Kansas City, Mo. - Four members of the Central Methodist Men's Wrestling team are nationally ranked in their respective weight classes in the latest edition of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll.
Junior 157-pounder Donald Griffin is No. 10 in his respective weight class and freshman Jason Shaw is No. 13 at 133 pounds. Elijah Hynes is No. 16 at 197 and Colton King is 21st at 125.
As a team, the Eagles continue to receive votes. No. 1 Grand View, No. 19 Baker, and No. 20 Missouri Valley are also featured in the Top 20 poll.
Central will next compete in the Heart of America Conference Championships Saturday, Feb. 18 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 25 poll, please see below.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 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 25 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 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 ballot
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
| Rank | Last | Team | Conference | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | Life University (Ga.) | Appalachian | 276 |
| 3 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | Appalachian | 242 |
| 4 | 4 | Doane (Neb.) | Great Plains | 181 |
| 5 | 5 | Indiana Tech | Wolverine-Hoosier | 173 |
| 6 | 7 | Marian University ((Ind.) | Wolverine-Hoosier | 164 |
| 7 | 6 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 157 |
| 8 | 8 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 147 |
| 9 | 9 | Providence (Mont.) | Cascade | 126 |
| 10 | 14 | Morningside (Iowa) | Great Plains | 123 |
| 11 | 10 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Appalachian | 120 |
| 12 | 11 | Ottawa (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate | 117 |
| 13 | 12 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 98 |
| 14 | 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid-South | 86 |
| 15 | 15 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Mid-South | 82 |
| 16 | 20 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 77 |
| 17 | 18 | Thomas More (Ky.) | Mid-South | 74 |
| 18 | 16 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | Cascade | 73 |
| 19 | 17 | Baker (Kan.) | Heart | 72 |
| 20 | 18 | Missouri Valley | Heart | 70 |
| 20 | RV | Montana State-Northern | Cascade | 70 |
Dropped From Poll: None
Receiving Votes: Southern Oregon 66; Oklahoma City 57; Central Methodist (Mo.) 48; Lourdes (Ohio) 46; Vanguard (Calif.) 46; Keiser (Fla.) 36; Saint Mary (Kan.) 36; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 33; Graceland (Iowa) 32; Corban (Ore.) 30; Cornerstone (Mich.) 26; Avila (Mo.) 23; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 22; Midway (Ky.) 20; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 19; Oklahoma Wesleyan 16; William Penn (Iowa) 16; Rochester (Mich.) 14; Concordia (Neb.) 13; Montreat (N.C.) 13; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 13; Benedictine (Kan.) 7; St. Thomas (Fla.) 6; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 5; Pikeville (Ky.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Missouri Baptist 3; Texas Wesleyan 3; York (Neb.) 3; Dickinson State (N.D.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
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 – Jack Bass, Life (Ga.)
174 – Isaiah Luellen, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Eric Vermillion, Indiana Tech
197 – Zane Lanham, Life (Ga.)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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