KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw four teams rank and another four receive votes on the latest NAIA 2022-23 Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
A new team leads the pack as the University of Providence moved up two spots to sit at No. 8 in the rankings. Eastern Oregon University slipped to No. 10, while Menlo College is right behind the Mounties at No. 11. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University rounds out the ranked CCC squads at No. 15.
Montana State-Northern, Southern Oregon University, Vanguard University and Corban University each are receiving votes on the poll.
| Rank |
Last |
Team |
Conference |
Rank |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
294 |
| 2 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
267 |
| 3 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Appalachian |
236 |
| 4 |
4 |
Doane (Neb.) |
Great Plains |
184 |
| 5 |
5 |
Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
168 |
| 6 |
6 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
153 |
| 7 |
8 |
Marian (Ind.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
145 |
| 8 |
10 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
141 |
| 9 |
11 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
138 |
| 10 |
7 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
132 |
| 11 |
9 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
129 |
| 12 |
15 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
115 |
| 13 |
14 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
106 |
| 14 |
13 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
Great Plains |
102 |
| 15 |
17 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Cascade |
93 |
| 16 |
16 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
90 |
| 17 |
12 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
86 |
| 18 |
19 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Mid-South |
83 |
| 19 |
RV |
Oklahoma City |
AMC/SAC |
75 |
| 20 |
RV |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
70 |
Dropped From Poll: Missouri Valley; Montana State-Northern
Receiving Votes: Montana State-Northern 68; Southern Oregon 65; Missouri Valley 60;
Vanguard (Calif.) 49; Graceland (Iowa) 38;
Corban (Ore.) 35; Saint Mary (Kan.) 35; Keiser (Fla.) 31; Avila (Mo.) 29; Rochester (Mich.) 27; Oklahoma Wesleyan 25; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 25; Cornerstone (Mich.) 23; William Penn (Iowa) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 22; Central Methodist (Mo.) 22; Texas Wesleyan 18; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 17; Montreat (N.C.) 16; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 13; Concordia (Neb.) 12; Midway (Ky.) 11; York (Neb.) 9; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; Lourdes (Ohio) 7; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 6; Iowa Wesleyan 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Friends (Kan.) 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 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)
174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech
197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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.