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New NAIA Rankings: Grand View No. 1 among NAIA men's teams, Menlo No. 1 among NAIA women's teams

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A Grand View men's wrestler controls his opponent in a recent match.
(Photo by Grand View Athletics)

NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 – Final (Feb. 7)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) wraps up the regular season with their sixth top overall ranking in the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20. Life (Ga.) continues its hold on second place while Menlo (Calif.) is once again third. Providence (Mont.) moves up two spots into the Top 5 while Southeastern (Fla.) slips one place to fifth. No new teams joined the Top 20 this rating period.

Rank/Last Time/Team/Points

1 1 Grand View (Iowa) 275

2 2 Life (Ga.) 271

3 3 Menlo (Calif.) 202

4 6 Providence (Mont.) 184

5 4 Southeastern (Fla.) 178

6 5 Campbellsville (Ky.) 158

7 7 Doane (Neb.) 155

8 8 Ottawa (Kan.) 148

9 13 Cumberland (Tenn.) 126

10 10 Cumberlands (Ky.) 121

11 9 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 120

12 11 Indiana Tech 111

13 16 Reinhardt (Ga.) 101

14 15 Southern Oregon 101

15 12 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 100

16 14 Missouri Valley 97

17 17 Morningside (Iowa) 87

18 19 Saint Mary (Kan.) 81

19 18 Eastern Oregon 79

20 20 Montana State-Northern 66

Dropped From Top 20: None

Receiving Votes: Oklahoma City 64; Marian (Ind.) 56; Lourdes (Ohio) 49; Corban (Ore.) 47; Central Methodist (Mo.) 44; Baker (Kan.) 43; Texas Wesleyan 41; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 37; Cornerstone (Mich.) 36; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 36; Dickinson State (N.D.) 35; Northwestern (Iowa) 25; Vanguard (Calif.) 22; Concordia (Neb.) 19; Rochester (Mich.) 19; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 19; St. Thomas (Fla.) 17; Simpson (Calif.) 16; Graceland (Iowa) 15; Rio Grande (Ohio) 15; Avila (Mo.) 12; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 12; William Penn (Iowa) 12; Midway (Ky.) 10; Arizona Christian 9; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 8; Missouri Baptist 7; Central Baptist (Ark.) 6; Jamestown (N.D.) 5; Friends (Kan.) 4

NAIA Men's Top-Ranked Individuals

125 – Aden Reeves, Grand View (Iowa)

133 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)

141 – Evan Potter, Southern Oregon

149 – Blake Gonzalez, Grand View (Iowa)

157 – Brevin Balmeceda, Life (Ga.)

165 – Keller Rock, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)

174 – Riley Smucker, Life (Ga.)

184 – Isaiah Luellen Grand View (Iowa)

197 – Bradley Antesberger, Doane (Neb.)

285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)

NAIA Men's Individual Rankings

NAIA Women's Coaches Top 20 Rankings (Feb. 8)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Menlo (Calif.) and Life (Ga.) retain the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively in the fifth edition of the NAIA Women's Wrestling Ratings of 2023-24. The Vikings of Grand View (Iowa) climbed into the No. 3 spot this week, while Southern Oregon joins the clubhouse at No. 4. Missouri Valley, Baker (Kan.), and Hastings (Neb.) are all locked at No. 14 in the three-way tie while Midland (Neb.) joins the Top 20 this week.

Rank/Last Time/Team/Points

1 1 Menlo (Calif.) 206

2 2 Life (Ga.) 195

3 4 Grand View (Iowa) 164

4 6 Southern Oregon 158

5 3 Providence (Mont.) 153

6 5 Texas Wesleyan 134

7 11 William Penn (Iowa) 113

8 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) 111

9 10 Oklahoma City 106

10 8 Missouri Baptist 104

11 9 Campbellsville (Ky.) 90

12 12 Vanguard (Calif.) 82

13 13 Indiana Tech 74

14 19 Missouri Valley 55

14 17 Baker (Kan.) 55

14 14 Hastings (Neb.) 55

17 16 Saint Mary (Kan.) 50

18 18 Doane (Neb.) 46

19 RV Midland (Neb.) 44

20 15 Ottawa (Kan.) 33

Dropped from Top 20: Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Receiving Votes: Eastern Oregon 32; Jamestown (N.D.) 31; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 30; Lourdes (Ohio) 25; Siena Heights (Mich.) 22; Evergreen (Wash.) 20; Waldorf (Iowa) 20; Central Methodist (Mo.) 19; Friends (Kan.) 16; St. Andrews (N.C.) 16; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 16; Avila (Mo.) 12; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 11; York (Neb.) 10; Dickinson State (N.D.) 5

Top-Ranked NAIA Women's Individuals

101 – Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)

109 – Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)

116 – Avery Ashley, Oklahoma City

123 – Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)

130 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon

136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (Iowa)

143 – Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)

155 – Caitlyn Davis, Southern Oregon

170 – Ashley Lekas, William Penn (Iowa)

191 – Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson, Menlo (Calif.)

NAIA Women's Individual Rankings

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