Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Men's Wrestling program features four grapplers who are ranked in their respective weight classes of the NAIA Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 poll, which was released by the conference office this week.
Both James Griffin and Roman Garcia are ranked No. 15 at 157 and 165 pounds respectively, while Cameron Cornman remains at No. 20 in the 197-pound weight class.
Garine Gibson moves one spot to No. 21 in the 285-pound weight class. As a team, the Eagles continue to receive votes.
Central will next compete against No. 14 Missouri Valley College on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 7:00 p.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 before 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 are 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 | Grand View (Iowa) | 273 |
| 2 | 1 | Life (Ga.) | 271 |
| 3 | 3 | Menlo (Calif.) | 190 |
| 4 | 6 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 171 |
| 5 | 4 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 170 |
| 6 | 10 | Providence (Mont.) | 166 |
| 7 | 5 | Doane (Neb.) | 159 |
| 8 | 8 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 139 |
| 9 | 11 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 133 |
| 10 | 7 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 129 |
| 11 | 12 | Indiana Tech | 118 |
| 12 | 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 111 |
| 13 | 9 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 110 |
| 14 | 14 | Missouri Valley | 101 |
| 15 | 16 | Southern Oregon | 100 |
| 16 | 15 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 96 |
| 17 | 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | 93 |
| 18 | 18 | Eastern Oregon | 83 |
| 19 | 17 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 78 |
| 20 | 20 | Montana State-Northern | 67 |
Dropped From Top 20: None
Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 64; Oklahoma City 64; Lourdes (Ohio) 57; Baker (Kan.) 48; Texas Wesleyan 47; Corban (Ore.) 43; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 41; Dickinson State (N.D.) 39; Central Methodist (Mo.) 37; Cornerstone (Mich.) 33; Rio Grande (Ohio) 26; Vanguard (Calif.) 26; Rochester (Mich.) 23; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 22; Concordia (Neb.) 19; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 19; St. Thomas (Fla.) 17; Graceland (Iowa) 16; Simpson (Calif.) 15; Avila (Mo.) 14; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 14; William Penn (Iowa) 13; Midway (Ky.) 10; Arizona Christian 8; Central Baptist (Ark.) 8; Missouri Baptist 7; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 7; Jamestown (N.D.) 4; Siena Heights (Mich.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 4; Friends (Kan.) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Aden Reeves, Grand View (Iowa) / 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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