Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Men's Wrestling program landed at No. 16 for the second consecutive week in the final edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 25 poll, which was released by the national office Wednesday.
Additionally, five Eagles are ranked nationally in their respective weight classes.
Leading the way for Central is senior James Griffin, who is tied for first in the 157 pound weight class. Griffin's ranking is the first No. 1 national ranking for any individual in program history.
Sophomore Austin Foye jumped one spot to No. 6 at 285 pounds, while the duo of Roman Garcia and Sincere Hall-Osbourne are both ranked 11th at the 174 and 184 pound weight classes respectively.
Arojae Hart is the final Eagle in the individual rankings, as the junior is No. 19 at 133 pounds.
The Eagles have completed regular season competition, and will next compete in the Heart of America Conference Championships beginning Friday, Feb. 21 on the campus of William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 25 poll, please see below.
Rating Methodology
- The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences/groups.
- Two days prior to the national rating, 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 25 calendar, click here.
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 295 |
| 2 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | 226 |
| 3 | 4 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 189 |
| 4 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 188 |
| 5 | 6 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 183 |
| 6 | 8 | Providence (Mont.) | 182 |
| 7 | 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 181 |
| 8 | 7 | Indiana Tech | 171 |
| 9 | 10 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 141 |
| 10 | 9 | Southern Oregon | 134 |
| 11 | 12 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 112 |
| 12 | 11 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 110 |
| 13 | 14 | Montana State-Northern | 105 |
| 14 | 13 | Corban (Ore.) | 104 |
| 15 | 18 | Missouri Valley | 97 |
| 16 | 17 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 87 |
| 16 | 16 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 87 |
| 18 | 19 | Concordia (Neb.) | 73 |
| 19 | 15 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 63 |
| 19 | 21 | Eastern Oregon | 63 |
| 21 | 22 | Oklahoma City | 59 |
| 22 | 22 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 51 |
| 23 | 20 | Marian (Ind.) | 50 |
| 24 | 25 | Graceland (Iowa) | 48 |
| 25 | 24 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 44 |
Dropped From Top 25: N/A
Receiving Votes: Texas Wesleyan 43, Missouri Baptist 41, Lourdes (Ohio) 34, Friends (Kan.) 31, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 29, Midland (Neb.) 28, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 26, William Penn (Iowa) 26, Arizona Christian 25, Morningside (Iowa) 23, Baker (Kan.) 20, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 20, Oklahoma Wesleyan 17, Rio Grande (Ohio) 15, Hastings (Neb.) 15, Midway (Ky.) 13, Simpson (Calif.) 11, Keiser (Fla.) 11, Cleary (Mich.) 8, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 7, Northwestern (Iowa) 5, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 5, Waldorf (Iowa) 5, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Aden Reeves, Grand View (Iowa)
133 – Dominic Chavez, Texas Wesleyan
141 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)
149 – Darnai Heard, Grand View (Iowa)
157 – David Rubio, Corban (Ore.)
165 – Jonathan Kervin, Indiana Tech
174 – Alex Reynolds, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Jesse Perez, Life (Ga.)
197 – Garavous Kouekabakilaho, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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