Grand View Ranked First, Life Second In NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches Top 20
By NAIA
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - 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