Nov. 6, 2023
NEWTON, Iowa — The 2023-24 college wrestling season has officially begun and WIN Magazine has produced its first national weekly individual rankings and Tournament Power Index, presented by Cliff Keen Athletic.
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 an update of recent wins and losses, but more of a prediction at this point in the season of where wrestlers would seeded at the 2024 NCAAs, which will be held in Kansas City, Mo., next March, if that event was held now.
In the team race, defending champ Penn State — which begins its season this Sunday at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic in Bethlehem, Pa. — holds the No. 1 TPI ranking with nine ranked wrestlers. That includes four Nittany Lions — Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt) — who are ranked No. 1 at their weight classes.
The Nittany Lions are followed by Virginia Tech, which also features nine ranked wrestlers, including five who won titles at last weekend’s Southeast Open; and Missouri, which features a No. 1-ranked wrestler in Keegan O’Toole (165) and will open its season this Saturday at the Tiger Style Invitational in Kansas City.
The remaining Top-5 teams are NC State and Arizona State.
There are also 12 newcomers to these rankings, which were not included in WIN’s preseason rankings.
WIN will announce its first dual-team rankings in December.
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 6 Tournament Power Index
Rank
School
Total Ranked
Top 8
TPI Points
1.
Penn State
9
9
148
2.
Virginia Tech
9
5
66.5
3.
Missouri
8
5
63
4.
NC State
7
7
61.5
5.
Arizona State
5
4
56.5
6t.
Cornell
7
4
55.5
6t.
Nebraska
7
4
55.5
8.
Michigan
6
5
54.5
9.
Iowa
6
4
54
10.
Oklahoma State
7
3
43
11t.
Iowa State
6
3
33
11t.
Ohio State
6
3
33
13.
South Dakota State
6
3
32.5
14.
Northern Iowa
5
2
31
15.
North Carolina
3
2
24.5
16.
Wisconsin
2
2
21.5
17.
Illinois
5
2
21
18t.
Oregon State
6
1
20
18t.
Purdue
1
1
20
20.
Minnesota
2
2
19
21t.
Air Force
2
1
18
21t.
Oklahoma
6
1
18
23.
Lock Haven
1
1
16
24,
Rutgers
8
1
15.5
25.
Pitt
6
1
14.5
26.
Lehigh
4
1
11
27t.
Cal Poly
2
1
10
27t.
Stanford
4
1
10
29.
Penn
3
1
8.5
30t.
Maryland
4
0
6
30t.
Michigan State
3
0
6
32.
Northwestern
3
0
5.5
33.
Indiana
4
0
5
34.
Navy
3
0
4.5
35t.
Campbell
3
0
4
35t.
Central Michigan
3
0
4
35t.
Utah Valley
2
0
4
38t.
Columbia
3
0
3.5
38t.
Northern Colorado
2
0
3.5
38t.
West Virginia
2
0
3.5
41.
Appalachian State
2
0
3
42t.
Army West Point
2
0
2.5
42t.
Princeton
2
0
2.5
44t.
Binghamton
1
0
2
44t.
Bucknell
2
0
2
44t.
Drexel
1
0
2
47t.
Chattanooga
1
0
1.5
47t.
North Dakota State
1
0
1.5
47t.
Rider
1
0
1.5
47t.
SIU-Edwardsville
1
0
1.5
47t.
Virginia
1
0
1.5
52t.
George Mason
1
0
1
52t.
Little Rock
1
0
1
52t.
Ohio
1
0
1
52t.
Wyoming
1
0
1
WIN Magazine’s Nov. 6 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
1.
Matt Ramos
Purdue
Jr.
1st
2.
Anthony Noto
Lock Haven
Jr.
2nd
3.
Eddie Ventresca
Virginia Tech
So.
3rd
4.
Richard Figueroa
Arizona State
Jr.
4th
5.
Patrick McKee
Minnesota
6th Sr.
5th
6.
Eric Barnett
Wisconsin
Sr.
6th
7.
Drake Ayala
Iowa
So.
7th
8.
Jakob Camacho
NC State
Sr.
8th
9.
Brett Ungar
Cornell
So.
10th
10.
Michael DeAugustino
Michigan
Sr.
11th
11.
Stevo Poulin
Northern Colorado
So.
12th
12.
Dean Peterson
Rutgers
So.
13th
13.
Noah Surtin
Missouri
Jr.
14th
14.
Brayden Palmer
Chattanooga
Sr.
12th/133
15.
Caleb Smith
Nebraska
Gr.
15th
16.
Brandon Kaylor
Oregon State
Sr.
9th
17.
Jore Volk
Wyoming
So.
17th
18.
Troy Spratley
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
18th
19.
Braxton Brown
Maryland
So.
16th
20.
Nico Provo
Stanford
So.
20th
133 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
1.
Vito Arujau
Cornell
Sr.
1st
2.
Daton Fix
Oklahoma State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Aaron Nagao
Penn State
So.
3rd
4.
Sam Latona
Virginia Tech
Jr.
4th
5.
Kai Orine
NC State
Jr.
5th
6.
Lucas Byrd
Illinois
Jr.
6th
7.
Chris Cannon
Michigan
Sr.
7th
8.
Michael Colaiocco
Penn
Sr.
9th
9.
Connor McGonagle
Lehigh
Jr.
10th
10.
Brody Teske
Iowa
Sr.
13th
11.
Haiden Drury
Utah Valley
Jr.
14th
12.
Julian Chlebove
Arizona State
Jr.
15th
13.
Dylan Shawver
Rutgers
So.
16th
14.
Ethan Oakley
Appalachian State
So.
17th
15.
Angelo Rini
Columbia
Sr.
19th
16.
Brendan Ferretti
Navy
So.
20th
17.
Vincent Santaniello
Pitt
Fr.
NR
18.
Domenic Zaccone
Campbell
Sr.
18th
19.
Nic Bouzakis
Ohio State
RSFr.
11th
20.
Gabe Whisenhunt
Oregon State
RSFr.
NR
141 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
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
Cole Matthews
Pitt
Sr.
7th
8.
Ryan Jack
NC State
Jr.
8th
9.
Vince Cornella
Cornell
So.
10th
10.
Mosha Schwartz
Oklahoma
Sr.
11th
11.
Cael Happel
Northern Iowa
Jr.
12th
12.
Frankie Tal Shahar
Northwestern
Jr.
13th
13.
Mitch Moore
Rutgers
Gr.
14th
14.
C.J. Composto
Penn
So.
15th
15.
Malyke Hines
Lehigh
Jr.
16th
16.
Josh Edmond
Missouri
So.
17th
17.
Kal Miller
Maryland
So.
18th
18.
Tagen Jamison
Oklahoma State
RSFs.
NR
19.
Dylan Chappell
Bucknell
So.
19th
20
Jacob Frost
Iowa State
RSFr.
NR
149 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
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.
Dylan D’Emilio
Ohio State
Sr.
6th
6.
Chance Lamer
Cal Poly
So.
7th
7.
Jackson Arrington
NC State
So.
8th
8.
Colin Realbuto
Northern Iowa
Sr.
9th
9.
Ethen Miller
Maryland
So.
10th
10.
Jaden Abas
Stanford
Sr.
11th
11.
Victor Voinovich
Iowa
So.
12th
12.
Corbyn Munson
Central Michigan
Sr.
13th
13.
Kellyn March
North Dakota State
Sr.
14th
14.
Willie McDougald
Oklahoma
So.
15th
15.
Quinn Kinner
Rider
Sr.
16th
16.
Caleb Tyus
SIU-Edwardsville
Jr.
18th
17.
Nate Higley
George Mason
So.
19th
18.
Trae McDaniel
Army West Point
So.
20th
19.
Casey Swiderski
Iowa State
So.
9th/141
20.
Jacob Butler
Rutgers
Sr.
NR
157 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
1.
Levi Haines
Penn State
So.
1st
2.
Jacori Teemer
Arizona State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Jared Franek
Iowa
Gr.
3rd
4.
Peyton Robb
Nebraska
Sr.
4th
5.
Bryce Andonian
Virginia Tech
Sr.
5th
6.
Ed Scott
NC State
Jr.
6th
7.
Will Lewan
Michigan
Sr.
7th
8.
Daniel Cardenas
Stanford
So.
8th
9.
Brock Mauller
Missouri
Sr.
5th/149
10.
Chase Saldate
Michigan State
Sr.
9th
11.
Trevor Chumbley
Northwestern
Sr.
10th
12.
Jason Kraisser
Iowa State
Sr.
12th
13.
Paddy Gallagher
Ohio State
So.
13th
14.
Cael Swensen
South Dakota State
So.
14th
15.
Vinny Zerban
Northern Colorado
So.
11th
16.
Tommy Askey
Appalachian State
Jr.
15th
17.
Peyten Kellar
Ohio
So.
16th
18.
Johnny Lovett
Central Michigan
Sr.
17th
19.
Andrew Clark
Rutgers
Jr.
18th
20.
Brayton Lee
Indiana
Sr.
19th
165 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
1.
Keegan O’Toole
Missouri
Jr.
1st
2.
David Carr
Iowa State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Cam Amine
Michigan
Sr.
3rd
4.
Dean Hamiti
Wisconsin
Jr.
4th
5.
Michael Caliendo
Iowa
So.
5th
6.
Izzak Olejnik
Oklahoma State
Sr.
6th
7.
Mitchell Mesenbrink
Penn State
RSFr.
7th
8.
Julien Ramirez
Cornell
Jr.
8th
9.
Caleb Fish
Michigan State
Sr.
9th
10.
Bubba Wilson
Nebraska
Jr.
10th
11.
Peyton Hall
West Virginia
Jr.
11th
12.
Holden Heller
Pitt
Sr.
12th
13.
Matt Olguin
Oregon State
Sr.
13th
14.
Tanner Cook
South Dakota State
Sr.
14th
15.
Dan Braunagel
Illinois
Sr.
15th
16.
Connor Brady
Virginia Tech
Jr.
16th
17.
Derek Gilcher
Indiana
Sr.
17th
18.
Gerrit Nijenhuis
Oklahoma
Jr.
19th
19.
Noah Mulvaney
Bucknell
Fr.
NR
20.
Joshua Ogunsanya
Columbia
Sr.
18th
174 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
1.
Carter Starocci
Penn State
Sr.
1st
2.
Chris Foca
Cornell
Sr.
2nd
3.
Mekhi Lewis
Virginia Tech
Sr.
3rd
4
Shane Griffith
Michigan
Sr.
4th
5.
Peyton Mocco
Missouri
Sr.
5th
6.
Carson Kharchla
Ohio State
Sr.
6th
7.
Edmond Ruth
Illinois
Jr.
7th
8.
Cade DeVos
South Dakota State
Jr.
8th
9.
Donnell Washington
Indiana
Sr.
9th
10.
Tate Picklo
Oklahoma
Jr.
10th
11.
Mickey O’Malley
Drexel
Gr.
11th
12.
Sam Wolf
Air Force
Sr.
13th
13.
Ben Pasiuk
Army
Sr.
12th
14.
Travis Wittlake
Oregon State
Sr.
15th
15.
Justin McCoy
Virginia
Gr.
16th
16.
Nick Incontrera
Penn
Jr.
17th
17.
Luca Augustine
Pitt
So.
18th
18.
Lennox Wolak
Columbia
Sr.
14th
19.
Alex Cramer
Central Michigan
Sr.
20th
20.
Adam Kemp
Cal Poly
Gr.
NR
184 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
1.
Parker Keckeisen
Northern Iowa
Jr.
1st
2.
Bernie Truax
Penn State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Trey Munoz
Oregon State
Jr.
3rd
4.
Dustin Plott
Oklahoma State
Sr.
4th
5.
Gavin Kane
North Carolina
Jr.
5th
6.
Isaiah Salazar
Minnesota
Sr.
6th
7.
Will Feldkamp
Iowa State
Sr.
7th
8.
Colton Hawks
Missouri
So.
8th
9.
Jacob Nolan
Binghamton
Sr.
9th
10.
Brian Soldano
Rutgers
So.
10th
11.
Reece Heller
Pitt
Sr.
14th
12.
Layne Malczewski
Michigan State
Gr.
11th
13.
Lenny Pinto
Nebraska
So.
12th
14.
Troy Fisher
Northwestern
Sr.
13th
15.
David Key
Navy
Sr.
16th
16.
Bennett Berge
South Dakota State
RSFr.
NR
17.
Jonathan Loew
Cornell
Sr.
18th
18.
Sam Fisher
Virginia Tech
Jr.
NR
19.
Nate Dugan
Princeton
Sr.
NR
20.
Caleb Hopkins
Campbell
Gr.
15th
197 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
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.
Silas Allred
Nebraska
So.
8th
9.
Jaxon Smith
Maryland
So.
9th
10.
Luke Surber
Oklahoma State
Sr.
10th
11.
Zac Braunagel
Illinois
Sr.
11th
12.
Evan Bockman
Utah Valley
Sr.
13th
13.
Gavin Hoffman
Ohio State
Sr.
14th
14.
Nick Stemmet
Stanford
Sr.
15th
15.
Luke Stout
Princeton
Jr.
16th
16.
Wyatt Voelker
Northern Iowa
RSFr.
17th
17.
John Poznanski
Rutgers
Jr.
18th
18.
Max Shaw
North Carolina
Jr.
19th
19.
Stephen Little
Little Rock
RSFr.
20th
20.
Andy Smith
Virginia Tech
Jr.
NR
Heavyweight
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Preseason
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.
Owen Trephan
NC State
Jr.
6th
7.
Yonger Bastida
Iowa State
Sr.
7th
8.
Yaraslau Slavikouski
Rutgers
Gr.
8th
9.
Dayton Pitzer
Pitt
RSFr.
9th
10.
Luke Luffman
Illinois
Jr.
NR
11.
Tyrell Gordon
Northern Iowa
Sr.
10th
12.
Taye Ghadiali
Campbell
Sr.
12th
13.
Konner Doucet
Oklahoma State
Jr.
13th
14.
Josh Heindselman
Oklahoma
Sr.
14th
15.
Grady Griess
Navy
Sr.
11th
16.
Michael Wolfgram
West Virginia
Sr.
15th
17.
Boone McDermott
Oregon State
Sr.
16th
18.
Jacob Bullock
Indiana
Sr.`
17th
19.
Hunter Catka
Virginia Tech
Jr.
18th
20.
Nathan Taylor
Lehigh
So.
19th
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