The NAIA released its rankings for both men's wrestling and women's wrestling today. In both polls, Life jumps to No. 1 and Grand View drops to No. 2.
NAIA WOMEN'S WRESTLING
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life (Ga.) takes the top spot in the third NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 this week, while Grand View (Iowa) is close behind in second. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) climbed the highest this week up to sixth from 18th.
After dropping out of the ratings on the last release, Central Methodist (Mo.) is back in the top 20 at 18th.
NAIA WOMEN'S WRESTLING RANKINGS
Rank/Last Time Rank/Team Points
1 2 Life (Ga.) 218
2 1 Grand View (Iowa) 204
3 3 Providence (Mont.) 155
4 4 Cumberlands (Ky.) 146
5 6 William Penn (Iowa) 127
6 18 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 123
7 5 Indiana Tech 117
8 7 Campbellsville (Ky.) 113
9 9 Missouri Valley 101
10 11 Ottawa (Kan.) 96
11 13 Doane (Neb.) 89
12 8 Southern Oregon 87
13 12 Baker (Kan.) 82
14 10 Texas Wesleyan 73
15 14 Oklahoma City 70
16 20 Hastings (Neb.) 60
17 17 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 59
18 RV Central Methodist (Mo.) 56
19 15 Midland (Neb.) 54
20 16 Eastern Oregon 44
Dropped from Top 20: Missouri Baptist
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 38, Evergreen State (Wash.) 32, Saint Mary (Kan.) 31, Dickinson State (N.D.) 30, Friends (Kan.) 27, Lourdes (Ohio) 24, York (Neb.) 18, Jamestown (N.D.) 13, Avila (Mo.) 10, Brewton Parker (Ga.) 8, William Woods (Mo.) 6, Westcliff (Calif.) 4, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 2, Waldorf (Iowa) 2
NAIA Women's Top Ranked Individuals
103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
110 - Anaya Falcon, Life (Ga.)
117 - Camille Fournier, Texas Wesleyan
124 - Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
138 - Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp, Providence (Mont.)
145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
180 - Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
207 - Olivia Brown, Grand View (Iowa)
NAIA Women's Individual Rankings
NAIA MEN'S WRESTLING
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life (Ga.) eclipses Grand View (Iowa) to take the top spot in the newest NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 25 by only two points. Southeastern (Fla.) stays in third, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) remains fourth, and Cumberlands (Ky.) is locked into fifth.
NAIA MEN'S WRESTLING RANKINGS
Rank/Last Time Rank/Team/Points
1 2 Life (Ga.) 266
2 1 Grand View (Iowa) 264
3 3 Southeastern (Fla.) 215
4 4 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 208
5 5 Cumberlands (Ky.) 180
6 8 Doane (Neb.) 172
7 6 Campbellsville (Ky.) 164
8 9 Southern Oregon 155
9 7 Indiana Tech 151
10 10 Reinhardt (Ga.) 136
11 12 Providence (Mont.) 135
12 10 Saint Mary (Kan.) 122
13 13 Corban (Ore.) 109
14 14 Eastern Oregon 84
15 15 Montana State-Northern 79
16 21 St. Thomas (Fla.) 73
17 24 Texas Wesleyan 65
18 15 Central Methodist (Mo.) 62
18 19 Oklahoma City 62
20 15 Missouri Valley 61
21 RV Marian (Ind.) 54
22 21 Lourdes (Ohio) 53
22 18 Dickinson State (N.D.) 53
24 20 Cornerstone (Mich.) 51
25 25 Graceland (Iowa) 47
Dropped From Top 25: Cumberland (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 46, Friends (Kan.) 45, Morningside (Iowa) 44, Arizona Christian 38, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 38, Missouri Baptist 37, Concordia (Neb.) 35, Midland (Neb.) 29, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 27, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 16, Cleary (Mich.) 16, William Penn (Iowa) 15, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 14, Northwestern (Iowa) 12, Siena Heights (Mich.) 12, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 12, Oklahoma Wesleyan 11, Baker (Kan.) 9, Benedictine (Kan.) 9, Waldorf (Iowa) 8, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 8, Simpson (Calif.) 7, Rio Grande (Ohio) 6, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 4, Jamestown (N.D.) 2
NAIA Men's Top-Ranked Individuals
125 – Trevor Marsman, Cornerstone (Mich.)
133 – Thaddeus Long, Life (Ga.)
141 – Hartwell Taylor, Saint Mary (Kan.)
149 – Nathan Lendt, Doane (Neb.)
157 – Aden Graves, Providence (Mont.)
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.)
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