The NAIA released its rankings for both men's and women's wrestling on Thursday. Grand View remained No. 1 in both polls, although Life moved into a tie for No. 1 in the women's ranking.
Grand View is No. 1 and Life No. 2 in NAIA Men's rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) maintains its dominance on the top line of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 25 with Life (Ga.) solidified in second place. Southeastern (Fla.) stays in third while Cumberlands (Ky.) and Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) flip spots for fourth and fifth respectively.
NAIA Men's Wrestling Rankings
Rank/Last Time/Institution/Final Points
1 1 Grand View (Iowa) 263
2 2 Life (Ga.) 249
3 3 Southeastern (Fla.) 210
4 5 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 200
5 4 Cumberlands (Ky.) 176
6 6 Campbellsville (Ky.) 169
7 8 Indiana Tech 163
8 8 Doane (Neb.) 159
9 10 Southern Oregon 151
10 12 Reinhardt (Ga.) 131
10 11 Saint Mary (Kan.) 131
12 9 Providence (Mont.) 121
13 14 Corban (Ore.) 115
14 15 Eastern Oregon 85
15 21 Central Methodist (Mo.) 77
15 13 Missouri Valley 77
15 24 Montana State-Northern 77
18 17 Dickinson State (N.D.) 72
19 18 Oklahoma City 68
20 20 Cornerstone (Mich.) 59
21 19 St. Thomas (Fla.) 58
21 21 Lourdes (Ohio) 58
23 16 Cumberland (Tenn.) 55
24 RV Texas Wesleyan 54
25 23 Graceland (Iowa) 53
Dropped From Top 25: Morningside (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Morningside (Iowa) 44, Missouri Baptist 41, Marian (Ind.) 41, Friends (Kan.) 36, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 36, Midland (Neb.) 27, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 26, Concordia (Neb.) 26, Arizona Christian 22, Siena Heights (Mich.) 21, Oklahoma Wesleyan 20, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19, William Penn (Iowa) 17, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 17, Cleary (Mich.) 15, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 14, Rio Grande (Ohio) 13, Baker (Kan.) 11, Simpson (Calif.) 8, Waldorf (Iowa) 7, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 4, Northwestern (Iowa) 3, Jamestown (N.D.) 3, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 3
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.)
NAIA Men's Individual Rankings
Grand View and Life tied at No. 1 in NAIA Women's rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) remained at No. 1 in the second regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20, but Life (Ga.) also joins the Vikings in the top spot this week as both institutions posted 212 points. Providence (Mont.) jumped Cumberlands (Ky.) for the third spot. Indiana Tech rose the most this week and will enter Thanksgiving week in fifth. After receiving votes in the last ratings, Missouri Baptist rejoined the top 20, slotting in at 19.
NAIA Women's Wrestling Rankings
Rank/Last Time/Institution/Final Points
1 1 Grand View (Iowa) 212
1 2 Life (Ga.) 212
3 4 Providence (Mont.) 161
4 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) 157
5 10 Indiana Tech 132
6 5 William Penn (Iowa) 120
7 6 Campbellsville (Ky.) 109
8 9 Southern Oregon 103
9 8 Missouri Valley 102
10 7 Texas Wesleyan 99
11 12 Ottawa (Kan.) 85
12 15 Baker (Kan.) 81
13 11 Doane (Neb.) 80
14 13 Oklahoma City 76
15 19 Midland (Neb.) 67
16 17 Eastern Oregon 65
17 16 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 59
18 17 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 56
19 RV Missouri Baptist 47
20 14 Hastings (Neb.) 45
Dropped from Top 20: Central Methodist (Mo.)
Receiving Votes: Saint Mary (Kan.) 37, Evergreen State (Wash.) 33, Dickinson State (N.D.) 31, Central Methodist (Mo.) 31, Friends (Kan.) 30, Lourdes (Ohio) 26, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 15, Avila (Mo.) 13, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 7, Westcliff (Calif.) 7, Waldorf (Iowa) 6, William Woods (Mo.) 6, Jamestown (N.D.) 3, Siena Heights (Mich.) 3
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 - 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
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