robb Nebraska Jr. 1st
157-2 Austin O’Connor North Carolina Gr. 2nd
157-3 Jared Franek North Dakota State Sr. 3rd
157-4 Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 5th
157-5 Josh Humphreys Lehigh Sr. 6th
157-6 Levi Haines Penn State Fr. 9th
157-7 Ed Scott NC State So. 7th
157-8 Kendell Coleman Purdue Sr. 4th
157-9 Jarrett Jacques Missouri Sr. 8th
157-10 Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 10th
157-11 Kaden Gfeller Oklahoma State Sr. 11th
157-12 Chase Saldate Michigan State Jr. 12th
157-13 Derek Holschlag Northern Iowa Sr. 13th
157-14 Brayton Lee Minnesota Sr. 14th
157-15 Mike Carr Illinois Sr. 15th
157-16 Jacob Wright Wyoming Sr. 16th
157-17 Cobe Siebrecht Iowa Jr. 17th
157-18 Anthony Artalona Penn Sr. 18th
157-19 Trevor Chumley Northwestern So. 19th
157-20 Charlie Darrocott Stanford Jr. NR

 

165 pounds   

Wt Name School Year Previous
165-1 Keegan O’Toole Missouri So. 1st
165-2 David Carr Iowa State Sr. 2nd
165-3 Quincy Monday Princeton Sr. 3rd
165-4 Shane Griffith Stanford Sr. 4th
165-5 Dean Hamiti Wisconsin So. 6th
165-6 Cameron Amine Michigan Jr. 5th
165-7 Julian Ramirez Cornell So. 7th
165-8 Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 8th
165-9 Patrick Kennedy Iowa So. 9th
165-10 Carson Kharchla Ohio State Jr. 10th
165-11 Austin Yant Northern Iowa Sr. 11th
165-12 Michael Calliendo North Dakota State RSFr. 12th
165-13 Alex Facundo Penn State RSFr. 13th
165-14 Izzak Olenjnik Northern Illinois Sr. 14th
165-15 Tanner Cook South Dakota State Jr. 15th
165-16 Matt Olguin Oregon State So. 16th
165-17 Gerrit Nijenhuis Oklahoma So. 18th
165-18 Josh Ogunsanya Columbia Jr. 20th
165-19 Holden Heller Pitt Sr. NR
165-20 Justin McCoy Virginia Sr. 17th

 

174 pounds                                                                                                                            

Wt Name School Year Previous
174-1 Carter Starocci Penn State Jr. 1st
174-2 Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sr. 2nd
174-3 Mikey Labriola Nebraska Sr. 3rd
174-4 Chris Foca Cornell Jr. 4th
174-5 Michael O’Malley Drexel Sr. 5th
174-6 Edmond Ruth Illinois So. 6th
174-7 Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Jr. 7th
174-8 Ethan Smith Ohio State Sr. 8th
174-9 Peyton Mocco Missouri Jr. 9th
174-10 Demetrius Romero Utah Valley Sr. 10th
174-11 Clay Lautt North Carolina Gr. 11th
174-12 Philip Conigliaro Harvard Jr. 12th
174-13 Lance Runyon Northern Iowa So. 13th
174-14 Rocky Jordan Chattanooga Sr. 15th
174-15 Nelson Brands Iowa Sr. 16th
174-16 Nick Incontrera Penn So. 17th
174-17 Bailee O’Reilly Minnesota Gr. NR
174-18 Cade Devos South Dakota State So. 18th
174-19 Donnell Washington Indiana Jr. 14th
174-20 Julian Broderson Iowa State So. 20th

 

184 pounds                                                                                                 

Wt Name School Year Previous
184-1 Aaron Brooks Penn State Sr. 1st
184-2 Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa So. 2nd
184-3 Trent Hidlay NC State Jr. 3rd
184-4 Marcus Coleman Iowa State Sr. 4th
184-5 Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech Sr. 5th
184-6 Kaleb Romero Ohio State Sr. 6th
184-7 Trey Munoz Oregon State So. 7th
184-8 Jonathan Loew Cornell Sr. 8th
184-9 Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Jr. 11th
184-10 Matt Finesilver Michigan Gr. 10th
184-11 Travis Wittlake Oklahoma State Sr. 12th
184-12 Abe Assad Iowa Jr. 9th
184-13 Lenny Pinto Nebraska RSFr. 13th
184-14 Gavin Kane North Carolina So. 14th
184-15 Deanthony Parker North Dakota State So. 15th
184-16 Layne Malczewski Michigan State Sr. 17th
184-17 Brian Soldano Rutgers Fr. 16th
184-18 Caleb Hopkins Campbell Jr. 18th
184-19 Keegan Moore Oklahoma Sr. 19th
184-20 Cade King South Dakota State Jr. 20th

 

197 pounds     

Wt Name School Year Previous
197-1 Rocky Elam Missouri So. 1st
197-2 Bernie Truax Cal Poly Jr. 2nd
197-3 Nino Bonaccorsi Pitt Sr. 3rd
197-4 Max Dean Penn State Sr. 4th
197-5 Yonger Bastida Iowa State Jr. 5th
197-6 Michael Beard Lehigh So. 6th
197-7 Jacob Warner Iowa Sr. 8th
197-8 Isaac Trumble NC State Jr. 7th
197-9 Lou DePrez Binghamton Gr. 9th
197-10 Owen Pentz North Dakota State So. 10th
197-11 Ethan Laird Rider Sr. 11th
197-12 Tanner Sloan South Dakota State Sr. 12th
197-13 Jaxon Smith Maryland RSFr. 13th
197-14 Evan Bockman Utah Valley So. 14th
197-15 Zach Braunagel Illinois Jr. 15th
197-16 Cameron Caffey Michigan State Gr. 16th
197-17 Braxton Amos Wisconsin So. 17th
197-18 Silas Allred Nebraska So. 18th
197-19 Michial Foy Minnesota Gr. 19th
197-20 Tanner Harvey Oregon State Sr. 20th

 

Heavyweight     

Wt Name School Year  Previous
Hwt-1 Mason Parris Michigan Sr. 2nd
Hwt-2 Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Jr. 1st
Hwt-3 Tony Cassioppi Iowa Sr. 3rd
Hwt-4 Lucas Davison Northwestern Sr. 4th
Hwt-5 Cohlton Schultz Arizona State So. 5th
Hwt-6 Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Jr. 6th
Hwt-7 Zach Elam Missouri Jr. 7th
Hwt-8 Yaraslau Slavikouski Harvard Sr. 8th
Hwt-9 Sam Schuyler Iowa State Sr. 9th
Hwt-10 Trent Hillger Wisconsin Gr. 10th
Hwt-11 AJ Nevills South Dakota State Gr. 11th
Hwt-12 Tyrell Gordon Northern Iowa Jr. 12th
Hwt-13 Tate Orndorff Ohio State Sr. 13th
Hwt-14 Owen Trephan NC State So. 14th
Hwt-15 Taye Ghadali Campbell Jr. 16th
Hwt-16 Grady Griess Navy Jr. 17th
Hwt-17 Lewis Fernandes Cornell Jr. 18th
Hwt-18 Owen Trephan NC State So. NR
Hwt-19 Hunter Catka Virginia Tech So. 19th
Hwt-20 Colton McKieren SIU-Edwardsville Sr. 20th