Two Top-10 Big Ten dual meets highlight upcoming weekend slate

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Updated: February 3, 2025

Photo: Undefeated Minnesota freshman Max McEnelly (back) and the seventh-ranked Gophers will travel to Columbus this weekend for a dual against the No. 4 Buckeyes on Friday evening. Photo by Claudia Staut.

NEWTON, Iowa — After No. 1 Penn State took down No. 2 Iowa, 30-8, last Friday in the season’s premier dual-meet event, much of the attention this weekend will shift to two more Top-10 Big Ten dual meets slated for Friday, Feb. 7, as No. 2 Iowa will host No. 6 Nebraska and No. 4 Ohio State will welcome No. 7 Minnesota.

Penn State remains the No. 1 team in both the dual-team rankings and in WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which projects where teams could finish in this March’s NCAA Division I Championships … based on individual rankings. Iowa remains No. 2 in both polls, while the Hawkeyes’ weekend opponent, Nebraska, remains No. 3 in the TPI poll, tied with Oklahoma State this week.

The following is a breakdown of those individual TPI points per 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 one and a half points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and one point for those ranked 17-20.

Around the rest of the nation, other Top-20 dual-team clashes include No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 15 Michigan and No. 11 Virginia Tech at No. 17 Stanford on Friday as well as No. 10 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Pitt and No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 19 Little Rock on Sunday.

Penn State features three top-ranked wrestlers in WIN’s TPI: Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184). Iowa features two No. 1-rated wrestlers: Drake Ayala (133) and Stephen Buchanan (197).

The remaining top-ranked wrestlers at their weights are Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 3 Top-20 Dual Teams

Rk. School W-L Prev. Upcoming Action
1. Penn State 10-0 1st Feb. 7 vs. Michigan; Feb. 9 vs. Maryland
2. Iowa 9-1 2nd Feb. 7 vs. Nebraska
3. Oklahoma State 12-0 3rd Feb. 8 at Little Rock
4. Ohio State 12-1 4th Feb. 7 vs. Minnesota; Feb. 9 at Indiana
5. Northern Iowa 11-1 5th Feb. 8 at North Dakota State
6. Nebraska 9-2 6th Feb. 7 at Iowa
7. Minnesota 8-1 7th Feb. 7 at Ohio State; Feb. 9 vs. Purdue
8. NC State 10-1 8th Off until Feb. 14 vs. Stanford
9. Cornell 7-1 9th Feb. 8 vs. Princeton; Feb. 9 vs. Penn
10. Iowa State 8-4 10th Feb. 7 vs. Arizona State; Feb. 9 vs. Pitt
11. Virginia Tech 7-2 11th Feb. 7 at Stanford
12. Illinois 9-3 12th Off until Feb. 16 vs. Penn State
13. Rutgers 11-5 13th Feb. 7 at Maryland
14. Pitt 9-3 14th Feb. 7 vs. North Carolina; Feb. 9 at Iowa State
15. Michigan 5-4 15th Feb. 7 at Penn State
16. South Dakota State 12-3 16th Feb. 7 vs. Northern Colorado
17. West Virginia 8-6 17th Feb. 6 at Utah Valley; Feb. 8 at Wyoming
18. Stanford 8-2 18th Feb. 7 vs. Virginia Tech
19. Little Rock 14-2 19th Feb. 8 vs. Oklahoma State
20. Oklahoma 7-4 20th Off until Feb. 16 at Arizona State

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 3 Tournament Power Index

Rank School Total Rank Top 8 TPI Points
1. Penn State 10 10 142
2. Iowa 8 6 95
3t. Nebraska 8 5 65
3t. Oklahoma State 10 6 65
5. Minnesota 9 6 64.5
6. Ohio State 8 4 47
7. Northern Iowa 9 3 45.5
8. Cornell 5 3 38
9. Iowa State 7 3 33
10t. NC State 6 2 32
10t. Virginia Tech 8 1 32
12 Stanford 4 3 30.5
13. Missouri 4 2 30
14. Northern Colorado 4 2 29
15. Arizona State 4 3 28
16. Illinois 7 1 24.5
17t. Little Rock 5 2 23
17t. Michigan 5 1 23
19. Cal Poly 2 2 22.5
20. Purdue 2 2 22
21. South Dakota State 7 2 21.5
22. Rutgers 7 1 18.5
23. Lehigh 4 2 17.5
24t. West Virginia 2 1 15.5
24t. North Carolina 5 1 15.5
26. Maryland 4 1 14
27t. CSU Bakersfield 1 1 13.5
27t. Utah Valley 2 1 13.5
29. Ohio 2 2 12
30. Navy 2 1 11
31. Appalachian State 1 1 9
32. Pitt 5 0 8
33. Oregon State 3 0 5.5
34. Penn 3 0 5
35. Oklahoma 3 0 4.5
36t. Northwestern 4 0 4
36t. Rider 3 0 4
36t. Wyoming 3 0 4
39. Princeton 2 0 3
40. Binghamton 2 0 2.5
41t. Army West Point 2 0 2
41t. Indiana 2 0 2
41t. Wisconsin 2 0 2
44t. Central Michigan 1 0 1
44t. Drexel 1 0 1
44t. Harvard 1 0 1
44t. North Dakota State 1 0 1

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 3 Individual Rankings

125 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr. Previous
1. Matt Ramos Purdue Sr. 1st
2. Richard Figueroa Arizona State Jr. 2nd
3. Vincent Robinson NC State RS Fr. 3rd
4. Caleb Smith Nebraska Grad. 4th
5. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado Jr. 5th
6. Cooper Flynn Minnesota Jr. 6th
7. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State So. 7th
8. Luke Lilledahl Penn State Fr. 8th
9. Jett Strickenberger West Virginia Sr. 9th
10. Eddie Ventresca Virginia Tech Jr. 10th
11. Dean Peterson Rutgers Sr. 11th
12. Sheldon Seymour Lehigh Jr. 12th
13. Maximo Renteria Oregon State Sr. 13th
14. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. 14th
15. Spencer Moore North Carolina Jr. 15th
16. Nick Babin Pitt RS Sr. 16th
17. Max Gallagher Penn So. 17th
18. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State RS Sr. 18th
19. Diego Sotelo Harvard Sr. 19th
20. Nicolar Rivera Wisconsin RFr. NR

 

133 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr. Previous
1. Drake Ayala Iowa Jr. 1st
2. Zeth Romney Cal Poly So. 2nd
3. Lucas Byrd Illinois Sr. 3rd
4. Evan Frost Iowa State So. 4th
5. Tyler Knox Stanford RS Fr. 5th
6. Nasir Bailey Little Rock So. 6th
7. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State So. 8th
8. Braeden Davis Penn State So. 9th
9. Dylan Shawver Rutgers Sr. 10th
10. Julian Farber Northern Iowa Jr. 12th
11. Tyler Wells Minnesota So. 11th
12. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska So. 7th
13. Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado Jr. 14th
14. Braxton Brown Maryland Jr. 15th
15. Connor McGonagle Virginia Tech Grad. 16th
16. Ethan Oakley North Carolina Jr. 17th
17. Kai Orine NC State RSSr. 13th
18. Reece Witcraft Oklahoma State Sr. 18th
19. Zan Fugitt Wisconsin RFr. NR
20. Kyle Burwick North Dakota State Sr. 19th

 

141 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr. Previous
1. Jesse Mendez Ohio State Jr. 1st
2. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Grad. 2nd
3. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 3rd
4. Brock Hardy Nebraska Jr. 4th
5. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Sr. 5th
6. Josh Koderhandt Navy Sr. 6th
7. Vance VomBaur Minnesota Jr. 7th
8. Jacob Frost Iowa State So. 8th
9. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State So. 9th
10. Sergio Lemley Michigan So. 10th
11. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Grad. 11th
12. CJ Composto Penn Sr. 12th
13. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Sr. 16th
14. Joey Olivieri Rutgers Jr. 14th
15. Julian Tagg South Dakota State Jr. 15th
16. Josh Edmond Missouri Jr. 13th
17. Danny Pucino Illinois Sr. 17th
18. Cole Brooks Wyoming So. 18th
19. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Sr. 19th
20. Josh Saunders Cornell Sr. NR

 

149 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr Previous
1. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Jr. 1st
2. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Sr. 2nd
3. Shayne Van Ness Penn State Jr. 4th
4. Kyle Parco Iowa Sr. 3rd
5. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina Jr. 5th
6. Paniro Johnson Iowa State So. 6th
7. Chance Lamer Cal Poly Jr. 7th
8. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 8th
9. Colin Realbuto Northern Iowa RSSr. 10th
10. Kannon Webster Illinois RS Fr. 11th
11. Ethan Stiles Oregon State Fr. 15th
12. Jordan Williams Little Rock So. 12th
13. Ty Whalen Princeton Jr. 13th
14. Willie McDougald Oklahoma Jr. 14th
15. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 9th
16. Sammy Alvarez Rider Sr. 16th
17. Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Sr. 17th
18. Carter Young Oklahoma State Jr. 18th
19. Gabe Willochell Wyoming Jr. 19th
20. Malyke Hines Lehigh Sr. 20th

 

157 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr. Previous
1. Tyler Kasak Penn State So. 1st
2. Meyer Shapiro Cornell So. 2nd
3. Jacori Teemer Iowa RS Sr. 3rd
4. Antrell Taylor Nebraska So. 4th
5. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa So. 5th
6. Ethen Miller Maryland Jr. 6th
7. Tommy Askey Minnesota Sr. 7th
8. Peyten Kellar Ohio Jr. 8th
9. Cody Chittum Iowa State So. 9th
10. Caleb Fish Oklahoma State Sr. 10th
11. Joey Blaze Purdue So. 11th
12. Ed Scott NC State Sr. 12th
13. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern RS Sr. 13th
14. Rafael Hipolito Virginia Tech RS Fr. 14th
15. Chase Saldate Michigan Grad. 15th
16. Vince Zerban Northern Colorado Jr. 16th
17. Matt Bianchi Little Rock Jr. 17th
18. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 18th
19. Conner Harer Rutgers Fr. 19th
20. Cobe Siebrecht South Dakota State Gr. NR

 

165 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr. Previous
1. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State So. 1st
2. Michael Caliendo Iowa Jr. 2nd
3. Peyton Hall West Virginia RS Sr. 3rd
4. Terrell Barraclough Utah Valley Sr. 4th
5. Julian Ramirez Cornell Sr. 5th
6. Will Miller Appalachian State Sr. 6th
7. Hunter Garvin Stanford So. 7th
8. Cam Amine Oklahoma State RS Sr. 8th
9. Nicco Ruiz Arizona State Fr. 9th
10. Braeden Scoles Illinois Fr. 10th
11. Christopher Minto Nebraska RS Fr. 11th
12. Cam Steed Missouri So. 12th
13. Drake Rhodes South Dakota State So. 13th
14. Brock Mantanona Michigan Fr. 14th
15. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Sr. 16th
16. Maxx Mayfield Northwestern Sr. 17th
17. Tyler Lillard Indiana So. 15th
18. Jack Thomsen Northern Iowa Sr. 18th
19. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State Jr. 19th
20. Gunner Filipowicz Army So. 20th

 

174 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr. Previous
1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Sr. 1st
2. Levi Haines Penn State Jr. 2nd
3. Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd
4. Lorenzo Norman Stanford RS Fr. 4th
5. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 5th
6. Patrick Kennedy Iowa Jr. 6th
7. Garrett Thompson Ohio Jr. 7th
8. Cade Devos South Dakota State RS Sr. 8th
9. Nick Incontrera Penn Sr. 9th
10. Danny Wask Navy So. 10th
11. Lenny Pinto Nebraska Jr. 11th
12. Simon Ruiz Cornell Fr. 12th
13. Gaven Sax Oklahoma Sr. 13th
14. Luca Augustine Pitt Jr. 15th
15. Josh Ogunsanya North Carolina Sr. 17th
16. Matt Singleton NC State So. 16th
17. Jared Simma Northern Iowa Jr. 14th
18. Clayton Whiting Minnesota RSSo. NR
19. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Sr. 19th
20. MJ Gaitan Iowa State So. 20th

 

184 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr Previous
1. Carter Starocci Penn State RS Sr. 1st
2. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Sr. 2nd
3. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd
4. Max McEnelly Minnesota Fr. 4th
5. Bennett Berge South Dakota State So. 5th
6. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 6th
7. Colton Hawks Missouri Jr. 7th
8. Silas Allred Nebraska Jr. 8th
9. Gabe Arnold Iowa RS Fr. 9th
10. Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 10th
11. Reece Heller Pitt Grad. 11th
12. Edmond Ruth Illinois Sr. 12th
13. Dylan Fishback NC State So. 13th
14. Evan Bockman Iowa State Sr. 14th
15. Isaac Dean Rider Jr. 15th
16. Brian Soldano Rutgers Jr. 16th
17. Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State So. 18th
18. TJ Stewart Virginia Tech So. 20th
19. Brock Delsignore Little Rock Sr. 19th
20. Gavin Kane North Carolina Sr. 17th

 

197 Pounds

Wt Name School Yr. Previous
1. Stephen Buchanan Iowa Sr. 1st
2. Jacob Cardenas Michigan Grad. 2nd
3. A.J. Ferrari CSU Bakersfield Jr. 3rd
4. Josh Barr Penn State Fr. 4th
5. Stephen Little Little Rock So. 5th
6. Michael Beard Lehigh Sr. 6th
7. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 7th
8. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 8th
9. Andy Smith Virginia Tech RS Sr. 9th
10. Trey Munoz Oregon State RS Sr. 10th
11. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa So. 11th
12. Joseph Novak Wyoming So. 12th
13. Luke Stout Princeton Sr. 13th
14. Mac Stout Pitt So. 14th
15. Zac Braunagel Illinois Sr. 15th
16. John Poznanski Rutgers Sr. 16th
17. Seth Shumate Ohio State So. 17th
18. Michael O’Malley Drexel Sr. 18th
19. Zach Glazier South Dakota State Sr. 19th
20. Evan Bates Northwestern Jr. 20th

 

Heavyweight

Wt Name School Yr Previous
1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Grad. 1st
2. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State RS Sr. 2nd
3. Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd
4. Isaac Trumble NC State Jr. 4th
5. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Sr. 5th
6. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Grad. 6th
7. Owen Trephan Lehigh Jr. 7th
8. Luke Luffman Illinois Sr. 9th
9. Josh Heindselman Michigan Grad. 11th
10. Jimmy Mullen Virginia Tech Fr. 10th
11. Nich Feldman Ohio State So. 8th
12. Ben Kueter Iowa RS Fr. 13th
13. Seth Nevills Maryland Grad. 12th
14. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa Sr. 14th
15. Dayton Pitzer Pitt So. 15th
16. Cory Day Binghamton Grad. 16th
17. Jacob Bullock Indiana RSSr. 17th
18. Lucas Stoddard Army West Point So. 18th
19. David Szuba Rider Sr. 19th
20. Gavin Hoffman Lock Haven Sr. 20th