KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw five teams rank and another four receive votes in the latest NAIA 2022-23 Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
A new team took the top spot in the conference as Menlo College moved up four spots to sit at No. 7 in the rankings, surpassing the previous leader University of Providence, which held its No. 8 spot. Eastern Oregon University fell one spot again to claim No. 11, while Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ranks No. 19, slipping two spots from the previous poll. Rounding out the ranking is Southern Oregon University, which broke into the rankings at No. 20 after previously receiving votes.
Vanguard University, Montana State-Northern, Corban University, and Arizona Christian are each receiving votes on the poll.
2022-23 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll Four
| Rank |
Last |
Team |
Conference |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
296 |
| 2 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
276 |
| 3 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
Appalachian |
248 |
| 4 |
4 |
Doane (Neb.) |
Great Plains |
179 |
| 5 |
5 |
Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
163 |
| 6 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
162 |
| 7 |
11 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
145 |
| 8 |
8 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
140 |
| 9 |
6 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
132 |
| 10 |
9 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
119 |
| 11 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
116 |
| 12 |
12 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
115 |
| 13 |
18 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Mid-South |
108 |
| 14 |
14 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
Great Plains |
101 |
| 15 |
13 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
96 |
| 16 |
17 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
91 |
| 17 |
15 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Cascade |
89 |
| 18 |
20 |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
70 |
| 19 |
16 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
69 |
| 20 |
RV |
Southern Oregon |
Cascade |
64 |
Dropped From Poll: Oklahoma City
Receiving Votes: Vanguard (Calif.) 63; Montana State-Northern 62; Oklahoma City 62; Missouri Valley 57;
Corban (Ore.) 34; Graceland (Iowa) 34; Keiser (Fla.) 31; Saint Mary (Kan.) 29; Cornerstone (Mich.) 28; Avila (Mo.) 26; Oklahoma Wesleyan 26; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 24; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 24; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 23; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 23; Central Methodist (Mo.) 20; Rochester (Mich.) 20; Midway (Ky.) 19; William Penn (Iowa) 18; Lourdes (Ohio) 15; Montreat (N.C.) 15; Northwestern (Iowa) 12; Texas Wesleyan 10; Concordia (Neb.) 9; St. Thomas (Fla.) 9; Rio Grande (Ohio) 8; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 7; York (Neb.) 7; Benedictine (Kan.) 5; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Friends (Kan.) 3;
Arizona Christian 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 eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 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 25 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 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
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.