KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA national office released the 2022-23 Preseason Conference Poll on Tuesday, ranking the Ottawa University men's wrestling team first in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Ottawa (Kan.) - 232
Saint Mary (Kan.) - 159
Avila (Mo.) - 147
Oklahoma Wesleyan - 139
York (Neb.) - 93
Bethany (Kan.) - 64
Friends (Kan.) - 56

Individually, the Braves dominate the preseason poll with a wrestler ranked in the top-two of all 10 weight classes. Eight Braves were ranked first out of all conference wrestlers in their respective weight classes, while the other four are ranked second.  

FULL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (PDF)
      
 
KCAC Virtual Media Day
The KCAC will conduct a virtual media day for the 2022 men's wrestling season on Thursday, October 20, starting at 11 a.m. The event will be broadcast on Facebook Live on the KCAC Facebook page. The 2022 KCAC Men's Wrestling Virtual Media Day is presented by IMA Financial Group and Dissinger Reed.