KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) men's wrestling maintained its hold on the top spot in the first regular-season edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling rating, backed by 241 points and four individual wrestlers ranked No. 1. Southeastern (Fla.) climbed one position to No. 2, while Indiana Tech moved up to third as Life (Ga.) slipped to fourth.
The Nov. 6 rating features several notable jumps, highlighted by Oklahoma City's climb from No. 12 to No. 7 and Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), as they rise into the top 10 after previously being listed at No. 15. Missouri Baptist and Friends (Kan.) entered the rankings at No. 22 and No. 24, respectively.
All top-ranked wrestlers held their spots from the preseason rating.
| RANK |
PREVIOUS RANK |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
241 |
| 2 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
199 |
| 3 |
4 |
Indiana Tech |
192 |
| 4 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
178 |
| 5 |
5 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
174 |
| 6 |
6 |
Southern Oregon |
170 |
| 7 |
12 |
Oklahoma City |
165 |
| 8 |
10 |
Doane (Neb.) |
155 |
| 9 |
9 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
136 |
| 9 |
15 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
136 |
| 11 |
7 |
Missouri Valley |
134 |
| 12 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
130 |
| 13 |
12 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
108 |
| 14 |
14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
88 |
| 15 |
17 |
Arizona Christian |
87 |
| 16 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
78 |
| 16 |
19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
78 |
| 18 |
18 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
70 |
| 19 |
20 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
64 |
| 20 |
21 |
Eastern Oregon |
61 |
| 20 |
16 |
Corban (Ore.) |
61 |
| 22 |
RV |
Missouri Baptist |
53 |
| 23 |
22 |
Baker (Kan.) |
52 |
| 24 |
RV |
Friends (Kan.) |
50 |
| 25 |
23 |
Montana State-Northern |
46 |
| 25 |
25 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
46 |
Receiving Votes: Reinhardt (Ga.) 36, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 36, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 34, Cornerstone (Mich.) 33, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 31, Hastings (Neb.) 30, Rio Grande 28, Midland (Neb.) 26, Benedictine (Kan.) 23, Cleary (Mich.) 23, Keiser (Fla. ) 22, Lourdes (Ohio) 22, William Penn (Iowa) 18, St. Ambrose (Iowa)18, Simpson (Calif.) 18, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 17, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 17, William Woods (Mo.) 15, Georgetown (Ky.) 15, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 15, St. Thomas (Fla.)13, Ottawa (Kan.)11, Northwestern (Iowa) 9, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8, Midway (Ky.) 6, Oklahoma Wesleyan 6, Texas Wesleyan 6, Graceland (Iowa) 6, Avila (Mo.) 6.
