KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams rank in the top-10 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, holding at No. 7 in the rankings, while Menlo College climbed up to No. 9 and the University of Providence slipped to No. 10. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University held at No. 17 and Montana State-Northern dropped to No. 20. Southern Oregon University, Vanguard University and Corban University are all receiving votes on the poll.
| 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
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 – 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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