Photo: Lou DePrez (right), a 2021 All-American who is in his seventh season at Binghamton, has returned to WIN’s Feb. 12 national ranking; earning a No. 13 rating at 197 pounds. (Binghamton photo)
NEWTON, Iowa — Lou DePrez, who is in his seventh year of wrestling at Binghamton University (N.Y.), is among the eight NCAA Division I wrestlers who are new to the Feb. 12 WIN Magazine national rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
DePrez, who placed eighth in the 2021 NCAAs, is currently 17-1 on the season and is ranked 13th at 197 pounds. He is a graduate student from Hilton, N.Y. After redshirting as a true freshman in 2018, he earned two additional years after dealing with injuries last season and a COVID year from 2020.
Other newcomers to this week’s rankings are Arizona State’s Richard Figueroa (20th at 125) and Jesse Vasquez (18th at 133), Illinois’s Tony Madrigal (20th at 133), Oklahoma’s Willie McDougald (19th at 149), Oregon State’s Cleveland Belton (17th at 141), Purdue’s Joey Blaze (20th at 157) and Stanford’s Jaden Abas (20that 149).
Two-time NCAA defending champion Penn State (9-0) remains No. 1 in both WIN’s dual rankings and Tournament Power Index, going into tonight’s home dual with Rutgers. The Nittany Lions feature 10 ranked wrestlers, including five rated at No. 1: Beau Bartlett (141), Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt).
Oklahoma State (13-0), the division’s only other undefeated team, remained No. 2 in both the dual rankings and TPI and also feature 10 ranked wrestlers, including a pair of No. 2-ranked wrestlers: Daton Fix (133) and Dustin Plott (184).
Rounding out the Top 5 in WIN’s dual rankings are No. 3. Iowa and No. 4. Iowa State and No. 5 Missouri. Rated third through fifth in the TPI are N.C. State, Iowa and Cornell.
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 necessarily 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, which will be held in Kansas City, Mo., in March, if that event was held now.
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 12 Dual-Team Rankings
Rk.
School (Record)
Prev.
Upcoming Week’s Schedules
1.
Penn State (9-0)
1st
Feb. 12 vs. Rutgers; Feb. 18 vs. Nebraska
2.
Oklahoma State (13-0)
2nd
Feb. 18 vs. Oklahoma
3.
Iowa (10-2)
3rd
Feb. 18 vs. Wisconsin
4.
Iowa State (12-2)
4th
Feb. 18 Last Chance Open, Ames
5.
Missouri (8-2)
5th
Feb. 16 at NDSU; Feb. 18 at SDSU
6.
Nebraska (11-1)
9th
Feb. 18 at Penn State
7.
Ohio State (14-2)
6th
Feb. 16 at Michigan State
8.
NC State (13-2)
8th
Feb. 16 vs. Cornell; Feb. 18 at Duke
9.
Michigan (6-4)
7th
Feb. 16 at Indiana
10.
Cornell (10-3)
10th
Feb. 16 at NC State; Feb. 18 at App. State
11.
Virginia Tech (8-3)
11th
Feb. 16 at Pitt
12.
Minnesota (10-2)
12th
Feb. 16 vs. Wisconsin
13.
South Dakota State (12-3)
13th
Feb. 18 vs. Missouri
14.
Rutgers (10-4)
14th
Feb. 12 at Penn St.; Feb. 16 vs. Maryland
15.
Northern Iowa (6-6)
15th
Feb. 18 at Last Chance Open, Ames
16.
Lehigh (6-3)
16th
Feb. 17 vs. Princeton
17.
Stanford (10-2)
17th
Feb. 17 at Arizona St.; Feb. 18 vs. Ore. St.
18.
West Virginia (9-5)
18th
Feb. 18 vs. Glenville State
19.
Wisconsin (9-4)
19th
Feb. 16 at Minnesota; Feb. 18 at Iowa
20.
Little Rock (14-5)
20th
off until Feb. 25 at Lindenwood
21.
Arizona State (5-5)
23rd
Feb. 17 vs. Stanford
22.
Oregon State (6-5)
24th
Feb. 18 vs. Stanford
23.
Oklahoma (5-6)
21st
Feb. 18 at Oklahoma State
24.
Maryland (4-6)
NR
Feb. 16 at Rutgers
25.
Purdue (6-9)
NR
Feb. 16 vs. Illinois
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 12 Tournament Power Index
Rk.
School
Total Rank
Top 8
TPI Pts
1.
Penn State
10
9
137.5
2.
Oklahoma State
10
5
71
3.
N.C. State
9
4
61.5
4.
Iowa
8
5
59
5.
Cornell
8
5
58.5
6.
Virginia Tech
10
3
56
7.
Iowa State
8
5
53
8.
Michigan
9
4
49
9.
Nebraska
7
4
47.5
10.
Missouri
9
3
47
11.
Arizona State
5
3
40.5
12.
South Dakota State
4
3
36.5
13.
Northern Iowa
5
2
35
14.
Minnesota
3
2
30.5
15.
Lehigh
4
3
29
16.
Northern Colorado
3
2
26.5
17.
Ohio State
7
1
24
18.
Purdue
2
1
21
19.
Air Force
3
1
20
20.
Wisconsin
4
2
18.5
21t.
Illinois
4
2
17.5
21t.
Oregon State
4
1
17.5
23.
Little Rock
3
2
15.5
24.
Oklahoma
3
1
15
25.
West Virginia
3
2
12.5
26.
Penn
2
1
11
27t.
Harvard
1
1
10
27t.
Rutgers
7
0
10
29t.
Campbell
1
1
9
29t.
Stanford
4
1
9
31.
Pitt
5
0
7
32.
Lock Haven
1
1
5.5
33t.
Cal Poly
3
0
5
33t.
Maryland
3
0
5
33t.
Navy
4
0
5
36.
Michigan State
3
0
4.5
37.
Indiana
3
0
4
38t.
North Carolina
2
0
3.5
38t.
Ohio
2
0
3.5
40t.
Binghamton
2
0
3
40t.
Columbia
2
0
3
42t.
Bucknell
2
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.
Franklin & Marshall
1
0
1
47t.
North Dakota State
1
0
1
47t.
Northwestern
1
0
1
47t.
Utah Valley
1
0
1
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 12 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Matt Ramos
Purdue
Jr.
1st
2.
Drake Ayala
Iowa
So.
2nd
3.
Cooper Flynn
Virginia Tech
Fr.
3rd
4.
Stevo Poulin
Northern Colorado
So.
4th
5.
Braeden Davis
Penn State
Fr.
5th
6.
Troy Spratley
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
7th
7.
Eric Barnett
Wisconsin
Sr.
8th
8.
Anthony Noto
Lock Haven
Jr.
9th
9.
Noah Surtin
Missouri
Jr.
11th
10.
Caleb Smith
Nebraska
Gr.
14th
11.
Michael DeAugustino
Michigan
Sr.
6th
12.
Patrick McKee
Minnesota
Sr.
12th
13.
Tanner Jordan
South Dakota State
Sr.
10th
14.
Brandon Kaylor
Oregon State
Sr.
15th
15.
Jore Volk
Wyoming
So.
13th
16.
Nico Provo
Stanford
So.
16th
17.
Brett Ungar
Cornell
So.
17th
18.
Jarrett Trombley
NC State
Gr.
18th
19.
Dean Peterson
Rutgers
So.
20th
20.
Richard Figueroa
Arizona State
So.
NR
133 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
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.
5th
5.
Dylan Ragusin
Michigan
Jr.
4th
6.
Nasir Bailey
Little Rock
Fr.
6th
7.
Aaron Nagao
Penn State
So.
7th
8.
Evan Frost
Iowa State
RSFr.
8th
9.
Michael Colaiocco
Penn
Sr.
9th
10.
Dylan Shawver
Rutgers
So.
10th
11.
Nic Bouzakis
Ohio State
RSFr.
11th
12.
Sam Latona
Virginia Tech
Jr.
13th
13.
Braxton Brown
Maryland
So.
14th
14.
Julian Farber
Northern Iowa
Jr.
12th
15.
Zeth Romney
Cal Poly
RSFr.
15th
16.
Dominic Serrano
Northern Colorado
So.
16th
17.
Brendan Ferretti
Navy
So.
17th
18.
Cullen Schriever
Iowa
Jr.
18th
19.
Kurt Phipps
Bucknell
Sr.
19th
20.
Tony Madrigal
Illinois
Sr.
NR
141 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
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.
5th
5.
Cael Happel
Northern Iowa
Jr.
4th
6.
Tagen Jamison
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
7th
7.
Anthony Echemendia
Iowa State
Jr.
8th
8.
Brock Hardy
Nebraska
So.
9th
9.
Lachlan McNeil
North Carolina
So.
6th
10.
Vince Cornella
Cornell
So.
10th
11.
Tom Crook
Virginia Tech
So.
11th
12.
Sergio Lemley
Michigan
Fr.
12th
13.
Jordan Titus
West Virginia
So.
13th
14.
Josh Koderhandt
Navy
Jr.
14th
15.
Mitch Moore
Rutgers
Gr.
17th
16.
Cole Matthews
Pitt
Sr.
18th
17.
Cleveland Belton
Oregon State
Jr.
NR
18.
Jesse Vasquez
Arizona State
Jr.
NR
19.
Malyke Hines
Lehigh
Jr.
19th
20.
Josh Edmond
Missouri
So.
20th
149 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Ridge Lovett
Nebraska
Jr.
1st
2.
Caleb Henson
Virginia Tech
So.
2nd
3.
Jackson Arrington
NC State
So.
3rd
4.
Kyle Parco
Arizona State
Jr.
4th
5.
Austin Gomez
Michigan
Gr.
5th
6.
Kannon Webster
Illinois
Fr.
6th
7.
Casey Swiderski
Iowa State
So.
8th
8.
Ty Watters
West Virginia
Fr.
9th
9.
Chance Lamer
Cal Poly
So.
7th
10.
Corbyn Munson
Central Michigan
Sr.
11th
11.
Dylan D’Emilio
Ohio State
Sr.
12th
12.
Caleb Rathjen
Iowa
So.
15th
13.
Ethen Miller
Maryland
So.
13th
14.
Graham Rooks
Indiana
Sr.
14th
15.
Logan Gioffre
Missouri
Jr.
18th
16.
Jordan Williams
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
20th
17.
Tyler Kasak
Penn State
Fr.
10th
18.
Joe Zargo
Wisconsin
Jr.
19th
19.
Willie McDougald
Oklahoma
So.
NR
20.
Jaden Abas
Stanford
Jr.
NR
157 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
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.
12th
11.
Brock Mauller
Missouri
Sr.
11th
12.
Cody Chittum
Iowa State
Fr.
10th
13.
Will Lewan
Michigan
Sr.
13th
14.
Bryce Andonian
Virginia Tech
Sr.
14th
15.
Ed Scott
NC State
Jr.
15th
16.
Peyten Kellar
Ohio
So.
16th
17
Chase Saldate
Michigan State
Sr.
17th
18.
Paddy Gallagher
Ohio State
So.
18th
19.
Brayton Lee
Indiana
Sr.
19th
20.
Joey Blaze
Purdue
Fr.
NR
165 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Keegan O’Toole
Missouri
Jr.
1st
2.
David Carr
Iowa State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Mitchell Mesenbrink
Penn State
RSFr.
3rd
4.
Izzak Olejnik
Oklahoma State
Sr.
4th
5.
Dean Hamiti
Wisconsin
Jr.
5th
6.
Julien Ramirez
Cornell
Jr.
7th
7.
Michael Caliendo
Iowa
So.
6th
8.
Peyton Hall
West Virginia
Jr.
8th
9.
Caleb Fish
Michigan State
Sr.
10th
10.
Cam Amine
Michigan
Sr.
9th
11.
Garrett Thompson
Ohio
Fr.
11th
12.
Giano Petrucelli
Air Force
Sr.
15th
13.
Andrew Cerniglia
Navy
Sr.
13th
14.
Bryce Hepner
Ohio State
So.
16th
15.
Antrell Taylor
Nebraska
RSFr.
18th
16.
Connor Brady
Virginia Tech
Jr.
14th
17.
Derek Fields
NC State
So.
20th
18.
Holden Heller
Pitt
Sr.
17th
19.
Maxx Mayfield
Northwestern
Jr.
19th
20.
Noah Mulvaney
Bucknell
Fr.
12th
174 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
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.
Peyton Mocco
Missouri
Sr.
9th
10.
Rocco Welsh
Ohio State
Fr.
10th
11.
Lennox Wolak
Columbia
Sr.
11th
12.
Jackson Turley
Rutgers
Sr.
13th
13.
Adam Kemp
Cal Poly
Gr.
14th
14.
Donnell Washington
Indiana
Sr.
15th
15.
Luca Augustine
Pitt
So.
12th
16.
Justin McCoy
Virginia
Gr.
16th
17.
M.J. Gaitan
Iowa State
Fr.
17th
18.
Max Maylor
Wisconsin
Gr.
18th
19.
Gaven Sax
North Dakota State
Jr.
19th
20.
Brayden Thompson
Oklahoma State
Fr.
20th
184 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
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.
7th
7.
Bernie Truax
Penn State
Sr.
8th
8.
Chris Foca
Cornell
Sr.
9th
9.
Will Feldkamp
Iowa State
Sr.
6th
10.
Sam Wolf
Air Force
Sr.
10th
11.
Clayton Whiting
Missouri
Fr.
11th
12.
Reece Heller
Pitt
Sr.
12th
13.
Dylan Fishback
NC State
RSFr.
13th
14.
Layne Malczewski
Michigan State
Gr.
14th
15.
Jacob Nolan
Binghamton
Sr.
15th
16.
Jaden Bullock
Michigan
Jr.
16th
17.
Brian Soldano
Rutgers
So.
17th
18.
James Conway
Franklin & Marshall
Jr.
18th
19.
Aaron Ayzerov
Columbia
Jr.
19th
20.
Sam Fisher
Virginia Tech
Jr.
20th
197 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
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.
Jacob Cardenas
Cornell
Sr.
5th
6.
Michael Beard
Lehigh
Jr.
6th
7.
Rocky Elam
Missouri
Jr.
7th
8.
Stephen Little
Little Rock
RSFr.
8th
9.
Jaxon Smith
Maryland
So.
9th
10.
Zach Glazier
Iowa
Sr.
10th
11.
Luke Surber
Oklahoma State
Sr.
11th
12.
Silas Allred
Nebraska
So.
12th
13.
Lou DePrez
Binghamton
Gr.
NR
14.
Luke Stout
Princeton
Jr.
13th
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.
14th
19.
Evan Bockman
Utah Valley
Sr.
19th
20.
Nick Stemmet
Stanford
Sr.
18th
Heavyweight
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
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.
Konner Doucet
Oklahoma State
Jr.
9th
10.
Luke Luffman
Illinois
Jr.
10th
11.
Nick Feldman
Ohio State
RSFr.
11th
12.
Owen Trephan
NC State
Jr.
12th
13.
Yaraslau Slavikouski
Rutgers
Gr.
13th
14.
Josh Heindselman
Oklahoma
Sr.
14th
15.
Tyrell Gordon
Northern Iowa
Sr.
15th
16.
Boone McDermott
Oregon State
Sr.
16th
17.
Lewis Fernandes
Cornell
Sr.
17th
18.
Josiah Hill
Little Rock
Jr.
18th
19.
Grady Griess
Navy
Sr.
19th
20.
Hunter Catka
Virginia Tech
Jr.
20th
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