KANSAS CITY - Texas Wesleyan Unibversity is receiving votes in the NAIA men's wrestling preseason Top 25 poll released Wednesday from Kansas City, Missouri.
Grand View (Iowa) tops the rankings with 225 points and four No. 1-ranked wrestlers. Life (Ga.) ranks second with 190 points and two wrestlers at No. 2, while Southeastern (Fla.) is third with 185 points and five wrestlers in the top four of their weight classes. Indiana Tech (180 points) and Campbellsville (Ky.) (174) complete the top five.
Texas Wesleyan earned 14 receiving votes.
| Rank |
Institution |
Points |
| 1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
225 |
| 2 |
Life (Ga.) |
190 |
| 3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
185 |
| 4 |
Indiana Tech |
180 |
| 5 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
174 |
| 6 |
Southern Oregon |
173 |
| 7 |
Missouri Valley |
150 |
| 8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
142 |
| 9 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
136 |
| 10 |
Doane (Neb) |
127 |
| 11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
124 |
| 12 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
118 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma City |
118 |
| 14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
107 |
| 15 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
105 |
| 16 |
Corban (Ore.) |
87 |
| 17 |
Arizona Christian |
86 |
| 18 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
85 |
| 19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
78 |
| 20 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
67 |
| 21 |
Eastern Oregon |
65 |
| 22 |
Baker (Kan.) |
60 |
| 23 |
Montana State-Northern |
50 |
| 24 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
48 |
| 25 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
45 |
Others receiving votes: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 40, Cornerstone (Mich.) 37, Missouri Baptist 36, Hastings (Neb.) 35, Reinhardt (Ga.) 34, Simpson (Calif.) 33, Lourdes (Ohio) 32, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 31, Friends (Kan.) 25, Northwestern (Iowa) 23, William Penn (Iowa) 22, William Woods (Mo.) 21, Keiser (Fla.) 21, Rio Grande (Ohio) 19, Benedictine (Kan.) 18, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 17, Cleary (Mich.) 16, Midland (Neb.) 16, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 15, Texas Wesleyan 14, Avila (Mo.) 13, Oklahoma Wesleyan 11, Graceland (Iowa) 10, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 9, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8, Georgetown (Ky.) 8, Ottawa (Kan.) 4, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 4.
Top-ranked individuals: 125 — Brody Gee, Saint Mary (Kan.)
133 — Aaron Lucio, Southeastern (Fla.)
141 — Jared Dinh, Cumberland (Tenn.)
149 — Elijah Larsen, Grand View (Iowa)
157 — Hunter Hobbs, Providence (Mont.)
165 — Cam Robinson, Grand View (Iowa)
174 — Kristopher Ketchum, Grand View (Iowa)
184 — Tyson Beauperthuy, Doane (Neb.)
197 — Garavous Kouekabakilaho, Grand View (Iowa)
285 — Austin Foye, Central Methodist (Mo.)