KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life (Ga.) took over the throne as the No. 1 team in the NAIA Men's Wrestling rankings on Jan. 29 behind 261 points. The Running Eagles had 12 individual wrestlers appear in the rankings, with three ranked at No. 2, two ranked at No. 3, and seven individuals within the top five.
Within the team rankings, Life (Ga.) and Grand View (Iowa) flipped in the one and two spots from the last ranking, while the remainder of the top five teams stayed the same, with Southeastern (Fla.) at No. 3 with 221 points, Indiana Tech at No. 4 with 180 points, and Oklahoma City at No. 5 with 170 points.
Cumberlands (Ky.) moved into a stronger position within the top 10, climbing from No. 9 to No. 7 with 141 points. Missouri Valley posted the largest jump among teams in the top-10 discussion, moving up three spots from No. 13 to No. 10 with 131 points. Further down in the rankings, Concordia (Neb.) made a significant jump from No. 22 to No. 16.
All of the top-ranked individuals remained the same from the previous ranking. The full list of the individual rankings can be found HERE, and at the bottom of the page.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
| ? |
1 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
261 |
| ? |
2 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
257 |
| ? |
3 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
221 |
| ? |
4 |
4 |
Indiana Tech |
180 |
| ? |
5 |
5 |
Oklahoma City |
170 |
| ? |
6 |
6 |
Southern Oregon |
156 |
| ? |
7 |
9 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
141 |
| ? |
8 |
7 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
139 |
| ? |
9 |
8 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
134 |
| ? |
10 |
13 |
Missouri Valley |
131 |
| ? |
11 |
10 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
122 |
| ? |
11 |
10 |
Doane (Neb.) |
122 |
| ? |
13 |
12 |
Providence (Mont.) |
121 |
| ? |
14 |
15 |
Arizona Christian |
90 |
| ? |
15 |
14 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
89 |
| ? |
16 |
22 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
80 |
| ? |
17 |
17 |
Marian (Ind.) |
78 |
| ? |
18 |
20 |
Friends (Kan.) |
68 |
| ? |
19 |
21 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
59 |
| ? |
20 |
RV |
Keiser (Fla.) |
58 |
| ? |
20 |
16 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
58 |
| ? |
20 |
17 |
Corban (Ore.) |
58 |
| ? |
23 |
RV |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
54 |
| ? |
24 |
17 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
52 |
| ? |
25 |
RV |
Eastern Oregon |
49 |
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 43, Montana State-Northern 43, Morningside (Iowa) 41, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 39, William Woods (Mo.) 38, Baker (Kan.) 36, Midland (Neb.) 32, Reinhardt (Ga.) 29, Cleary (Mich.) 24, Dickinson State (N.D.) 22, Cornerstone (Mich.) 21, Northwestern (Iowa) 19, Graceland (Iowa) 18, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 17, Simpson (Calif.) 15, William Penn (Iowa) 14, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 13, Montreat (N.C.) 12, Hastings (Neb.) 12, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 11, Rio Grande (Ohio) 11, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 10, Ottawa (Kan.)10, Lourdes (Ohio) 8, Avila (Mo.) 6, St. Thomas (Fla.) 4, Evergreen State (Wash.) 2, Siena Heights (Mich.) 2.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes | NR - Not Ranked | Climbed -? | Dropped -? | Steady - ?
