MINNEAPOLIS — InterMat has released preseason NCAA Division I wrestling rankings for the 2018-19 season.

Three-time defending NCAA champion Penn State begins the season ranked No. 1 in both the tournament rankings and dual meet rankings. Seven Nittany Lions are ranked in the top four, highlighted by three top-ranked wrestlers, Jason Nolf (157), Vincenzo Joseph (165) and Bo Nickal (197).

Nolf, Joseph and Nickal are among seven returning NCAA champions ranked No. 1 in InterMat’s preseason rankings. Others include Iowa’s Spencer Lee (125), South Dakota State’s Seth Gross (133), Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis (141) and Arizona State’s Zahid Valencia (174).

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Tournament Rankings (Oct. 16)

1. Penn State 140.5
2. Ohio State 99
3. Oklahoma State 87
4. Iowa 86.5
5. Michigan 72.5
6. Arizona State 59
7. Nebraska 58
8. Missouri 55.5
9. North Carolina State 55
10. Lehigh 49.5
11. Cornell 48
12. Minnesota 46.5
13. Rutgers 43.5
14. Northern Iowa 43
15. Virginia Tech 35.5
16. Northwestern 33
17. Illinois 29
18. Princeton 27
19. Lock Haven 26
20. South Dakota State 25.5
21. Wisconsin 24.5
22. North Carolina 21.5
23. Oregon State 21
24. Maryland 19.5
25. Kent State 19

Dual Meet Rankings (Oct. 16)

1. Penn State 0-0
2. Oklahoma State 0-0
3. Ohio State 0-0
4. Iowa 0-0
5. Lehigh 0-0
6. Michigan 0-0
7. Cornell 0-0
8. Arizona State 0-0
9. Minnesota 0-0
10. Missouri 0-0
11. Nebraska 0-0
12. Virginia Tech 0-0
13. North Carolina State 0-0
14. Northern Iowa 0-0
15. Northwestern 0-0
16. Wisconsin 0-0
17. Illinois 0-0
18. Rutgers 0-0
19. Lock Haven 0-0
20. Purdue 0-0
21. North Carolina 0-0
22. Iowa State 0-0
23. Maryland 0-0
24. Stanford 0-0
25. Pittsburgh 0-0

Individual Rankings (Oct. 16)

125:
1. Spencer Lee, Iowa, Sophomore
2. Nick Suriano, Rutgers, Junior
3. Sebastian Rivera, Northwestern, Sophomore
4. Ronnie Bresser, Oregon State, Senior
5. Nick Piccininni, Oklahoma State, Junior
6. Sean Russell, Minnesota, Senior
7. Zeke Moisey, Nebraska, Senior
8. Louie Hayes, Virginia, Sophomore
9. Sean Fausz, North Carolina State, Senior
10. Ryan Millhof, Arizona State, Senior
11. RayVon Foley, Michigan State, Sophomore
12. Travis Piotrowski, Illinois, Junior
13. Shakur Laney, Ohio, Junior
14. Drew Mattin, Michigan, Sophomore
15. Connor Schram, Lehigh, Senior
16. Devin Schroder, Purdue, Sophomore
17. Connor Brown, Wisconsin, Sophomore
18. Michael McGee, Old Dominion, Sophomore
19. Gabe Townsell, Stanford, Junior
20. Jay Schwarm, Northern Iowa, Junior

133:
1. Seth Gross, South Dakota State, Senior
2. Stevan Micic, Michigan, Junior
3. Tariq Wilson, North Carolina State, Sophomore
4. Luke Pletcher, Ohio State, Junior
5. Ethan Lizak, Minnesota, Senior
6. Scott Parker, Lehigh, Senior
7. Montorie Bridges, Wyoming, Sophomore
8. Daton Fix, Oklahoma State, Freshman
9. John Erneste, Missouri, Senior
10. Austin DeSanto, Iowa, Sophomore
11. Rico Montoya, Northern Colorado, Senior
12. Josh Terao, American, Senior
13. Micky Phillippi, Pittsburgh, Freshman
14. Korbin Myers, Virginia Tech, Junior
15. Austin Gomez, Iowa State, Freshman
16. Vito Arujau, Cornell, Freshman
17. Sean Nickell, CSU Bakersfield, Senior
18. Colin Valdiviez, Northwestern, Sophomore
19. Dylan Duncan, Illinois, Sophomore
20. Matthew Schmitt, West Virginia, Sophomore

141:
1. Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell, Sophomore
2. Joey McKenna, Ohio State, Senior
3. Jaydin Eierman, Missouri, Junior
4. Nick Lee, Penn State, Sophomore
5. Kaid Brock, Oklahoma State, Junior
6. Chad Red, Nebraska, Sophomore
7. Sa’Derian Perry, Old Dominion, Junior
8. Mike Carr, Illinois, Sophomore
9. Josh Alber, Northern Iowa, Senior
10. Mason Smith, Arizona State, Junior
11. Mitchell McKee, Minnesota, Junior
12. Bryan Lantry, Buffalo, Senior
13. Vince Turk, Iowa, Junior
14. Nate Limmex, Purdue, Junior
15. Cole Weaver, Indiana, Senior
16. Luke Karam, Lehigh, Sophomore
17. Nicholas Gil, Navy, Senior
18. Ryan Diehl, Maryland, Senior
19. Henry Pohlmeyer, South Dakota State, Junior
20. Ian Parker, Iowa State, Sophomore

149:
1. Matthew Kolodzik, Princeton, Junior
2. Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers, Senior
3. Micah Jordan, Ohio State, Senior
4. Grant Leeth, Missouri, Senior
5. Boo Lewallen, Oklahoma State, Junior
6. Justin Oliver, North Carolina State, Senior
7. Max Thomsen, Northern Iowa, Junior
8. Mitch Finesilver, Duke, Senior
9. Brock Zacherl, Clarion, Senior
10. Pat Lugo, Iowa, Junior
11. Paul Fox, Stanford, Senior
12. Jarrett Degen, Iowa State, Sophomore
13. Josh Maruca, Arizona State, Junior
14. Ryan Blees, Virginia Tech, Senior
15. Tommy Thorn, Minnesota, Senior
16. Brady Berge, Penn State, Freshman
17. Austin O’Connor, North Carolina, Freshman
18. Josh Heil, Campbell, Sophomore
19. Cortlandt Schuyler, Lehigh, Senior
20. Alfred Bannister, Maryland, Senior

157:
1. Jason Nolf, Penn State, Senior
2. Hayden Hidlay, North Carolina State, Sophomore
3. Alec Pantaleo, Michigan, Senior
4. Tyler Berger, Nebraska, Senior
5. Josh Shields, Arizona State, Junior
6. Ryan Deakin, Northwestern, Sophomore
7. Kennedy Monday, North Carolina, Sophomore
8. Ke-Shawn Hayes, Ohio State, Junior
9. John Van Brill, Rutgers, Senior
10. Taleb Rahmani, Pittsburgh, Junior
11. Larry Early, Old Dominion, Junior
12. Gordon Wolf, Lehigh, Senior
13. Steve Bleise, Minnesota, Senior
14. Tyler Marinelli, Gardner-Webb, Senior
15. Zander Wick, Wisconsin, Sophomore
16. Kaleb Young, Iowa, Sophomore
17. Lucas Weiland, Army West Point, Junior
18. Alex Klucker, Lock Haven, Junior
19. Andrew Shomers, Oklahoma State, Junior
20. Fredy Stroker, Cornell, Junior

165:
1. Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State, Junior
2. Evan Wick, Wisconsin, Sophomore
3. Chance Marsteller, Lock Haven, Senior
4. Alex Marinelli, Iowa, Sophomore
5. Logan Massa, Michigan, Junior
6. Jon Jay Chavez, Cornell, Senior
7. Joe Smith, Oklahoma State, Junior
8. Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa, Junior
9. Isaiah White, Nebraska, Junior
10. Anthony Valencia, Arizona State, Junior
11. Branson Ashworth, Wyoming, Senior
12. Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech, Freshman
13. Cole Walter, Lehigh, Junior
14. Connor Flynn, Missouri, Junior
15. Demetrius Romero, Utah Valley, Junior
16. Andrew Fogarty, North Dakota State, Junior
17. Joey Gunther, Illinois, Junior
18. Bryce Martin, Indiana, Senior
19. Jonathan Viruet, Brown, Senior
20. Zac Carson, Ohio, Junior

174:
1. Zahid Valencia, Arizona State, Junior
2. Mark Hall, Penn State, Junior
3. Myles Amine, Michigan, Junior
4. Daniel Lewis, Missouri, Senior
5. David McFadden, Virginia Tech, Junior
6. Michael Kemerer, Iowa, Junior
7. Jordan Kutler, Lehigh, Junior
8. Chandler Rogers, Oklahoma State, Senior
9. Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa, Junior
10. Dylan Lydy, Purdue, Junior
11. Te’Shan Campbell, Ohio State, Senior
12. Mikey Labriola, Nebraska, Freshman
13. Ben Harvey, Army West Point, Junior
14. Johnny Sebastian, Northwestern, Junior
15. Kimball Bastian, Utah Valley, Junior
16. Brandon Womack, Cornell, Senior
17. Daniel Bullard, North Carolina State, Sophomore
18. Matt Finesilver, Duke, Sophomore
19. Ryan Christensen, Wisconsin, Senior
20. Devin Skatzka, Minnesota, Junior

184:
1. Myles Martin, Ohio State, Senior
2. Emery Parker, Illinois, Senior
3. Taylor Venz, Nebraska, Sophomore
4. Shakur Rasheed, Penn State, Senior
5. Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech, Senior
6. Ryan Preisch, Lehigh, Senior
7. Chip Ness, North Carolina, Senior
8. Max Dean, Cornell, Sophomore
9. Drew Foster, Northern Iowa, Senior
10. Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State, Senior
11. Nick Reenan, North Carolina State, Sophomore
12. Cash Wilcke, Iowa, Junior
13. Nick Gravina, Rutgers, Senior
14. Jelani Embree, Michigan, Freshman
15. Canten Marriott, Missouri, Sophomore
16. Owen Webster, Minnesota, Junior
17. Lou DePrez, Binghamton, Freshman
18. Nino Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh, Freshman
19. Corey Hazel, Lock Haven, Junior
20. C.J. LaFragola, Brown, Senior

197:
1. Bo Nickal, Penn State, Senior
2. Kyle Conel, Kent State, Senior
3. Kollin Moore, Ohio State, Junior
4. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa, Junior
5. Willie Miklus, Iowa State, Senior
6. Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State, Senior
7. Nathan Traxler, Stanford, Sophomore
8. Corey Griego, Oregon State, Senior
9. Stephen Loiseau, Drexel, Senior
10. Patrick Brucki, Princeton, Sophomore
11. Chris Weiler, Lehigh, Junior
12. Christian Brunner, Purdue, Junior
13. Jacob Warner, Iowa, Freshman
14. Tom Sleigh, Virginia Tech, Senior
15. Eric Schultz, Nebraska, Junior
16. Jake Woodley, Oklahoma, Freshman
17. Jackson Striggow, Michigan, Junior
18. Rocco Caywood, Army West Point, Senior
19. Ben Honis, Cornell, Senior
20. Jacob Seely, Northern Colorado, Junior

285:
1. Sam Stoll, Iowa, Senior
2. Nick Nevills, Penn State, Senior
3. Youssif Hemida, Maryland, Senior
4. Derek White, Oklahoma State, Senior
5. Gable Steveson, Minnesota, Freshman
6. Tanner Hall, Arizona State, Senior
7. Jordan Wood, Lehigh, Sophomore
8. Thomas Haines, Lock Haven, Senior
9. Jere Heino, Campbell, Senior
10. Shawn Streck, Purdue, Sophomore
11. Billy Miller, Virginia Tech, Senior
12. Matt Voss, George Mason, Senior
13. Conan Jennings, Northwestern, Senior
14. Joey Goodhart, Drexel, Senior
15. Jeramy Sweany, Cornell, Senior
16. Cory Daniel, North Carolina, Senior
17. Matt Stencel, Central Michigan, Sophomore
18. Jake Gunning, Buffalo, Senior
19. Tate Orndorff, Utah Valley, Freshman
20. A.J. Nevills, Fresno State, Sophomore

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