Grand View remains No. 1 among men, Southern Oregon No. 1 among women in newest NAIA wrestling polls

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) once again leads the country in the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll with Life (Ga.) and Southeastern (Fla.) remaining second and third, respectively. Doane (Neb.) moves up two spots to fourth in the nation with Indiana Tech rounding out the Top Five. Cumberland (Tenn.) moves into the rankings at No. 19 taking the spot of Vanguard (Calif.).

Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Points

1 1 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 293

2 2 Life (Ga.) Appalachian 272

3 3 Southeastern (Fla.) Appalachian 226

4 6 Doane (Neb.) Great Plains 186

5 4 Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 175

6 7 Ottawa (Kan.) Kansas Collegiate 151

7 7 Eastern Oregon Cascade 148

8 5 Marian (Ind.) Wolverine-Hoosier 148

9 13 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 145

10 9 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 120

11 11 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 115

12 10 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 107

13 12 Morningside (Iowa) Great Plains 104

14 18 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Mid-South 99

15 14 Reinhardt (Ga.) Appalachian 97

16 16 Baker (Kan.) Heart 87

17 17 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) Cascade 80

18 15 Missouri Valley Heart 75

19 RV Cumberland (Tenn.) Mid-South 74

20 19 Montana State-Northern Cascade 66

Dropped From Poll: Vanguard (Calif.)

Receiving Votes: Southern Oregon 62; Oklahoma City 61; Vanguard (Calif.) 54; Thomas More (Ky.) 53; Saint Mary (Kan.) 43; Graceland (Iowa) 39; Keiser (Fla.) 32; Corban (Ore.) 31; Oklahoma Wesleyan 31; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 26; Rochester (Mich.) 25; Cornerstone (Mich.) 24; Avila (Mo.) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 23; Texas Wesleyan 22; Midway (Ky.) 19; William Penn (Iowa) 19; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 16; Central Methodist (Mo.) 16; Lourdes (Ohio) 15; Montreat (N.C.) 15; St. Thomas (Fla.) 15; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 12; York (Neb.) 12; Northwestern (Iowa) 11; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 10; Concordia (Neb.) 9; Iowa Wesleyan 7; Jamestown (N.D.) 5; Waldorf (Iowa) 5; Central Baptist (Ark.) 4; Rio Grande (Ohio) 4; Friends (Kan.) 3; Lyon (Ark.) 2; Midland (Neb.) 2

Individual Men's Rankings

Top-Ranked Individuals

125 – Esco Walker, Grand View (Iowa)

133 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)

141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane (Neb.)

149 – Ryan Moore, Thomas More (Ky.)

157 – Giovanni Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)

165 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)

174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)

184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech

197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)

285 – Gage Braun, Southeastern (Fla.)


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Oregon remains the leader in the second regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll. Grand View (Iowa) moves up one spot into second place, Life (Ga.) moves two spots to third, Campbellsville (Ky.) drops a pair of places, and Texas Wesleyan joins the Top Five. Doane (Neb.) is back into the poll after one cycle receiving votes and Waldorf (Iowa) makes its first appearance in 2022.

Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Points

1 1 Southern Oregon Cascade 188

2 3 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 181

3 5 Life (Ga.) Mid-South 140

4 2 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 139

5 7 Texas Wesleyan Sooner 130

6 8 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 127

7 6 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 126

8 12 Central Methodist (Mo.) Heart 121

8 4 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 121

10 10 Indiana Tech Mid-South 104

11 15 Eastern Oregon Cascade 95

12 12 Missouri Baptist Sooner 90

12 9 Iowa Wesleyan Heart 90

14 RV Doane (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 79

15 17 Missouri Valley Heart 73

16 11 Oklahoma City Sooner 70

17 18 Brewton-Parker (Ga.) Mid-South 68

18 RV Waldorf (Iowa) Heart 42

19 14 Jamestown (N.D.) Kansas Collegiate 41

20 18 Baker (Kan.) Heart 40

Dropped From Poll: Midland (Neb.); Hastings (Neb.)

Receiving Votes: Midland (Neb.) 36; Hastings (Neb.) 34; Siena Heights (Mich.) 31; Friends (Kan.) 28; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 27; Saint Mary (Kan.) 21; Ottawa (Kan.) 17; Avila (Mo.) 13; Montreat (N.C.) 12; St. Andrews (N.C.) 11; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 9; Lourdes (Ohio) 8; Lyon (Ark.) 7; York (Neb.) 3; Vanguard (Calif.) 2

Individual Women's Rankings

Top-Ranked Individuals
101 – Ira Navarro, Providence (Mont.)

109 – Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)

116 – Ashley Gooman, Providence (Mont.)

123 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon

130 – Lexie Basham, Texas Wesleyan

136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, Iowa Wesleyan

143 – Alexis Gomez, Grand View (Iowa)

155 – Caitlyn Davis, Central Methodist (Mo.)

170 – Dymond Guilford, Cumberlands (Ky.)

191 – Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley