Kansas City, Mo. - Two members of the Central Methodist Men's Wrestling team are ranked individually in the third edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll.
Freshman Jason Shaw is the 12th ranked wrestler in the country at 133 pounds. Senior 285-pound wreslter Brenden Shelton is the second Eagle ranked, as he lands at No. 20.
As a team, CMU is receiving votes. No. 1 Grand View, No. 16 Baker, (RV) Missouri Valley, (RV) Graceland, (RV) William Penn, (RV) Iowa Wesleyan, and (RV) Waldorf are also featured in the rankings.
The Eagles will next host Iowa Wesleyan Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 7:00 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 eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 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 25 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 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
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
| Rank | Last | Team | Conference | Rank |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart | 294 |
| 2 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | Appalachian | 267 |
| 3 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | Appalachian | 236 |
| 4 | 4 | Doane (Neb.) | Great Plains | 184 |
| 5 | 5 | Indiana Tech | Wolverine-Hoosier | 168 |
| 6 | 6 | Ottawa (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate | 153 |
| 7 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | Wolverine-Hoosier | 145 |
| 8 | 10 | Providence (Mont.) | Cascade | 141 |
| 9 | 11 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 138 |
| 10 | 7 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 132 |
| 11 | 9 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 129 |
| 12 | 15 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Appalachian | 115 |
| 13 | 14 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid-South | 106 |
| 14 | 13 | Morningside (Iowa) | Great Plains | 102 |
| 15 | 17 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Cascade | 93 |
| 16 | 16 | Baker (Kan.) | Heart | 90 |
| 17 | 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 86 |
| 18 | 19 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Mid-South | 83 |
| 19 | RV | Oklahoma City | AMC/SAC | 75 |
| 20 | RV | Thomas More (Ky.) | Mid-South | 70 |
Dropped From Poll: Missouri Valley; Montana State-Northern
Receiving Votes: Montana State-Northern 68; Southern Oregon 65; Missouri Valley 60; Vanguard (Calif.) 49; Graceland (Iowa) 38; Corban (Ore.) 35; Saint Mary (Kan.) 35; Keiser (Fla.) 31; Avila (Mo.) 29; Rochester (Mich.) 27; Oklahoma Wesleyan 25; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 25; Cornerstone (Mich.) 23; William Penn (Iowa) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 22; Central Methodist (Mo.) 22; Texas Wesleyan 18; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 17; Montreat (N.C.) 16; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 13; Concordia (Neb.) 12; Midway (Ky.) 11; York (Neb.) 9; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; Lourdes (Ohio) 7; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 6; Iowa Wesleyan 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Friends (Kan.) 2
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