KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) takes the top spot in the NAIA Men's Wrestling Preseason Top 25 with 225 total points and four wrestlers ranked at No. 1.
Life (Ga.) falls in line at No. 2 with 190 points and two wrestlers ranked at No. 2, while Southeastern (Fla.) comes in third with 185 points and five wrestlers ranked within the top four of their respective weight classes. Indiana Tech (180 points) and Campbellsville (Ky.) (174 points) round out the top five teams in the preseason rankings.
Rank |
Institution |
Points |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
225 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
190 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
185 |
4 |
Indiana Tech |
180 |
5 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
174 |
6 |
Southern Oregon |
173 |
7 |
Missouri Valley |
150 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
142 |
9 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
136 |
10 |
Doane (Neb) |
127 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
124 |
12 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
118 |
12 |
Oklahoma City |
118 |
14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
107 |
15 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
105 |
16 |
Corban (Ore.) |
87 |
17 |
Arizona Christian |
86 |
18 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
85 |
19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
78 |
20 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
67 |
21 |
Eastern Oregon |
65 |
22 |
Baker (Kan.) |
60 |
23 |
Montana State-Northern |
50 |
24 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
48 |
25 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
45 |
Receiving Votes: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 40, Cornerstone (Mich.) 37, Missouri Baptist 36, Hastings (Neb.) 35, Reinhardt (Ga.) 34, Simpson (Calif.) 33, Lourdes (Ohio) 32, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 31, Friends (Kan.) 25, Northwestern (Iowa) 23, William Penn (Iowa) 22, William Woods (Mo.) 21, Keiser (Fla.) 21, Rio Grande (Ohio) 19, Benedictine (Kan.)18, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 17, Cleary (Mich.) 16, Midland (Neb.) 16, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 15, Texas Wesleyan 14, Avila (Mo.) 13, Oklahoma Wesleyan 11, Graceland (Iowa) 10, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 9, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8, Georgetown (Ky.) 8, Ottawa (Kan.) 4, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 4.