WIN Magazine makes Pre-NCAA rankings/predictions with all 330 qualifiers announced

NEWTON, Iowa — The conference tournaments are in the books as all eyes shift toward the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships slated for March 20-22 in Philadelphia.

With all 330 NCAA qualifiers announced as of Tuesday afternoon, WIN Magazine’s March 11 Tournament Power Index (TPI) and individual rankings will serve as the final set of rankings before these wrestlers converge at the Wells Fargo Center next Thursday.

The biggest shakeup in the TPI after the fallout from the conference championships was Virginia Tech sliding into the No. 6 spot from the No. 8 spot in the last rankings update, as the Hokies surpassed Northern Iowa and Ohio State. The Top-5 teams remained the same.

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 features four top-ranked wrestlers in WIN’s TPI: Luke Lilledahl (125), Tyler Kasak (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165) and Carter Starocci (184).

The remaining top-ranked wrestlers at their weights are Illinois’ Lucas Byrd (133), 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 March 11 Tournament Power Index

Rank/School/Total Ranked/Top 8 TPI Points

1. Penn State 10 10 156

2. Iowa 8 6 79

3. Nebraska 9 6 66.5

4. Oklahoma State 9 5 59

5. Minnesota 6 4 57

6. Virginia Tech 8 4 54.5

7. Ohio State 8 5 45.5

8. Northern Iowa 9 4 45

9. Cornell 6 3 42.5

10. Illinois 7 2 36.5

11. Arizona State 3 2 30.5

12. Little Rock 4 2 29.5

13t. Missouri 4 2 27.5

13t. NC State 6 2 27.5

15. Purdue 2 2 27

16. Northern Colorado 4 1 26

17. Stanford 5 2 23.5

18. Iowa State 6 2 21.5

19. Lehigh 3 2 21

20. Michigan 5 1 20.5

21. West Virginia 3 2 20

22. South Dakota State 6 1 17.5

23t. CSU Bakersfield 1 1 16

23t. North Carolina 5 1 16

25. Pitt 5 1 15

26. Cal Poly 2 1 14.5

27. Oregon State 3 2 14

28. Maryland 4 1 11

29. Rutgers 6 0 9.5

30t. Utah Valley 1 1 9

30t. Ohio 1 1 9

32t. Navy 1 1 5.5

32t. Penn 4 0 5.5

34. Oklahoma 4 0 5

35. Princeton 3 0 4.5

36t. Indiana 4 0 4

36t. North Dakota State 4 0 4

38t. Rider 2 0 3

38t. Wisconsin 2 0 3

40t. Binghamton 2 0 2.5

40t. Central Michigan 2 0 2.5

40t. Northwestern 2 0 2.5

40t. Wyoming 2 0 2.5

44t. Appalachian State 1 1 2

44t. Virginia 2 0 2

46t. Army West Point 1 0 1

46t. Drexel 1 0 1

46t. George Mason 1 0 1

WIN Magazine’s March 11 Individual Rankings/NCAA Placement Predictions

Rank/Name/School/Year/Previous

125 Pounds

1. Luke Lilledahl Penn State Fr. 9th

2. Richard Figueroa Arizona State Jr. 2nd

3. Matt Ramos Purdue Sr. 1st

4. Eddie Ventresca Virginia Tech Jr. 8th

5. Vincent Robinson NC State RS Fr. 3rd

6. Caleb Smith Nebraska Grad. 4th

7. Jett Strickenberger West Virginia Sr. 7th

8. Troy Spratley Oklahoma State So. 6th

9. Stevo Poulin Northern Colorado Jr. 5th

10. Dean Peterson Rutgers Sr. 10th

11. Sheldon Seymour Lehigh Jr. 11th

12. Maximo Renteria Oregon State Sr. 15th

13. Marc-Anthony McGowan Princeton Fr. NR

14. Nicolar Rivera Wisconsin So. NR

15. Spencer Moore North Carolina Jr. 13th

16. Max Gallagher Penn So. 16th

17. Tristan Daugherty North Dakota State Sr. NR

18. Nick Babin Pitt RS Sr. 18th

19. Jacob Moran Indiana Sr. 20th

20. Antonio Lorenzo Oklahoma Sr. NR

133 Pounds

1. Lucas Byrd Illinois Sr. 2nd

2. Drake Ayala Iowa Jr. 1st

3. Nasir Bailey Little Rock So. 4th

4. Zeth Romney Cal Poly So. 5th

5. Connor McGonagle Virginia Tech Grad. 12th

6. Braeden Davis Penn State So. 6th

7. Evan Frost Iowa State So. 3rd

8. Nic Bouzakis Ohio State So. 14th

9. Dominick Serrano Northern Colorado Jr. 13th

10. Dylan Shawver Rutgers Sr. 9th

11. Braxton Brown Maryland Jr. 8th

12. Kai Orine NC State RSSr. 19th

13. Ethan Oakley North Carolina Jr. 15th

14. Tyler Knox Stanford RS Fr. 7th

15. Julian Farber Northern Iowa Jr. 16th

16. Zan Fugitt Wisconsin RFr. 17th

17. Kyle Burwick North Dakota State Sr. 20th

18. Jacob Van Dee Nebraska So. 11th

19. Angelo Rini Indiana Sr. NR

20. Anthony Noto Lock Haven Sr. NR

141 Pounds

1. Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado Grad. 1st

2. Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 3rd

3. Jesse Mendez Ohio State Jr. 2nd

4. Brock Hardy Nebraska Jr. 4th

5. Vance VomBaur Minnesota Jr. 7th

6. Cael Happel Northern Iowa Sr. 5th

7. Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State So. 9th

8. Josh Koderhandt Navy Sr. 6th

9. Jacob Frost Iowa State So. 8th

10. Sergio Lemley Michigan So. 10th

11. CJ Composto Penn Sr. 12th

12. Sam Latona Virginia Tech Grad. 11th

13. Joey Olivieri Rutgers Jr. 14th

14. Julian Tagg South Dakota State Jr. 15th

15. Wyatt Henson Lock Haven RJr. 19th

16. Mosha Schwartz Oklahoma Sr. 13th

17. Dylan Cedeno Virginia Sr. 20th

18. Jordan Titus West Virginia Jr. NR

19. Josh Edmond Missouri Jr. 16th

20. Josh Saunders Cornell Sr. NR

149 Pounds

1. Caleb Henson Virginia Tech Jr. 1st

2. Ridge Lovett Nebraska Sr. 4th

3. Shayne Van Ness Penn State Jr. 2nd

4. Kyle Parco Iowa Sr. 3rd

5. Lachlan McNeil North Carolina Jr. 7th

6. Paniro Johnson Iowa State So. 9th

7. Colin Realbuto Northern Iowa RSSr. 8th

8. Ethan Stiles Oregon State Fr. 6th

9. Kannon Webster Illinois RS Fr. 11th

10. Jordan Williams Little Rock So. 12th

11. Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 6th

12. Chance Lamer Cal Poly Jr. 10th

13. Jaden Abas Stanford Sr. 15th

14. Sammy Alvarez Rider Sr. 16th

15. Teague Travis Oklahoma State Jr. NR

16. Ty Whalen Princeton Jr. 13th

17. Cross Wasilewski Penn Fr. 17th

18. Gavin Drexler North Dakota State So. NR

19. Ethan Fernandez Cornell Jr. 20th

20. Andrew Clark Rutgers Sr. NR

157 Pounds

1. Tyler Kasak Penn State So. 1st

2. Meyer Shapiro Cornell So. 2nd

3. Joey Blaze Purdue So. 10th

4. Antrell Taylor Nebraska So. 4th

5. Tommy Askey Minnesota Sr. 7th

6. Jacori Teemer Iowa RS Sr. 3rd

7. Ryder Downey Northern Iowa So. 6th

8. Brandon Cannon Ohio State Fr. NR

9. Ethen Miller Maryland Jr. 5th

10. Rafael Hipolito Virginia Tech RS Fr. 11th

11. Caleb Fish Oklahoma State Sr. 12th

12. Vince Zerban Northern Colorado Jr. NR

13. Ed Scott NC State Sr. 13th

14. Matt Bianchi Little Rock Jr. 14th

15. Cody Chittum Iowa State So. 8th

16. Cobe Siebrecht South Dakota State Gr. 17th

17. DJ McGee George Mason So. NR

18. Jared Hill Wyoming Jr. 18th

19. Chase Saldate Michigan Grad. 16th

20. Johnny Lovett Central Michigan Sr. 19th

165 Pounds

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State So. 1st

2. Michael Caliendo Iowa Jr. 2nd

3. Julian Ramirez Cornell Sr. 5th

4. Peyton Hall West Virginia RS Sr. 4th

5. Hunter Garvin Stanford So. 7th

6. Terrell Barraclough Utah Valley Sr. 3rd

7. Braeden Scoles Illinois Fr. 9th

8. Cam Steed Missouri So. 11th

9. Cam Amine Oklahoma State RS Sr. 10th

10. Nicco Ruiz Arizona State Fr. 12th

11. Will Miller Appalachian State Sr. 6th

12. Beau Mantanona Michigan Fr. 14th

13. Christopher Minto Nebraska RS Fr. 8th

14. Andrew Sparks Minnesota Sr. 15th

15. Paddy Gallagher Ohio State Jr. 19th

16. Maxx Mayfield Northwestern Sr. 16th

17. Drake Rhodes South Dakota State So. 13th

18. Jack Thomsen Northern Iowa Sr. 18th

19. Gunner Filipowicz Army So. 20th

20. Nick Hamilton Virginia So. NR

174 Pounds

1. Keegan O’Toole Missouri Sr. 1st

2. Levi Haines Penn State Jr. 2nd

3. Dean Hamiti Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Garrett Thompson Ohio Jr. 6th

5. Carson Kharchla Ohio State Sr. 4th

6. Lorenzo Norman Stanford RS Fr. 5th

7. Lenny Pinto Nebraska Jr. 7th

8. Patrick Kennedy Iowa Gr. NR

9. Simon Ruiz Cornell Fr. 10th

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

11. Matt Singleton NC State So. 16th

12. Dan Braunagel Illinois Sr. NR

13. Josh Ogunsanya North Carolina Sr. 11th

14. Luca Augustine Pitt Jr. 15th

15. Alex Cramer Central Michigan Sr. NR

16. MJ Gaitan Iowa State So. 18th

17. Jared Simma Northern Iowa Jr. 17th

18. Brevin Cassella Binghamton Sr. 20th

19. Nick Incontrera Penn Sr. 14th

20. Gaven Sax Oklahoma Sr. 13th

184 Pounds

1. Carter Starocci Penn State RS Sr. 1st

2. Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Sr. 2nd

3. Max McEnelly Minnesota Fr. 3rd

4. Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 4th

5. Bennett Berge South Dakota State So. 5th

6. Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 7th

7. Silas Allred Nebraska Jr. 6th

8. Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 9th

9. Edmond Ruth Illinois Sr. 12th

10. Reece Heller Pitt Grad. 10th

11. Dylan Fishback NC State So. 11th

12. Gabe Arnold Iowa RS Fr. 8th

13. Isaac Dean Rider Jr. 15th

14. Gavin Kane North Carolina Sr. 19th

15. DJ Parker Oklahoma Jr. NR

16. TJ Stewart Virginia Tech So. 17th

17. Shane Cartagena-Walsh Rutgers Fr. 18th

18. DJ Washington Indiana Sr. NR

19. Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State So. 16th

20. Aidan Brenot North Dakota State RFr. 20th

197 Pounds

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

2. Stephen Buchanan Iowa Sr. 1st

3. Jacob Cardenas Michigan Grad. 4th

4. Stephen Little Little Rock So. 7th

5. Michael Beard Lehigh Sr. 6th

6. Mac Stout Pitt So. 11th

7. Trey Munoz Oregon State RS Sr. 8th

8. Josh Barr Penn State Fr. 3rd

9. Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa So. 10th

10. Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 9th

11. Zac Braunagel Illinois Sr. 15th

12. Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 5th

13. Joseph Novak Wyoming So. 12th

14. Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 13th

15. Luke Stout Princeton Sr. 16th

16. Zach Glazier South Dakota State Sr. 17th

17. Andy Smith Virginia Tech RS Sr. 14th

18. Camden McDanel Nebraska Fr. 18th

19. Evan Bates Northwestern Jr. 19th

20. Michael O’Malley Drexel Sr. 20th

Heavyweight

1. Gable Steveson Minnesota Grad. 1st

2. Greg Kerkvliet Penn State RS Sr. 2nd

3. Wyatt Hendrickson Oklahoma State Sr. 3rd

4. Cohlton Schultz Arizona State RS Sr. 7th

5. Isaac Trumble NC State Jr. 4th

6. Owen Trephan Lehigh Jr. 5th

7. Nich Feldman Ohio State So. 11th

8. Jimmy Mullen Virginia Tech Fr. 10th

9. Luke Luffman Illinois Sr. 8th

10. Ben Kueter Iowa RS Fr. 12th

11. Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Grad. 6th

12. Josh Heindselman Michigan Grad. 9th

13. Dayton Pitzer Pitt So. 17th

14. Seth Nevills Maryland Grad. 13th

15. Gavin Hoffman Lock Haven Sr. 15th

16. Cory Day Binghamton Grad. 14th

17. Lance Runyon Northern Iowa Sr. 16th

18. Jacob Bullock Indiana RSSr. 18th

19. Seth Nitzel Missouri Jr. NR

20. Daniel Herrera Iowa State Fr. NR