Fix, Davis are new No. 1 wrestlers in WIN’s March 12 rankings; Penn State leads TPI

NEWTON, Iowa — The NCAA is just a couple days away from announcing its full 330-wrestler field, brackets and seedings and there could be at least two new top-ranked wrestlers — Penn State’s Braeden Davis and Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix — according to WIN Magazine’s March 12 individual rankings and Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.

Davis, a true freshman, moved up nine spots from WIN’s previous rankings to take over the top spot at 125 pounds after the Nittany Lion won last week’s Big Ten Championships.

Fix, a four-time All-American, meanwhile, is ranked No. 1 after the Cowboy captured his fifth Big 12 championship last weekend.

Meanwhile, two-time defending national champion Penn State continues to be the favorite to win the team title at the 2024 NCAA Division I Championships, March 21-23, in Kansas City. All 10 Nittany Lions are ranked in the Top 8 of their weight class, including six rated No. 1. In addition to Davis, Beau Bartlett (141), Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (184) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt) are all ranked No. 1.

The Nittany Lions have amassed 160.5 points in WIN’s Tournament Power Index, which predicts team standings at the NCAA Division I Championships, based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored at the 2024 NCAAs, excluding bonus points.

After Penn State, No. 2 Iowa (66.5), No. 3 Oklahoma State (63), No. 4 NC State (60) and No. 5 Iowa State (58.5) round out the top five.

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 will finish at the NCAA Championships taking potential seeds into consideration.

The following is a breakdown of those TPI 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.

WIN Magazine’s March 12 Tournament Power Index

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

1. Penn State 10 10 160.5

2. Iowa 8 5 66.5

3. Okla. State 10 5 63

4. NC State 9 4 60

5. Iowa State 8 5 58.5

6. Nebraska 8 4 55.5

7. Arizona State 6 4 54

8. Cornell 8 4 48.5

9. Michigan 9 4 44.5

10. Missouri 9 3 40.5

11. Virginia Tech 8 2 38.5

12t. Lehigh 4 3 37

12t. Ohio State 7 3 37

14. SDSU 5 3 35

15. Northern Iowa 4 3 34

16. Minnesota 5 2 28

17. Wyoming 4 2 24.5

18. Air Force 3 2 22

19. Little Rock 3 2 17

20. Oregon State 4 1 16.5

21. Purdue 2 1 14.5

22. Rutgers 6 1 14

23. Lock Haven 2 1 13.5

24. Stanford 4 1 13

25. West Virginia 3 1 12

26. Binghamton 3 1 11

27. Campbell 1 1 9

28. Pitt 6 0 9

29. Columbia 2 1 7

30. Illinois 1 1 6.5

31. Maryland 3 0 5.5

32. Cal Poly 3 0 5

33t. Mich. State 3 0 4

33t. Oklahoma 2 0 4

35t. App. State 3 0 3.5

35t. Navy 2 0 3.5

35t. UNC 3 0 3.5

38t. Indiana 2 0 3

38t. Ohio 2 0 3

40t. Penn 2 0 2.5

40t. Princeton 2 0 2.5

40t. Virginia 2 0 2.5

43t. Army 1 0 2

43t. Harvard 1 0 2

45. CMU 1 0 1.5

46t. Hofstra 1 0 1

46t. Utah Valley 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s March 12 Individual Rankings

Wt./Name/School/Yr./Previous

125 pounds

1. Braeden Davis Penn State Fr. 10th

2. Drake Ayala Iowa So. 2nd

3. Matt Ramos Purdue Jr. 1st

4. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Jr. 7th

5. Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 8th

6. Jore Volk Wyoming So. 15th

7. Richard Figueroa Arizona State So. 18th

8. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State RSFr. 4th

9. Luke Stanich Lehigh Fr. 20th

10. Michael DeAugustino Michigan Sr. 12th

11. Jakob Camacho NC State Jr. 17th

12. Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 9th

13. Dean Peterson Rutgers So. 19th

14. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State Sr. 13th

15. Cooper Flynn Virginia Tech Fr. 6th

16. Caleb Smith Nebraska Gr. 11th

17. Noah Surtin Missouri Jr. 5th

18. Stevo Poulin No. Colorado So. 3rd

19. Nico Provo Stanford So. 16th

20. Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Sr. 14th

133 pounds

1. Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd

2. Ryan Crookham Lehigh Fr. 3rd

3. Vito Arujau Cornell Sr. 1st

4. Kai Orine NC State Jr. 4th

5. Nasir Bailey Little Rock Fr. 6th

6. Aaron Nagao Penn State So. 8th

7. Dylan Shawver Rutgers So. 7th

8. Dylan Ragusin Michigan Jr. 5th

9. Evan Frost Iowa State RSFr. 9th

10. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State RSFr. 11th

11. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Jr. 12th

12. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska Fr. 18th

13. Dominic Serrano Northern Colorado So. 16th

14. Brody Teske Iowa Sr. NR

15. Braxton Brown Maryland So. 13th

16. Julian Chlebove Arizona State Jr. NR

17. Zeth Romney Cal Poly RSFr. 15th

18. Michael Colaiocco Penn Sr. 10th

19. Ethan Oakley Appalachian State So. NR

20. Tyler Wells MInnesota Fr. NR

141 pounds

1. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Jesse Mendez Ohio State So. 3rd

3. Real Woods Iowa Sr. 2nd

4. Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Jr. 6th

5. Ryan Jack NC State Jr. 4th

6. Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 7th

7. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Jr. 8th

8. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State RSFr. 5th

9. Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 16th

10. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina So. 9th

11. Sergio Lemley Michigan Fr. 11th

12. Josh Koderhandt Navy Jr. 13th

13. Josh Edmond Missouri So. 14th

14. Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Jr. 19th

15 Cleveland Belton Oregon State Jr. 18th

16. Mitch Moore Rutgers Gr. 15th

17. Jordan Titus West Virginia So. 12th

18. Tom Crook Virginia Tech So. 17th

19. Wyatt Henson Lock Haven So. NR

20. Vince Cornella Cornell So. 10th

149 pounds

1. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Jr. 1st

2. Kyle Parco Arizona State Jr. 3rd

3. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech So. 2nd

4. Jackson Arrington NC State So. 4th

5. Austin Gomez Michigan Gr. 5th

6. Ty Watters West Virginia Fr. 7th

7. Casey Swiderski Iowa State So. 6th

8. Tyler Kasak Penn State Fr. 16th

9. Chance Lamer Cal Poly So. 9th

10. Jaden Abas Stanford Jr. 19th

11. Ethen Miller Maryland So. 13th

12. Caleb Rathjen Iowa So. 12th

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

14. Graham Rooks Indiana Sr. 14th

15. Logan Gioffre Missouri Jr. 15th

16. Corbyn Munson Central Michigan Sr. 10th

17. Joe Zargo Wisconsin Jr. 17th

18. Jordan Williams Oklahoma State RSFr. 20th

19. Cody Bond Appalachian State Sr. NR

20. Ethan Fernandez Cornell So. NR

157 pounds

1. Levi Haines Penn State So. 1st

2. Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sr. 3rd

3. Meyer Shapiro Cornell Fr. 5th

4. Jared Franek Iowa Gr. 6th

5. Peyton Robb Nebraska Sr. 7th

6. Daniel Cardenas Stanford So. 8th

7. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa RSFr. 9th

8. Cody Chittum Iowa State Fr. 12th

9. Michael Blockhus Minnesota Sr. 2nd

10. Cael Swensen South Dakota State So. NR

11. Ed Scott NC State Jr. 18th

12. Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 15th

13. Peyten Kellar Ohio So. 16th

14. Brayton Lee Indiana Sr. 14th

15. Teague Travis Oklahoma State So. 10th

16. Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 13th

17. Joey Blaze Purdue Fr. 20th

18. Brock Mauller Missouri Sr. 11th

19. Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado So. 4th

20 Chase Saldate Michigan State Sr. 17th

165 pounds

1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Jr. 1st

2. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State RSFr. 3rd

3. David Carr Iowa State Sr. 2nd

4. Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Jr. 4th

5. Michael Caliendo Iowa So. 5th

6. Izzak Olejnik Oklahoma State Sr. 6th

7. Julien Ramirez Cornell Jr. 7th

8. Cam Amine Michigan Sr. 10th

9. Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 8th

10. Caleb Fish Michigan State Sr. 9th

11. Giano Petrucelli Air Force Sr. 12th

12. Antrell Taylor Nebraska RSFr. 14th

13. Andrew Cerniglia Navy Sr. 16th

14. Garrett Thompson Ohio Fr. 11th

15. Holden Heller Pitt Sr. 15th

16. Will Miller Appalachian State So. NR

17. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Jr. 19th

18. Derek Fields NC State So. 20th

19. Nick Hamilton Virginia Fr. NR

20. Noah Mulvaney Bucknell Fr. 18th

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 SDSU Jr. 4th

5. Rocco Welsh Ohio State Fr. 9th

6. Patrick Kennedy Iowa So. 7th

7. Edmond Ruth Illinois Jr. 8th

8. Lennox Wolak Columbia Sr. 11th

9. Adam Kemp Cal Poly Gr. 12th

10. Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Sr. 5th

11. Jackson Turley Rutgers Sr. 13th

12. Ben Pasiuk Army West Point Sr. 17th

13. Nick Incontrera Penn Jr. 6th

14. Luca Augustine Pitt So. 14th

15. Justin McCoy Virginia Gr. 15th

16. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Jr. NR

17. Brayden Thompson Oklahoma State Fr. NR

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

19. Gaven Sax North Dakota State Jr. 18th

20. Peyton Mocco Missouri Sr. 10th

184 pounds

1. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Jr. 1st

2. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd

3. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 4th

4. Trey Munoz Oregon State Jr. 3rd

5. Bernie Truax Penn State Sr. 7th

6. Lenny Pinto Nebraska So. 5th

7. Sam Wolf Air Force Sr. 8th

8. Bennett Berge South Dakota State RSFr. 6th

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

10. Colton Hawks Missouri Jr. NR

11. Jaden Bullock Michigan Jr. 16th

12. Dylan Fishback NC State RSFr. 10th

13. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 11th

14. Will Feldkamp Iowa State Sr. 13th

15. Reece Heller Pitt Sr. 14th

16. Aaron Ayzerov Columbia Jr. 19th

17. Brian Soldano Rutgers So. 17th

18. Layne Malczewski Michigan State Gr. 15th

19. Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State Fr. NR

20. Nate Dugan Princeton Sr. NR

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. Michael Beard Lehigh Jr. 5th

5. Jacob Cardenas Cornell Sr. 7th

6. Lou DePrez Binghamton Gr. 6th

7. Rocky Elam Missouri Jr. 8th

8. Stephen Little Little Rock RSFr. 9th

9. Stephan Buchanan Oklahoma Jr. 4th

10. Zach Glazier Iowa Sr. 11th

11. Silas Allred Nebraska So. 13th

12. Jaxon Smith Maryland So. 10th

13. Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 16th

14. Luke Stout Princeton Jr. 14th

15. Mac Stout Pitt RSFr. 18th

16. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 12th

17. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa Fr. NR

18. Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 19th

19. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 20th

20. Luke Geog Ohio State RSFr. NR

Heavyweight

1. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 1st

2. Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 3rd

3. Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Sr. 2nd

4. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Jr. 4th

5. Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 5th

6. Taye Ghadiali Campbell Sr. 6th

7. Nathan Taylor Lehigh So. 8th

8. Nick Feldman Ohio State RSFr. 9th

9. Lucas Davison Michigan Gr. 7th

10. Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 12th

11. Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 11th

12. Konner Doucet Oklahoma State Jr. 13th

13. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Gr. 17th

14. Lewis Fernandes Cornell Sr. 16th

15. Boone McDermott Oregon State Sr. 15th

16. Josiah Hill Little Rock Jr. 18th

17. Hunter Catka Virginia Tech Jr. 20th

18. Dayton Pitzer Pitt RSFr. NR

19. Cory Day Binghamton Jr. NR

20. Keaton Kluever Hofstra Sr. NR