Grand View is No. 1, Life No. 2 in most recent NAIA polls for both women and men
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The NAIA released its updated rankings for both men and women on November 9.
NAIA WOMEN'S WRESTLING RANKINGS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) jumped into the top spot for the first regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20, while Life (Ga.) slid to second. The remaining top five teams all held strong with Cumberlands (Ky.), Providence (Mont.), and William Penn (Iowa) going three, four, five. Wayland Baptist (Texas) joined the Top 20 this week at No. 16 after receiving votes in the preseason rating.
NAIA WOMEN'S WRESTLING RANKINGS
RANK/LAST TIME/INSTITUTION/FINAL POINTS
1 2 Grand View (Iowa) 213
2 1 Life (Ga.) 193
3 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 177
4 4 Providence (Mont.) 156
5 5 William Penn (Iowa) 131
6 6 Campbellsville (Ky.) 114
7 9 Texas Wesleyan 111
8 8 Missouri Valley 106
9 10 Southern Oregon 100
10 7 Indiana Tech 93
11 12 Doane (Neb.) 87
12 15 Ottawa (Kan.) 85
13 14 Oklahoma City 72
14 11 Hastings (Neb.) 69
15 13 Baker (Kan.) 55
16 RV Wayland Baptist (Texas) 53
17 15 Eastern Oregon 51
17 20 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 51
19 19 Midland (Neb.) 49
20 18 Central Methodist (Mo.) 44
Dropped from Top 20: Missouri Baptist
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 43, Saint Mary (Kan.) 38, Evergreen State (Wash.) 36, Lourdes (Ohio) 27, Friends (Kan.) 25, Dickinson State (N.D.) 22, York (Neb.) 15, Avila (Mo.) 15, Waldorf (Iowa) 14, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 14, Siena Heights (Mich.) 9, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 8, Jamestown (N.D.) 6
NAIA Women's Wrestling Top-Ranked Individuals
103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
110 - Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)
117 - Katie Gomez, Cumberlands (Ky.)
124 - Cristell Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
138 - Zaynah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
180 - Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
207 - Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley
NAIA Women's Individual Rankings
NAIA MEN'S WRESTLING RANKINGS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) retains its grasp on the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 25, with Life (Ga.) trailing by six points. Southeastern (Fla.) follows in third while Cumberlands (Ky.) and Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) round out the top five. Lourdes (Ohio) and Central Methodist (Mo.) are tied at 21.
NAIA MEN'S WRESTLING RANKINGS
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
NAIA Men's Wrestling 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 – 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.)
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