Four wrestlers take over top spots on team; appear in WIN’s Feb. 1 rankings

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Updated: February 1, 2021

NEWTON, Iowa — As the calendar turns to February and NCAA Division I programs are solidifying their line-ups for the postseason, four wrestlers have replaced ranked teammates for now in WIN’s rankings and are among 15 newcomers in WIN’s Feb. 1 Top-20 listing.

The four guys who replaced ranked teammates are: Northern Iowa’s Kyle Biscoglia (15th at 133), NC State’s Ryan Jack (18th at 133), Stanford’s Requir Van der Merwe (16th at 157) and Penn State’s Seth Nevills (11th at heavyweight). Meanwhile, the weight class with the most new wrestlers is 133 pounds, where Northwestern’s Chris Cannon (14th) and Air Force’s Jared Van Vleet (19th) appear for the first time in WIN’s weekly rankings.

Individuals making the biggest jumps in their weight class were NC State’s Jakob Camacho (from sixth to third at 125) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen, who moved from No. 13 to No. 7 at 184 pounds.

In the team rankings, Iowa remains No. 1 in both the dual rankings (3-0, after beating Illinois) and WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which tallies potential NCAA points from ranked wrestlers and how team may finish in the 2021 NCAA Division I Championships in March. With a wrestler ranked at all 10 weight classes, including nine in the Top 8 of their weight classes, the Hawkeyes lead the TPI field with 134 points.

Michigan, which is expected to come to an end of a 14-day pause of activities on Feb. 7, remains ranked No. 2 in WIN’s TPI with 85.5 points and No. 3 in WIN’s dual rankings. Oklahoma State (67.5) and Penn State (56.5) are ranked third and fourth in the TPI and join NC State and Missouri with nine ranked wrestlers.

The following is a breakdown of how the TPI is determined by WIN’s 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 Magazine’s Feb. 1, 2021 Tournament Power Index

Rk School Total Rank Top 8 Rank TPI Pts
1. Iowa 10 9 134
2. Michigan 8 6 85.5
3. Oklahoma State 9 5 67.5
4. Penn State 9 4 56.5
5. NC State 9 4 55
6. Nebraska 7 4 53
7. Virginia Tech 6 3 47
8. Iowa State 7 4 43.5
9. Arizona State 8 3 40.5
10. Ohio State 6 3 40
11. Missouri 9 3 37.5
12. Northwestern 5 2 35
13. Minnesota 5 2 33.5
14. Central Michigan 3 2 29.5
15. North Carolina 6 1 29
16. Pitt 4 2 23.5
17. Rutgers 3 2 21
18t. Northern Iowa 5 2 20
18t. West Virginia 1 1 20
20. Stanford 3 1 16.5
21. South Dakota State 3 1 16
22t. Illinois 6 1 15
22t. Virginia 6 1 15
24t. Northern Colorado 4 1 13.5
24t. Rider 2 1 13.5
26t. Lehigh 3 2 12
26t. Navy 3 1 12
28t. Oklahoma 5 1 11.5
28t. Purdue 4 1 11.5
28t. Utah Valley 2 1 11.5
31t. Binghamton 2 1 11
31t. Wisconsin 2 1 11
33. Duke 1 1 9
34. Michigan State 3 1 8
35t. Bucknell 1 1 6.5
35t. Clarion 1 1 6.5
35t. Wyoming 5 0 6.5
38. Oregon State 3 0 4
39. Appalachian State 2 0 3
40t. American U. 2 0 2.5
40t. Army West Point 2 0 2.5
40t. Indiana 2 0 2.5
40t. North Dakota State 2 0 2.5
44t. Edinboro 1 0 2
44t. Kent State 1 0 2
44t. Northern Illinois 1 0 2
47t. Fresno State 1 0 1.5
47t. Hofstra 1 0 1.5
49t. Air Force 1 0 1
49t. Buffalo 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 1, 2021 Team Dual Rankings

 

Rk. School W-L Previous
1. Iowa 3-0 1st
2. Penn State 2-0 2nd
3. Michigan 3-0 3rd
4. Oklahoma State 7-0 4th
5. Missouri 9-0 5th
6. Nebraska 4-1 6th
7. NC State 5-0 7th
8. Virginia Tech 7-0 8th
9. Arizona State 2-0 9th
10. Illinois 4-1 10th
11. Ohio State 4-1 11th
12. Iowa State 6-2 12th
13. Minnesota 4-2 13th
14. North Carolina 2-2 15th
15. Navy 3-1 16th
16. Pitt 3-2 14th
17. Wisconsin 1-3 17th
18. Purdue 2-3 18th
19. Northern Iowa 3-2 19th
20. Oklahoma 5-3 23rd
21. Rutgers 0-4 22nd
22. Northwestern 1-4 24th
23. Virginia 2-1 25th
24. Michigan State 1-2 NR
25. Binghamton 3-1 NR

 

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 1, 2021 Individual Rankings

125 pounds

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

 

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. Brandon Paetzell Lehigh Senior 8th
9. Korbin Myers Virginia Tech Senior 9th
10. Mosha Schwartz Northern Colorado Sophomore 10th
11. Matt Schmitt Missouri Grad. 11th
12. Zach Price South Dakota State Sophomore 12th
13. Devan Turner Oregon State Senior 14th
14. Chris Cannon Northwestern Freshman NR
15. Kyle Biscoglia Northern Iowa Sophomore NR
16. Jamie Hernandez North Carolina Junior 16th
17. Louie Hayes Virginia Senior 17th
18. Ryan Jack NC State Freshman NR
19. Jared Van Vleet Air Force Junior NR
20 Mario Guillen Ohio Senior 20th

 

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. Kaid Brock Oklahoma State Senior 5th
6. Allen Hart Missouri Junior 6th
7. Ian Parker Iowa State Senior 7th
8. Dom Demas Oklahoma Junior 8th
9. Tariq Wilson NC State Senior 10th
10. Zachary Sherman North Carolina Junior 9th
11. Dylan Duncan Illinois Senior 11th
12. Cody Trybus Navy Senior 12th
13. D.J. Loren Fresno State Senior 13th
14. Grant Willits Oregon State Junior 15th
15. Brian Courtney Virginia Junior 20th
16. Cole Matthews Pittsburgh Sophomore 14th
17. Dresden Simon Central Michigan Senior NR
18. Pete Lipari Arizona State Senior 18th
19. Derek Spann Buffalo Senior 16th
20. Zach Trampe Binghamton Senior 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 12th
12. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sophomore 13th
13. Yahya Thomas Northwestern Junior 14th
14. Graham Rooks Indiana Sophomore 15th
15. Jaden Abas Stanford RS Freshman 16th
16. Jarod Verkleeren Penn State Junior 11th
17. Joshua Heil Campbell Senior 17th
18. Mitch Moore Oklahoma Junior 18th
19. Casey Cobb Navy Senior 20th
20. Tanner Smith Chattanooga Junior NR

 

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 8th
6. Brayton Lee Minnesota Sophomore 9th
7. Kendall Coleman Purdue Sophomore 5th
8. Josh Humphreys Lehigh Junior 6th
9. Wyatt Sheets Oklahoma State Junior 7th
10. Will Lewan Michigan Sophomore 10th
11. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sophomore 12th
12. Justin Thomas Oklahoma Senior 11th
13. Jarrett Jacques Missouri Junior 13th
14. Brady Berge Penn State Junior 14th
15. Jared Franek North Dakota St. Sophomore 15th
16. Requir Van der Merwe Stanford Senior NR
17. Markus Hartman Army West Point Junior 16th
18. Hunter Willits Oregon State Junior 17th
19. Justin McCoy Virginia Sophomore 18th
20. Jacob Wright Wyoming Junior 19th

 

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. Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh Senior 10th
11. Kennedy Monday North Carolina Senior 11th
12. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Freshman 12th
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. Jake Tucker Michigan State Senior 20th

 

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 7th
7. Carter Starocci Penn State RS Freshman 6th
8. Daniel Bullard NC State Senior 9th
9. Jacob Oliver Edinboro Junior NR
10. Devin Kane North Carolina Senior 8th
11. Andrew McNally Kent State Senior 10th
12. Trey Munoz Arizona State RS Freshmen 11th
13. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Freshman 12th
14. Hayden Hastings Wyoming Junior 13th
15. Jackson Hemauer Northern Colorado Junior 14th
16. Sage Heller Hofstra Senior 15th
17. Julien Broderson Iowa State RS Freshmen 18th
18. Michael O`Malley Drexel Sophomore 17th
19. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa RS Freshman 19th
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 8th
7. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa RS Freshman 13th
8. Dakota Geer Oklahoma State Senior 6th
9. Zach Braunagel Illinois Sophomore 10th
10. Nelson Brands Iowa Sophomore 7th
11. Taylor Venz Nebraska Senior 9th
12. Brit Wilson Northern Illinois Junior 11th
13. Jeremiah Kent Missouri Sophomore 12th
14. Tanner Harvey American Senior 14th
15. Clay Lautt North Carolina Junior 16th
16. Sam Colbray Iowa State Senior 17th
17. Owen Webster Minnesota Grad NR
18. Tate Samuelson Wyoming Junior 19th
19. Max Lyon Purdue Senior 18th
20. John Poznanski Rutgers Freshman NR

 

197 pounds

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

 

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 6th
6. Carter Isley Northern Iowa Senior 8th
7. Tate Orndorff Ohio State Junior 9th
8. Zach Elam Missouri Sophomore 10th
9. Trent Hillger Wisconsin Junior 7th
10. Luke Luffman Illinois Sophomore 11th
11. Seth Nevills Penn State Sophomore NR
12. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Freshman 12th
13 Brian Andrews Wyoming Senior 13th
14. Christian Lance Nebraska Senior 15th
15. John Borst Virginia Tech Junior 14th
16. Deonte Wilson NC State Junior 17th
17. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma RS Freshman NR
18. Brandon Metz North Dakota State Junior 18th
19. Ethan Laird Rider Senior 19th
20. Quinn Miller Virginia Junior 20th