KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) men's wrestling maintained its hold on the top spot in the third regular-season edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling rating, backed by 249 points and four individual wrestlers ranked No. 1. Life (Ga.) held firm at No. 2 with 232 points, while Indiana Tech climbed into the top three with 215 points, moving past Southeastern (Fla.), which slid one spot to No. 4.
Southern Oregon pushed into the top five after climbing from No. 7 to No. 5, while Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) surged three spots to No. 8, reentering the top 10. Wayland Baptist (Texas) delivered the largest overall leap, vaulting from receiving votes into a tie with Friends (Kan.) at No. 20.
Ottawa is Receiving Votes for the second straight poll.
Julian Gorring moves up to #13 in the 184lb weight division.
Ray Ray Harris (125) of Doane (Neb.) is the lone new top-ranked wrestler, with the other nine No. 1 selections holding their spots for the fourth straight ranking, including the preseason.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
| ? |
1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
249 |
| ? |
2 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
232 |
| ? |
3 |
4 |
Indiana Tech |
215 |
| ? |
4 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
214 |
| ? |
5 |
7 |
Southern Oregon |
186 |
| ? |
6 |
5 |
Oklahoma City |
185 |
| ? |
7 |
6 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
164 |
| ? |
8 |
11 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
144 |
| ? |
9 |
8 |
Doane (Neb.) |
141 |
| ? |
10 |
10 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
139 |
| ? |
11 |
9 |
Missouri Valley |
134 |
| ? |
12 |
12 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
123 |
| ? |
13 |
14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
114 |
| ? |
14 |
13 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
100 |
| ? |
15 |
17 |
Arizona Christian |
93 |
| ? |
16 |
17 |
Corban (Ore.) |
67 |
| ? |
17 |
15 |
Marian (Ind.) |
65 |
| ? |
18 |
16 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
62 |
| ? |
19 |
20 |
Missouri Baptist |
57 |
| ? |
20 |
25 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
54 |
| ? |
20 |
20 |
Friends (Kan.) |
54 |
| ? |
22 |
24 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
48 |
| ? |
23 |
19 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
44 |
| ? |
24 |
23 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
41 |
| ? |
25 |
25 |
Baker (Kan.) |
38 |
Receiving Votes: Montana State-Northern 36, Eastern Oregon 34, Concordia (Neb.) 30, Midland (Neb.) 29, Reinhardt (Ga.) 28, Hastings (Neb.) 27, Cleary (Mich.) 24, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 22, Rio Grande (Ohio) 22, Lourdes (Ohio) 22, William Penn (Iowa) 19, Northwestern (Iowa) 19, Keiser (Fla.) 19, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 18, Georgetown (Ky.) 17, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 16, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 16, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 15, Cornerstone (Mich.) 15, Benedictine (Kan.) 14,
Ottawa (Kan.) 14, Oklahoma Wesleyan 13, Westcliff (Calif.) 13, Simpson (Calif.) 13, Graceland (Iowa) 12, Evergreen State (Wash.) 10, St. Thomas (Fla.) 7, Texas Wesleyan 7, Avila (Mo.) 4, Siena Heights University 2.
