KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw six teams ranked and one receive votes in the first NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 25 rating of the 2024-25 season, released Thursday by the national office.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University jumped to No. 5, followed by University of Providence at No. 9 and Southern Oregon University at No. 10. Corban University landed at No. 14 right behind Eastern Oregon University at No. 15 while Montana State University Northern secured the No. 24 spot to round out the ranked CCC teams. Arizona Christian University received votes.
David Rubio (157lbs) of Corban and Kenneth Copley (285lbs) of Embry-Riddle ranked as the top individuals in their respective weight classes.
2024-25 NAIA Men's Wrestling Rating - No. 1
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
248 |
| 2 |
2 |
Life (Ga.) |
242 |
| 3 |
3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
206 |
| 4 |
4 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
179 |
| 5 |
7 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
175 |
| 6 |
8 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
173 |
| 7 |
5 |
Doane (Neb.) |
163 |
| 8 |
10 |
Indiana Tech |
153 |
| 9 |
6 |
Providence (Mont.) |
145 |
| 10 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
133 |
| 11 |
11 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
128 |
| 12 |
14 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
124 |
| 13 |
12 |
Missouri Valley |
109 |
| 14 |
13 |
Corban (Ore.) |
100 |
| 15 |
RV |
Eastern Oregon |
88 |
| 16 |
15 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
82 |
| 17 |
17 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
79 |
| 18 |
18 |
Oklahoma City |
67 |
| 19 |
23 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
65 |
| 20 |
22 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
64 |
| 21 |
20 |
Lourdes (Ohio) |
61 |
| 21 |
16 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
61 |
| 23 |
21 |
Graceland (Iowa) |
56 |
| 24 |
19 |
Montana State-Northern |
55 |
| 25 |
24 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
45 |
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 39, Texas Wesleyan 38, Concordia (Neb.) 35, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 34, Friends (Kan.) 34, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 32,
Arizona Christian 28, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 27, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 27, Midland (Neb.) 22, Oklahoma Wesleyan 21, Rio Grande (Ohio) 20, Siena Heights (Mich.) 18, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 17, William Penn (Iowa) 17, Cleary (Mich.) 14, Waldorf (Iowa) 13, Baker (Kan.) 7, Northwestern (Iowa) 6, York (Neb.) 6, Midway (Ky.) 4, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 3, Jamestown (N.D.) 2, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Trevor Marsman, Cornerstone (Mich.)
133 – Thaddeus Long, Life (Ga.)
141 – Hartwell Taylor, Saint Mary (Kan.)
149 – Nathan Lendt, Doane (Neb.)
157 – David Rubio, Corban (Ore.)
165 – Jonathan Kervin, Indiana Tech
174 – Alex Reynolds, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Jesse Perez, Life (Ga.)
197 – Garavous Kouekabakilaho, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Kenneth Copley, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
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 25 calendar, click here.