Photo: Minnesota’s Michael Blockhus defeated Nebraska’s All-American Peyton Robb, 12-6, in a dual meet on Jan. 19 in Minneapolis. This happened a few days after the Gopher senior also upset Iowa’s second-ranked Jared Franek, 5-4, in Iowa City. With these victories, Blockhus moved from No. 17 to No. 3 in WIN’s Jan. 22 rankings. (Photo by Minnesota’s Bjorn Franke)
NEWTON, Iowa – Fewer NCAA Division I wrestlers had a better week last week than Minnesota’s Michael Blockhus. The Gopher senior turned in a pair of upset performances against All-Americans Jared Franek of Iowa and Nebraska’s Peyton Robb at 157 pounds, which moved Blockhus from No. 17 to No. 3 in WIN Magazine’s Jan. 22 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
Penn State, meanwhile, held its grip as the top-ranked team in both WIN’s dual rankings and Tournament Power Index. The Nittany Lions used a pair of road victories over Michigan and Michigan State to improve to 6-0 on the season. Penn State also has wrestlers ranked at all 10 weight classes. This includes four No. 1-rated wrestlers: Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt) and added freshman Braeden Davis (125) as a newcomer to the weekly rankings.
Missouri and Iowa also remain the No. 2 and No. 3 teams, respectively in both the dual and TPI rankings. The Tigers (7-0) feature nine ranked wrestlers, including the top-ranked wrestler at 165 pounds: Keegan O’Toole. The Hawkeyes (8-0) feature eight ranked wrestlers, including No. 1 Real Woods at 141.
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.
The other top-ranked individuals include Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen (184).
There are eight newcomers to the Jan. 22 rankings. In addition to Penn State’s Davis (12th at 125), there’s Michigan’s Sergio Lemley (17th at 141), Oklahoma State’s Sammy Alvarez (17th at 149), Purdue’s Joey Blaze (17th at 157), Indiana’s Tyler Lillard (18th at 165), Ohio State’s Bryce Hepner (19th at 165), Northwestern’s Maxx Mayfield (20th at 165) and Ohio’s Sal Perrine (19th at 174).
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 22 Dual-Team Rankings
Rk.
School (Record)
Prev.
Upcoming Weekend’s Schedules
1.
Penn State (6-0)
1st
Jan. 28 at Maryland
2.
Missouri (7-0)
2nd
Jan. 26 at West Virginia; Jan. 28 at Cornell
3.
Iowa (8-0)
3rd
Jan. 26 at Illinois; Jan. 28 at Northwestern
4.
Iowa State (9-1)
4th
Jan. 26 at Oklahoma; Jan. 27 at Oklahoma State
5.
Oklahoma State (8-0)
5th
Jan. 26 vs. Northern Iowa; Jan. 27 vs. Iowa State
6.
Ohio State (11-1)
6th
Jan. 26 vs. Michigan
7.
Nebraska (7-1)
7th
Jan. 26 at Northwestern; Jan. 28 at Wisconsin
8.
NC State (10-2)
8th
Jan. 26 at Pitt
9.
Cornell (4-3)
9th
Jan. 27 vs. Harvard & Brown; Jan. 28 vs. Missouri
10.
Virginia Tech (4-3)
10th
Jan. 26 vs. North Carolina
11.
Michigan (5-2)
11th
Jan. 26 at Ohio State
12.
Minnesota (5-2)
12th
Jan. 27 at Rutgers
13.
Rutgers (10-2)
13th
Jan. 27 vs. Minnesota
14.
South Dakota State (8-2)
14th
Jan. 26 vs. Air Force
15.
Northern Iowa (3-4)
19th
Jan. 26 at Oklahoma State; Jan. 27 at Oklahoma
16.
Oregon State (5-3)
15th
Jan. 26 vs. Little Rock
17.
Lehigh (4-3)
20th
off until Feb. 4 at Army
18.
Stanford (7-2)
16th
Jan. 28 vs. Little Rock
19.
Wisconsin (6-2)
21st
Jan. 26 at Michigan State; Jan. 28 vs. Nebraska
20.
West Virginia (8-2)
22nd
Jan. 26 vs. Missouri; Jan. 28 at Morgan State
21.
Oklahoma (4-3)
23rd
Jan. 26 vs. Iowa State; Jan. 27 vs. Northern Iowa
22.
Pitt (7-5)
17th
Jan. 26 vs. NC State
23.
Little Rock (10-4)
24th
Jan. 26 at Oregon State; Jan. 28 at Stanford
24.
Navy (6-4)
18th
Jan. 28 at North Carolina
25.
Penn (1-4)
25th
Jan. 28 vs. Columbia
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 22 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
Rk.
School
Total Rank
Top 8
TPI Pts
1.
Penn State
10
8
135.5
2.
Missouri
9
6
78.5
3.
Iowa
8
4
59
4.
NC State
8
4
57.5
5.
Cornell
8
4
55
6.
Oklahoma State
9
3
54.5
7.
Michigan
9
4
54
8.
Iowa State
7
4
50
9.
Virginia Tech
9
3
46.5
10.
Nebraska
7
4
43.5
11.
Ohio State
8
3
38.5
12.
Minnesota
6
3
35.5
13.
Arizona State
3
3
35
14.
Northern Iowa
6
2
33
15.
Oregon State
5
2
28
16.
South Dakota State
5
2
24
17.
Lehigh
4
2
23
18.
Purdue
2
1
21
19.
Illinois
3
2
20
20.
Air Force
3
1
19
21.
Rutgers
7
2
17
22.
Lock Haven
1
1
16
23.
Wisconsin
4
1
13
24.
Wyoming
1
1
12.5
25t.
Little Rock
2
2
12
25t.
Northern Colorado
3
1
12
27t.
North Carolina
2
1
11.5
27t.
Oklahoma
2
1
11.5
29.
Pitt
6
0
9.5
30.
West Virginia
3
1
9
31.
Cal Poly
3
1
8.5
32.
Stanford
3
1
8
33.
Penn
2
1
7.5
34.
Maryland
4
0
7
35.
Campbell
1
1
6.5
36.
Indiana
4
0
5.5
37t.
Michigan State
3
0
4.5
37t.
Ohio
3
0
4.5
39.
Navy
3
0
4
40.
Bucknell
2
0
3
41t.
Central Michigan
1
0
2
41t.
Harvard
1
0
2
41t.
Northwestern
2
0
2
44t.
Binghamton
1
0
1.5
44t.
Columbia
1
0
1.5
44t.
Princeton
1
0
1.5
44t.
Virginia
1
0
1.5
48t.
Chattanooga
1
0
1
48t.
Franklin & Marshall
1
0
1
48t.
North Dakota State
1
0
1
48t.
Utah Valley
1
0
1
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 22 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Matt Ramos
Purdue
Jr.
1st
2.
Anthony Noto
Lock Haven
Jr.
3rd
3.
Drake Ayala
Iowa
So.
2nd
4.
Jore Volk
Wyoming
So.
4th
5.
Brandon Kaylor
Oregon State
Sr.
6th
6.
Patrick McKee
Minnesota
Sr.
7th
7.
Cooper Flynn
Virginia Tech
Fr.
8th
8.
Noah Surtin
Missouri
Jr.
9th
9.
Caleb Smith
Nebraska
Gr.
5th
10.
Stevo Poulin
Northern Colorado
So.
10th
11.
Eric Barnett
Wisconsin
Sr.
13th
12.
Braeden Davis
Penn State
Fr.
NR
13.
Michael DeAugustino
Michigan
Sr.
19th
14.
Nico Provo
Stanford
So.
11th
15.
Tanner Jordan
South Dakota State
Sr.
14th
16.
Troy Spratley
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
15th
17.
Brett Ungar
Cornell
So.
16th
18.
Jakob Camacho
NC State
Jr.
17th
19.
Dean Peterson
Rutgers
So.
12th
20.
Brayden Palmer
Chattanooga
Sr.
18th
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.
Dylan Ragusin
Michigan
Jr.
6th
5.
Aaron Nagao
Penn State
So.
4th
6.
Kai Orine
NC State
Jr.
5th
7.
Nasir Bailey
Little Rock
Fr.
7th
8.
Dylan Shawver
Rutgers
So.
8th
9.
Evan Frost
Iowa State
RSFr.
9th
10.
Michael Colaiocco
Penn
Sr.
10th
11.
Nic Bouzakis
Ohio State
RSFr.
11th
12.
Julian Farber
Northern Iowa
Jr.
12th
13.
Sam Latona
Virginia Tech
Jr.
13th
14.
Kurt Phipps
Bucknell
Sr.
14th
15.
Braxton Brown
Maryland
So.
15th
16.
Zeth Romney
Cal Poly
RSFr.
16th
17.
Jacob Van Dee
Nebraska
RSFr.
17th
18.
Dominic Serrano
Northern Colorado
So.
18th
19.
Brody Teske
Iowa
Sr.
19th
20.
Derrick Cardinal
South Dakota State
So.
20th
141 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Real Woods
Iowa
Sr.
1st
2.
Beau Bartlett
Penn State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Jesse Mendez
Ohio State
So.
3rd
4.
Ryan Jack
NC State
Jr.
4th
5.
Lachlan McNeil
North Carolina
So.
5th
6.
Anthony Echemendia
Iowa State
Jr.
7th
7.
Cael Happel
Northern Iowa
Jr.
8th
8.
Brock Hardy
Nebraska
So.
9th
9.
Tagen Jamison
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
6th
10.
Vince Cornella
Cornell
So.
10th
11.
Vance VomBaur
Minnesota
So.
14th
12.
Kal Miller
Maryland
So.
12th
13.
Josh Koderhandt
Navy
Jr.
15th
14.
Tom Crook
Virginia Tech
So.
13th
15.
Jordan Titus
West Virginia
So.
16th
16.
Josh Edmond
Missouri
So.
17th
17.
Sergio Lemley
Michigan
Fr.
NR
18.
Mitch Moore
Rutgers
Gr.
11th
19.
Malyke Hines
Lehigh
Jr.
18th
20.
Cole Matthews
Pitt
Sr.
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.
Dylan D’Emilio
Ohio State
Sr.
7th
8.
Chance Lamer
Cal Poly
So.
8th
9.
Casey Swiderski
Iowa State
So.
9th
10.
Ty Watters
West Virginia
Fr.
10th
11.
Logan Gioffre
Missouri
Jr.
11th
12.
Corbyn Munson
Central Michigan
Sr.
12th
13.
Tyler Kasak
Penn State
Fr.
13th
14.
Ethen Miller
Maryland
So.
14th
15.
Graham Rooks
Indiana
Sr.
15th
16.
Caleb Rathjen
Iowa
So.
19th
17.
Sammy Alvarez
Oklahoma State
Sr.
NR
18.
Nash Singleton
Oregon State
RSFr.
18th
19.
Joe Zargo
Wisconsin
Jr.
20th
20.
Drew Roberts
Minnesota
So.
16th
157 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Levi Haines
Penn State
So.
1st
2.
Brock Mauller
Missouri
Sr.
5th
3.
Michael Blockhus
Minnesota
Sr.
17th
4.
Jared Franek
Iowa
Gr.
2nd
5.
Jacori Teemer
Arizona State
Sr.
4th
6.
Vinny Zerban
Northern Colorado
So.
6th
7.
Peyton Robb
Nebraska
Sr.
3rd
8.
Daniel Cardenas
Stanford
So.
7th
9.
Ed Scott
NC State
Jr.
8th
10.
Ryder Downey
Northern Iowa
RSFr.
9th
11.
Meyer Shapiro
Cornell
Fr.
10th
12.
Cody Chittum
Iowa State
Fr.
11th
13.
Will Lewan
Michigan
Sr.
12th
14.
Bryce Andonian
Virginia Tech
Sr.
13th
15.
Peyten Kellar
Ohio
So.
14th
16.
Teague Travis
Oklahoma State
So.
16th
17.
Joey Blaze
Purdue
Fr.
NR
18.
Paddy Gallagher
Ohio State
So.
15th
19.
Chase Saldate
Michigan State
Sr.
19th
20.
Trevor Chumbley
Northwestern
Sr.
18th
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.
6th
4.
Izzak Olejnik
Oklahoma State
Sr.
3rd
5.
Julien Ramirez
Cornell
Jr.
4th
6.
Dean Hamiti
Wisconsin
Jr.
5th
7.
Michael Caliendo
Iowa
So.
7th
8.
Peyton Hall
West Virginia
Jr.
8th
9.
Cam Amine
Michigan
Sr.
9th
10.
Caleb Fish
Michigan State
Sr.
11th
11.
Matt Olguin
Oregon State
Sr.
12th
12.
Garrett Thompson
Ohio
Fr.
14th
13.
Holden Heller
Pitt
Sr.
10th
14.
Noah Mulvaney
Bucknell
Fr.
17th
15.
Andrew Cerniglia
Navy
Sr.
18th
16.
Connor Brady
Virginia Tech
Jr.
16th
17.
Giano Petrucelli
Air Force
Sr.
19th
18.
Tyler Lillard
Indiana
RSFr.
NR
19.
Bryce Hepner
Ohio State
So.
NR
20.
Maxx Mayfield
Northwestern
Jr.
NR
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.
Carson Kharchla
Ohio State
Sr.
4th
5.
Peyton Mocco
Missouri
Sr.
5th
6.
Edmond Ruth
Illinois
Jr.
6th
7.
Cade DeVos
South Dakota State
Jr.
7th
8.
Nick Incontrera
Penn
Jr.
8th
9.
Phillip Conigliaro
Harvard
Sr.
9th
10.
Luca Augustine
Pitt
So.
10th
11.
Patrick Kennedy
Iowa
So.
11th
12.
Donnell Washington
Indiana
Sr.
12th
13.
Lennox Wolak
Columbia
Sr.
13th
14.
Jackson Turley
Rutgers
Sr.
14th
15.
Adam Kemp
Cal Poly
Gr.
15th
16.
Justin McCoy
Virginia
Gr.
16th
17.
Max Maylor
Wisconsin
Gr.
17th
18.
Gaven Sax
North Dakota State
Jr.
18th
19.
Sal Perrine
Ohio
Jr.
NR
20.
Andrew Sparks
Minnesota
Jr.
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.
4th
4.
Bernie Truax
Penn State
Sr.
5th
5.
Chris Foca
Cornell
Sr.
6th
6.
Isaiah Salazar
Minnesota
Sr.
8th
7.
Lenny Pinto
Nebraska
So.
3rd
8.
Will Feldkamp
Iowa State
Sr.
9th
9.
Sam Wolf
Air Force
Sr.
7th
10.
Clayton Whiting
Missouri
Fr.
10th
11.
Dylan Fishback
NC State
RSFr.
11th
12.
Jaden Bullock
Michigan
Jr.
14th
13.
Reece Heller
Pitt
Sr.
13th
14.
Layne Malczewski
Michigan State
Gr.
17th
15.
Jacob Nolan
Binghamton
Sr.
15th
16.
Bennett Berge
South Dakota State
RSFr.
16th
17.
Brian Soldano
Rutgers
So.
12th
18.
James Conway
Franklin & Marshall
Jr.
18th
19.
Gavin Hoffman
Ohio State
Sr.
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.
Rocky Elam
Missouri
Jr.
4th
5.
Stephan Buchanan
Oklahoma
Jr.
5th
6.
Jacob Cardenas
Cornell
Sr.
6th
7.
Michael Beard
Lehigh
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.
Luke Stout
Princeton
Jr.
13th
14.
John Poznanski
Rutgers
Jr.
14th
15.
Mac Stout
Pitt
RSFr.
15th
16.
Max Shaw
North Carolina
Jr.
16th
17.
Andy Smith
Virginia Tech
Jr.
17th
18.
Nick Stemmet
Stanford
Sr.
18th
19.
Evan Bockman
Utah Valley
Sr.
19th
20.
Wyatt Voelker
Northern Iowa
RSFr.
20th
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.
Lucas Davison
Michigan
Gr.
5th
6.
Zach Elam
Missouri
Sr.
6th
7.
Taye Ghadiali
Campbell
Sr.
7th
8.
Yaraslau Slavikouski
Rutgers
Gr.
8th
9.
Luke Luffman
Illinois
Jr.
9th
10.
Nathan Taylor
Lehigh
So.
10th
11.
Konner Doucet
Oklahoma State
Jr.
11th
12.
Dayton Pitzer
Pitt
RSFr.
12th
13.
Owen Trephan
NC State
Jr.
14th
14.
Tyrell Gordon
Northern Iowa
Sr.
15th
15.
Boone McDermott
Oregon State
Sr.
13th
16.
Josh Heindselman
Oklahoma
Sr.
16th
17.
Nick Feldman
Ohio State
RSFr.
17th
18.
Lewis Fernandes
Cornell
Sr.
19th
19.
Jacob Bullock
Indiana
Sr.
20th
20.
Grady Griess
Navy
Sr.
18th
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