Photo: Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix, who became his school’s first five-time Big 12 champion, is now ranked No. 1 nationally at 133 pounds in WIN Magazine’s Pre-NCAA rankings.
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
Penn State 10 10 160.5
Iowa 8 5 66.5
Okla. State 10 5 63
NC State 9 4 60
Iowa State 8 5 58.5
Nebraska 8 4 55.5
Arizona State 6 4 54
Cornell 8 4 48.5
Michigan 9 4 44.5
Virginia Tech 8 2 38.5
11t. Lehigh 4 3 37
11t. Ohio State 7 3 37
SDSU 5 3 35
Northern Iowa 4 3 34
Minnesota 5 2 28
Wyoming 4 2 24.5
Air Force 3 2 22
Little Rock 3 2 17
Oregon State 4 1 16.5
Purdue 2 1 14.5
Rutgers 6 1 14
Lock Haven 2 1 13.5
Stanford 4 1 13
West Virginia 3 1 12
Binghamton 3 1 11
Campbell 1 1 9
Pitt 6 0 9
Columbia 2 1 7
Illinois 1 1 6.5
Maryland 3 0 5.5
Cal Poly 3 0 5
32t. Mich. State 3 0 4
32t. Oklahoma 2 0 4
34t. App. State 3 0 3.5
34t. Navy 2 0 3.5
34t. UNC 3 0 3.5
37t. Indiana 2 0 3
37t. Ohio 2 0 3
39t. Penn 2 0 2.5
39t. Princeton 2 0 2.5
39t. Virginia 2 0 2.5
42t. Army 1 0 2
42t. Harvard 1 0 2
CMU 1 0 1.5
45t. Hofstra 1 0 1
45t. Utah Valley 1 0 1
WIN Magazine’s March 12 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Braeden Davis Penn State Fr. 10th
Drake Ayala Iowa So. 2nd
Matt Ramos Purdue Jr. 1st
Anthony Noto Lock Haven Jr. 7th
Patrick McKee Minnesota Sr. 8th
Jore Volk Wyoming So. 15th
Richard Figueroa Arizona State So. 18th
Troy Spratley Oklahoma State RSFr. 4th
Luke Stanich Lehigh Fr. 20th
Michael DeAugustino Michigan Sr. 12th
Jakob Camacho NC State Jr. 17th
Eric Barnett Wisconsin Sr. 9th
Dean Peterson Rutgers So. 19th
Tanner Jordan South Dakota State Sr. 13th
Cooper Flynn Virginia Tech Fr. 6th
Caleb Smith Nebraska Gr. 11th
Noah Surtin Missouri Jr. 5th
Stevo Poulin No. Colorado So. 3rd
Nico Provo Stanford So. 16th
Brandon Kaylor Oregon State Sr. 14th
133 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Daton Fix Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
Ryan Crookham Lehigh Fr. 3rd
Vito Arujau Cornell Sr. 1st
Kai Orine NC State Jr. 4th
Nasir Bailey Little Rock Fr. 6th
Aaron Nagao Penn State So. 8th
Dylan Shawver Rutgers So. 7th
Dylan Ragusin Michigan Jr. 5th
Evan Frost Iowa State RSFr. 9th
Nic Bouzakis Ohio State RSFr. 11th
Sam Latona Virginia Tech Jr. 12th
Jacob Van Dee Nebraska Fr. 18th
Dominic Serrano Northern Colorado So. 16th
Brody Teske Iowa Sr. NR
Braxton Brown Maryland So. 13th
Julian Chlebove Arizona State Jr. NR
Zeth Romney Cal Poly RSFr. 15th
Michael Colaiocco Penn Sr. 10th
Ethan Oakley Appalachian State So. NR
Tyler Wells MInnesota Fr. NR
141 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Beau Bartlett Penn State Sr. 1st
Jesse Mendez Ohio State So. 3rd
Real Woods Iowa Sr. 2nd
Anthony Echemendia Iowa State Jr. 6th
Ryan Jack NC State Jr. 4th
Brock Hardy Nebraska So. 7th
Cael Happel Northern Iowa Jr. 8th
Tagen Jamison Oklahoma State RSFr. 5th
Cole Matthews Pitt Sr. 16th
Lachlan McNeil North Carolina So. 9th
Sergio Lemley Michigan Fr. 11th
Josh Koderhandt Navy Jr. 13th
Josh Edmond Missouri So. 14th
Jesse Vasquez Arizona State Jr. 19th
15 Cleveland Belton Oregon State Jr. 18th
Mitch Moore Rutgers Gr. 15th
Jordan Titus West Virginia So. 12th
Tom Crook Virginia Tech So. 17th
Wyatt Henson Lock Haven So. NR
Vince Cornella Cornell So. 10th
149 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Ridge Lovett Nebraska Jr. 1st
Kyle Parco Arizona State Jr. 3rd
Caleb Henson Virginia Tech So. 2nd
Jackson Arrington NC State So. 4th
Austin Gomez Michigan Gr. 5th
Ty Watters West Virginia Fr. 7th
Casey Swiderski Iowa State So. 6th
Tyler Kasak Penn State Fr. 16th
Chance Lamer Cal Poly So. 9th
Jaden Abas Stanford Jr. 19th
Ethen Miller Maryland So. 13th
Caleb Rathjen Iowa So. 12th
Dylan D’Emilio Ohio State Sr. 11th
Graham Rooks Indiana Sr. 14th
Logan Gioffre Missouri Jr. 15th
Corbyn Munson Central Michigan Sr. 10th
Joe Zargo Wisconsin Jr. 17th
Jordan Williams Oklahoma State RSFr. 20th
Cody Bond Appalachian State Sr. NR
Ethan Fernandez Cornell So. NR
157 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Levi Haines Penn State So. 1st
Jacori Teemer Arizona State Sr. 3rd
Meyer Shapiro Cornell Fr. 5th
Jared Franek Iowa Gr. 6th
Peyton Robb Nebraska Sr. 7th
Daniel Cardenas Stanford So. 8th
Ryder Downey Northern Iowa RSFr. 9th
Cody Chittum Iowa State Fr. 12th
Michael Blockhus Minnesota Sr. 2nd
Cael Swensen South Dakota State So. NR
Ed Scott NC State Jr. 18th
Will Lewan Michigan Sr. 15th
Peyten Kellar Ohio So. 16th
Brayton Lee Indiana Sr. 14th
Teague Travis Oklahoma State So. 10th
Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech Sr. 13th
Joey Blaze Purdue Fr. 20th
Brock Mauller Missouri Sr. 11th
Vinny Zerban Northern Colorado So. 4th
20 Chase Saldate Michigan State Sr. 17th
165 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Keegan O’Toole Missouri Jr. 1st
Mitchell Mesenbrink Penn State RSFr. 3rd
David Carr Iowa State Sr. 2nd
Dean Hamiti Wisconsin Jr. 4th
Michael Caliendo Iowa So. 5th
Izzak Olejnik Oklahoma State Sr. 6th
Julien Ramirez Cornell Jr. 7th
Cam Amine Michigan Sr. 10th
Peyton Hall West Virginia Jr. 8th
Caleb Fish Michigan State Sr. 9th
Giano Petrucelli Air Force Sr. 12th
Antrell Taylor Nebraska RSFr. 14th
Andrew Cerniglia Navy Sr. 16th
Garrett Thompson Ohio Fr. 11th
Holden Heller Pitt Sr. 15th
Will Miller Appalachian State So. NR
Brevin Cassella Binghamton Jr. 19th
Derek Fields NC State So. 20th
Nick Hamilton Virginia Fr. NR
Noah Mulvaney Bucknell Fr. 18th
174 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Carter Starocci Penn State Sr. 1st
Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech Sr. 2nd
Shane Griffith Michigan Sr. 3rd
Cade DeVos SDSU Jr. 4th
Rocco Welsh Ohio State Fr. 9th
Patrick Kennedy Iowa So. 7th
Edmond Ruth Illinois Jr. 8th
Lennox Wolak Columbia Sr. 11th
Adam Kemp Cal Poly Gr. 12th
Phillip Conigliaro Harvard Sr. 5th
Jackson Turley Rutgers Sr. 13th
Ben Pasiuk Army West Point Sr. 17th
Nick Incontrera Penn Jr. 6th
Luca Augustine Pitt So. 14th
Justin McCoy Virginia Gr. 15th
Andrew Sparks Minnesota Jr. NR
Brayden Thompson Oklahoma State Fr. NR
M.J. Gaitan Iowa State Fr. 16th
Gaven Sax North Dakota State Jr. 18th
Peyton Mocco Missouri Sr. 10th
184 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa Jr. 1st
Dustin Plott Oklahoma State Sr. 2nd
Isaiah Salazar Minnesota Sr. 4th
Trey Munoz Oregon State Jr. 3rd
Bernie Truax Penn State Sr. 7th
Lenny Pinto Nebraska So. 5th
Sam Wolf Air Force Sr. 8th
Bennett Berge South Dakota State RSFr. 6th
T.J. Stewart Virginia Tech RSFr. 9th
Colton Hawks Missouri Jr. NR
Jaden Bullock Michigan Jr. 16th
Dylan Fishback NC State RSFr. 10th
Chris Foca Cornell Sr. 11th
Will Feldkamp Iowa State Sr. 13th
Reece Heller Pitt Sr. 14th
Aaron Ayzerov Columbia Jr. 19th
Brian Soldano Rutgers So. 17th
Layne Malczewski Michigan State Gr. 15th
Ryder Rogotzke Ohio State Fr. NR
Nate Dugan Princeton Sr. NR
197 pounds
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Aaron Brooks Penn State Sr. 1st
Trent Hidlay NC State Sr. 2nd
Tanner Sloan South Dakota State Sr. 3rd
Michael Beard Lehigh Jr. 5th
Jacob Cardenas Cornell Sr. 7th
Lou DePrez Binghamton Gr. 6th
Rocky Elam Missouri Jr. 8th
Stephen Little Little Rock RSFr. 9th
Stephan Buchanan Oklahoma Jr. 4th
Zach Glazier Iowa Sr. 11th
Silas Allred Nebraska So. 13th
Jaxon Smith Maryland So. 10th
Max Shaw North Carolina Jr. 16th
Luke Stout Princeton Jr. 14th
Mac Stout Pitt RSFr. 18th
Luke Surber Oklahoma State Sr. 12th
Wyatt Voelker Northern Iowa Fr. NR
Evan Bockman Utah Valley Sr. 19th
Nick Stemmet Stanford Sr. 20th
Luke Geog Ohio State RSFr. NR
Heavyweight
Wt. Name School Yr. Previous
Greg Kerkvliet Penn State Sr. 1st
Yonger Bastida Iowa State Sr. 3rd
Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force Sr. 2nd
Cohlton Schultz Arizona State Jr. 4th
Zach Elam Missouri Sr. 5th
Taye Ghadiali Campbell Sr. 6th
Nathan Taylor Lehigh So. 8th
Nick Feldman Ohio State RSFr. 9th
Lucas Davison Michigan Gr. 7th
Owen Trephan NC State Jr. 12th
Josh Heindselman Oklahoma Sr. 11th
Konner Doucet Oklahoma State Jr. 13th
Yaraslau Slavikouski Rutgers Gr. 17th
Lewis Fernandes Cornell Sr. 16th
Boone McDermott Oregon State Sr. 15th
Josiah Hill Little Rock Jr. 18th
Hunter Catka Virginia Tech Jr. 20th
Dayton Pitzer Pitt RSFr. NR
Cory Day Binghamton Jr. NR
Keaton Kluever Hofstra Sr. NR
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