Kansas City, Mo. - In the fifth edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll, the Central Methodist men's wrestling team continues to receive votes
No. 1 Grand View, (RV) Baker, (RV) Missouri Valley, (RV) William Penn, and (RV) Waldorf also represent the Heart in the latest team rankings
Junior 285-pound grappler Brenden Shelton moves one spot to No. 8, landing in the Top 10 of his weight class for the fifth consecutive poll.
Central is set to next compete against Baker University Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 7:00 p.m. in 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 | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 217 |
| 2 | Life University (Ga.) | 167 |
| 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 123 |
| 4 | Reinhardt University (Ga.) | 110 |
| 5 | Indiana Tech | 103 |
| 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 92 |
| 7 | Doane University (Neb.) | 91 |
| 8 | Montana State-Northern | 81 |
| 9 | Menlo (Calif.) | 77 |
| 10 | Marian University (Ind.) | 75 |
| 11 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 71 |
| 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 67 |
| 13 | Hastings (Neb.) | 58 |
| 14 | Ottawa University (Kan.) | 53 |
| 15 | Thomas More (Ky.) | 51 |
| 16 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 50 |
| 17 | Oklahoma City | 48 |
| 18 | Lourdes University (Ohio) | 47 |
| 19 | Eastern Oregon University (Ore.) | 44 |
| 19 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 44 |
Receiving Votes: Baker (Kan.) 37; Missouri Valley 36; Vanguard (Calif.) 36; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 27; Providence (Mont.) 27; Morningside (Iowa) 25; Texas Wesleyan 23; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 22; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19; Midland (Neb.) 17; York (Neb.) 17; Jamestown (N.D.) 16; Montreat (N.C.) 15; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 15; Lincoln (Ill.) 14; Central Methodist (Mo.) 13; Northwestern (Iowa) 11; William Penn (Iowa) 11; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 10; Bluefield (W. Va.) 9; University of Saint Mary (Kan.) 9; Corban (Ore.) 7; Missouri Baptist 7; Concordia (Neb.) 6; Cornerstone (Mich.) 3; Oklahoma Wesleyan 3; Waldorf (Iowa) 3; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Esco Walker, Grand View (Iowa)
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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