Photo: Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (right) and Iowa State’s David Carr are both former national champions and three-time All-Americans, who are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, at 165 pounds in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 19 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic. After swapping Big 12 and NCAA titles a year ago, these two are scheduled to meet this Sunday in Ames, Iowa. (Sam Janicki photo)
NEWTON, Iowa — The regular season ends this weekend and there is one match that could have an impact on the postseason as Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole and Iowa State’s David Carr — ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in WIN Magazine’s Feb. 19 rankings, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic — will meet this Sunday in Ames.
These two former national champions and three-time All-American met twice in last year’s postseason with the Cyclone winning at the Big 12 tournament and the Tiger earning his second straight NCAA title at the national tournament.
Meanwhile, Oklahoma State and Iowa — ranked No. 2 and 3 in WIN’s dual rankings — will also close out the regular season this Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.; two weeks before all seven conference/NCAA qualifying tournaments are set to take place.
Penn State, which captured the Big Ten dual championship last weekend, continues to be ranked No. 1 in both WIN’s dual rankings and the magazine’s Tournament Power Index.
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.
Penn State has five top-ranked wrestlers: Beau Bartlett (141), Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt). In addition to O’Toole, the other No. 1-ranked wrestlers are Purdue’s Matt Ramos (125), Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen (184).
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 19 Dual-Team Rankings
Rk.
School (Record)
Prev.
Upcoming Week’s Schedules
1.
Penn State (11-0)
1st
Feb. 25 vs. Edinboro
2.
Oklahoma State (14-0)
2nd
Feb. 25 vs. Iowa
3.
Iowa (11-2)
3rd
Feb. 25 at Oklahoma State
4.
Iowa State (12-2)
4th
Feb. 25 vs. Missouri
5.
Missouri (10-2)
5th
Feb. 23 at No. Iowa; Feb. 25 at Iowa St.
6.
Nebraska (11-2)
6th
Feb. 25 at Arizona State
7.
Ohio State (15-2)
7th
off until Big Ten Championships
8.
NC State (15-2)
8th
Feb. 23 vs. Virginia Tech
9.
Michigan (7-4)
9th
Feb. 25 at Central Michigan
10.
Cornell (11-4)
10th
Feb. 25 vs. Binghamton
11.
Virginia Tech (9-3)
11th
Feb. 23 at NC State
12.
Minnesota (11-2)
12th
off until Big Ten Championships
13.
South Dakota State (12-4)
13th
Feb. 25 vs. North Dakota State
14.
Rutgers (11-5)
14th
Feb. 21 vs. Bloomsburg
15.
Northern Iowa (6-6)
15th
Feb. 23 vs. Missouri; Feb. 25 vs. Wisconsin
16.
Lehigh (7-3)
16th
Feb. 24 at Arizona State
17.
Arizona State (6-5)
21st
Feb. 24 vs. Lehigh; Feb. 25 vs. Nebraska
18.
Stanford (10-4)
17th
off until Pac. 12 Championships
19.
West Virginia (10-5)
18th
off until Big 12 Championships
20.
Wisconsin (9-6)
19th
Feb. 25 at Northern Iowa
21.
Little Rock (14-5)
20th
Feb. 25 at Lindenwood
22.
Oregon State (7-5)
22nd
off until Pac-12 Championships
23.
Oklahoma (5-7)
23rd
off until Big 12 Championships
24.
Maryland (4-7)
24th
Feb. 23 vs. Drexel
25.
Purdue (6-10)
25th
off until Big Ten Championships
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 19 Tournament Power Index
Rk.
School
Total Rank
Top 8
TPI Pts
1.
Penn State
10
8
129
2.
Oklahoma State
9
5
70.5
3.
NC State
9
5
64.5
4.
Iowa
8
5
59
5.
Virginia Tech
10
3
55.5
6.
Cornell
8
4
54.5
7.
Missouri
9
4
54
8t.
Iowa State
8
4
52
8t.
Nebraska
7
5
52
10.
Michigan
9
4
49
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
30
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.
Oregon State
4
1
17.5
21t.
Little Rock
3
2
15.5
21t.
Oklahoma
3
1
15.5
23t.
Illinois
4
2
14
23t.
Rutgers
7
1
14
23t.
Wisconsin
4
1
14
26.
West Virginia
3
2
13.5
27.
Penn
2
1
11
28.
Harvard
1
1
10
29t.
Campbell
1
1
9
29t.
Stanford
4
1
9
31.
Pitt
5
0
7
32t.
Cal Poly
3
0
5.5
32t.
Lock Haven
1
1
5.5
34t.
Maryland
3
0
5
34t.
Navy
4
0
5
36t
Indiana
3
0
4.5
36t.
Michigan State
3
0
4.5
38t.
Binghamton
3
0
3.5
38t.
North Carolina
2
0
3.5
38t.
Ohio
2
0
3.5
41.
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.
Army West Point
1
0
1
47t.
Franklin & Marshall
1
0
1
47t.
Utah Valley
1
0
1
WIN Magazine’s Feb. 19 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.
Troy Spratley
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
6th
6.
Noah Surtin
Missouri
Jr.
9th
7.
Caleb Smith
Nebraska
Gr.
10th
8.
Anthony Noto
Lock Haven
Jr.
8th
9.
Braeden Davis
Penn State
Fr.
5th
10.
Patrick McKee
Minnesota
Sr.
12th
11.
Eric Barnett
Wisconsin
Sr.
7th
12.
Michael DeAugustino
Michigan
Sr.
11th
13.
Tanner Jordan
South Dakota State
Sr.
13th
14.
Brandon Kaylor
Oregon State
Sr.
14th
15.
Jore Volk
Wyoming
So.
15th
16.
Nico Provo
Stanford
So.
16th
17.
Jakob Camacho
NC State
Jr.
NR
18.
Dean Peterson
Rutgers
So.
19th
19.
Brett Ungar
Cornell
So.
17th
20.
Richard Figueroa
Arizona State
So.
20th
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.
4th
5.
Dylan Ragusin
Michigan
Jr.
5th
6.
Nasir Bailey
Little Rock
Fr.
6th
7.
Dylan Shawver
Rutgers
So.
10th
8.
Aaron Nagao
Penn State
So.
7th
9.
Evan Frost
Iowa State
RSFr.
8th
10.
Michael Colaiocco
Penn
Sr.
9th
11.
Nic Bouzakis
Ohio State
RSFr.
11th
12.
Sam Latona
Virginia Tech
Jr.
12th
13.
Braxton Brown
Maryland
So.
13th
14.
Julian Farber
Northern Iowa
Jr.
14th
15.
Zeth Romney
Cal Poly
RSFr.
15th
16.
Dominic Serrano
Northern Colorado
So.
16th
17.
Cullen Schriever
Iowa
Jr.
18th
18.
Kurt Phipps
Bucknell
Sr.
19th
19.
Tony Madrigal
Illinois
Sr.
20th
20.
Brendan Ferretti
Navy
So.
17th
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.
4th
5.
Cael Happel
Northern Iowa
Jr.
5th
6.
Tagen Jamison
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
6th
7.
Anthony Echemendia
Iowa State
Jr.
7th
8.
Brock Hardy
Nebraska
So.
8th
9.
Lachlan McNeil
North Carolina
So.
9th
10.
Vince Cornella
Cornell
So.
10th
11.
Sergio Lemley
Michigan
Fr.
12th
12.
Tom Crook
Virginia Tech
So.
11th
13.
Jordan Titus
West Virginia
So.
13th
14.
Josh Koderhandt
Navy
Jr.
14th
15.
Mitch Moore
Rutgers
Gr.
15th
16.
Cole Matthews
Pitt
Sr.
16th
17.
Cleveland Belton
Oregon State
Jr.
17th
18.
Jesse Vasquez
Arizona State
Jr.
18th
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.
Casey Swiderski
Iowa State
So.
7th
7.
Ty Watters
West Virginia
Fr.
8th
8.
Kannon Webster
Illinois
Fr.
6th
9.
Chance Lamer
Cal Poly
So.
9th
10.
Corbyn Munson
Central Michigan
Sr.
10th
11.
Dylan D’Emilio
Ohio State
Sr.
11th
12.
Caleb Rathjen
Iowa
So.
12th
13.
Ethen Miller
Maryland
So.
13th
14.
Graham Rooks
Indiana
Sr.
14th
15.
Logan Gioffre
Missouri
Jr.
15th
16.
Tyler Kasak
Penn State
Fr.
17th
17.
Joe Zargo
Wisconsin
Jr.
18th
18.
Willie McDougald
Oklahoma
So.
19th
19.
Jaden Abas
Stanford
Jr.
20th
20.
Jordan Williams
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
16th
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.
10th
11.
Brock Mauller
Missouri
Sr.
11th
12.
Cody Chittum
Iowa State
Fr.
12th
13.
Bryce Andonian
Virginia Tech
Sr.
14th
14.
Brayton Lee
Indiana
Sr.
19th
15.
Will Lewan
Michigan
Sr.
13th
16.
Peyten Kellar
Ohio
So.
16th
17
Chase Saldate
Michigan State
Sr.
17th
18.
Ed Scott
NC State
Jr.
15th
19.
Paddy Gallagher
Ohio State
So.
18th
20.
Joey Blaze
Purdue
Fr.
20th
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.
6th
7.
Michael Caliendo
Iowa
So.
7th
8.
Peyton Hall
West Virginia
Jr.
8th
9.
Caleb Fish
Michigan State
Sr.
9th
10.
Cam Amine
Michigan
Sr.
10th
11.
Garrett Thompson
Ohio
Fr.
11th
12.
Giano Petrucelli
Air Force
Sr.
12th
13.
Bryce Hepner
Ohio State
So.
14th
14.
Antrell Taylor
Nebraska
RSFr.
15th
15.
Holden Heller
Pitt
Sr.
18th
16.
Andrew Cerniglia
Navy
Sr.
13th
17.
Derek Fields
NC State
So.
17th
18.
Connor Brady
Virginia Tech
Jr.
16th
19.
Noah Mulvaney
Bucknell
Fr.
20th
20.
Brevin Cassella
Binghamton
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.
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.
Rocco Welsh
Ohio State
Fr.
10th
10.
Peyton Mocco
Missouri
Sr.
9th
11.
Lennox Wolak
Columbia
Sr.
11th
12.
Adam Kemp
Cal Poly
Gr.
13th
13.
Jackson Turley
Rutgers
Sr.
12th
14.
Donnell Washington
Indiana
Sr.
14th
15.
Luca Augustine
Pitt
So.
15th
16.
Justin McCoy
Virginia
Gr.
16th
17.
M.J. Gaitan
Iowa State
Fr.
17th
18.
Ben Pasiuk
Army West Point
Sr.
NR
19.
Gaven Sax
North Dakota State
Jr.
19th
20.
Max Maylor
Wisconsin
Gr.
18th
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.
6th
7.
Bernie Truax
Penn State
Sr.
7th
8.
Dylan Fishback
NC State
RSFr.
13th
9.
Will Feldkamp
Iowa State
Sr.
9th
10.
Sam Wolf
Air Force
Sr.
10th
11.
Chris Foca
Cornell
Sr.
8th
12.
Clayton Whiting
Missouri
Fr.
11th
13.
Reece Heller
Pitt
Sr.
12th
14.
Layne Malczewski
Michigan State
Gr.
14th
15.
Jaden Bullock
Michigan
Jr.
16th
16.
Brian Soldano
Rutgers
So.
17th
17.
James Conway
Franklin & Marshall
Jr.
18th
18.
Aaron Ayzerov
Columbia
Jr.
19th
19.
Sam Fisher
Virginia Tech
Jr.
20th
20.
Jacob Nolan
Binghamton
Sr.
15th
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.
Michael Beard
Lehigh
Jr.
6th
6.
Jacob Cardenas
Cornell
Sr.
5th
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.
13th
14.
Luke Stout
Princeton
Jr.
14th
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.
18th
19.
Evan Bockman
Utah Valley
Sr.
19th
20.
Nick Stemmet
Stanford
Sr.
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.
Zach Elam
Missouri
Sr.
5th
6.
Taye Ghadiali
Campbell
Sr.
6th
7.
Lucas Davison
Michigan
Gr.
7th
8.
Nathan Taylor
Lehigh
So.
8th
9.
Nick Feldman
Ohio State
RSFr.
11th
10.
Luke Luffman
Illinois
Jr.
10th
11.
Josh Heindselman
Oklahoma
Sr.
14th
12.
Konner Doucet
Oklahoma State
Jr.
9th
13.
Owen Trephan
NC State
Jr.
12th
14.
Tyrell Gordon
Northern Iowa
Sr.
15th
15.
Boone McDermott
Oregon State
Sr.
16th
16.
Lewis Fernandes
Cornell
Sr.
17th
17.
Yaraslau Slavikouski
Rutgers
Gr.
13th
18.
Josiah Hill
Little Rock
Jr.
18th
19.
Grady Griess
Navy
Sr.
19th
20.
Hunter Catka
Virginia Tech
Jr.
20th
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