KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The first NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll of the season was released Thursday by the national office. The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw 10 total teams represented with five being ranked and five received votes.
Menlo College remained ranked at No. 4 while Montana State University-Northern dropped one to No. 8. University of Providence followed at No. 11 and Eastern Oregon University landed at No. 17. Southern Oregon University rounded out the CCC teams at No. 19 spot.
Hunter Sparks (125) of Eastern Oregon, Evan Potter (141) of Southern Oregon, and Rysan Leong (165) of Menlo were named the Top-Ranked Individuals in their respective weight classes.
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Corban University, Vanguard University, Simpson University, and Arizona Christian University all received votes.
2023-24 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – No. 1
| Rank |
Last Time |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
239 |
| 2 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
217 |
| 3 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
169 |
| 4 |
4 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
148 |
| 5 |
6 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
136 |
| 6 |
11 |
Doane (Neb.) |
132 |
| 7 |
5 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
131 |
| 8 |
7 |
Montana State-Northern |
120 |
| 9 |
14 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
113 |
| 10 |
10 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
111 |
| 11 |
8 |
Providence (Mont.) |
110 |
| 12 |
9 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
107 |
| 13 |
12 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
105 |
| 14 |
18 |
Marian (Ind.) |
99 |
| 15 |
13 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
92 |
| 16 |
RV |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
91 |
| 17 |
17 |
Eastern Oregon |
90 |
| 18 |
15 |
Indiana Tech |
88 |
| 19 |
20 |
Southern Oregon |
87 |
| 20 |
19 |
Baker (Kan.) |
84 |
Dropped From Top 20: Oklahoma City
Receiving Votes: Oklahoma City 77;
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 74; Missouri Valley 68; Keiser (Fla.) 62; Lourdes (Ohio) 59; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 58; Central Methodist (Mo.) 55; William Penn (Iowa) 53; Cornerstone (Mich.) 45;
Corban (Ore.) 41; St. Thomas (Fla.) 40; Texas Wesleyan 37; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 34; Avila (Mo.) 30; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 30; Oklahoma Wesleyan 26; Midway (Ky.) 25; Northwestern (Iowa) 24; Rio Grande (Ohio) 24; Graceland (Iowa) 22;
Vanguard (Calif.) 20; Dickinson State (N.D.) 19; York (Neb.) 18; Concordia (Neb.) 17; Missouri Baptist 15; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 15;
Simpson (Calif.) 11;
Arizona Christian 10; Rochester (Mich.) 9; Siena Heights (Mich.) 9; Friends (Kan.) 7; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 5; Waldorf (Iowa) 4
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Hunter Sparks, Eastern Oregon
133 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)
141 – Evan Potter, Southern Oregon
149 – Blake Gonzalez, Grand View (Iowa)
157 – Salvador Silva, Southeastern (Fla.)
165 – Rysan Leong, Menlo (Calif.)
174 – Riley Smucker, Life (Ga.)
184 – Jesse Daniel Perez, Ottawa (Kan.)
197 – Owen Braungardt, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
Rating Methodology:
- The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences/groups.
- Two days prior to the national rating, 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.