Fayette, Mo. - Four members of the Central Methodist Men's Wrestling team are ranked in the first regular-season edition of the NAIA Coaches' Top 20 poll, which was announced by the national office Thursday.
James Griffin, a redshirt sophomore from St. Louis, is ranked No. 2 in the 157-pound weight class, while fellow sophomore Colton King lands at No. 6 in the 125 weight class.
Junior Garine Gibson moves one spot to No. 20 at 285 pounds, and Bolivar, Missouri native Hayden Burks enters the ranking at No. 25 in the 184-pound weight class.
As a team, CMU continues to receive votes, joined by fellow Heart members No. 1 Grand View, No. 20 Baker, (RV) Missouri Valley, (RV) William Penn, (RV) Graceland, (RV) Dickinson State, (RV) St. Ambrose, and (RV) Waldorf.
The Eagles will next compete at the Grand View Open Saturday, Nov. 11 at 9:00 a.m. in Des Moines, Iowa.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 20 poll, please see below.
Rating Methodology
- The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences/groups.
- Two days prior to the national rating, 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 Time | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 239 |
| 2 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | 217 |
| 3 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 169 |
| 4 | 4 | Menlo (Calif.) | 148 |
| 5 | 6 | Morningside (Iowa) | 136 |
| 6 | 11 | Doane (Neb.) | 132 |
| 7 | 5 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 131 |
| 8 | 7 | Montana State-Northern | 120 |
| 9 | 14 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 113 |
| 10 | 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 111 |
| 11 | 8 | Providence (Mont.) | 110 |
| 12 | 9 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 107 |
| 13 | 12 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 105 |
| 14 | 18 | Marian (Ind.) | 99 |
| 15 | 13 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 92 |
| 16 | RV | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 91 |
| 17 | 17 | Eastern Oregon | 90 |
| 18 | 15 | Indiana Tech | 88 |
| 19 | 20 | Southern Oregon | 87 |
| 20 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 84 |
Dropped From Top 20: Oklahoma City
Receiving Votes: Oklahoma City 77; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 74; Missouri Valley 68; Keiser (Fla.) 62; Lourdes (Ohio) 59; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 58; Central Methodist (Mo.) 55; William Penn (Iowa) 53; Cornerstone (Mich.) 45; Corban (Ore.) 41; St. Thomas (Fla.) 40; Texas Wesleyan 37; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 34; Avila (Mo.) 30; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 30; Oklahoma Wesleyan 26; Midway (Ky.) 25; Northwestern (Iowa) 24; Rio Grande (Ohio) 24; Graceland (Iowa) 22; Vanguard (Calif.) 20; Dickinson State (N.D.) 19; York (Neb.) 18; Concordia (Neb.) 17; Missouri Baptist 15; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 15; Simpson (Calif.) 11; Arizona Christian 10; Rochester (Mich.) 9; Siena Heights (Mich.) 9; Friends (Kan.) 7; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 5; Waldorf (Iowa) 4
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Hunter Sparks, Eastern Oregon
133 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)
141 – Evan Potter, Southern Oregon
149 – Blake Gonzalez, Grand View (Iowa)
157 – Salvador Silva, Southeastern (Fla.)
165 – Rysan Leong, Menlo (Calif.)
174 – Riley Smucker, Life (Ga.)
184 – Jesse Daniel Perez, Ottawa (Kan.)
197 – Owen Braungardt, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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