NEWTON, Iowa — The calendar has turned to 2024, the holiday tournaments are over and NCAA Division I programs are solidifying their lineups as they prepare for their conference dual-meet season. Among the schools that are expected to make notable changes in their lineups are Michigan, where past All-Americans Dylan Ragusin (133) and Austin Gomez (149) have moved into WIN’s rankings, and Iowa, where sophomore Caleb Rathjen, is now ranked at 149 pounds after beating his teammate Victor Voinovich in the recent Soldier Salute Tournament.
Other newcomers to WIN’s latest rankings are Air Force’s Giano Petrucelli (165), Bucknell’s Kurt Phipps (133) and Noah Mulvaney (165), Cal Baptist’s Elijah Griffin (125), Cal Poly’s Zeth Romney (133), Indiana’s Jacob Bullock (Hwt), Minnesota’s Vance VomBaur (141), Navy’s David Key (184), Northern Colorado’s Dominic Serrano (133), Virginia Tech’s Tom Crook (141) and West Virginia’s Jordan Titus (141).
Penn State (2-0) remains No. 1 in both WIN’s dual rankings and Tournament Power Index (131 points), presented by Cliff Keen Athletic. The Nittany Lions are followed by Missouri, Iowa, NC State and Cornell as the remaining Top-5 teams in the dual rankings, while Nebraska is rated No. 2 in the TPI, followed by Missouri, NC State 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.
Penn State also features four top-ranked wrestlers: Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197) and Greg Kerkvliet (Hwt). The other No. 1-rated wrestlers are Lock Haven’s Anthony Noto (125), Cornell’s Vito Arujau (133), Iowa’s Real Woods (141), Nebraska’s Ridge Lovett (149), Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole (165) and Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen.
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 3 Dual-Team Rankings
Rk.
School (Record)
Prev.
Upcoming Weekend’s Schedules
1.
Penn State (2-0)
1st
Jan. 5 at Oregon State
2.
Missouri (6-0)
2nd
off until Jan. 10 at Stanford
3.
Iowa (5-0)
3rd
off until Jan. 12 at Nebraska
4.
NC State (9-1)
4th
Jan. 5 vs. Oklahoma State; Jan. 7 at Hofstra
5.
Cornell (3-1)
5th
Jan. 5 at Ohio State; Jan. 7 vs. Va. Tech
6.
Michigan (2-0)
6th
Jan. 4 vs. South Dakota St. at Sioux Falls
7.
Iowa State (6-1)
7th
Jan. 5 vs. Arizona St.; Jan. 7 at Cal Baptist
8.
Oklahoma State (4-0)
8th
Jan. 5 at NC State
9.
Nebraska (3-0)
9th
Jan. 6 vs. Wyoming/Northern Iowa
10.
Ohio State (7-1)
10th
Jan. 5 vs. Cornell
11.
Virginia Tech (3-2)
11th
Jan. 7 at Cornell
12.
Minnesota (5-0)
12th
off until Jan. 15 at Iowa
13.
Rutgers (5-1)
13th
Jan. 6 at Penn; Jan. 7 vs. Rider
14.
South Dakota State (3-2)
14th
Jan. 4 Michigan at Sioux Falls
15.
Oregon State (4-1)
15th
Jan. 5 at Penn State
16.
Stanford (5-1)
16th
off until Jan. 10 vs. Missouri
17.
Pitt (7-3)
17th
Jan. 5 at Franklin & Marshall Open
18.
Navy (6-0)
18th
Jan. 5 at Franklin & Marshall Open
19.
Northern Iowa (1-3)
19th
Jan. 6 at Nebraska, with Wyoming
20.
Oklahoma (4-2)
20th
off until Jan. 12-13 at Virginia Duals
21.
Lehigh (0-3)
21st
off until Jan. 12 vs. Binghamton
22.
West Virginia (7-1)
22nd
Jan. 7 vs. Columbia in Atlantic City
23.
Arizona State (1-2)
23rd
Jan. 5 vs. Iowa State; Jan. 7 at Bakersfield
24.
North Carolina (6-3)
24th
off until Jan. 12 vs. Penn
25.
Maryland (2-1)
25th
Jan. 5 at Franklin & Marshall Open
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 3 Tournament Power Index (TPI)
Rk.
School
Total Rank
Top 8
TPI Pts
1.
Penn State
8
8
131
2.
Nebraska
7
5
74
3.
Missouri
8
5
66
4.
NC State
7
5
65.5
5.
Cornell
7
5
62.5
6.
Oklahoma State
7
4
59.5
7.
Iowa
7
4
55
8.
Michigan
8
6
53.5
9.
Iowa State
7
4
43
10.
Virginia Tech
9
2
42.5
11.
Ohio State
7
3
42
12.
Arizona State
3
3
40.5
13.
South Dakota State
5
2
30
14.
Northern Iowa
5
1
26.5
15.
Oregon State
5
2
25.5
16.
Air Force
3
2
23.5
17.
Lehigh
4
2
23
18.
Lock Haven
1
1
20
19.
Rutgers
8
1
17
20t.
Illinois
3
1
13
20t.
Penn
3
2
13
22t.
Little Rock
3
2
12
22t.
Minnesota
5
1
12
22t.
Oklahoma
3
1
12
25t.
North Carolina
2
1
11.5
25t.
Wisconsin
3
1
11.5
27.
Stanford
4
1
10.5
28
Northern Colorado
3
1
9.5
29.
Pitt
6
0
9
30t.
Cal Poly
3
1
8
30t.
Maryland
4
0
8
30t
Wyoming
2
1
8
33t.
Campbell
1
1
6.5
33t.
Indiana
4
0
6.5
35.
West Virginia
3
0
5
36t.
Michigan State
3
0
4
36t.
Navy
3
0
4
36t.
Ohio
2
0
4
39t.
Central Michigan
3
0
3
39t.
Columbia
2
0
3
41t.
Appalachian State
2
0
2.5
41t.
Bucknell
2
0
2.5
41t.
North Dakota State
2
0
2.5
44t.
Harvard
1
0
2
44t.
Virginia
1
0
2
46t.
Franklin & Marshall
1
0
1.5
46t.
Northwestern
1
0
1.5
46t.
Princeton
1
0
1.5
49t.
Utah Valley
1
0
1
49t.
Army West Point
1
0
1
49t.
Binghamton
1
0
1
49t.
Cal Baptist
1
0
1
49t.
Chattanooga
1
0
1
49t.
Drexel
1
0
1
WIN Magazine’s Jan. 3 Individual Rankings
125 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Anthony Noto
Lock Haven
Jr.
1st
2.
Caleb Smith
Nebraska
Gr.
2nd
3.
Matt Ramos
Purdue
Jr.
3rd
4.
Drake Ayala
Iowa
So.
7th
5.
Brandon Kaylor
Oregon State
Sr.
6th
6.
Brett Ungar
Cornell
So.
5th
7.
Jore Volk
Wyoming
So.
16th
8.
Michael DeAugustino
Michigan
Sr.
8th
9.
Stevo Poulin
Northern Colorado
So.
15th
10.
Nico Provo
Stanford
So.
4th
11.
Jakob Camacho
NC State
Jr.
10th
12.
Patrick McKee
Minnesota
Sr.
9th
13.
Dean Peterson
Rutgers
So.
11th
14.
Noah Surtin
Missouri
Jr.
13th
15.
Eric Barnett
Wisconsin
Sr.
12th
16.
Cooper Flynn
Virginia Tech
Fr
19th
17.
Brayden Palmer
Chattanooga
Sr.
14th
18.
Tanner Jordan
South Dakota State
Sr.
17th
19.
Troy Spratley
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
18th
20.
Elijah Griffin
Cal Baptist
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.
Aaron Nagao
Penn State
So.
4th
5.
Kai Orine
NC State
Jr.
5th
6.
Dylan Ragusin
Michigan
Jr.
NR
7.
Michael Colaiocco
Penn
Sr.
9th
8.
Nasir Bailey
Little Rock
Fr.
8th
9.
Evan Frost
Iowa State
RSFr.
11th
10.
Dylan Shawver
Rutgers
So.
10th
11.
Nic Bouzakis
Ohio State
RSFr.
12th
12.
Braxton Brown
Maryland
So.
13th
13.
Julian Farber
Northern Iowa
Jr.
15th
14.
Brody Teske
Iowa
Sr.
16th
15.
Sam Latona
Virginia Tech
Jr.
6th
16.
Kurt Phipps
Bucknell
Sr.
NR
17.
Zeth Romney
Cal Poly
RSFr.
NR
18.
Ethan Oakley
Appalachian State
So.
17th
19.
Dominic Serrano
Northern Colorado
So.
NR
20.
Derrick Cardinal
South Dakota State
So.
18th
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.
Tagen Jamison
Oklahoma State
RSFr.
6th
7.
Brock Hardy
Nebraska
So.
7th
8.
Anthony Echemendia
Iowa State
Jr.
8th
9.
Cael Happel
Northern Iowa
Jr.
9th
10.
Kal Miller
Maryland
So.
11th
11.
Vince Cornella
Cornell
So.
12th
12.
Mitch Moore
Rutgers
Gr.
13th
13.
Tom Crook
Virginia Tech
So.
NR
14.
Vance VomBaur
Minnesota
So.
NR
15.
Josh Koderhandt
Navy
Jr.
14th
16.
Jordan Titus
West Virginia
So.
NR
17.
Josh Edmond
Missouri
So.
18th
18.
Malyke Hines
Lehigh
Jr.
16th
19.
C.J. Composto
Penn
So.
19th
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.
Kyle Parco
Arizona State
Jr.
3rd
4.
Jackson Arrington
NC State
So.
4th
5.
Dylan D’Emilio
Ohio State
Sr.
5th
6.
Austin Gomez
Michigan
Gr.
NR
7.
Casey Swiderski
Iowa State
So.
7th
8.
Chance Lamer
Cal Poly
So.
6th
9.
Kannon Webster
Illinois
Fr.
9th
10.
Ethen Miller
Maryland
So.
10th
11.
Jaden Abas
Stanford
Sr.
8th
12.
Graham Rooks
Indiana
Sr.
13th
13.
Drew Roberts
Minnesota
So.
14th
14.
Kellyn March
North Dakota State
Sr.
15th
15.
Ty Watters
West Virginia
Fr.
20th
16.
Caleb Rathjen
Iowa
So.
NR
17.
Joe Zargo
Wisconsin
Jr.
11th
18.
Trae McDaniel
Army West Point
So.
17th
19.
Corbyn Munson
Central Michigan
Sr.
18th
20.
Willie McDougald
Oklahoma
So.
19th
157 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Levi Haines
Penn State
So.
1st
2.
Peyton Robb
Nebraska
Sr.
2nd
3.
Jacori Teemer
Arizona State
Sr.
3rd
4.
Jared Franek
Iowa
Gr.
4th
5.
Brock Mauller
Missouri
Sr.
5th
6.
Ed Scott
NC State
Jr.
6th
7.
Vinny Zerban
Northern Colorado
So.
12th
8.
Daniel Cardenas
Stanford
So.
7th
9.
Bryce Andonian
Virginia Tech
Sr.
8th
10.
Will Lewan
Michigan
Sr.
9th
11.
Paddy Gallagher
Ohio State
So.
11th
12.
Peyten Kellar
Ohio
So.
13th
13.
Ryder Downey
Northern Iowa
RSFr.
15th
14.
Michael Blockhus
Minnesota
Sr.
14th
15.
Trevor Chumbley
Northwestern
Sr.
17th
16.
Tommy Askey
Appalachian State
Jr.
16th
17.
Chase Saldate
Michigan State
Sr.
10th
18.
Cody Chittum
Iowa State
Fr.
18th
19.
Johnny Lovett
Central Michigan
Sr.
19th
20.
Andrew Clark
Rutgers
Jr.
20th
165 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Keegan O’Toole
Missouri
Jr.
1st
2.
Izzak Olejnik
Oklahoma State
Sr.
2nd
3.
David Carr
Iowa State
Sr.
3rd
4.
Julien Ramirez
Cornell
Jr.
4th
5.
Cam Amine
Michigan
Sr.
5th
6.
Dean Hamiti
Wisconsin
Jr.
6th
7.
Mitchell Mesenbrink
Penn State
RSFr.
7th
8.
Michael Caliendo
Iowa
So.
8th
9.
Peyton Hall
West Virginia
Jr.
9th
10.
Holden Heller
Pitt
Sr.
10th
11.
Garrett Thompson
Ohio
Fr.
11th
12.
Matt Olguin
Oregon State
Sr.
12th
13.
Derek Gilcher
Indiana
Sr.
13th
14.
Caleb Fish
Michigan State
Sr.
14th
15.
Joshua Ogunsanya
Columbia
Sr.
15th
16.
Connor Brady
Virginia Tech
Jr.
16th
17.
Tanner Cook
South Dakota State
Sr.
17th
18.
Bubba Wilson
Nebraska
Jr.
18th
19.
Noah Mulvaney
Bucknell
Fr.
NR
20.
Giano Petrucelli
Air Force
Sr.
NR
174 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Carter Starocci
Penn State
Sr.
1st
2.
Mekhi Lewis
Virginia Tech
Sr.
2nd
3.
Cade DeVos
South Dakota State
Jr.
3rd
4.
Carson Kharchla
Ohio State
Sr.
4th
5.
Peyton Mocco
Missouri
Sr.
5th
6.
Edmond Ruth
Illinois
Jr.
6th
7.
Shane Griffith
Michigan
Sr.
7th
8.
Nick Incontrera
Penn
Jr.
9th
9.
Travis Wittlake
Oregon State
Sr.
10th
10.
Donnell Washington
Indiana
Sr.
8th
11.
Justin McCoy
Virginia
Gr.
11th
12.
Phillip Conigliaro
Harvard
Sr.
16th
13.
Luca Augustine
Pitt
So.
13th
14.
Patrick Kennedy
Iowa
So.
14th
15.
Lennox Wolak
Columbia
Sr.
15th
16.
Adam Kemp
Cal Poly
Gr.
12th
17.
Alex Cramer
Central Michigan
Sr.
17th
18
Mickey O’Malley
Drexel
Gr.
18th
19.
Jackson Turley
Rutgers
Sr.
19th
20.
Gaven Sax
North Dakota State
Jr.
20th
184 pounds
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Parker Keckeisen
Northern Iowa
Jr.
1st
2.
Bernie Truax
Penn State
Sr.
2nd
3.
Dustin Plott
Oklahoma State
Sr.
3rd
4.
Lenny Pinto
Nebraska
So.
4th
5.
Trey Munoz
Oregon State
Jr.
5th
6.
Chris Foca
Cornell
Sr.
6th
7.
Sam Wolf
Air Force
Sr.
7th
8.
Isaiah Salazar
Minnesota
Sr.
8th
9.
Will Feldkamp
Iowa State
Sr.
9th
10.
Brian Soldano
Rutgers
So.
11th
11.
Clayton Whiting
Missouri
Fr.
12th
12.
Dylan Fishback
NC State
RSFr.
13th
13.
Layne Malczewski
Michigan State
Gr.
10th
14.
Jaden Bullock
Michigan
Jr.
14th
15.
Reece Heller
Pitt
Sr.
16th
16.
James Conway
Franklin & Marshall
Jr.
17th
17.
Jacob Nolan
Binghamton
Sr.
18th
18.
Gavin Hoffman
Ohio State
Sr.
19th
19.
Triston Wills
Little Rock
Jr.
20th
20.
David Key
Navy
Sr.
NR
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.
Luke Surber
Oklahoma State
Sr.
10th
11.
Silas Allred
Nebraska
So.
11th
12.
John Poznanski
Rutgers
Jr.
12th
13.
Luke Stout
Princeton
Jr.
13th
14.
Sonny Sasso
Virginia Tech
Fr.
14th
15.
Joey Novak
Wyoming
Fr.
15th
16.
Max Shaw
North Carolina
Jr.
16th
17.
Mac Stout
Pitt
RSFr.
19th
18.
Andy Smith
Virginia Tech
Jr.
18th
19.
Nick Stemmet
Stanford
Sr.
17th
20.
Evan Bockman
Utah Valley
Sr.
20th
Heavyweight
Wt
Name
School
Yr.
Previous
1.
Greg Kerkvliet
Penn State
Sr.
1st
2.
Wyatt Hendrickson
Air Force
Sr.
2nd
3.
Cohlton Schultz
Arizona State
Jr.
3rd
4.
Yonger Bastida
Iowa State
Sr.
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.
Dayton Pitzer
Pitt
RSFr.
10th
11.
Nathan Taylor
Lehigh
So.
11th
12.
Konner Doucet
Oklahoma State
Jr.
12th
13.
Boone McDermott
Oregon State
Sr.
13th
14.
Owen Trephan
NC State
Jr.
14th
15.
Tyrell Gordon
Northern Iowa
Sr.
15th
16.
Grady Griess
Navy
Sr.
16th
17.
Josh Heindselman
Oklahoma
Sr.
17th
18.
Nick Feldman
Ohio State
RSFr.
18th
19.
Lewis Fernandes
Cornell
Sr.
19th
20.
Jacob Bullock
Indiana
Sr.
NR
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