Iowa is No. 2, Oklahoma State No. 3 in WIN rankings, as they meet in a dual this weekend

NEWTON, Iowa — Heading into the final major dual-meet weekend of the 2024-25 season, all eyes will be on the star-studded matchup between the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes and the undefeated No. 3 Oklahoma State Cowboys on Sunday, Feb. 23 in Iowa City.

The top-three teams in each poll remained the same as last week, with Iowa and Oklahoma State tabbed as No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, in each poll, following top-ranked Penn State. WIN’s Tournament Power Index compiles a point total with each team’s ranked wrestlers similar to NCAA tournament scoring, whereas the Dual Rankings rates teams based on full line-ups.

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.

The clash between Iowa and Oklahoma State will feature 19 individually ranked wrestlers of the possible 20 lineup slots and will presumably boast four matchups of wrestlers ranked within the top 10 (165, 174, 184 and 197).

The only other clashes between Top-20 dual-meet teams slated to take place this weekend are dual meets between No. 8 NC State at No. 11 Virginia Tech and No. 16 Stanford vs. No. 18 North Carolina, both on Friday, Feb. 21.

Penn State features three top-ranked wrestlers in WIN’s TPI: Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184). Iowa features two No. 1-rated wrestlers: Drake Ayala (133) and Stephen Buchanan (197).

The remaining top-ranked wrestlers at their weights are Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez (141), Virginia Tech’s Caleb Henson (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (174) and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson (Hwt).

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 17 Top-20 Dual Teams

Rank/School/W-L/Previous/Upcoming Action

1. Penn State 14-0 1st Feb. 21 vs. American

2. Iowa 12-1 2nd Feb. 23 vs. Oklahoma State

3. Oklahoma State 13-0 3rd Feb. 23 at Iowa

4. Northern Iowa 13-1 4th Feb. 21 at Wisconsin

5. Nebraska 10-3 5th Feb. 23 at Purdue

6. Minnesota 10-2 6th Off until Big Ten Championships

7. Ohio State 13-3 7th Off until Big Ten Championships

8. NC State 11-1 8th Feb. 21 at Virginia Tech

9. Cornell 10-1 9th Feb. 22 vs. Bucknell

10. Iowa State 11-5 10th Feb. 22 at Missouri

11. Virginia Tech 9-2 11th Feb. 21 vs. NC State

12. Illinois 9-4 12th Off until Big Ten Championships

13. Rutgers 13-5 13th Feb. 19 vs. Penn

14. South Dakota State 13-4 14th Feb. 23 at North Dakota State

15. Little Rock 17-3 15th Off until Pac-12 Championships

16. Stanford 10-4 16th Feb. 21 vs. North Carolina

17. Pitt 9-6 17th Feb. 21 at UVA

18. North Carolina 8-5 18th Feb. 21 at Stanford; Feb. 23 at Oregon State

19. Michigan 6-5 19th Feb. 23 vs. Central Michigan

20. Oklahoma 8-4 20th Off until Big 12 Championships

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 17 Tournament Power Index

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

1. Penn State 10 9 143.5

2. Iowa 9 5 90

3. Oklahoma State 10 6 71

4. Nebraska 9 6 70.5

5. Minnesota 9 4 52.5

6. Northern Iowa 9 4 45.5

7. Ohio State 8 3 42

8. Virginia Tech 8 2 35

9t. Cornell 4 3 34.5

9t. Iowa State 7 3 34.5

11t. NC State 6 2 32

11t. Stanford 5 3 32

13. Northern Colorado 3 2 31.5

14. Illinois 7 2 30.5

15t. Arizona State 5 2 29

15t. Missouri 4 2 29

17. Little Rock 4 2 22.5

18. Purdue 2 1 22

19. South Dakota State 7 2 21.5

20. Michigan 5 1 19.5

21t. Maryland 4 2 19

21t. West Virginia 2 2 19

23. Lehigh 3 2 17.5

24. CSU Bakersfield 1 1 16

25t. North Carolina 5 1 15.5

25t. Rutgers 5 1 15.5

27. Utah Valley 2 1 14.5

28. Oregon State 3 2 13.5

29t. Cal Poly 2 1 11

29t. Navy 2 1 11

29t. Ohio 2 1 11

32. Appalachian State 1 1 9

33. Pitt 6 0 8.5

34. Penn 4 0 6

35. Oklahoma 3 0 4.5

36t. Northwestern 3 0 4

36t. Rider 3 0 4

36t. Wyoming 3 0 4

39. Princeton 2 0 3

40. Binghamton 2 0 2.5

41t. Army West Point 2 0 2

41t. Indiana 2 0 2

41t. North Dakota State 2 0 2

44t. Central Michigan 1 0 1

44t. Drexel 1 0 1

44t. Wisconsin 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s Feb. 17 Individual Rankings

Wt/Name/School/Yr/Previous

125 Pounds

1. Matt Ramos Purdue Sr. 1st

2. Richard Figueroa Arizona State Jr. 2nd

3. Vincent Robinson NC State RS Fr. 3rd

4. Caleb Smith Nebraska Grad. 4th

5. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado Jr. 5th

6. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State So. 6th

7. Jett Strickenberger West Virginia Sr. 8th

8. Eddie Ventresca Virginia Tech Jr. 9th

9. Dean Peterson Rutgers Sr. 10th

10. Luke Lilledahl Penn State Fr. 7th

11. Sheldon Seymour Lehigh Jr. 11th

12. Kysen Terukina Iowa State Sr. 12th

13. Spencer Moore North Carolina Jr. 14th

14. Brendan McCrone Ohio State RSo. 16th

15. Maximo Renteria Oregon State Sr. 15th

16. Cooper Flynn Minnesota Jr. 13th

17. Max Gallagher Penn So. 17th

18. Tanner Jordan South Dakota State RS Sr. 18th

19. Nick Babin Pitt RS Sr. 19th

20. Joey Cruz Iowa So. NR

133 Pounds

1. Drake Ayala Iowa Jr. 1st

2. Lucas Byrd Illinois Sr. 3rd

3. Evan Frost Iowa State So. 4th

4. Nasir Bailey Little Rock So. 5th

5. Tyler Knox Stanford RS Fr. 6th

6. Zeth Romney Cal Poly So. 2nd

7. Braeden Davis Penn State So. 7th

8. Braxton Brown Maryland Jr. 8th

9. Julian Farber Northern Iowa Jr. 9th

10. Dylan Shawver Rutgers Sr. 10th

11. Tyler Wells Minnesota So. 11th

12. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska So. 12th

13. Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado Jr. 13th

14. Connor McGonagle Virginia Tech Grad. 14th

15. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State So. 15th

16. Ethan Oakley North Carolina Jr. 16th

17. Kai Orine NC State RSSr. 17th

18. Reece Witcraft Oklahoma State Sr. 18th

19. Zan Fugitt Wisconsin RFr. 19th

20. Kyle Burwick North Dakota State Sr. 20th

141 Pounds

1. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Grad. 2nd

2. Jesse Mendez Ohio State Jr. 1st

3. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 3rd

4. Brock Hardy Nebraska Jr. 4th

5. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Sr. 5th

6. Josh Koderhandt Navy Sr. 6th

7. Vance VomBaur Minnesota Jr. 7th

8. Jacob Frost Iowa State So. 8th

9. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State So. 9th

10. Sergio Lemley Michigan So. 10th

11. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Grad. 11th

12. CJ Composto Penn Sr. 12th

13. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Sr. 13th

14. Joey Olivieri Rutgers Jr. 14th

15. Julian Tagg South Dakota State Jr. 15th

16. Josh Edmond Missouri Jr. 16th

17. Danny Pucino Illinois Sr. 17th

18. Haiden Drury Utah Valley Sr. 19th

19. Wyatt Henson Lock Haven RJr. NR

20. Emilio Ysaguirre Arizona State Jr. NR

149 Pounds

1. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Jr. 1st

2. Shayne Van Ness Penn State Jr. 2nd

3. Kyle Parco Iowa Sr. 3rd

4. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Sr. 4th

5. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina Jr. 5th

6. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 7th

7. Ethan Stiles Oregon State Fr. 8th

8. Colin Realbuto Northern Iowa RSSr. 9th

9. Paniro Johnson Iowa State So. 6th

10. Chance Lamer Cal Poly Jr. 11th

11. Kannon Webster Illinois RS Fr. 10th

12. Jordan Williams Little Rock So. 12th

13. Ty Whalen Princeton Jr. 13th

14. Willie McDougald Oklahoma Jr. 14th

15. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 15th

16. Sammy Alvarez Rider Sr. 16th

17. Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Sr. 17th

18. Carter Young Oklahoma State Jr. 18th

19. Gabe Willochell Wyoming Jr. 19th

20. Cross Wasilewski Penn Fr. NR

157 Pounds

1. Tyler Kasak Penn State So. 1st

2. Meyer Shapiro Cornell So. 2nd

3. Jacori Teemer Iowa RS Sr. 3rd

4. Antrell Taylor Nebraska So. 4th

5. Ethen Miller Maryland Jr. 6th

6. Cody Chittum Iowa State So. 9th

7. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa So. 5th

8. Tommy Askey Minnesota Sr. 7th

9. Peyten Kellar Ohio Jr. 8th

10. Joey Blaze Purdue So. 10th

11. Ed Scott NC State Sr. 11th

12. Caleb Fish Oklahoma State Sr. 13th

13. Rafael Hipolito Virginia Tech RS Fr. 12th

14. Matt Bianchi Little Rock Jr. 14th

15. Trevor Chumbley Northwestern RS Sr. 15th

16. Chase Saldate Michigan Grad. 16th

17. Cobe Siebrecht South Dakota State Gr. 17th

18. Jared Hill Wyoming Jr. NR

19. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 19th

20. Dylan Evans Pitt Fr. NR

165 Pounds

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State So. 1st

2. Michael Caliendo Iowa Jr. 2nd

3. Terrell Barraclough Utah Valley Sr. 3rd

4. Peyton Hall West Virginia RS Sr. 4th

5. Julian Ramirez Cornell Sr. 5th

6. Will Miller Appalachian State Sr. 6th

7. Hunter Garvin Stanford So. 7th

8. Cam Amine Oklahoma State RS Sr. 8th

9. Braeden Scoles Illinois Fr. 10th

10. Christopher Minto Nebraska RS Fr. 11th

11. Cam Steed Missouri So. 12th

12. Nicco Ruiz Arizona State Fr. 9th

13. Drake Rhodes South Dakota State So. 13th

14. Brock Mantanona Michigan Fr. 14th

15. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Sr. 15th

16. Maxx Mayfield Northwestern Sr. 16th

17. Tyler Lillard Indiana So. 17th

18. Jack Thomsen Northern Iowa Sr. 18th

19. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State Jr. 19th

20. Gunner Filipowicz Army So. 20th

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. 4th

5. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 5th

6. Garrett Thompson Ohio Jr. 6th

7. Lenny Pinto Nebraska Jr. 7th

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

9. Patrick Kennedy Iowa Jr. 9th

10. Simon Ruiz Cornell Fr. 10th

11. Danny Wask Navy So. 11th

12. Nick Incontrera Penn Sr. 12th

13. Gaven Sax Oklahoma Sr. 13th

14. Josh Ogunsanya North Carolina Sr. 15th

15. Luca Augustine Pitt Jr. 14th

16. Matt Singleton NC State So. 16th

17. Jared Simma Northern Iowa Jr. 17th

18. MJ Gaitan Iowa State So. 18th

19. Clayton Whiting Minnesota RSSo. 19th

20. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Sr. 20th

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. Max McEnelly Minnesota Fr. 4th

5. Bennett Berge South Dakota State So. 5th

6. Silas Allred Nebraska Jr. 6th

7. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 7th

8. Colton Hawks Missouri Jr. 8th

9. Gabe Arnold Iowa RS Fr. 9th

10. Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 10th

11. Reece Heller Pitt Grad. 11th

12. Edmond Ruth Illinois Sr. 12th

13. Dylan Fishback NC State So. 13th

14. Evan Bockman Iowa State Sr. 14th

15. Isaac Dean Rider Jr. 15th

16. Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State So. 17th

17. TJ Stewart Virginia Tech So. 18th

18. Shane Cartagena-Walsh Rutgers Fr. NR

19. Gavin Kane North Carolina Sr. 20th

20. Aidan Brenot North Dakota State RFr. NR

197 Pounds

1. Stephen Buchanan Iowa Sr. 1st

2. A.J. Ferrari CSU Bakersfield Jr. 2nd

3. Josh Barr Penn State Fr. 3rd

4. Jacob Cardenas Michigan Grad. 4th

5. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 5th

6. Michael Beard Lehigh Sr. 6th

7. Stephen Little Little Rock So. 7th

8. Trey Munoz Oregon State RS Sr. 8th

9. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 9th

10. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa So. 10th

11. Mac Stout Pitt So. 14th

12. Joseph Novak Wyoming So. 12th

13. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. NR

14. Andy Smith Virginia Tech RS Sr. 11th

15. Zac Braunagel Illinois Sr. 15th

16. Luke Stout Princeton Sr. 13th

17. Zach Glazier South Dakota State Sr. 17th

18. Camden McDanel Nebraska Fr. NR

19. Evan Bates Northwestern Jr. 19th

20. Michael O’Malley Drexel Sr. NR

Heavyweight

1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Grad. 1st

2. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State RS Sr. 2nd

3. Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Isaac Trumble NC State Jr. 4th

5. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Sr. 5th

6. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Grad. 6th

7. Owen Trephan Lehigh Jr. 7th

8. Luke Luffman Illinois Sr. 8th

9. Josh Heindselman Michigan Grad. 9th

10. Jimmy Mullen Virginia Tech Fr. 10th

11. Nich Feldman Ohio State So. 11th

12. Ben Kueter Iowa RS Fr. 12th

13. Seth Nevills Maryland Grad. 13th

14. Cory Day Binghamton Grad. 15th

15. Gavin Hoffman Lock Haven Sr. 16th

16. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa Sr. 14th

17. Dayton Pitzer Pitt So. 17th

18. Jacob Bullock Indiana RSSr. 18th

19. David Szuba Rider Sr. 19th

20. Lucas Stoddard Army West Point So. 20th