Oklahoma State moves to No. 2 in WIN's TPI ranking, Purdue’s Ramos new No. 1 at 125

NEWTON, Iowa — Coming off an impressive team championship at last weekend’s Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Oklahoma State has moved up to No. 2 in WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

Meanwhile, Purdue's Matt Ramos is now ranked No. 1 at 125 pounds after the Boilermaker won a championship at that weight last weekend in Las Vegas.

The Cowboys, led by CKLV champs Dean Hamiti (ranked 3rd/174) and Wyatt Hendrickson (3rd/Hwt), are ranked in every weight class and tallied 79 points in WIN Magazine’s Tournament Power Index. Other OSU wrestlers who have been wrestling well include Troy Spratley, who moved to No. 2 at 125, and three other Cowboys who are new to these rankings in Reece Witcraft (133), Carter Young (149) and Caleb Fish (157).

WIN’s TPI projects where programs would finish in the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships, which will be held March 20-22 in Philadelphia, if every wrestler finished the season where they are ranked now. 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 (2-0) remains No. 1 in both the TPI and dual-team rankings and the Nittany Lions also feature someone new to this season’s rankings: freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 5 at 125 pounds.

Iowa (6-0) remains No. 2 in the dual-team rankings while the Hawkeyes are now rated No. 3 with 75 points, followed by Minnesota (64.5) and Virginia Tech (57.5).

It should be noted that WIN dropped two wrestlers, highly-ranked in previous rankings: Arizona State’s 125-pound defending champ Richard Figueroa, who has not wrestled this season; and Iowa’s Jacori Teemer, last year’s national runner-up at 157, who is out of the Hawkeye lineup for the time being after sustaining a leg injury two weeks ago.

Penn State features the most top-ranked individuals in Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci, while the other No. 1-rated wrestlers are Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham (133), Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez (133), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174), Iowa’s Stephen Buchanan (197) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson.

WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Top-20 Dual Teams

Rk./School/W-L/Previous/Upcoming Action

1. Penn State 2-0 1st vs. Wyoming, Dec. 15

2. Iowa 6-0 2nd off until Dec. 29-30, Soldier Salute

3. Oklahoma State 4-0 3rd at Oklahoma, Dec. 13

4. Nebraska 3-0 4th off until Dec. 20 vs. Augustana/Neb-Kearney

5. Ohio State 3-0 5th at Pitt, Dec. 13

6. NC State 5-0 6th off until dec. 22 at Cornell

7. Virginia Tech 3-0 7th off until dec. 19 at Oklahoma State

8. Minnesota 4-0 8th off until Dec. 29-30, at Soldier Salute

9. Cornell 1-0 9th off until Dec. 22 vs NC State

10. Iowa State 1-2 10th vs. North Dakota State, Dec. 15

11. Michigan 3-0 11th off until Jan. 10 vs. Maryland

12. Northern Iowa 2-0 12th Dec. 14 vs. Neb-Kearney

13. Missouri 1-3 13th off until Dec. 22, at Collegiate Duals

14. Illinois 6-0 14th off until Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State

15. South Dakota State 1-2 15th off until Dec. 20 at Rider (Pitt, Maryland)

16. Stanford 4-1 16th off until Dec. 29-30 at Midlands

17. Rutgers 5-2 17th Dec. 13 at Clarion, Dec. 14 at Kent State

18. Lehigh 1-2 18th off until Dec. 22, Sheridan Tournament

19. West Virginia 3-0 19th Dec. 15 vs California Baptist

20. Oklahoma 3-0 20th Dec. 13 vs. Oklahoma State

WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Tournament Power Index

Rk/School/Total Ranked/Top 8/TPI Pts

1. Penn State 10 9 138

2. Oklahoma State 10 6 79

3. Iowa 7 6 75

4. Minnesota 7 6 64.5

5. Virginia Tech 9 4 57.5

6. Nebraska 8 4 52

7. Ohio State 9 4 48.5

8. Missouri 7 3 47

9. Iowa State 9 3 39.5

10. Northern Iowa 7 3 38.5

11t. Cornell 6 2 31.5

11t. Stanford 5 3 31.5

13. Little Rock 5 2 29.5

14. West Virginia 3 2 29

15. Lehigh 4 1 26

16. NC State 5 3 25.5

17. South Dakota State 6 2 24.5

18t Illinois 7 1 23

18t Michigan 5 1 23

20. Purdue 2 1 22

21. Northern Colorado 4 1 20

22. Cal Poly 2 2 16.5

23. Pitt 5 1 15

24. Ohio 2 1 14.5

25. Utah Valley 2 1 14

26. Penn 3 1 13

27. CSU Bakersfield 1 1 12.5

28. Campbell 2 1 11.5

29. Maryland 3 1 10

30. Rutgers 6 0 9.5

31t Arizona State 3 1 8

31t Wyoming 2 1 8

33. Oklahoma 5 0 7.5

34. Navy 2 1 7

35. Appalachian State 1 1 6.5

36. North Carolina 4 0 6

37. Oregon State 4 0 5.5

38t Lock Haven 2 0 3

38t Princeton 2 0 3

40t Army West Point 2 0 2.5

40t Binghamton 2 0 2.5

42t Central Michigan 2 0 2

42t Rider 2 0 2

44. Northwestern 1 0 1.5

45t Bucknell 1 0 1

45t Columbia 1 0 1

45t Indiana 1 0 1

45t SIU-Edwardsville 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s Dec. 9 Individual Rankings

Wt/Name/School/Yr./Previous rank

125 Pounds

1. Matt Ramos Purdue Sr. 2nd

2. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State So. 5th

3. Eddie Ventresca Virginia Tech Jr. 12th

4. Caleb Smith Nebraska Grad. 3rd

5. Vincent Robinson NC State RS Fr. 7th

6. Luke Lilledahl Penn State Fr. NR

7. Jore Volk Wyoming Jr. 8th

8. Cooper Flynn Minnesota Jr. 14th

9. Brendan McCrone Ohio State So. 9th

10. Sheldon Seymour Lehigh Jr. 10th

11. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado Jr. 4th

12. Dean Peterson Rutgers Sr. 11th

13. Nico Provo Stanford Jr. 6th

14. Maximo Renteria Oregon State Sr. 16th

15. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. 15th

16. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State RS Sr. 17th

17. Noah Surtin Missouri RS Sr. 13th

18. Nick Babin Pitt RS Sr. 18th

19. Spencer Moore North Carolina Jr. 19th

20. Greg Diakomihalis Cornell Sr. 20th

133 Pounds

1. Ryan Crookham Lehigh So. 1st

2. Nasir Bailey Little Rock So. 2nd

3. Lucas Byrd Illinois Sr. 4th

4. Drake Ayala Iowa Jr. 5th

5. Zeth Romney Cal Poly So. 19th

6. Evan Frost Iowa State So. 6th

7. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State So. 11th

8. Tyler Knox Stanford RS Fr. 8th

9. Braeden Davis Penn State So. 10th

10. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Sr. 13th

11. Dylan Ragusin Michigan Grad. 3rd

12. Ethan Oakley North Carolina Jr. 12th

13. Reece Witcraft Oklahoma State Sr. NR

14. Domenic Zaccone Campbell Grad. 14th

15. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska So. 15th

16. Dylan Shawver Rutgers Sr. 7th

17. Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado Jr. 20th

18. Cory Land Northern Iowa So. NR

19. Connor McGonagle Virginia Tech Grad. 16th

20. Cleveland Belton Oklahoma Sr. 17th

141 Pounds

1. Jesse Mendez Ohio State Jr. 1st

2. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Grad. 2nd

3. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 3rd

4. Vance VomBaur Minnesota Jr. 6th

5. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State So. 7th

6. Brock Hardy Nebraska Jr. 4th

7. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Sr. 5th

8. Josh Koderhandt Navy Sr. 9th

9. Sergio Lemley Michigan So. 8th

10. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma RS Sr. 10th

11. CJ Composto Penn Sr. 11th

12. Jordan Titus West Virginia Jr. 12th

13. Vince Cornella Cornell Jr. 13th

14. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Grad. 14th

15. Kai Orine NC State RS Sr. 16th

16. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Sr. 15th

17. Dylan Chappell Bucknell Jr. 17th

18. Wyatt Henson Lock Haven Jr. 18th

19. Josh Edmond Missouri Jr. 19th

20. Jacob Frost Iowa State So. 20th

149 Pounds

1. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Jr. 1st

2. Shayne Van Ness Penn State Jr. 2nd

3. Ty Watters West Virginia So. 3rd

4. Kyle Parco Iowa Sr. 4th

5. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Sr. 5th

6. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Sr. 6th

7. Chance Lamer Cal Poly Jr. 7th

8. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 8th

9. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina Jr. 9th

10. Kannon Webster Illinois RS Fr. 10th

11. Ty Whalen Princeton Jr. 11th

12. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 12th

13. Logan Gioffre Missouri Sr. 13th

14. Jordan Williams Little Rock So. 14th

15. Alek Martin South Dakota State Jr. 15th

16. Carter Young Oklahoma State Jr. NR

17. Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Sr. 17th

18. Caleb Tyus SIU-Edwardsville Sr. 16th

19. Willie McDougald Oklahoma Jr. 19th

20. Sammy Alvarez Rider Sr. NR

157 Pounds

1. Tyler Kasak Penn State So. 1st

2. Meyer Shapiro Cornell So. 2nd

3. Antrell Taylor Nebraska So. 5th

4. Peyten Kellar Ohio Jr. 4th

5. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa So. 6th

6. Tommy Askey Minnesota Sr. 8th

7. Ethen Miller Maryland Jr. 11th

8. Ed Scott NC State Sr. 12th

9. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State Jr. 19th

10. Joey Blaze Purdue So. 16th

11. Caleb Fish Oklahoma State Sr. NR

12. Jude Swisher Penn So. 15th

13. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern RS Sr. 10th

14. Paniro Johnson Iowa State So. 7th

15. Rafael Hipolito Virginia Tech RS Fr. 17th

16. Chase Saldate Michigan Grad. 18th

17. Ethan Stiles Oregon State Fr. 14th

18. Vince Zerban Northern Colorado Jr. 9th

19. Matt Bianchi Little Rock Jr. NR

20. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 13th

165 Pounds

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. Hunter Garvin Stanford So. 5th

6. Julian Ramirez Cornell Sr. 6th

7. Will Miller Appalachian State Sr. 7th

8. Cam Amine Oklahoma State RS Sr. 10th

9. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Sr. 12th

10. Bubba Wilson Nebraska Sr. 17th

11. M.J. Gaitan Iowa State So. 8th

12. Drake Rhodes South Dakota State So. NR

13. Braeden Scoles Illinois Fr. 13th

14. Nico Ruiz Arizona State Fr. 14th

15. Brock Mantanona Michigan Fr. 20th

16. Gunner Filipowicz Army West Point So. 16th

17. Sammy Sasso Ohio State Sr. NR

18. Matt Olguin Oregon State Sr. 18th

19. Tyler Lillard Indiana So. 15th

20. Cameron Steed Missouri So. 19th

174 Pounds

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. 6th

5. Lennox Wolak Virginia Tech Grad. 5th

6. Nick Incontrera Penn Sr. 7th

7. Nelson Brands Iowa Sr. 8th

8. Cade Devos South Dakota State RS Sr. 4th

9. Gaven Sax Oklahoma Sr. 10th

10. Simon Ruiz Cornell Fr. 11th

11. Jared Simma Northern Iowa Jr. NR

12. Garrett Thompson Ohio Jr. 15th

13. Luca Augustine Pitt Jr. 13th

14. Danny Wask Navy So. 12th

15. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Sr. 16th

16. Lenny Pinto Nebraska Jr. 14th

17. Danny Braunagel Illinois RS Sr. 17th

18. Clayton Whiting Minnesota So. 20th

19. Jackson Turley Rutgers Grad. 18th

20. Alex Cramer Central Michigan Sr. NR

184 Pounds

1. Carter Starocci Penn State RS Sr. 1st

2. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Sr. 2nd

3. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Bennett Berge South Dakota State So. 4th

5. Reece Heller Pitt Grad. 5th

6. Colton Hawks Missouri Jr. 6th

7. Gabe Arnold Iowa RS Fr. 7th

8. Max McEnelly Minnesota Fr. 8th

9. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 9th

10. Dylan Fishback NC State So. 10th

11. Silas Allred Nebraska Jr. 11th

12. Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 12th

13. Edmond Ruth Illinois Sr. 13th

14. T.J. Stewart Virginia Tech So. 14th

15. Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State So. 15th

16. Evan Bockman Iowa State Sr. 16th

17. Gavin Kane North Carolina Sr. 17th

18. Brian Soldano Rutgers Jr. 18th

19. Aaron Ayserov Columbia Sr. 19th

20. Isaac Dean Rider Jr. NR

197 Pounds

1. Stephen Buchanan Iowa Sr. 1st

2. Jacob Cardenas Michigan Grad. 2nd

3. Rocky Elam Missouri Sr. 3rd

4. A.J. Ferrari CSU Bakersfield Jr. 4th

5. Stephen Little Little Rock So. 5th

6. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 7th

7. Andy Smith Virginia Tech RS Sr. 9th

8. Josh Barr Penn State Fr. 20th

9. Michael Beard Lehigh Sr. 6th

10. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 11th

11. Trey Munoz Oregon State RS Sr. 12th

12. John Poznanski Rutgers Sr. 10th

13. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa So. 13th

14. Joseph Novak Wyoming So. 14th

15. Zac Braunagel Illinois Sr. 15th

16. Christian Carroll Iowa State RS Fr. 17th

17. Luke Stout Princeton Sr. 16th

18. Mac Stout Pitt So. 18th

19. Luke Geog Ohio State So. 19th

20. Zach Glazier South Dakota State Sr. 8th

Heavyweight

1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Grad. 1st

2. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State RS Sr. 2nd

3. Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 4th

5. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Grad. 5th

6. Nick Feldman Ohio State So. 6th

7. Isaac Trumble NC State Jr. 8th

8. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Sr. 7th

9. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Grad. 9th

10. Luke Luffman Illinois Sr. 10th

11. Owen Trephan Lehigh Jr. 11th

12. Jimmy Mullen Virginia Tech Fr. 13th

13. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Grad. 12th

14. Seth Nevills Maryland Grad. 14th

15. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa Sr. 18th

16. Dayton Pitzer Pitt So. 15th

17. Ben Kueter Iowa RS Fr. 17th

18. Cory Day Binghamton Grad. 16th

19. Lucas Stoddard Army West Point So. 19th

20. Josiah Hill Little Rock Sr. 20th