KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw five teams rank and another four receive votes on the preseason version of the NAIA 2022-23 Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University leads the group with a No. 8 ranking, while Menlo College follows at No. 11. The University of Providence begins the year at No. 15, followed by Montana State-Northern at No. 18 and Southern Oregon University at No. 20. Vanguard University, Corban University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Arizona Christian University are all earning votes to start the year.
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
287 |
| 2 |
Life University |
254 |
| 3 |
Southeastern |
196 |
| 4 |
Marian University (IN) |
166 |
| 5 |
Indiana Tech |
164 |
| 6 |
Doane University |
145 |
| 7 |
Ottawa University |
142 |
| 8 |
Eastern Oregon |
135 |
| 9 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
125 |
| 10 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
108 |
| 11 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
107 |
| 12 |
Missouri Valley |
97 |
| 13 |
Reinhardt University (GA) |
96 |
| 14 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
92 |
| 15 |
Providence (Mont.) |
82 |
| 16 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
71 |
| 17 |
Baker (Kan.) |
69 |
| 18 |
Montana State-Northern |
66 |
| 19 |
Thomas More |
58 |
| 20 |
Southern Oregon |
48 |
Receiving Votes: Graceland University 47; Oklahoma City 46; Midway University 42;
Vanguard University 39; Corban University 38; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 36; Lourdes University 32; Keiser University 30;
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 29; Texas Wesleyan 29; Montreat College 28; William Penn (Iowa) 28; Cumberland (Tenn.) 27; Northwestern (Iowa) 26; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 25; York (Neb.) 24; Brewton-Parker (GA) 23; Oklahoma Wesleyan 22; Rochester University 22; St. Ambrose University 21; University of Saint Mary (KS) 21; Williams Baptist 20; Cornerstone 19; Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 19; Concordia (Neb.) 14; St. Thomas University 12; Jamestown (N.D.) 11;
Arizona Christian University 9; Missouri Baptist University 8; Avila 7; Central Baptist (Ark.) 7; Central Methodist 4; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 4; Dickinson State (N.D.) 4; Hastings (Neb.) 3; Bethany (Kan.) 2; Lyon College 2
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
- 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 (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete men’s soccer ratings calendar, click here.