Oklahoma State moves into Top 4 of TPI; Sinclair takes over No. 1 at 184
Updated: January 20, 2026
Photo: Missouri’s redshirt freshman Aeoden Sinclair took over the top spot at 184 lbs. in WIN’s Jan. 20 rankings update. Photo by Tony Rotundo.
NEWTON, Iowa — The winter grind of conference dual meets is fully in play, as WIN’s Jan. 20 updated Tournament Power Index (TPI), Top-20 dual-meet teams and individual rankings reflect the results from an action-packed slate of duals last weekend.
Oklahoma State (84) made the jump from No. 5 to No. 4 in the latest TPI, surpassing Iowa (64), as three Cowboys moved into the Top 8 in their respective weight classes to add significant point totals. Penn State remains No. 1 with 151.5 TPI points this week, while Ohio State (102.5) and Iowa State (96) check in at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
WIN’s TPI projects where programs could finish at the 2026 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 19-21 in Cleveland.
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.
Penn State features six top-ranked wrestlers with Nittany Lions Luke Lilledahl (125), Shayne Van Ness (149), PJ Duke (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Josh Barr (197) headlining their respective weight classes. Also ranked No. 1 are two defending national champions in Lucas Byrd of Illinois (133) and Jesse Mendez of Ohio State (141). Missouri freshman Aeoden Sinclair takes the No. 1 spot at 184 this week, while Yonger Bastida of Iowa State maintains his grasp atop the 285-pound rankings.
WIN will continue to update the Tournament Power Index, individual rankings and dual-meet rankings each Tuesday of the 2025-26 season.
WIN’s Jan. 13 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 8 | 151.5 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 102.5 |
| 3. | Iowa State | 10 | 6 | 96 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 8 | 84 |
| 5. | Iowa | 9 | 6 | 64 |
| 6. | NC State | 7 | 5 | 60.5 |
| 7. | Nebraska | 9 | 5 | 54 |
| 8. | Cornell | 6 | 4 | 48.5 |
| 9. | Lehigh | 7 | 5 | 45 |
| 10. | Illinois | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| 11. | Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 29.5 |
| 12. | Missouri | 7 | 1 | 28.5 |
| 13. | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 27 |
| 14. | West Virginia | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 7 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 16. | Stanford | 5 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 17. | Little Rock | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 18. | Wyoming | 5 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 19. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 20. | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 21. | Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 22. | South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 23. | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| t24. | Penn | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| t24. | Pitt | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 26. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 27. | Michigan | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| t28. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| t28. | Maryland | 4 | 0 | 6.5 |
| t28. | North Carolina | 5 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 31. | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 32. | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| t33. | Northern Iowa | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| t33. | Princeton | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 35. | Army West Point | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| t37. | George Mason | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| t37. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t37. | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t37. | Rider | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t37. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t42. | Columbia | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t45. | Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t45. | Bucknell | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t45. | Citadel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t45. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t45. | North Dakota State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Jan. 13 Top 20 Dual-Meet Teams
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming Action |
| 1. | Penn State | 9-0 | 1st | vs. Indiana, Jan. 23; at Maryland, Jan. 25 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 12-0 | 2nd | at Minnesota, Jan. 23 |
| 3. | Iowa State | 6-1 | 3rd | vs. N. Colo., Jan. 23; vs. SDSU, Jan. 25 |
| 4. | Oklahoma State | 9-1 | 5th | at Mizzou, Jan. 23; vs. UVU, Jan. 25 |
| 5. | Iowa | 8-3 | 4th | at Nebraska, Jan. 23 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 9-3 | 6th | vs. Iowa, Jan. 23; vs. Ohio State, Jan. 25 |
| 7. | Virginia Tech | 6-2 | 7th | vs. Stanford, Jan. 23 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 7-3 | 8th | vs. Ohio State, Jan. 23; vs. Wisc., Jan. 25 |
| 9. | NC State | 11-3 | 9th | vs. North Carolina, Jan. 23 |
| 10. | Lehigh | 7-6 | 11th | at Army West Point, Feb. 1 |
| 11. | Northern Iowa | 8-4 | 12th | vs. Arizona State, Jan. 22 |
| 12. | Missouri | 7-6 | 13th | vs. OK State, Jan. 23; vs. N. Colo., Jan. 25 |
| 13. | Cornell | 3-4 | 14th | vs. Brown, Harvard, Jan. 25 |
| 14. | Michigan | 7-2 | 16th | vs. Northwestern, Jan. 30 |
| 15. | South Dakota State | 9-2 | 15th | vs. CBU, Jan. 23; at Iowa State, Jan. 25 |
| 16. | Illinois | 8-4 | 10th | vs. Rutgers, Jan. 25 |
| 17. | Rutgers | 7-4 | 17th | at Northwestern, Jan. 23; at Illinois, Jan. 25 |
| 18. | Stanford | 3-5 | 18th | at VT, Jan. 23; at Virginia, Jan. 24 |
| 19. | Pitt | 9-2 | 19th | at North Carolina, Jan. 30 |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 8-3 | 20th | vs. Iowa State, Jan. 30 |
WIN’s Jan. 13 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Luke Lilledahl | Penn State | So. | 4th |
| 2. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | So. | 1st |
| 3. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | Jr. | 6th |
| 6. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Sr. | 5th |
| 7. | Dean Peterson | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jett Strickenberger | West Virginia | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Jore Volk | Minnesota | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Nico Provo | Stanford | Jr. | 13th |
| 11. | Stevo Poulin | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| 12. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Nicolar Rivera | Wisconsin | Jr. | 11th |
| 14. | Jacob Moran | Indiana | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Marc-Anthony McGowan | Princeton | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Spencer Moore | Illinois | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Mack Mauger | Missouri | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Kysen Terukina | North Carolina | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Brady Roark | SDSU | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Ezekiel Witt | NDSU | Fr. | 20th |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Ben Davino | Ohio State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Evan Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Marcus Blaze | Penn State | Fr. | 4th |
| 5. | Kyler Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 5th |
| 6. | Ryan Crookham | Lehigh | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Dillon Campbell | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 12th |
| 13. | Jax Forrest | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 13th |
| 14. | Sean Spidle | Northwestern | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Evan Mougalian | Penn | Jr. | 15th |
| 16. | Ethan Oakley | North Carolina | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Zach Redding | NC State | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Tyler Ferrara | Cornell | So. | 20th |
141 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Sergio Vega | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Brock Hardy | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Vance VomBaur | Minnesota | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Joey Olivieri | Rutgers | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Luke Stanich | Lehigh | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Vince Cornella | Cornell | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | CJ Composto | Penn | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Eli Griffin | Rider | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Nasir Bailey | Iowa | Jr. | 17th |
| 13. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | Jr. | 12th |
| 14. | Luke Simcox | North Carolina | Fr. | 15th |
| 15. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | Braden Basile | Army West Point | Jr. | 18th |
| 17. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 18. | Danny Pucino | Illinois | Sr. | 20th |
| 19. | Tom Crook | Virginia Tech | Jr. | UR |
| 20. | Julian Tagg | South Dakota State | Sr. | UR |
149 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaxon Joy | Cornell | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 4th |
| 4. | Ethan Stiles | Ohio State | So. | 5th |
| 5. | Koy Buesgens | NC State | So. | 6th |
| 6. | Aden Valencia | Stanford | Fr. | 3rd |
| 7. | Ryder Block | Iowa | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Cross Wasilewski | Penn | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 9th |
| 10. | Carter Young | Maryland | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Casey Swiderski | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Eligh Rivera | Princeton | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Lachlan McNeil | Michigan | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Chance Lamer | Nebraska | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | David Evans | Utah Valley | Sr. | 19th |
| 17. | Kaden Cassidy | George Mason | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Gabe Willochell | Wyoming | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Josh Edmond | Missouri | Sr. | 13th |
| 20. | Collin Gaj | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 20th |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | PJ Duke | Penn State | Fr. | 1st |
| 2. | Landon Robideau | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Kaleb Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Vinny Zerban | Iowa State | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | Jr. | 7th |
| 8. | Brandon Cannon | Ohio State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 10th |
| 11. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Jordan Williams | Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Logan Rozynski | Lehigh | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Cam Catrabone | Michigan | Fr. | 15th |
| 15. | Charlie Millard | Minnesota | Fr. | 18th |
| 16. | Dylan Evans | Pitt | So. | 19th |
| 17. | Jared Hill | Wyoming | Sr. | UR |
| 18. | Teague Travis | Missouri | Sr. | UR |
| 19. | Laird Root | North Carolina | Fr. | UR |
| 20. | DJ McGee | George Mason | Jr. | 20th |
165 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Joey Blaze | Purdue | Jr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Dee Lockett | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Michael Caliendo | Iowa | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Braeden Scoles | Illinois | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Max Brignola | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Matt Bianchi | Little Rock | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Will Denny | NC State | Fr. | 8th |
| 9. | Nicco Ruiz | Arizona State | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Connor Euton | Iowa State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | LJ Araujo | Nebraska | Fr. | 14th |
| 14. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Bryce Hepner | North Carolina | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Maxx Mayfield | Missouri | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Ty Whalen | Princeton | Jr. | 18th |
| 19. | Ryan Burton | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Thomas Snipes | Citadel | Jr. | 20th |
174 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Levi Haines | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Simon Ruiz | Cornell | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Matthew Singleton | NC State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Danny Wask | Navy | Jr. | 6th |
| 7. | Christopher Minto | Nebraska | So. | 7th |
| 8. | Alex Facundo | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Carter Schubert | Oklahoma | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Sr. | 12th |
| 11. | Cameron Steed | Missouri | Jr. | 13th |
| 12. | Beau Mantanona | Michigan | So. | 14th |
| 13. | Brody Conley | West Virginia | Jr. | 17th |
| 14. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Sr. | 15th |
| 15. | Jared Simma | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 16th |
| 16. | MJ Gaitan | Iowa State | Jr. | 18th |
| 17. | Moses Espinoza-Owens | SDSU | So. | 19th |
| 18. | Lenny Pinto | Rutgers | Sr. | 10th |
| 19. | Jasiah Queen | Drexel | So. | UR |
| 20. | Brody Baumann | Purdue | Jr. | UR |
184 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Aeoden Sinclair | Missouri | Fr. | 2nd |
| 2. | Rocco Welsh | Penn State | So. | 4th |
| 3. | Angelo Ferrari | Iowa | Fr. | 1st |
| 4. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | So. | 3rd |
| 5. | Dylan Fishback | Ohio State | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Zack Ryder | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 9th |
| 9. | Jaxon Smith | Maryland | Sr. | 10th |
| 10. | Brock Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | 8th |
| 11. | Eddie Neitenbach | Wyoming | So. | 12th |
| 12. | Isaac Dean | Iowa State | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Brian Soldano | Oklahoma | Sr. | 11th |
| 14. | Aaron Ayzerov | Columbia | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Shane Cartagena-Walsh | Rutgers | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Sam Goin | Indiana | Fr. | 16th |
| 17. | Ian Bush | West Virginia | Jr. | 18th |
| 18. | Christian Hansen | Cornell | Sr. | 17th |
| 19. | Rylan Rogers | Lehigh | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Chase Kranitz | Pitt | Jr. | UR |
197 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Josh Barr | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Rocky Elam | Iowa State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Stephen Little | Little Rock | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Joey Novak | Wyoming | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Justin Rademacher | Oregon State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Bennett Berge | SDSU | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Cody Merrill | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 8th |
| 8. | Mac Stout | Pitt | Jr. | 9th |
| 9. | Camden McDanel | Nebraska | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Evan Bates | Missouri | Sr. | 11th |
| 11. | Sonny Sasso | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 12th |
| 12. | Luke Geog | Ohio State | So. | 13th |
| 13. | DJ Parker | Oklahoma | Sr. | 14th |
| 14. | Branson John | Maryland | So. | 17th |
| 15. | Rune Lawrence | West Virginia | Fr. | 18th |
| 16. | Remy Cotton | Rutgers | So. | 19th |
| 17. | Angelo Posada | Stanford | Fr. | 20th |
| 18. | Gabe Sollars | Indiana | Sr. | 15th |
| 19. | Andrew Reall | Brown | So. | UR |
| 20. | Dillon Bechtold | Bucknell | So. | 16th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | AJ Ferrari | Nebraska | Sr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | Sr. | 6th |
| 6. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | Jr. | 7th |
| 7. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 9th |
| 8. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Koy Hopke | Minnesota | Fr. | 10th |
| 10. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | So. | 5th |
| 11. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Christian Carroll | Wyoming | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Taye Ghadiali | Michigan | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Cole Mirasola | Penn State | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Brady Colbert | Army West Point | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Spencer Lanosga | Navy | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Hunter Catka | Rutgers | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | David Szuba | Arizona State | Sr. | 19th |
| 20. | Juan Mora | Oklahoma | Sr. | 20th |
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