Southern Oregon remains No. 1 for women and Grand View for men in latest NAIA Coaches Poll
by NAIA
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NAIA women
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Oregon continues its grasp on the final NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll of the 2022 calendar year. Grand View (Iowa) narrowly edges out Life (Ga.) for second place with Campbellsville continuing to hold onto the fourth position. Menlo (Calif.) and Providence (Mont.) foes from the Cascade are tied in fifth place.
Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Points
1 1 Southern Oregon Cascade 192
2 2 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 181
3 3 Life (Ga.) Mid-South 179
4 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 141
5 8 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 128
5 6 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 128
7 10 Indiana Tech Mid-South 126
8 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 123
9 5 Texas Wesleyan Sooner 115
10 8 Central Methodist (Mo.) Heart 104
11 12 Iowa Wesleyan Heart 92
12 12 Missouri Baptist Sooner 91
13 11 Eastern Oregon Cascade 85
14 15 Missouri Valley Heart 74
15 16 Oklahoma City Sooner 69
16 17 Brewton-Parker (Ga.) Mid-South 63
17 14 Doane (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 58
18 20 Baker (Kan.) Heart 41
19 18 Waldorf (Iowa) Heart 35
20 RV Hastings (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 33
Dropped From Poll: Jamestown (N.D.)
Receiving Votes: Jamestown (N.D.) 32; Midland (Neb.) 28; Siena Heights (Mich.) 28; Friends (Kan.) 26; Lourdes (Ohio) 23; Ottawa (Kan.) 18; Saint Mary (Kan.) 18; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 16; Avila (Mo.) 13; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 12; Montreat (N.C.) 9; St. Andrews (N.C.) 8; William Penn (Iowa) 8; Lyon (Ark.) 5; York (Neb.) 4; Vanguard (Calif.) 2
Individual Rankings
Top-Ranked Individuals
101 – Ira Navarro, Providence (Mont.)
109 – Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)
116 – Ashley Gooman, Providence (Mont.)
123 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
130 – Lexie Basham, Texas Wesleyan
136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, Iowa Wesleyan
143 – Alexis Gomez, Grand View (Iowa)
155 – Caitlyn Davis, Central Methodist (Mo.)
170 – Dymond Guilford, Cumberlands (Ky.)
191 – Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley
NAIA men
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the fourth consecutive ratings period to begin the season, Grand View (Iowa) sits on top of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll. The rest of the Top Six teams remain the same with Life (Ga.), Southeastern (Fla.), Doane (Neb.), Indiana Tech, and Ottawa (Kan.) following in order. Oklahoma City and Thomas More (Ky.) capture spots 19 and 20 respectively, bumping out Missouri Valley and Montana State-Northern.
Rank/Last/Team/Conference/Rank
1 1 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 294
2 2 Life (Ga.) Appalachian 267
3 3 Southeastern (Fla.) Appalachian 236
4 4 Doane (Neb.) Great Plains 184
5 5 Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 168
6 6 Ottawa (Kan.) Kansas Collegiate 153
7 8 Marian (Ind.) Wolverine-Hoosier 145
8 10 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 141
9 11 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 138
10 7 Eastern Oregon Cascade 132
11 9 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 129
12 15 Reinhardt (Ga.) Appalachian 115
13 14 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Mid-South 106
14 13 Morningside (Iowa) Great Plains 102
15 17 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) Cascade 93
16 16 Baker (Kan.) Heart 90
17 12 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 86
18 19 Cumberland (Tenn.) Mid-South 83
19 RV Oklahoma City AMC/SAC 75
20 RV Thomas More (Ky.) Mid-South 70
Dropped From Poll: Missouri Valley; Montana State-Northern
Receiving Votes: Montana State-Northern 68; Southern Oregon 65; Missouri Valley 60; Vanguard (Calif.) 49; Graceland (Iowa) 38; Corban (Ore.) 35; Saint Mary (Kan.) 35; Keiser (Fla.) 31; Avila (Mo.) 29; Rochester (Mich.) 27; Oklahoma Wesleyan 25; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 25; Cornerstone (Mich.) 23; William Penn (Iowa) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 22; Central Methodist (Mo.) 22; Texas Wesleyan 18; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 17; Montreat (N.C.) 16; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 13; Concordia (Neb.) 12; Midway (Ky.) 11; York (Neb.) 9; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; Lourdes (Ohio) 7; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 6; Iowa Wesleyan 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Friends (Kan.) 2
Individual Rankings
Top-Ranked Individuals
125 – Esco Walker, Grand View (Iowa)
133 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)
141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane (Neb.)
149 – Ryan Moore, Thomas More (Ky.)
157 – Giovanni Bonilla, Grand View (Iowa)
165 – Cole Smith, Cumberland (Tenn.)
174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech
197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)