KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams continue to rank while another four are receiving votes on the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
Montana State-Northern leads the group at No. 11, while Menlo College moved up six spots to No. 14. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University sits at No. 18 and Eastern Oregon University rounds out the ranked squads at No. 20.
The four CCC teams receiving votes are the University of Providence, Vanguard University, Southern Oregon University and Corban University.
The CCC also saw one wrestler hold onto his No. 1 individual ranking with MSUN’s Isaac Bartel still holding the top spot on the 197-pound list.
2021-22 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 25 Poll (Dec. 30, 2021)
| Rank |
School |
League |
Points |
| 1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart of America |
205 |
| 2 |
Life (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
191 |
| 3 |
Indiana Tech |
WHAC |
104 |
| 4 |
Doane (Neb.) |
GPAC |
99 |
| 5 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
AAC |
92 |
| 6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
89 |
| 7 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Mid-South |
85 |
| 8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
77 |
| 9 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Mid-South |
68 |
| 10 |
Marian University (Ind.) |
WHAC |
65 |
| 11 |
Montana State-Northern |
Cascade |
64 |
| 12 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
GPAC |
63 |
| 13 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
KCAC |
62 |
| 14 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
59 |
| 15 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
56 |
| 16 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
WHAC |
54 |
| 17 |
Thomas More (ky.) |
Mid-South |
53 |
| 18 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Cascade |
48 |
| 19 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
GPAC |
46 |
| 20 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
45 |
Receiving Votes: Baker (Kan.) 40; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 37; Missouri Valley 36; Oklahoma City 35;
Providence (Mont.) 34; Texas Wesleyan 25;
Vanguard (Calif.) 25; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 23;
Southern Oregon 20; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19; Brewton-Parker (GA) 17; Midland (Neb.) 17; York (Neb.) 17; William Penn (Iowa) 16; Central Methodist (Mo.) 14; Lincoln (Ill.) 12; Montreat (N.C.) 11; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 11;
Corban (Ore.) 10; Bluefield (W. Va.)8; Concordia (Neb.) 8; Saint Mary (Kan.) 7; Northwestern (Iowa) 6; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 4; Oklahoma Wesleyan 4; Cornerstone (Mich.) 3; Midway (Ky.) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals |
Individual Rankings
125 – Brandon Orum, Life University (Ga.)
133 – Conner Gimson, Indiana Tech
141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane University (Neb.)
149 – Cole Luallen, Reinhardt (Ga.)
157 – Giovanny Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)
165 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)
174 – Joe Koontz, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
184 – Ben Lee, Grand View (Iowa)
197 – Isaac Bartel, Montana State-Northern
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six 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 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 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
- The postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.