Kansas City, Mo. - For the third consecutive poll, Central Methodist Men's Wrestling landed five grapplers in the NAIA National rankings of their respective weight classes, as the national office released the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll this week.
As a team, the Eagles continue to receive votes in the national rankings.
Colton King is the highest ranked wrestler for Central, moving two spots to No. 8 in the 125 pound weight class. Junior James Griffin remained No. 15 at 157 pounds, while Roman Garcia moved two spots to No. 17 at 165 pounds.
Cameron Cornman made the biggest leap of any Eagle grappler, jumping three spots to No. 20 in the 197 pound weight class.
Garine Gibson rounded out the Eagles ranked wrestlers, as the junior 285-pounder moved up one spot to No. 20.
Central will next compete in the Missouri Valley Invitational beginning Friday, Jan. 19 at 9:00 a.m. in Marshall, Mo.
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 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | 273 |
| 2 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 270 |
| 3 | 3 | Menlo (Calif.) | 212 |
| 4 | 6 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 165 |
| 5 | 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 159 |
| 6 | 4 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 151 |
| 7 | 7 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 142 |
| 8 | 10 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 133 |
| 9 | 12 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 123 |
| 10 | 8 | Providence (Mont.) | 120 |
| 11 | 9 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 114 |
| 12 | 11 | Indiana Tech | 111 |
| 13 | 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 108 |
| 14 | 14 | Missouri Valley | 96 |
| 15 | 14 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 93 |
| 16 | 18 | Southern Oregon | 91 |
| 17 | 17 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 90 |
| 18 | 19 | Eastern Oregon | 89 |
| 19 | 16 | Morningside (Iowa) | 74 |
| 20 | RV | Montana State-Northern | 65 |
Dropped From Top 20: Oklahoma City
Receiving Votes: Oklahoma City 62, Lourdes (Ohio) 61, Baker (Kan.) 59, Central Methodist (Mo.) 55, Marian (Ind.) 52, Corban (Ore.) 43, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 43, Keiser (Fla.) 36, Cornerstone (Mich.) 32, Vanguard (Calif.) 31, Texas Wesleyan 31, Dickinson State (N.D.) 30, Rochester (Mich.) 28, Rio Grande (Ohio) 26, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 23, St. Thomas (Fla.) 23, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 23, Concordia (Neb.) 21, Midway (Ky.) 20, Graceland (Iowa) 20, Avila (Mo.) 19, Northwestern (Iowa) 15, Missouri Baptist 15, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 13, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 12, Simpson (Calif.) 8, William Penn (Iowa) 6, Oklahoma Wesleyan 6, Jamestown (N.D.) 6, Siena Heights (Mich.) 5, Waldorf (Iowa) 2, Central Baptist (Ark.) 2
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 – Bradley Antesberger, Doane (Neb.)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)
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