Div. I men head into postseason, with Penn State at No. 1 in both WIN rankings, its TPI and Dual Team ranking

NEWTON, Iowa — The regular season in NCAA Division I wrestling is complete and now those athletes will prepare for the postseason, including 200 wrestlers who are featured in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 26 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

There are seven conference tournaments that will take place in two weeks which will help determine the 330 wrestlers who will qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships that will be held in Kansas City, Mo, March 21-23.

Those NCAA-qualifying tournaments, including dates and locations, are:

• Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), March 10, Chapel Hill, N.C.

• Big Ten Conference, March 9-10, College Park, Md.

• Big 12 Conference, March 9-10, Tulsa, Okla.

• Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), March 8-9, Lewisburg, Pa.

• Mid-American Conference (MAC), March 8-9, Kent, Ohio

• Pac-12 Conference, March 10, Corvallis, Ore.

• Southern Conference (SoCon), March 9, Boone, N.C.

Heading into the postseason, two-time national defending champ Penn State continues to be ranked No. 1 in both WIN’s final dual-team rankings with a 12-0 record and in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. The Nittany Lions feature 10 ranked wrestlers, including five No. 1-rated individuals, for 129 TPI points.

Iowa, coming off a 22-9 road victory over Oklahoma State, ended the dual season at No. 2 in WIN’s rankings; ahead of the Cowboys, Iowa State and Nebraska. OSU is still ranked No. 2 in WIN’s TPI, followed by Iowa, NC State, and Iowa State and Missouri, which are tied for fifth.

WIN’s TPI predicts how high a team would finish in this year’s NCAA Division I Championships based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored at the 2024 NCAAs.

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 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 if that event was held now.

WIN will produce its final TPI and individual rankings on March 11.

WIN Magazine’s Final 2023-24 Dual-Team Rankings

Rk./School (Record)/Prev.

1. Penn State (12-0) 1st

2. Iowa (12-2) 3rd

3. Oklahoma State (14-1) 2nd

4. Iowa State (13-2) 4th

5. Nebraska (12-2) 6th

6. Ohio State (15-2) 7th

7. NC State (16-2) 8th

8. Michigan (8-4) 9th

9. Missouri (10-4) 5th

10. Cornell (12-4) 10th

11. Virginia Tech (9-4) 11th

12. Minnesota (11-2) 12th

13. South Dakota State (13-4) 13th

14. Arizona State (7-6) 17th

15. Northern Iowa (8-6) 15th

16. Rutgers (12-5) 14th

17. Lehigh (7-4) 16th

18. Stanford (10-4) 18th

19. West Virginia (10-5) 19th

20. Wisconsin (9-7) 20th

21. Little Rock (15-5) 21st

22. Oregon State (7-5) 22nd

23. Oklahoma (5-7) 23rd

24. Maryland (5-7) 24th

25. Purdue (6-10) 25th

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 26 Tournament Power Index

Rk./School/Total Rank/Top 8/TPI Points

1. Penn State 10 8 129

2. Oklahoma State 9 5 70

3. Iowa 8 5 62.5

4. NC State 9 4 60.5

5t. Iowa State 8 4 54.5

5t. Missouri 9 4 54.5

7. Virginia Tech 10 3 51

8t. Michigan 9 4 49

8t. Nebraska 8 4 49

10. Cornell 7 4 48.5

11. Arizona State 5 3 41.5

12. South Dakota State 4 3 36.5

13. Minnesota 3 3 34

14. Northern Iowa 6 2 31.5

15. Lehigh 5 3 31

16. Northern Colorado 3 2 27.5

17. Ohio State 7 1 24

18. Air Force 3 2 23.5

19. Purdue 2 1 21

20. Oregon State 4 1 17.5

21t. Oklahoma 3 1 15.5

21t. Wisconsin 3 1 15.5

23t. Illinois 4 2 14

23t. West Virginia 3 2 14

25. Rutgers 7 1 13.5

26. Little Rock 3 1 12

27t. Binghamton 3 1 11

27t. Penn 2 1 11

29. Harvard 1 1 10

30t. Campbell 1 1 9

30t. Stanford 4 1 9

32. Pitt 5 0 7

33. Lock Haven 1 1 6.5

34. Cal Poly 3 0 5.5

35. Maryland 3 0 5

36. Michigan State 3 0 4.5

37t. Indiana 3 0 4

37t. Navy 3 0 4

39t. North Carolina 2 0 3.5

39t. Ohio 2 0 3.5

41. Columbia 2 0 3

42t. Bucknell 3 0 2

42t. Central Michigan 1 0 2

44t. Princeton 1 0 1.5

44t. Virginia 1 0 1.5

44t. Wyoming 1 0 1.5

47t. Army West Point 1 0 1

47t. Franklin & Marshall 1 0 1

47t. North Dakota State 1 0 1

47t. Utah Valley 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 26 Individual Rankings

Wt/Name/School/Yr./Previous

125 pounds

1. Matt Ramos Purdue Jr. 1st

2. Drake Ayala Iowa So. 2nd

3. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado So. 4th

4. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State RSFr. 5th

5. Noah Surtin Missouri Jr. 6th

6. Cooper Flynn Virginia Tech Fr. 3rd

7. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Jr. 8th

8. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 10th

9. Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 11th

10. Braeden Davis Penn State Fr. 9th

11. Caleb Smith Nebraska Gr. 7th

12. Michael DeAugustino Michigan Sr. 12th

13. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State Sr. 13th

14. Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Sr. 14th

15. Jore Volk Wyoming So. 15th

16. Nico Provo Stanford So. 16th

17. Jakob Camacho NC State Jr. 17th

18. Richard Figueroa Arizona State So. 20th

19. Dean Peterson Rutgers So. 18th

20. Luke Stanich Lehigh Fr. NR

133 pounds

1. Vito Arujau Cornell Sr. 1st

2. Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd

3. Ryan Crookham Lehigh Fr. 3rd

4. Kai Orine NC State Jr. 4th

5. Dylan Ragusin Michigan Jr. 5th

6. Nasir Bailey Little Rock Fr. 6th

7. Dylan Shawver Rutgers So. 7th

8. Aaron Nagao Penn State So. 8th

9. Evan Frost Iowa State RSFr. 9th

10. Michael Colaiocco Penn Sr. 10th

11. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State RSFr. 11th

12. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Jr. 12th

13. Braxton Brown Maryland So. 13th

14. Julian Farber Northern Iowa Jr. 14th

15. Zeth Romney Cal Poly RSFr. 15th

16. Dominic Serrano Northern Colorado So. 16th

17. Cullen Schriever Iowa Jr. 17th

18. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska Fr. NR

19. Kurt Phipps Bucknell Sr. 18th

20. Tony Madrigal Illinois Sr. 19th

141 pounds

1. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Real Woods Iowa Sr. 2nd

3. Jesse Mendez Ohio State So. 3rd

4. Ryan Jack NC State Jr. 4th

5. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State RSFr. 6th

6. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Jr. 7th

7. Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 8th

8. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Jr. 5th

9. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina So. 9th

10. Vince Cornella Cornell So. 10th

11. Sergio Lemley Michigan Fr. 11th

12. Jordan Titus West Virginia So. 13th

13. Josh Koderhandt Navy Jr. 14th

14. Josh Edmond Missouri So. 20th

15. Mitch Moore Rutgers Gr. 15th

16. Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 16th

17. Tom Crook Virginia Tech So. 12th

18 Cleveland Belton Oregon State Jr. 17th

19. Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Jr. 18th

20. Malyke Hines Lehigh Jr. 19th

149 pounds

1. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Jr. 1st

2. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech So. 2nd

3. Kyle Parco Arizona State Jr. 4th

4. Jackson Arrington NC State So. 3rd

5. Austin Gomez Michigan Gr. 5th

6. Casey Swiderski Iowa State So. 6th

7. Ty Watters West Virginia Fr. 7th

8. Kannon Webster Illinois Fr. 8th

9. Chance Lamer Cal Poly So. 9th

10. Corbyn Munson Central Michigan Sr. 10th

11. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 11th

12. Caleb Rathjen Iowa So. 12th

13. Ethen Miller Maryland So. 13th

14. Graham Rooks Indiana Sr. 14th

15. Logan Gioffre Missouri Jr. 15th

16. Tyler Kasak Penn State Fr. 16th

17. Joe Zargo Wisconsin Jr. 17th

18. Willie McDougald Oklahoma So. 18th

19. Jaden Abas Stanford Jr. 19th

20. Jordan Williams Oklahoma State RSFr. 20th

157 pounds

1. Levi Haines Penn State So. 1st

2. Michael Blockhus Minnesota Sr. 2nd

3. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sr. 3rd

4. Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado So. 4th

5. Meyer Shapiro Cornell Fr. 5th

6. Jared Franek Iowa Gr. 6th

7. Peyton Robb Nebraska Sr. 7th

8. Daniel Cardenas Stanford So. 8th

9. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa RSFr. 9th

10. Teague Travis Oklahoma State So. 10th

11. Brock Mauller Missouri Sr. 11th

12. Cody Chittum Iowa State Fr. 12th

13. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 13th

14. Brayton Lee Indiana Sr. 14th

15. Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 15th

16. Peyten Kellar Ohio So. 16th

17 Chase Saldate Michigan State Sr. 17th

18. Ed Scott NC State Jr. 18th

19. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State So. 19th

20. Joey Blaze Purdue Fr. 20th

165 pounds

1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Jr. 1st

2. David Carr Iowa State Sr. 2nd

3. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State RSFr. 3rd

4. Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Jr. 5th

5. Michael Caliendo Iowa So. 7th

6. Izzak Olejnik Oklahoma State Sr. 4th

7. Julien Ramirez Cornell Jr. 6th

8. Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 8th

9. Caleb Fish Michigan State Sr. 9th

10. Cam Amine Michigan Sr. 10th

11. Garrett Thompson Ohio Fr. 11th

12. Giano Petrucelli Air Force Sr. 12th

13. Bryce Hepner Ohio State So. 13th

14. Antrell Taylor Nebraska RSFr. 14th

15. Holden Heller Pitt Sr. 15th

16. Andrew Cerniglia Navy Sr. 16th

17. Connor Brady Virginia Tech Jr. 18th

18. Noah Mulvaney Bucknell Fr. 19th

19. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Jr. 20th

20. Derek Fields NC State So. 17th

174 pounds

1. Carter Starocci Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sr. 2nd

3. Shane Griffith Michigan Sr. 3rd

4. Cade DeVos South Dakota State Jr. 4th

5. Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Sr. 5th

6. Nick Incontrera Penn Jr. 6th

7. Patrick Kennedy Iowa So. 7th

8. Edmond Ruth Illinois Jr. 8th

9. Rocco Welsh Ohio State Fr. 9th

10. Peyton Mocco Missouri Sr. 10th

11. Lennox Wolak Columbia Sr. 11th

12. Adam Kemp Cal Poly Gr. 12th

13. Jackson Turley Rutgers Sr. 13th

14. Luca Augustine Pitt So. 15th

15. Justin McCoy Virginia Gr. 16th

16. M.J. Gaitan Iowa State Fr. 17th

17. Ben Pasiuk Army West Point Sr. 18th

18. Gaven Sax North Dakota State Jr. 19th

19. Jared Simma Northern Iowa So. NR

20. Donnell Washington Indiana Sr. 14th

184 pounds

1. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Jr. 1st

2. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd

3. Trey Munoz Oregon State Jr. 3rd

4. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 4th

5. Lenny Pinto Nebraska So. 5th

6. Bennett Berge South Dakota State RSFr. 6th

7. Bernie Truax Penn State Sr. 7th

8. Sam Wolf Air Force Sr. 10th

9. T.J. Stewart Virginia Tech RSFr. NR

10. Dylan Fishback NC State RSFr. 8th

11. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 11th

12. Clayton Whiting Missouri Fr. 12th

13. Will Feldkamp Iowa State Sr. 9th

14. Reece Heller Pitt Sr. 13th

15. Layne Malczewski Michigan State Gr. 14th

16. Jaden Bullock Michigan Jr. 15th

17. Brian Soldano Rutgers So. 16th

18. James Conway Franklin & Marshall Jr. 17th

19. Aaron Ayzerov Columbia Jr. 18th

20. Jacob Nolan Binghamton Sr. 20th

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. Stephan Buchanan Oklahoma Jr. 4th

5. Michael Beard Lehigh Jr. 5th

6. Lou DePrez Binghamton Gr. 13th

7. Jacob Cardenas Cornell Sr. 6th

8. Rocky Elam Missouri Jr. 7th

9. Stephen Little Little Rock RSFr. 8th

10. Jaxon Smith Maryland So. 9th

11. Zach Glazier Iowa Sr. 10th

12. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 11th

13. Silas Allred Nebraska So. 12th

14. Luke Stout Princeton Jr. 14th

15. Andy Smith Virginia Tech Jr. 15th

16. Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 16th

17. John Poznanski Rutgers Jr. 17th

18. Mac Stout Pitt RSFr. 18th

19. Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 19th

20. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 20th

Heavyweight

1. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Sr. 2nd

3. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 3rd

4. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Jr. 4th

5. Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 5th

6. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Sr. 6th

7. Lucas Davison Michigan Gr. 7th

8. Nathan Taylor Lehigh So. 8th

9. Nick Feldman Ohio State RSFr. 9th

10. Luke Luffman Illinois Jr. 10th

11. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 11th

12. Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 13th

13. Konner Doucet Oklahoma State Jr. 12th

14. Tyrell Gordon Northern Iowa Sr. 14th

15. Boone McDermott Oregon State Sr. 15th

16. Lewis Fernandes Cornell Sr. 16th

17. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Gr. 17th

18. Josiah Hill Little Rock Jr. 18th

19. Grady Griess Navy Sr. 19th

20. Hunter Catka Virginia Tech Jr. 20th