Grand View is No. 1, Life is at No. 2 in new NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches rankings

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Grand View (Iowa) continues its reign atop the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 rankings with Life (Ga.) staying second in the poll. Southeastern (Fla.) joins the Top Five by moving up three spots while Indiana Tech and Doane (Neb.) rounds out the Top Five.

Poll Methodology


* The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the nine conferences.


* Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six 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 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 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 ballotThe postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship.

2021-2022 NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll – No. 2

Rank	Team	League	Points
1	Grand View (Iowa)	Heart of America	210
2	Life University	Mid-South	185
3	Southeastern	Mid-South	98
4	Indiana Tech	WHAC	94
5	Doane University	GPC	93
6	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	Mid-South	88
7	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Mid-South	85
8	Reinhardt University (GA)	AAC	84
9	Cumberland (Tenn.)	Mid-South	70
10	Montana State-Northern	Cascade	68
11	Ottawa University	KCAC	60
12	Lourdes University	WHAC	59
12	Campbellsville (Ky.)	Mid-South	59
12	Hastings (Neb.)	GPC	59
15	Marian University (IN)	AMC; WHAC	58
15	Baker (Kan.)	Heart of America	58
17	Eastern Oregon University (OR)	Cascade	56
18	Thomas More	Mid-South	52
18	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	Cascade	52
20	Menlo (Calif.)	Cascade	50

Recieving Votes: Missouri Valley 44; Providence (Mont.) 40; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 37; Morningside (Iowa) 34; Oklahoma City 34; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 26; Texas Wesleyan 22; William Penn (Iowa) 21; Vanguard (Calif.) 20; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 19; York (Neb.) 18; Midland (Neb.) 17; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 15; Central Methodist (Mo.) 15; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 12; Lincoln (Ill.) 12; Montreat (N.C.) 12; Southern Oregon 10; Corban (Ore.)10; Bluefield (Va.) 8; Concordia (Neb.) 6; Cornerstone (Mich.) 6; Northwestern (Iowa) 5; Saint Mary (Kan.) 4; Keiser (Fla.) 4; Midway (Ky.) 4; Bethany (Kan.) 3; Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 2

Top-Ranked Individuals

125 – Brandon Orum, Life University (Ga.)

133 – Conner Gimson, Indiana Tech

141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane University (Neb.)

149 – Denver Stonecheck, Life University (Ga.)

157 – Giovanny Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)

165 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)

174 – Joe Koontz, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

184 – Ben Lee, Grand View (Iowa)

197 – Isaac Bartel, Montana State-Northern

285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)

Complete Individual Rankings