Photo: Princeton’s Quincy Monday, the 157-pound national runner-up to Northwestern’s Ryan Deakin in 2022, announced recently that he was returning to that weight after considering a move to 165 pounds. That decision earned the Tiger wrestler the top spot in WIN Magazine’s Updated Preseason NCAA Div. I rankings that were updated on Oct. 26. (Photo by John Sachs)
Penn State, Iowa and Arizona State remained the top three teams in WIN’s Tournament Power Index. The TPI is a tally of potential NCAA placement points based on where wrestlers are ranked in the pre-season. This year’s NCAA Championships will take place, March 16-18, in Tulsa, Okla. The following is a point breakdown of the TPI, based on a wrestler’s ranking: 20 for 1st, 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 1.5 points for wrestlers ranked 13-16 and 1 point for those ranked 17-20.
WIN Oct 26 Preseason Tournament Power Index (TPI)
| Rk | School | Total Rank | Top 8 | TPI Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 97 |
| 2 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 73.5 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 8 | 5 | 69.5 |
| 4 | Cornell | 7 | 5 | 56 |
| 5 | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 55.5 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 47 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 5 | 3 | 43.5 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 43 |
| 9 | Michigan | 7 | 4 | 42 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 2 | 38.5 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | Princeton | 3 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 6 | 3 | 36.5 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 36 |
| 15 | Pitt | 4 | 3 | 32.5 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 17 | NC State | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 19 | Northern Iowa | 5 | 1 | 22.5 |
| 20 | Penn | 7 | 1 | 21.5 |
| 21 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| 22 | Lehigh | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| 24 | Cal Poly | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 14.5 |
| 26t. | Illinois | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 26t. | South Dakota State | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 26t. | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 29 | Appalachian State | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 30 | Utah Valley | 2 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 32 | Northern Colorado | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 33 | Air Force | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 35 | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 36 | North Dakota State | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 37t. | Drexel | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 37t. | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 39 | Virginia | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 40 | Columbia | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 41t. | Campbell | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 41t | Rider | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 43t. | Binghamton | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Harvard | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Lock Haven | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 43t. | Navy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 48t. | Army | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 48t. | CS Bakersfield | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 50 | Cleveland State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WIN’s Updated Preseason Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125-1 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | Sr | Injured/3-time champ |
| 125-2 | Pat Glory | Princeton | Sr. | 2nd |
| 125-3 | Michael DeAugustino | Northwestern | Sr. | 4th |
| 125-4 | Pat McKee | Minnesota | Sr. | 5th |
| 125-5 | Brandon Courtney | Arizona State | Gr. | 6th |
| 125-6 | Eric Barnett | Wisconsin | Sr. | 7th |
| 125-7 | Brandon Kaylor | Oregon State | Jr. | 8th |
| 125-8 | Killian Cardinale | West Virginia | Sr. | R12 |
| 125-9 | Noah Surtin | Missouri | So. | R12 |
| 125-10 | Trevor Mastrogiovanni | Oklahoma State | Jr. | R24 |
| 125-11 | Matt Ramos | Purdue | So. | R12/133 |
| 125-12 | Joey Prata | Oklahoma | Gr. | R12 |
| 125-13 | Malik Heinselman | Ohio State | Sr. | R24 |
| 125-14 | Dylan Shawver | Rutgers | So. | R16 |
| 125-15 | Jakob Camacho | NC State | Jr. | R16 |
| 125-16 | Jaret Lane | Lehigh | Sr. | Injured |
| 125-17 | Anthony Noto | Lock Haven | So. | R24 |
| 125-18 | Jack Medley | Michigan | Gr. | NQ in 2021 |
| 125-19 | Kysen Terukina | Iowa State | Jr. | R32 |
| 125-20 | Liam Cronin | Nebraska | Gr. | Injured |
133 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133-1 | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State | Gr. | 1st |
| 133-2 | Daton Fix | Oklahoma State | Sr. | 2nd |
| 133-3 | Vito Arujau | Cornell | Jr. | 3rd/125 |
| 133-4 | Michael McGee | Arizona State | Sr. | 4th |
| 133-5 | Lucas Byrd | Illinois | So. | 5th |
| 133-6 | Chris Cannon | Northwestern | Jr. | 7th |
| 133-7 | Dylan Ragusin | Michigan | So. | R12 |
| 133-8 | Micky Phillippi | Pitt | Sr. | R12 |
| 133-9 | RayVon Foley | Michigan State | Gr. | R24 |
| 133-10 | Michael Colaiocco | Penn | Jr. | R24 |
| 133-11 | Kyle Biscoglia | Northern Iowa | Jr. | R24 |
| 133-12 | Kai Orine | NC State | So. | R16 |
| 133-13 | Chance Rich | CS-Bakersfield | Jr. | R16 |
| 133-14 | Haiden Drury | Utah Valley | So. | R24 |
| 133-15 | Richie Koehler | Rider | Sr. | R16 |
| 133-16 | Malyke Hines | Lehigh | So. | R32 |
| 133-17 | Jamie Hernandez | North Carolina | Gr. | Reserve |
| 133-18 | Cullan Schriever | Iowa | So. | Reserve |
| 133-19 | Josh Konderhandt | Navy | So. | R24 |
| 133-20 | Sammy Alvarez | Rutgers | Jr. | NQ in 2020 |
141 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141-1 | Cole Matthews | Pitt | Sr. | 5th |
| 141-2 | Real Woods | Iowa | Sr. | 6th (Stanford) |
| 141-3 | Jakob Bergeland | Minnesota | Gr. | 7th |
| 141-4 | CJ Composto | Penn | Jr. | 8th |
| 141-5 | Andrew Alirez | Northern Colorado | Jr. | R12 |
| 141-6 | Clay Carlson | South Dakota State | Sr. | R12 |
| 141-7 | Allan Hart | Missouri | Sr. | R24 |
| 141-8 | Ryan Jack | NC State | So. | R16 |
| 141-9 | Carter Young | Oklahoma State | So. | R32 |
| 141-10 | Dylan Droegemueller | North Dakota State | Sr. | R16 |
| 141-11 | Matt Kazmir | Columbia | Sr. | R24 |
| 141-12 | Joseph Zargo | Wisconsin | So. | R24 |
| 141-13 | Frankie Tal Shahar | Northwestern | Jr. | R24 |
| 141-14 | Dylan D’Emilio | Ohio State | Jr. | R24 |
| 141-15 | Quinn Kinner | Rider | Jr. | R24 |
| 141-16 | Parker Filius | Purdue | Gr. | R24 |
| 141-17 | Beau Bartlett | Penn State | Jr. | R24/149 |
| 141-18 | Cole Mattin | Michigan | Jr. | Reserve |
| 141-19 | Shannon Hanna | Campbell | Sr. | R32 |
| 141-20 | Jesse Vasquez | Arizona State | So. | Injured |
149 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149-1 | Yianni Diakomihalis | Cornell | Sr. | 1st |
| 149-2 | Ridge Lovett | Nebraska | Jr. | 2nd |
| 149-3 | Austin Gomez | Wisconsin | Sr. | 4th |
| 149-4 | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State | Sr. | 5th |
| 149-5 | Jon Millner | Appalachian State | Sr. | 6th |
| 149-6 | Kyle Parco | Arizona State | So. | 8th |
| 149-7 | Brock Mauler | Missouri | Jr. | RS/AA in 2021/149 |
| 149-8 | Max Murin | Iowa | Sr. | R12 |
| 149-9 | Anthony Artalona | Penn | Sr. | R12 |
| 149-10 | Yahya Thomas | Northwestern | Gr. | R12/3rd in 2021 |
| 149-11 | Willie McDougald | Oklahoma | So. | R16 |
| 149-12 | Jaden Abas | Stanford | Jr. | R24 |
| 149-13 | Michael Blockhus | Minnesota | Sr. | R24 |
| 149-14 | Zach Sherman | North Carolina | Gr. | R24 |
| 149-15 | Dom Demas | Cal Poly | Sr. | Transfer/Oklahoma |
| 149-16 | Jarod Verkleeren | Virginia | Gr. | Transfer/Penn State |
| 149-17 | Colin Realbuto | Northern Iowa | Jr. | R16 |
| 149-18 | Corbyn Munson | Central Michigan | Sr. | R32 |
| 149-19 | Marcus Robinson | Cleveland State | So. | R24 |
| 149-20 | Manzona Bryant | Lehigh | Jr. | Reserve |
157 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157-1 | Quincy Monday | Princeton | Sr. | 2nd/157 |
| 157-2 | Brayton Lee | Minnesota | Sr. | Injured |
| 157-3 | Jacori Teemer | Arizona State | Jr. | 6th |
| 157-4 | Peyton Robb | Nebraska | Jr. | 4th |
| 157-5 | Austin O’Connor | North Carolina | Gr. | 8th |
| 157-6 | Bryan Andonian | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 3rd/149 |
| 157-7 | Will Lewan | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| 157-8 | Josh Humphreys | Lehigh | Sr. | R12 |
| 157-9 | Ed Scott | NC State | So. | R12 |
| 157-10 | Jared Franek | North Dakota State | Sr. | R12 |
| 157-11 | Kendell Coleman | Purdue | Sr. | R32 |
| 157-12 | Jarrett Jacques | Missouri | Sr. | 4-time NQ |
| 157-13 | Wyatt Sheets | Oklahoma State | Gr. | R24 |
| 157-14 | Jake Keating | Virginia | Sr. | R16 |
| 157-15 | Jacob Wright | Wyoming | Gr. | R24 |
| 157-16 | Dazjon Casto | Pitt | Sr. | R12/Citadel |
| 157-17 | Doug Zapf | Penn | Sr. | R24 |
| 157-18 | Johnny Lovett | Central Michigan | Jr. | R16 |
| 157-19 | Andrew Cerniglia | Navy | Jr. | R32 |
| 157-20 | Chase Saldate | Michigan State | Jr. | R32 |
165 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165-1 | Keegan O’Toole | Missouri | So. | 1st |
| 165-2 | Shane Griffith | Stanford | Sr. | 2nd |
| 165-3 | David Carr | Iowa State | Sr. | 3rd/157 |
| 165-4 | Cameron Amine | Michigan | Jr. | 4th |
| 165-5 | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin | So. | 6th |
| 165-6 | Carson Kharchla | Ohio State | Jr. | 7th |
| 165-7 | Peyton Hall | West Virginia | Jr. | 8th |
| 165-8 | Julian Ramirez | Cornell | So. | R12 |
| 165-9 | Justin McCoy | Virginia | Sr. | R12 |
| 165-10 | Izzak Olenjnik | Northern Illinois | Sr. | R16 |
| 165-11 | Austin Yant | Northern Iowa | Sr. | R16 |
| 165-12 | Brevin Cassella | Binghamton | Jr. | R24 |
| 165-13 | Josh Ogunsanya | Columbia | Jr. | R24 |
| 165-14 | Bubba Wilson | Nebraska | So. | R24 |
| 165-15 | Matt Olguin | Oregon State | So. | R24 |
| 165-16 | Lucas Revano | Penn | Jr. | R24 |
| 165-17 | William Formato | Appalachian State | Jr. | R24 |
| 165-18 | Patrick Kennedy | Iowa | So. | Reserve |
| 165-19 | Cael Carlson | Minnesota | Jr. | R32 |
| 165-20 | Gerrit Nijenhuis | Oklahoma | So. | 2-time NQ |
174 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174-1 | Carter Starocci | Penn State | Jr. | 1st |
| 174-2 | Mekhi Lewis | Virginia Tech | Sr. | 2nd |
| 174-3 | Dustin Plott | Oklahoma State | Jr. | 6th |
| 174-4 | Mickey Labriola | Nebraska | Sr. | 7th |
| 174-5 | Clay Lautt | North Carolina | Gr. | 8th |
| 174-6 | Demetrius Romero | Utah Valley | Sr. | Inj/6th in 2021 |
| 174-7 | Jackson Turley | Rutgers | Jr. | Inj/AA in 2021 |
| 174-8 | Michael O’Malley | Drexel | Sr. | R12 |
| 174-9 | Peyton Mocco | Missouri | Jr. | R12 |
| 174-10 | Ethan Smith | Ohio State | Sr. | R12 |
| 174-11 | Hayden Hastings | Wyoming | Gr. | R12 |
| 174-12 | Philip Conigliaro | Harvard | Jr. | R12/165 |
| 174-13 | Lance Runyon | Northern Iowa | So. | R16 |
| 174-14 | Ben Pasiuk | Army | Jr. | R24 |
| 174-15 | Adam Kemp | Cal Poly | Jr. | R24 |
| 174-16 | Chris Foca | Cornell | Jr. | R24 |
| 174-17 | Nick Incontrera | Penn | So. | R24 |
| 174-18 | Cade DeVos | South Dakota State | Jr. | R24 |
| 174-19 | Tyler Eischens | Stanford | Sr. | R24 |
| 174-20 | Joel Devine | Iowa State | Sr. | R32 |
184 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184-1 | Aaron Brooks | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 184-2 | Parker Keckeisen | Northern Iowa | So. | 3rd |
| 184-3 | Trent Hidlay | NC State | Jr. | 5th |
| 184-4 | Kaleb Romero | Ohio State | Sr. | 6th |
| 184-5 | Marcus Coleman | Iowa State | Sr. | 7th |
| 184-6 | Jonathan Loew | Cornell | Sr. | 8th |
| 184-7 | Trey Munoz | Oregon State | So. | R12 |
| 184-8 | Hunter Bolen | Virginia Tech | Sr. | R12/7th in 2021 |
| 184-9 | Travis Wittlake | Oklahoma State | Sr. | AA in 2020 and '21/165 |
| 184-10 | Tate Samuelson | Lehigh | Sr. | R16 |
| 184-11 | Keegan Moore | Oklahoma | Sr. | R16 |
| 184-12 | John Poznanski | Rutgers | So. | R16 |
| 184-13 | Anthony Montalvo | Arizona State | Jr. | Transfer/Oklahoma St. |
| 184-14 | Abe Assad | Iowa | Jr. | R24 |
| 184-15 | Isaiah Salazar | Minnesota | Jr. | R24 |
| 184-16 | Travis Stefanik | Princeton | Sr. | R24 |
| 184-17 | Caleb Hopkins | Campbell | Sr. | R24 |
| 184-18 | Matt Finesilver | Michigan | Gr. | R16/174 |
| 184-19 | Layne Malczewski | Michigan State | Sr. | R32 |
| 184-20 | Gavin Kane | North Carolina | So. | R32 |
197 pounds
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197-1 | Max Dean | Penn State | Sr. | 1st |
| 197-2 | Jacob Warner | Iowa | Sr. | 2nd |
| 197-3 | Stephen Buchanan | Wyoming | Sr. | 3rd |
| 197-4 | Bernie Truax | Cal Poly | Jr. | 4th/184 |
| 197-5 | Rocky Elam | Missouri | So. | 4th |
| 197-6 | Yonger Bastida | Iowa State | Jr. | 5th |
| 197-7 | Michael Beard | Lehigh | So. | AA (7th) in 2021 (Penn State) |
| 197-8 | Nino Bonaccorsi | Pitt | Sr. | R12/2nd in 2021 |
| 197-9 | Gavin Hoffman | Ohio State | Sr. | 6th |
| 197-10 | Kordell Norfleet | Arizona State | Sr. | R16 |
| 197-11 | Thomas Penola | Purdue | Sr. | R16 |
| 197-12 | Isaac Trumble | NC State | Jr. | R24 |
| 197-13 | Tanner Sloan | South Dakota State | Sr. | R24 |
| 197-14 | Braxton Amos | Wisconsin | So. | R24 |
| 197-15 | Luke Surber | Oklahoma State | Jr. | R24/Hwt |
| 197-16 | Cameron Caffey | Michigan State | Gr. | R16 |
| 197-17 | Jacob Cardenas | Cornell | Jr. | R24 |
| 197-18 | Zac Braunagel | Illinois | Jr. | R12/184 |
| 197-19 | Owen Pentz | North Dakota State | Jr. | R24 |
| 197-20 | Michael Foy | Minnesota | Gr. | R32 |
Heavyweight
| Wt | Name | School | Year | 2022 NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hwt-1 | Cohlton Schultz | Arizona State | So. | 2nd |
| Hwt-2 | Greg Kerkvliet | Penn State | Jr. | 4th |
| Hwt-3 | Mason Parris | Michigan | Sr. | 5th |
| Hwt-4 | Tony Cassioppi | Iowa | Sr. | 7th |
| Hwt-5 | Lucas Davison | Northwestern | Sr. | 6th |
| Hwt-6 | Wyatt Hendrickson | Air Force | Jr. | R16 |
| Hwt-7 | Zach Elam | Missouri | Jr. | R12 |
| Hwt-8 | Lewis Fernandes | Cornell | Jr. | R12 |
| Hwt-9 | Tate Orndorff | Ohio State | Sr. | R12 |
| Hwt-10 | Trent Hillger | Wisconsin | Gr. | R24 |
| Hwt-11 | Sam Schuyler | Iowa State | Sr. | R32 |
| Hwt-12 | Luke Luffman | Illinois | Jr. | R24 |
| Hwt-13 | Tyrie Houghton | NC State | Sr. | R24 |
| Hwt-14 | AJ Nevills | South Dakota State | Gr. | R24 |
| Hwt-15 | Josh Heindselman | Oklahoma | Jr. | R32 |
| Hwt-16 | Ben Goldin | Penn | Sr. | R24 |
| Hwt-17 | Isaac Reid | Lock Haven | Jr. | R24 |
| Hwt-18 | Taye Ghadali | Campbell | Jr. | R24 |
| Hwt-19 | Brandon Metz | North Dakota State | Sr. | R32 |
| Hwt-20 | Michael Wolfgram | West Virginia | Jr. | R32 |
Mike Finn, who became editor of WIN Magazine in 2003, has been covering amateur wrestling for the past 33 years. He can be reached at mikef@win-magazine.com.
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