Oklahoma State takes No. 2 spot in TPI, Nebraska back in Top 5
Updated: February 3, 2026
Photo: Nebraska’s defending NCAA champion Antrell Taylor reclaimed the No. 1 spot at 157 lbs., while the Huskers ascended to No. 5 in this week’s TPI. Photo by Sam Janicki.
NEWTON, Iowa — With just a few weekends remaining on the regular-season slate, WIN’s Feb. 3 updated Tournament Power Index (TPI), dual-team rankings and individual rankings set the scene for several major weekend dual meets.
Most notably, a rematch of the National Duals Invitational finals from mid-November looms, as Ohio State will play host to Iowa in a Top-5 showdown in Columbus on Friday night.
In this week’s TPI, for the first time all season, Oklahoma State (89) has ascended to the No. 2 spot, while Ohio State (86), Iowa State (82) and Nebraska (71) round out the Top 5 below No. 1 Penn State (148).
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 five top-ranked wrestlers with Nittany Lions Luke Lilledahl (125), Shayne Van Ness (149), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Levi Haines (174) and Josh Barr (197) headlining their respective weight classes. Also ranked No. 1 are three defending national champions in Lucas Byrd of Illinois (133), Jesse Mendez of Ohio State (141) and Antrell Taylor of Nebraska (157). Missouri freshman Aeoden Sinclair is ranked No. 1 at 184, 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 Feb. 3 Tournament Power Index
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
| 1. | Penn State | 10 | 8 | 148 |
| 2. | Oklahoma State | 10 | 9 | 89 |
| 3. | Ohio State | 10 | 7 | 86 |
| 4. | Iowa State | 10 | 6 | 82 |
| 5. | Nebraska | 9 | 5 | 71 |
| 6. | Iowa | 9 | 5 | 65.5 |
| 7. | NC State | 7 | 5 | 57 |
| 8. | Cornell | 6 | 4 | 52 |
| 9. | Illinois | 7 | 3 | 41.5 |
| 10. | Virginia Tech | 7 | 2 | 33.5 |
| 11. | Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 31.5 |
| 12. | Lehigh | 6 | 3 | 29 |
| 13. | Missouri | 6 | 1 | 27.5 |
| 14. | Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| 15. | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 21.5 |
| 16. | Little Rock | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 17. | West Virginia | 6 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 18. | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 19. | Stanford | 6 | 1 | 17.5 |
| 20. | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 21. | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 22. | SIU-Edwardsville | 1 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 23. | South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 12.5 |
| t24. | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| t24. | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 26. | Navy | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 27. | Pitt | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 28. | Franklin & Marshall | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| t29. | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| t29. | Penn | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 31. | Northern Iowa | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 32. | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| t33. | Army West Point | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| t33. | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| t35. | Maryland | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| t35. | Rider | 3 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 37. | Princeton | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| t38. | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| t38. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 2.5 |
| t40. | George Mason | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| t40. | Northern Colorado | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| t42. | Lock Haven | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t42. | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| t45. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t45. | Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| t45. | Drexel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Feb. 3 Top 20 Dual-Meet Teams
| Rk. | School | W-L | Prev. | Upcoming Action |
| 1. | Penn State | 12-0 | 1st | at Michigan, Feb. 6 |
| 2. | Ohio State | 16-0 | 2nd | vs. Iowa, Feb. 6 |
| 3. | Oklahoma State | 13-1 | 4th | vs. Little Rock, Feb. 6 |
| 4. | Iowa State | 9-2 | 3rd | vs. West Virginia, Feb. 13 |
| 5. | Iowa | 9-4 | 5th | at Ohio State, Feb. 6; at MSU, Feb. 8 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 9-6 | 6th | vs. Northwestern, Feb. 8 |
| 7. | Minnesota | 9-4 | 8th | at Rutgers, Feb. 6; at Mary., Feb. 8 |
| 8. | Virginia Tech | 8-2 | 7th | at Virginia, Feb. 6 |
| 9. | NC State | 12-4 | 9th | at Pitt, Feb. 6 |
| 10. | Lehigh | 8-6 | 10th | at Morgan State, Feb. 6 |
| 11. | Missouri | 9-7 | 12th | at West Virginia, Feb. 6 |
| 12. | Michigan | 8-3 | 14th | vs. Penn State, Feb. 6 |
| 13. | Northern Iowa | 9-6 | 11th | at SDSU, Feb. 8 |
| 14. | South Dakota State | 12-3 | 15th | vs. Northern Iowa, Feb. 8 |
| 15. | Illinois | 10-4 | 16th | at Purdue, Feb. 8 |
| 16. | Rutgers | 10-5 | 17th | vs. Minnesota, Feb. 6 |
| 17. | Stanford | 5-6 | 18th | vs. Pitt, Feb. 15 |
| 18. | Pitt | 10-2 | 19th | vs. NC State, Feb. 6 |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 9-4 | 20th | vs. Arizona State, Feb. 8 |
| 20. | West Virginia | 9-3 | UR | vs. Missouri, Feb. 6 |
WIN’s Feb. 3 Individual Rankings
125 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Luke Lilledahl | Penn State | So. | 1st |
| 2. | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 4th |
| 3. | Nic Bouzakis | Ohio State | Jr. | 5th |
| 4. | Troy Spratley | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 5. | Vincent Robinson | NC State | So. | 2nd |
| 6. | Sheldon Seymour | Lehigh | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Dean Peterson | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Jett Strickenberger | West Virginia | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Nico Provo | Stanford | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Stevo Poulin | Iowa State | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Maximo Renteria | Oregon State | Sr. | 11th |
| 12. | Jore Volk | Minnesota | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Nicolar Rivera | Wisconsin | Jr. | 13th |
| 14. | Spencer Moore | Illinois | Sr. | 16th |
| 15. | Marc-Anthony McGowan | Princeton | So. | 15th |
| 16. | Jacob Moran | Indiana | Sr. | 14th |
| 17. | Mack Mauger | Missouri | Fr. | 17th |
| 18. | Kysen Terukina | North Carolina | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Brady Roark | SDSU | So. | 19th |
| 20. | Tyler Klinsky | Rider | Sr. | UR |
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. | Drake Ayala | Iowa | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Jax Forrest | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 7th |
| 8. | Zan Fugitt | Wisconsin | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Jacob Van Dee | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Aaron Seidel | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Tyler Knox | Stanford | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Dominick Serrano | Northern Colorado | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Sean Spidle | Northwestern | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Evan Mougalian | Penn | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Braxton Brown | Maryland | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Zach Redding | NC State | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Julian Farber | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 18th |
| 18. | Tyler Ferrara | Cornell | So. | 19th |
| 19. | Gunner Andrick | West Virginia | Fr. | UR |
| 20. | Ethan Berginc | Army West Point | Sr. | 20th |
141 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Jesse Mendez | Ohio State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Sergio Vega | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 3. | Anthony Echemendia | Iowa State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 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. | Luke Simcox | North Carolina | Fr. | 10th |
| 11. | Nasir Bailey | Iowa | Jr. | 11th |
| 12. | Braeden Davis | Penn State | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Eli Griffin | Rider | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Ryan Jack | NC State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Wyatt Henson | Lock Haven | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Braden Basile | Army West Point | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Danny Pucino | Illinois | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Jack Consiglio | Stanford | Fr. | 19th |
| 20. | Julian Tagg | South Dakota State | Sr. | 20th |
149 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Shayne Van Ness | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 2. | Jaxon Joy | Cornell | Fr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Caleb Tyus | SIU-Edwardsville | Sr. | 8th |
| 4. | Collin Gaj | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 15th |
| 5. | Koy Buesgens | NC State | So. | 5th |
| 6. | Aden Valencia | Stanford | Fr. | 9th |
| 7. | Casey Swiderski | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 11th |
| 8. | Jacob Frost | Iowa State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 9. | Ethan Stiles | Ohio State | So. | 4th |
| 10. | Carter Young | Maryland | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Joe Zargo | Wisconsin | Sr. | 14th |
| 12. | Cross Wasilewski | Penn | So. | 7th |
| 13. | Lachlan McNeil | Michigan | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Eligh Rivera | Princeton | Jr. | 14th |
| 15. | Ryder Block | Iowa | So. | 6th |
| 16. | David Evans | Utah Valley | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Chance Lamer | Nebraska | Sr. | 17th |
| 18. | Drew Roberts | Minnesota | Sr. | UR |
| 19. | Brock Herman | Little Rock | So. | UR |
| 20. | Kaden Cassidy | George Mason | Sr. | 20th |
157 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr. | Previous |
| 1. | Antrell Taylor | Nebraska | Jr. | 9th |
| 2. | PJ Duke | Penn State | Fr. | 1st |
| 3. | Landon Robideau | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 2nd |
| 4. | Meyer Shapiro | Cornell | Jr. | 6th |
| 5. | Kaleb Larkin | Arizona State | Fr. | 3rd |
| 6. | Ty Watters | West Virginia | So. | 4th |
| 7. | Vinny Zerban | Iowa State | Sr. | 5th |
| 8. | Brandon Cannon | Ohio State | So. | 8th |
| 9. | Daniel Cardenas | Stanford | Jr. | 7th |
| 10. | Charlie Millard | Minnesota | Fr. | 15th |
| 11. | Kannon Webster | Illinois | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Jordan Williams | Iowa | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Logan Rozynski | Lehigh | So. | 13th |
| 14. | Cam Catrabone | Michigan | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jude Swisher | Penn | So. | 10th |
| 16. | Dylan Evans | Pitt | So. | 16th |
| 17. | Ethen Miller | Virginia Tech | Sr. | UR |
| 18. | Teague Travis | Missouri | Sr. | 18th |
| 19. | Laird Root | North Carolina | Fr. | 19th |
| 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. | Ryder Downey | Northern Iowa | Jr. | 9th |
| 10. | Nicco Ruiz | Arizona State | So. | 10th |
| 11. | LJ Araujo | Nebraska | Fr. | 12th |
| 12. | Andrew Sparks | Minnesota | Sr. | 13th |
| 13. | Connor Euton | Iowa State | So. | 11th |
| 14. | Paddy Gallagher | Ohio State | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Bryce Hepner | North Carolina | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | Maxx Mayfield | Missouri | Sr. | 16th |
| 17. | Tyler Lillard | Indiana | Jr. | 17th |
| 18. | Ryan Burton | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 18th |
| 19. | Cesar Alvan | Columbia | Sr. | UR |
| 20. | Gunner Filipowicz | Army West Point | 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. | Matthew Singleton | NC State | Jr. | 4th |
| 5. | Danny Wask | Navy | Jr. | 5th |
| 6. | Christopher Minto | Nebraska | So. | 6th |
| 7. | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Alex Facundo | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Carter Schubert | Oklahoma | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Cameron Steed | Missouri | Jr. | 10th |
| 11. | Beau Mantanona | Michigan | So. | 11th |
| 12. | Brody Conley | West Virginia | Jr. | 12th |
| 13. | Garrett Thompson | Ohio | Sr. | 13th |
| 14. | Luca Augustine | Pitt | Sr. | 14th |
| 15. | Jared Simma | Northern Iowa | Sr. | 15th |
| 16. | MJ Gaitan | Iowa State | Jr. | 16th |
| 17. | Moses Espinoza-Owens | SDSU | So. | 17th |
| 18. | Jasiah Queen | Drexel | So. | 18th |
| 19. | Carter Baer | Binghamton | Jr. | 19th |
| 20. | Brody Baumann | Purdue | Jr. | 20th |
184 Pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Aeoden Sinclair | Missouri | Fr. | 1st |
| 2. | Rocco Welsh | Penn State | So. | 2nd |
| 3. | Angelo Ferrari | Iowa | Fr. | 3rd |
| 4. | Max McEnelly | Minnesota | So. | 4th |
| 5. | Silas Allred | Nebraska | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | James Conway | Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | 6th |
| 7. | Brock Mantanona | Michigan | Fr. | 9th |
| 8. | Dylan Fishback | Ohio State | Jr. | 7th |
| 9. | Eddie Neitenbach | Wyoming | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Zack Ryder | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 8th |
| 11. | Brian Soldano | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 12. | Isaac Dean | Iowa State | Sr. | 11th |
| 13. | Nick Fox | Northern Iowa | So. | UR |
| 14. | Aaron Ayzerov | Columbia | Sr. | 13th |
| 15. | Chris Moore | Illinois | So. | 17th |
| 16. | Ian Bush | West Virginia | Jr. | 15th |
| 17. | Christian Hansen | Cornell | Sr. | 16th |
| 18. | Sam Goin | Indiana | Fr. | 14th |
| 19. | Shane Cartagena-Walsh | Rutgers | So. | 18th |
| 20. | Rylan Rogers | Lehigh | Jr. | 19th |
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. | 6th |
| 7. | Cody Merrill | Oklahoma State | Fr. | 7th |
| 8. | Mac Stout | Pitt | Jr. | 8th |
| 9. | Camden McDanel | Nebraska | So. | 9th |
| 10. | Evan Bates | Missouri | Sr. | 10th |
| 11. | Luke Geog | Ohio State | So. | 11th |
| 12. | DJ Parker | Oklahoma | Sr. | 12th |
| 13. | Angelo Posada | Stanford | Fr. | 13th |
| 14. | Rune Lawrence | West Virginia | Fr. | 14th |
| 15. | Sonny Sasso | Virginia Tech | Fr. | 15th |
| 16. | Gabe Sollars | Indiana | Sr. | 18th |
| 17. | Andrew Reall | Brown | So. | 19th |
| 18. | Brock Zurawski | Rider | So. | UR |
| 19. | Remy Cotton | Rutgers | So. | 16th |
| 20. | Hayden Walters | Michigan | So. | 20th |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Yr | Previous |
| 1. | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Sr. | 1st |
| 2. | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 3. | Nick Feldman | Ohio State | Jr. | 3rd |
| 4. | AJ Ferrari | Nebraska | Sr. | 4th |
| 5. | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | Sr. | 5th |
| 6. | Taye Ghadiali | Michigan | Sr. | 14th |
| 7. | Konner Doucet | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 7th |
| 8. | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Sr. | 8th |
| 9. | Ben Kueter | Iowa | So. | 10th |
| 10. | Koy Hopke | Minnesota | Fr. | 9th |
| 11. | Nathan Taylor | Lehigh | Jr. | 6th |
| 12. | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech | So. | 11th |
| 13. | Christian Carroll | Wyoming | Sr. | 12th |
| 14. | Dayton Pitzer | Pitt | Jr. | 13th |
| 15. | Brady Colbert | Army West Point | So. | 16th |
| 16. | Cole Mirasola | Penn State | Fr. | 15th |
| 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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