KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw six teams rank and another three receive votes on the latest NAIA 2022-23 Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
Eastern Oregon University continued to lead the group, moving up to No. 7 in the rankings, while the University of Providence made a big leap, jumping up to No. 9 and Menlo College dropped two spots to No. 13. Two new CCC teams broke into the rankings with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University sitting at No. 17 and Vanguard University rounding out the group at No. 20.
Southern Oregon University, Corban University and Arizona Christian University are all receiving votes on the poll.
| Rank |
Last |
Team |
Conference |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
294 |
| 2 |
2 |
Life University |
Appalachian |
273 |
| 3 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Appalachian |
223 |
| 4 |
5 |
Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
175 |
| 5 |
4 |
Marian (Ind.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
163 |
| 6 |
6 |
Doane University |
Great Plains |
159 |
| 7 |
8 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
154 |
| 7 |
7 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
154 |
| 9 |
15 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
130 |
| 10 |
14 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
124 |
| 11 |
10 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
112 |
| 12 |
9 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
Great Plains |
108 |
| 13 |
11 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
107 |
| 14 |
13 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
102 |
| 15 |
12 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
101 |
| 16 |
17 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
88 |
| 17 |
RV |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Cascade |
86 |
| 18 |
16 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
78 |
| 19 |
18 |
Montana State-Northern |
Cascade |
62 |
| 20 |
RV |
Vanguard University |
Cascade |
58 |
Dropped From Poll: Thomas More (Ky.); Southern Oregon
Receiving Votes: Thomas More (Ky.) 56; Oklahoma City 51;
Southern Oregon 45; Corban (Ore.) 41; Graceland (Iowa) 40; Midway (Ky.) 39; Saint Mary (Kan.) 36; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 29; Cornerstone (Mich.) 28; Keiser (Fla.) 28; Cumberland (Tenn.) 27; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 25; Texas Wesleyan 25; Lourdes (Ohio) 23; Montreat (N.C.) 22; William Penn (Iowa) 22; Oklahoma Wesleyan 20; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 20; Northwestern (Iowa) 16; Rochester (Mich.) 16;
Arizona Christian 12; Avila (Mo.) 12; Jamestown (N.D.) 12; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 12; Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 12; York (Neb.) 11; St. Thomas (Fla.) 10; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 9; Central Methodist (Mo.) 8; Central Baptist (Ark.) 7; Concordia (Neb.) 7; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 7; Waldorf (Iowa) 5; Dickinson State (N.D.) 4; Rio Grande (Ohio) 4; Iowa Wesleyan 3; Missouri Baptist 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
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 – Marty Margolis, Grand View (Iowa)
174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech
197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)
285 – Gage Braun, Southeastern (Fla.)
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.”
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