Kansas City, Mo. - For the third consecutive poll, Central Methodist junior grappler Brenden Shelton is ranked in his respective weight class of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Poll, released by the national office this past week.
Shelton, a native of Colon, Mich., is ranked No. 7 in the 285-pound weight class, marking the third-straight poll he has landed in the Top 10.
Shelton leads a Central squad that continues to receive votes in the national poll. Other Heart schools featured of mentioned in the Top 20 poll include; No. 1 Grand View, (RV) Baker, (RV) Missouri Valley, and (RV) William Penn.
Central will next host William Penn in their first home dual meet of the year Thursday, Jan. 13 at 6:00 p.m. inside Puckett Field House.
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 nine 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 | School | League | Points |
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart of America | 205 |
| 2 | Life (Ga.) | Mid-South | 191 |
| 3 | Indiana Tech | WHAC | 104 |
| 4 | Doane (Neb.) | GPAC | 99 |
| 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | AAC | 92 |
| 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid-South | 89 |
| 7 | Southeastern (Fla.) | Mid-South | 85 |
| 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 77 |
| 9 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Mid-South | 68 |
| 10 | Marian University (Ind.) | WHAC | 65 |
| 11 | Montana State-Northern | Cascade | 64 |
| 12 | Hastings (Neb.) | GPAC | 63 |
| 13 | Ottawa (Kan.) | KCAC | 62 |
| 14 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 59 |
| 15 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 56 |
| 16 | Lourdes (Ohio) | WHAC | 54 |
| 17 | Thomas More (ky.) | Mid-South | 53 |
| 18 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Cascade | 48 |
| 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | GPAC | 46 |
| 20 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 45 |
Receiving Votes: Baker (Kan.) 40; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 37; Missouri Valley 36; Oklahoma City 35; Providence (Mont.) 34; Texas Wesleyan 25; Vanguard (Calif.) 25; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 23; Southern Oregon 20; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19; Brewton-Parker (GA) 17; Midland (Neb.) 17; York (Neb.) 17; William Penn (Iowa) 16; Central Methodist (Mo.) 14; Lincoln (Ill.) 12; Montreat (N.C.) 11; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 11; Corban (Ore.) 10; Bluefield (W. Va.)8; Concordia (Neb.) 8; Saint Mary (Kan.) 7; Northwestern (Iowa) 6; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 4; Oklahoma Wesleyan 4; Cornerstone (Mich.) 3;Midway (Ky.) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Brandon Orum, Life University (Ga.)
133 – Conner Gimson, Indiana Tech
141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane University (Neb.)
149 – Cole Luallen, Reinhardt (Ga.)
157 – Giovanny Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)
165 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)
174 – Joe Koontz, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
184 – Ben Lee, Grand View (Iowa)
197 – Isaac Bartel, Montana State-Northern
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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