Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist men's wrestling team is receiving votes in the first regular-season edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches Top 20 poll, announced by the national office this past week.
Other Heart schools featured or mentioned in the Top 20 include; No. 1 Grand View, No. 9 Baker, (RV) Missouri Valley College, and (RV) William Penn.
Junior grappler Brenden Shelton represents Central as the No. 7 ranked wrestler in the 285-pound weight class.
Central will next compete against Cumberlands and Central Baptist Thursday, Dec. 9 in a tri-dual beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Conway, Ark.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 20 poll, please see below.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.
- The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot
- The postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 209 |
| 2 | Life University | 191 |
| 3 | Indiana Tech | 110 |
| 4 | Doane University | 103 |
| 5 | Reinhardt University (GA) | 94 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 88 |
| 7 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 75 |
| 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 73 |
| 9 | Ottawa University | 67 |
| 9 | Baker (Kan.) | 67 |
| 11 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 62 |
| 12 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 60 |
| 13 | Marian University (IN) | 58 |
| 14 | Lourdes University | 56 |
| 14 | Hastings (Neb.) | 56 |
| 16 | Eastern Oregon University (OR) | 53 |
| 17 | Thomas More | 51 |
| 17 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 51 |
| 19 | Oklahoma City | 47 |
| 20 | Montana State-Northern | 45 |
Recieving Votes: Providence (Mont.) 39; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 38; Menlo (Calif.) 37; Vanguard (Calif.) 37; Missouri Valley 32; Texas Wesleyan 32; Morningside (Iowa) 30; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 22; Lincoln (Ill.) 22; York (Neb.) 20; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19; Midland (Neb.) 18; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 16; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 15; Concordia (Neb.) 14; Central Methodist (Mo.) 14; Saint Mary (Kan.) 13; Montreat College (N.C.) 11; Bluefield College (Va.) 9; Southern Oregon 7; Avila (Mo.) 7; Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 6; Friends (Kan.) 6; Rochester (Mich.) 5; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 4; William Penn (Iowa) 4; Corban University (Ore.) 4; Calumet (Ind.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Brandon Orum, Life University (Ga.)
133 – Conner Gimson, Indiana Tech
141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane University (Neb.)
149 – Denver Stonecheck, Life University (Ga.)
157 – Giovanny Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)
165 – Frederick Padilla, Vanguard University (Calif.)
174 – Asher Eichert, Life University (Ga.)
184 – Ben Lee, Grand View (Iowa)
197 – Isaac Bartel, Montana State-Northern
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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