Photo: NC State’s Jakob Camacho, Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen — all top-rated wrestlers in WIN’s Nov. 27 rankings — could all compete for championships at the 41st annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend.
NEWTON, Iowa — The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is rated among the top regular-season tournaments and the 41st annual event, which will be held this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 1-2), could include nearly 100 wrestlers who are rated in the Top 20 in WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
This year’s CKLV, which will be held in the Westgate Paradise Event Center in Las Vegas, also features three wrestlers who are rated No. 1 by WIN: NC State’s Jakob Camacho (125), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen (184).
Camacho could face No. 2 Matt Ramos of Purdue in Las Vegas. Ramos, the preseason No. 1 pick who lost twice this season, moved up after beating Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto, last week’s No. 1, in the All-Star Classic in State College, Pa. Meanwhile, Lovett could face three in the top five at his weight in Vegas: Arizona State’s No. 3 Kyle Parco, Virginia Tech’s No. 4 Caleb Henson and Cal Poly’s No. 5 Chance Lamer. Keckeisen, who beat Penn State’s No. 2 Bernie Truax in last week’s NWCA All-Star Classic, could face Oregon State’s No. 3 Trey Munoz and Oklahoma State’s No. 5 Dustin Plott in Las Vegas.
In WIN’s Tournament Power Index, Penn State continues to lead with 150.5 points and features four top-ranked wrestlers, including three — Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt) — who all won matches at the All-Star Classic last week. The Nittany Lions, who host Lehigh this coming Sunday, are followed by NC State (68.5), Missouri (67.5), and Cornell and Michigan (66), which are tied for fifth in the TPI.
Other top-ranked wrestlers are Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Iowa’s Real Woods (141), Penn State’s Levi Haines (157) and Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (165).
WIN’s TPI is based on a point total associated with individual placement and advancement points that could be scored in the 2024 NCAAs if wrestlers finish where they are ranked. 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., next March, if that event was held now.
There are seven newcomers to this week’s rankings: Iowa’s Patrick Kennedy (174), Iowa State’s Evan Frost (133), Maryland Braxton Brown (133), Minnesota’s Michael Blockhus (157), Blaine Brenner (165) and Andrew Sparks (184), and Pitt’s Mac Stout (197).
WIN Magazine will announce its first dual rankings in the Dec. 4 weekly rankings release.
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 Tournament Power Index
Rank
School
Total Ranked
Top 8
TPI Points
1.
Penn State
9
9
150.5
2.
NC State
8
5
68.5
3.
Missouri
8
6
67.5
4t.
Cornell
7
6
66
4t.
Michigan
6
6
66
6.
Virginia Tech
7
4
54
7.
Nebraska
7
3
53.5
8.
Iowa
7
3
49.5
9t.
Arizona State
5
5
48
9t.
Oklahoma State
7
4
48
11.
Ohio State
8
3
35.5
12.
Iowa State
8
2
34.5
13.
South Dakota State
4
3
30.5
14.
Oregon State
5
2
27
15.
Northern Iowa
4
1
25
16.
North Carolina
3
2
21.5
17.
Minnesota
6
2
19.5
18t.
Air Force
2
1
18
18t.
Lehigh
4
2
18
20.
Illinois
3
2
16.5
21t.
Purdue
1
1
16
21t.
Rutgers
7
1
16
23.
Oklahoma
4
1
14.5
24.
Lock Haven
1
1
13.5
25.
Wisconsin
2
1
12
26.
Cal Poly
2
1
11.5
27.
Maryland
4
1
10.5
28t.
Pitt
6
0
10
28t.
Stanford
4
1
10
30.
Indiana
4
1
9.5
31.
Navy
3
0
5.5
32.
Northwestern
3
0
5
33t.
Columbia
3
0
4.5
33t.
Michigan State
3
0
4.5
35.
West Virginia
3
0
4
36.
Northern Colorado
2
0
3.5
37t.
Campbell
2
0
3
37t.
Central Michigan
3
0
3
37t.
Princeton
2
0
3
37t.
Utah Valley
2
0
3
41.
Appalachian State
2
0
2.5
42t.
Binghamton
1
0
2
42t.
Drexel
1
0
2
42t.
Little Rock
1
0
2
42t.
North Dakota State
1
0
2
42t.
Ohio
2
0
2
42t.
Rider
1
0
2
42t.
Virginia
1
0
2
49t.
Chattanooga
1
0
1.5
49t.
SIU Edwardsville
1
0
1.5
51t.
American U.
1
0
1
51t.
Army West Point
1
0
1
51t.
Franklin & Marshall
1
0
1
51t.
George Mason
1
0
1
51t.
Harvard
1
0
1
51t.
Wyoming
1
0
1
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 27 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Jakob Camacho
NC State
Jr.
1st
2.
Matt Ramos
Purdue
Jr.
2nd
3.
Anthony Noto
Lock Haven
Jr.
3rd
4.
Brett Ungar
Cornell
So.
5th
5.
Michael DeAugustino
Michigan
Sr.
6th
6.
Brandon Kaylor
Oregon State
Sr.
8th
7.
Richard Figueroa
Arizona State
Jr.
7th
8.
Patrick McKee
Minnesota
Sr.
4th
9.
Stevo Poulin
Northern Colorado
So.
9th
10.
Drake Ayala
Iowa
So.
13th
11.
Dean Peterson
Rutgers
So.
10th
12.
Eric Barnett
Wisconsin
Sr.
11th
13.
Noah Surtin
Missouri
Jr.
12th
14.
Brayden Palmer
Chattanooga
Sr.
14th
15.
Caleb Smith
Nebraska
Gr.
15th
16.
Troy Spratley
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
16th
17.
Jore Volk
Wyoming
So.
17th
18.
Kysen Terukina
Iowa State
Sr.
18th
19.
Jack Maida
American U.
Jr.
19th
20.
Nico Provo
Stanford
So.
20th
133 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Vito Arujau
Cornell
Sr.
1st
2.
Daton Fix
Oklahoma State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Aaron Nagao
Penn State
So.
3rd
4.
Kai Orine
NC State
Jr.
4th
5.
Sam Latona
Virginia Tech
Jr.
5th
6.
Ryan Crookham
Lehigh
Fr.
7th
7.
Chris Cannon
Michigan
Sr.
9th
8.
Julian Chlebove
Arizona State
Jr.
10th
9.
Michael Colaiocco
Penn
Sr.
11th
10.
Dylan Shawver
Rutgers
So.
12th
11.
Evan Frost
Iowa State
RSFr.
NR
12.
Angelo Rini
Columbia
Sr.
13th
13.
Haiden Drury
Utah Valley
Jr.
14th
14.
Brendan Ferretti
Navy
So.
15th
15.
Brody Teske
Iowa
Sr.
8th
16.
Nic Bouzakis
Ohio State
RSFr.
17th
17.
Braxton Brown
Maryland
So.
NR
18.
Gabe Whisenhunt
Oregon State
RSFr.
19th
19.
Domenic Zaccone
Campbell
Sr.
18th
20.
Ethan Oakley
Appalachian State
So.
20th
141 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Real Woods
Iowa
Sr.
1st
2.
Beau Bartlett
Penn State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Lachlan McNeil
North Carolina
So.
3rd
4.
Brock Hardy
Nebraska
So.
4th
5.
Jesse Mendez
Ohio State
So.
5th
6.
Clay Carlson
South Dakota State
Sr.
6th
7.
Ryan Jack
NC State
Jr.
7th
8.
Vince Cornella
Cornell
So.
8th
9.
Mosha Schwartz
Oklahoma
Sr.
10th
10.
Cael Happel
Northern Iowa
Jr.
11th
11.
Kal Miller
Maryland
So.
15th
12.
Cole Matthews
Pitt
Sr.
9th
13.
Mitch Moore
Rutgers
Gr.
13th
14.
Malyke Hines
Lehigh
Jr.
14th
15.
Frankie Tal Shahar
Northwestern
Jr.
12th
16.
Josh Edmond
Missouri
So.
16th
17.
Tagen Jamison
Oklahoma State
RSFs.
17th
18.
Anthony Echemendia
Iowa State
Jr.
18th
19.
C.J. Composto
Penn
So.
19th
20.
Vance Vombaur
Minnesota
So.
20th
149 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Ridge Lovett
Nebraska
Jr.
1st
2.
Shayne Van Ness
Penn State
So.
2nd
3.
Kyle Parco
Arizona State
Jr.
3rd
4.
Caleb Henson
Virginia Tech
So.
4th
5.
Chance Lamer
Cal Poly
So.
5th
6.
Jackson Arrington
NC State
So.
6th
7.
Dylan D’Emilio
Ohio State
Sr.
7th
8.
Ethen Miller
Maryland
So.
8th
9.
Quinn Kinner
Rider
Sr.
9th
10.
Jaden Abas
Stanford
Sr.
10th
11.
Kannon Webster
Illinois
Fr.
11th
12.
Kellyn March
North Dakota State
Sr.
12th
13.
Graham Rooks
Indiana
Sr.
13th
14.
Casey Swiderski
Iowa State
So.
14th
15.
Victor Voinovich
Iowa
So.
15th
16.
Caleb Tyus
SIU-Edwardsville
Jr.
16th
17.
Nate Higley
George Mason
So.
17th
18.
Trae McDaniel
Army West Point
So.
18th
19.
Ty Watters
West Virginia
Fr.
19th
20.
Corbyn Munson
Central Michigan
Sr.
20th
157 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Levi Haines
Penn State
So.
1st
2.
Jared Franek
Iowa
Gr.
2nd
3.
Peyton Robb
Nebraska
Sr.
3rd
4.
Bryce Andonian
Virginia Tech
Sr.
4th
5.
Jacori Teemer
Arizona State
Sr.
5th
6.
Will Lewan
Michigan
Sr.
6th
7.
Brock Mauller
Missouri
Sr.
7th
8.
Daniel Cardenas
Stanford
So.
8th
9.
Ed Scott
NC State
Jr.
9th
10.
Trevor Chumbley
Northwestern
Sr.
10th
11.
Paddy Gallagher
Ohio State
So.
11th
12.
Cody Chittum
Iowa State
Fr.
12th
13.
Vinny Zerban
Northern Colorado
So.
13th
14.
Chase Saldate
Michigan State
Sr.
14th
15.
Michael Blockhus
Minnesota
Sr.
NR
16.
Tommy Askey
Appalachian State
Jr.
16th
17.
Peyten Kellar
Ohio
So.
17th
18.
Johnny Lovett
Central Michigan
Sr.
18th
19.
Andrew Clark
Rutgers
Jr.
19th
20.
Brayton Lee
Indiana
Sr.
20th
165 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Keegan O’Toole
Missouri
Jr.
1st
2.
David Carr
Iowa State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Cam Amine
Michigan
Sr.
3rd
4.
Izzak Olejnik
Oklahoma State
Sr.
4th
5.
Dean Hamiti
Wisconsin
Jr.
5th
6.
Mitchell Mesenbrink
Penn State
RSFr.
7th
7.
Michael Caliendo
Iowa
So.
6th
8.
Julien Ramirez
Cornell
Jr.
8th
9.
Holden Heller
Pitt
Sr.
9th
10.
Matt Olguin
Oregon State
Sr.
10th
11.
Peyton Hall
West Virginia
Jr.
11th
12.
Bubba Wilson
Nebraska
Jr.
12th
13.
Derek Gilcher
Indiana
Sr.
14th
14.
Blaine Brenner
Minnesota
So.
NR
15.
Tanner Cook
South Dakota State
Sr.
13th
16.
Caleb Fish
Michigan State
Sr.
16th
17.
Garrett Thompson
Ohio
Fr.
17th
18.
Joshua Ogunsanya
Columbia
Sr.
18th
19.
Isaac Wilcox
Ohio State
Sr.
19th
20.
Connor Brady
Virginia Tech
Jr.
20th
174 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Carter Starocci
Penn State
Sr.
1st
2.
Mekhi Lewis
Virginia Tech
Sr.
3rd
3
Shane Griffith
Michigan
Sr.
4th
4.
Carson Kharchla
Ohio State
Sr.
5th
5.
Peyton Mocco
Missouri
Sr.
6th
6.
Edmond Ruth
Illinois
Jr.
7th
7.
Cade DeVos
South Dakota State
Jr.
8th
8.
Donnell Washington
Indiana
Sr.
9th
9.
Patrick Kennedy
Iowa
So.
NR
10.
Mickey O’Malley
Drexel
Gr.
10th
11.
Sam Wolf
Air Force
Sr.
11th
12.
Justin McCoy
Virginia
Gr.
12th
13.
Nick Incontrera
Penn
Jr.
13th
14.
Adam Kemp
Cal Poly
Gr.
14th
15.
Luca Augustine
Pitt
So.
15th
16.
Lennox Wolak
Columbia
Sr.
18th
17.
Tate Picklo
Oklahoma
Jr.
16th
18.
Alex Cramer
Central Michigan
Sr.
19th
19.
Phillip Conigliaro
Harvard
Sr.
20th
20
Andrew Sparks
Minnesota
Jr.
NR
184 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Parker Keckeisen
Northern Iowa
Jr.
1st
2.
Bernie Truax
Penn State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Trey Munoz
Oregon State
Jr.
3rd
4.
Chris Foca
Cornell
Sr.
2nd/174
5.
Dustin Plott
Oklahoma State
Sr.
4th
6.
Isaiah Salazar
Minnesota
Sr.
5th
7.
Gavin Kane
North Carolina
Jr.
7th
8.
Colton Hawks
Missouri
So.
8th
9.
Lenny Pinto
Nebraska
So.
9th
10.
Will Feldkamp
Iowa State
Sr.
6th
11.
Jacob Nolan
Binghamton
Sr.
10th
12.
David Key
Navy
Sr.
11th
13.
Layne Malczewski
Michigan State
Gr.
12th
14.
Brian Soldano
Rutgers
So.
13th
15.
Reece Heller
Pitt
Sr.
14th
16.
Troy Fisher
Northwestern
Sr.
15th
17.
Gavin Hoffman
Ohio State
Sr.
16th
18.
Jonathan Loew
Cornell
Sr.
17th
19.
Dylan Fishback
NC State
RSFr.
18th
20.
Nate Dugan
Princeton
Sr.
19th
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.
Rocky Elam
Missouri
Jr.
4th
5.
Stephan Buchanan
Oklahoma
Jr.
5th
6.
Jacob Cardenas
Cornell
Sr.
6th
7.
Michael Beard
Lehigh
Jr.
7th
8.
Luke Surber
Oklahoma State
Sr.
8th
9.
Stephen Little
Little Rock
RSFr.
9th
10.
Luke Stout
Princeton
Jr.
10th
11.
Silas Allred
Nebraska
So.
12th
12.
Jaxon Smith
Maryland
So.
13th
13.
Nick Stemmet
Stanford
Sr.
14th
14.
John Poznanski
Rutgers
Jr.
15th
15.
Max Shaw
North Carolina
Jr.
16th
16.
Evan Bockman
Utah Valley
Sr.
17th
17.
Wyatt Voelker
Northern Iowa
RSFr.
18th
18.
Andy Smith
Virginia Tech
Jr.
19th
19.
Mac Stout
Pitt
RSFr.
NR
20.
John Crawford
Franklin & Marshall
Sr.
20th
Heavyweight
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Greg Kerkvliet
Penn State
Sr.
1st
2.
Wyatt Hendrickson
Air Force
Sr.
2nd
3.
Lucas Davison
Michigan
Gr.
3rd
4.
Cohlton Schultz
Arizona State
Jr.
4th
5.
Zach Elam
Missouri
Sr.
5th
6.
Yonger Bastida
Iowa State
Sr.
6th
7.
Yaraslau Slavikouski
Rutgers
Gr.
7th
8.
Luke Luffman
Illinois
Jr.
8th
9.
Grady Griess
Navy
Sr.
9th
10.
Dayton Pitzer
Pitt
RSFr.
10th
11.
Tyrell Gordon
Northern Iowa
Sr.
11th
12.
Taye Ghadiali
Campbell
Sr.
12th
13.
Owen Trephan
NC State
Jr.
13th
14.
Josh Heindselman
Oklahoma
Sr.
14th
15.
Boone McDermott
Oregon State
Sr.
15th
16.
Konner Doucet
Oklahoma State
Jr.
16th
17.
Nathan Taylor
Lehigh
So.
17th
18.
Nick Feldman
Ohio State
RSFr.
18th
19.
Hunter Catka
Virginia Tech
Jr.
19th
20.
Michael Wolfgram
West Virginia
Sr.
20th
The post Latest WIN Rankings released; 100 could compete in Vegas appeared first on WIN Magazine.