Kansas City, Mo. - For the second consecutive poll, the Central Methodist Men's Wrestling team had five wrestlers nationally ranked in their respective weight classes of the NAIA Coaches' Top 20 poll.
Colton King remains at No. 6 in the 125 pound weight class for the third consecutive poll, while James Griffin moves to spots to No. 15 at 157 pounds.
After entering the Top 25 in the second ranking, Roman Garcia moved up one spot to No. 15 in the 165 pound weight class. Cameron Cornman jumped two spots to No. 23 at 197 pounds, while Garine Gibson rounded out Central's nationally ranked wrestlers at No. 21 in the 285 pound weight class.
As a team, Central continues to receive votes.
The Eagles will open 2024 at the highly competitive NWCA National Duals beginning Friday, Jan. 5 in Cedar Falls, 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) | 278 |
| 2 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | 252 |
| 3 | 3 | Menlo (Calif.) | 174 |
| 4 | 4 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 165 |
| 5 | 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 162 |
| 6 | 8 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 160 |
| 7 | 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 132 |
| 8 | 6 | Providence (Mont.) | 125 |
| 9 | 12 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 119 |
| 10 | 10 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 118 |
| 11 | 12 | Indiana Tech | 115 |
| 12 | 15 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 113 |
| 13 | 15 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 104 |
| 14 | 11 | Missouri Valley | 101 |
| 14 | 7 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 101 |
| 16 | 14 | Morningside (Iowa) | 96 |
| 17 | 19 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 90 |
| 18 | 20 | Southern Oregon | 80 |
| 19 | RV | Eastern Oregon | 77 |
| 20 | 20 | Oklahoma City | 73 |
Dropped From Top 20: Baker (Kan.), Marian (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: Montana State-Northern 68, Baker (Kan.) 65, Lourdes (Ohio) 61, Central Methodist (Mo.) 55, Marian (Ind.) 54, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 49, Corban (Ore.) 49, Keiser (Fla.) 37, Cornerstone (Mich.) 35, St. Thomas (Fla.) 35, Texas Wesleyan 34, Rochester (Mich.) 30, Graceland (Iowa) 28, Rio Grande (Ohio) 25, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 24, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 24, Concordia (Neb.) 22, Vanguard (Calif.) 22, Avila (Mo.) 21, Dickinson State (N.D.) 20, Midway (Ky.) 20, Northwestern (Iowa) 20, Missouri Baptist 15, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 13, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 12, William Penn (Iowa) 10, Friends (Kan.) 8, Simpson (Calif.) 7, Jamestown (N.D.) 5, Siena Heights (Mich.) 5, Central Baptist (Ark.) 3, Waldorf (Iowa) 3
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 – Brevin Balmeceda, Life (Ga.)
165 – Keller Rock, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
174 – Riley Smucker, Life (Ga.)
184 – Isaiah Luellen Grand View (Iowa)
197 – Owen Braungardt, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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