WIN Div. I Rankings released; 100 in rankings could compete in Vegas, including four No. 1s

NEWTON, Iowa — The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is rated among the top regular-season tournaments and the 41st annual event, which will be held this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 1-2), could include nearly 100 wrestlers who are rated in the Top 20 in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

This year’s CKLV, which will be held in the Westgate Paradise Event Center in Las Vegas, also features four wrestlers who are rated No. 1 by WIN: NC State’s Jakob Camacho (125), Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen (184).

Camacho could face No. 2 Matt Ramos of Purdue in Las Vegas. Ramos, the preseason No. 1 pick who lost twice this season, moved up after beating Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto, last week’s No. 1, in the All-Star Classic in State College, Pa.

Arujau, the defending NCAA champ, could meet Oklahoma State’s No. 2 Daton Fix, the three-time NCAA runner-up at this year’s CKLV.

Meanwhile, Lovett could face three in the top five at his weight in Vegas: Arizona State’s No. 3 Kyle Parco, Virginia Tech’s No. 4 Caleb Henson and Cal Poly’s No. 5 Chance Lamer. Keckeisen, who beat Penn State’s No. 2 Bernie Truax in last week’s NWCA All-Star Classic, could face Oregon State’s No. 3 Trey Munoz and Oklahoma State’s No. 5 Dustin Plott in Las Vegas.

In WIN’s Tournament Power Index, Penn State continues to lead with 150.5 points and features four top-ranked wrestlers, including three — Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt) — who all won matches at the All-Star Classic last week. The Nittany Lions, who host Lehigh this coming Sunday, are followed by NC State (68.5), Missouri (67.5), and Cornell and Michigan (66), which are tied for fifth in the TPI.

Other top-ranked wrestlers are Iowa’s Real Woods (141), Penn State’s Levi Haines (157) and Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (165).

WIN’s TPI is based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored in the 2024 NCAAs if wrestlers finish where they are ranked. The following is a breakdown of those points: 20 for 1st place, 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.

Also, it should be noted that WIN’s individual rankings are not necessarily simply an update of recent wins and losses, but more of a prediction at this point in the season of where wrestlers would be seeded at the 2024 NCAAs, which will be held in Kansas City, Mo., next March, if that event was held now.

There are seven newcomers to this week’s rankings: Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy (174), Iowa State’s Evan Frost (133), Maryland Braxton Brown (133), Minnesota’s Michael Blockhus (157), Blaine Brenner (165) and Andrew Sparks (184), and Pitt’s Mac Stout (197).

WIN Magazine will announce its first dual rankings in the Dec. 4 weekly rankings release.

WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 Tournament Power Index

Rank/School/Total Ranked/Top 8/TPI Points

1. Penn State 9 9 150.5

2. NC State 8 5 68.5

3. Missouri 8 6 67.5

4t. Cornell 7 6 66

4t. Michigan 6 6 66

6. Virginia Tech 7 4 54

7. Nebraska 7 3 53.5

8. Iowa 7 3 49.5

9t. Arizona State 5 5 48

9t. Oklahoma State 7 4 48

11. Ohio State 8 3 35.5

12. Iowa State 8 2 34.5

13. South Dakota State 4 3 30.5

14. Oregon State 5 2 27

15. Northern Iowa 4 1 25

16. North Carolina 3 2 21.5

17. Minnesota 6 2 19.5

18t. Air Force 2 1 18

18t. Lehigh 4 2 18

20. Illinois 3 2 16.5

21t. Purdue 1 1 16

21t. Rutgers 7 1 16

23. Oklahoma 4 1 14.5

24. Lock Haven 1 1 13.5

25. Wisconsin 2 1 12

26. Cal Poly 2 1 11.5

27. Maryland 4 1 10.5

28t. Pitt 6 0 10

28t. Stanford 4 1 10

30. Indiana 4 1 9.5

31. Navy 3 0 5.5

32. Northwestern 3 0 5

33t. Columbia 3 0 4.5

33t. Michigan State 3 0 4.5

35. West Virginia 3 0 4

36. Northern Colorado 2 0 3.5

37t. Campbell 2 0 3

37t. Central Michigan 3 0 3

37t. Princeton 2 0 3

37t. Utah Valley 2 0 3

41. Appalachian State 2 0 2.5

42t. Binghamton 1 0 2

42t. Drexel 1 0 2

42t. Little Rock 1 0 2

42t. North Dakota State 1 0 2

42t. Ohio 2 0 2

42t. Rider 1 0 2

42t. Virginia 1 0 2

49t. Chattanooga 1 0 1.5

49t. SIU Edwardsville 1 0 1.5

51t. American U. 1 0 1

51t. Army West Point 1 0 1

51t. Franklin & Marshall 1 0 1

51t. George Mason 1 0 1

51t. Harvard 1 0 1

51t. Wyoming 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 Individual Rankings

Wt/Name/School/Yr./Previous

125 pounds

1. Jakob Camacho NC State Jr. 1st

2. Matt Ramos Purdue Jr. 2nd

3. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Jr. 3rd

4. Brett Ungar Cornell So. 5th

5. Michael DeAugustino Michigan Sr. 6th

6. Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Sr. 8th

7. Richard Figueroa Arizona State Jr. 7th

8. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 4th

9. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado So. 9th

10. Drake Ayala Iowa So. 13th

11. Dean Peterson Rutgers So. 10th

12. Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 11th

13. Noah Surtin Missouri Jr. 12th

14. Brayden Palmer Chattanooga Sr. 14th

15. Caleb Smith Nebraska Gr. 15th

16. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State RSFr. 16th

17. Jore Volk Wyoming So. 17th

18. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. 18th

19. Jack Maida American U. Jr. 19th

20. Nico Provo Stanford So. 20th

133 pounds

1. Vito Arujau Cornell Sr. 1st

2. Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd

3. Aaron Nagao Penn State So. 3rd

4. Kai Orine NC State Jr. 4th

5. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Jr. 5th

6. Ryan Crookham Lehigh Fr. 7th

7. Chris Cannon Michigan Sr. 9th

8. Julian Chlebove Arizona State Jr. 10th

9. Michael Colaiocco Penn Sr. 11th

10. Dylan Shawver Rutgers So. 12th

11. Evan Frost Iowa State RSFr. NR

12. Angelo Rini Columbia Sr. 13th

13. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Jr. 14th

14. Brendan Ferretti Navy So. 15th

15. Brody Teske Iowa Sr. 8th

16. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State RSFr. 17th

17. Braxton Brown Maryland So. NR

18. Gabe Whisenhunt Oregon State RSFr. 19th

19. Domenic Zaccone Campbell Sr. 18th

20. Ethan Oakley Appalachian State So. 20th

141 pounds

1. Real Woods Iowa Sr. 1st

2. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 2nd

3. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina So. 3rd

4. Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 4th

5. Jesse Mendez Ohio State So. 5th

6. Clay Carlson South Dakota State Sr. 6th

7. Ryan Jack NC State Jr. 7th

8. Vince Cornella Cornell So. 8th

9. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Sr. 10th

10. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Jr. 11th

11. Kal Miller Maryland So. 15th

12. Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 9th

13. Mitch Moore Rutgers Gr. 13th

14. Malyke Hines Lehigh Jr. 14th

15. Frankie Tal Shahar Northwestern Jr. 12th

16. Josh Edmond Missouri So. 16th

17. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State RSFs. 17th

18. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Jr. 18th

19. C.J. Composto Penn So. 19th

20. Vance Vombaur Minnesota So. 20th

149 pounds

1. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Jr. 1st

2. Shayne Van Ness Penn State So. 2nd

3. Kyle Parco Arizona State Jr. 3rd

4. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech So. 4th

5. Chance Lamer Cal Poly So. 5th

6. Jackson Arrington NC State So. 6th

7. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 7th

8. Ethen Miller Maryland So. 8th

9. Quinn Kinner Rider Sr. 9th

10. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 10th

11. Kannon Webster Illinois Fr. 11th

12. Kellyn March North Dakota State Sr. 12th

13. Graham Rooks Indiana Sr. 13th

14. Casey Swiderski Iowa State So. 14th

15. Victor Voinovich Iowa So. 15th

16. Caleb Tyus SIU-Edwardsville Jr. 16th

17. Nate Higley George Mason So. 17th

18. Trae McDaniel Army West Point So. 18th

19. Ty Watters West Virginia Fr. 19th

20. Corbyn Munson Central Michigan Sr. 20th

157 pounds

1. Levi Haines Penn State So. 1st

2. Jared Franek Iowa Gr. 2nd

3. Peyton Robb Nebraska Sr. 3rd

4. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 4th

5. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sr. 5th

6. Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 6th

7. Brock Mauller Missouri Sr. 7th

8. Daniel Cardenas Stanford So. 8th

9. Ed Scott NC State Jr. 9th

10. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern Sr. 10th

11. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State So. 11th

12. Cody Chittum Iowa State Fr. 12th

13. Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado So. 13th

14. Chase Saldate Michigan State Sr. 14th

15. Michael Blockhus Minnesota Sr. NR

16. Tommy Askey Appalachian State Jr. 16th

17. Peyten Kellar Ohio So. 17th

18. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 18th

19. Andrew Clark Rutgers Jr. 19th

20. Brayton Lee Indiana Sr. 20th

165 pounds

1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Jr. 1st

2. David Carr Iowa State Sr. 2nd

3. Cam Amine Michigan Sr. 3rd

4. Izzak Olejnik Oklahoma State Sr. 4th

5. Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Jr. 5th

6. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State RSFr. 7th

7. Michael Caliendo Iowa So. 6th

8. Julien Ramirez Cornell Jr. 8th

9. Holden Heller Pitt Sr. 9th

10. Matt Olguin Oregon State Sr. 10th

11. Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 11th

12. Bubba Wilson Nebraska Jr. 12th

13. Derek Gilcher Indiana Sr. 14th

14. Blaine Brenner Minnesota So. NR

15. Tanner Cook South Dakota State Sr. 13th

16. Caleb Fish Michigan State Sr. 16th

17. Garrett Thompson Ohio Fr. 17th

18. Joshua Ogunsanya Columbia Sr. 18th

19. Isaac Wilcox Ohio State Sr. 19th

20. Connor Brady Virginia Tech Jr. 20th

174 pounds

1. Carter Starocci Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sr. 3rd

3 Shane Griffith Michigan Sr. 4th

4. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 5th

5. Peyton Mocco Missouri Sr. 6th

6. Edmond Ruth Illinois Jr. 7th

7. Cade DeVos South Dakota State Jr. 8th

8. Donnell Washington Indiana Sr. 9th

9. Patrick Kennedy Iowa So. NR

10. Mickey O’Malley Drexel Gr. 10th

11. Sam Wolf Air Force Sr. 11th

12. Justin McCoy Virginia Gr. 12th

13. Nick Incontrera Penn Jr. 13th

14. Adam Kemp Cal Poly Gr. 14th

15. Luca Augustine Pitt So. 15th

16. Lennox Wolak Columbia Sr. 18th

17. Tate Picklo Oklahoma Jr. 16th

18. Alex Cramer Central Michigan Sr. 19th

19. Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Sr. 20th

20 Andrew Sparks Minnesota Jr. NR

184 pounds

1. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Jr. 1st

2. Bernie Truax Penn State Sr. 2nd

3. Trey Munoz Oregon State Jr. 3rd

4. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 2nd/174

5. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 4th

6. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 5th

7. Gavin Kane North Carolina Jr. 7th

8. Colton Hawks Missouri So. 8th

9. Lenny Pinto Nebraska So. 9th

10. Will Feldkamp Iowa State Sr. 6th

11. Jacob Nolan Binghamton Sr. 10th

12. David Key Navy Sr. 11th

13. Layne Malczewski Michigan State Gr. 12th

14. Brian Soldano Rutgers So. 13th

15. Reece Heller Pitt Sr. 14th

16. Troy Fisher Northwestern Sr. 15th

17. Gavin Hoffman Ohio State Sr. 16th

18. Jonathan Loew Cornell Sr. 17th

19. Dylan Fishback NC State RSFr. 18th

20. Nate Dugan Princeton Sr. 19th

197 pounds

1. Aaron Brooks Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Trent Hidlay NC State Sr. 2nd

3. Tanner Sloan South Dakota State Sr. 3rd

4. Rocky Elam Missouri Jr. 4th

5. Stephan Buchanan Oklahoma Jr. 5th

6. Jacob Cardenas Cornell Sr. 6th

7. Michael Beard Lehigh Jr. 7th

8. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 8th

9. Stephen Little Little Rock RSFr. 9th

10. Luke Stout Princeton Jr. 10th

11. Silas Allred Nebraska So. 12th

12. Jaxon Smith Maryland So. 13th

13. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 14th

14. John Poznanski Rutgers Jr. 15th

15. Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 16th

16. Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 17th

17. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa RSFr. 18th

18. Andy Smith Virginia Tech Jr. 19th

19. Mac Stout Pitt RSFr. NR

20. John Crawford Franklin & Marshall Sr. 20th

Heavyweight

1. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Sr. 2nd

3. Lucas Davison Michigan Gr. 3rd

4. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Jr. 4th

5. Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 5th

6. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 6th

7. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Gr. 7th

8. Luke Luffman Illinois Jr. 8th

9. Grady Griess Navy Sr. 9th

10. Dayton Pitzer Pitt RSFr. 10th

11. Tyrell Gordon Northern Iowa Sr. 11th

12. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Sr. 12th

13. Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 13th

14. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 14th

15. Boone McDermott Oregon State Sr. 15th

16. Konner Doucet Oklahoma State Jr. 16th

17. Nathan Taylor Lehigh So. 17th

18. Nick Feldman Ohio State RSFr. 18th

19. Hunter Catka Virginia Tech Jr. 19th

20. Michael Wolfgram West Virginia Sr. 20t