Six AAC Teams Receives Votes in NAIA Men's Wrestling Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Six Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams received votes in the latest NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 25 Poll, announced by the national office on Friday.
Life garnered 247 voting points to land at No. 2, while Southeastern sits third with 198 voting points.
Reinhardt checks in at No. 10 with 133 voting points, and St. Thomas picked up 81 voting points to come in at No. 16.
Meanwhile, Brewton-Parker and Truett McConnell received seven and four voting points, respectively.
The AAC also has two individual wrestlers to top the individual rankings. Life's Thaddeus Long the 133-pound class, and Jesse Perez of Life the 184-pound class.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six 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 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first-place vote, 19 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
- The postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) | 285 |
| 2 | 1 | Life (Ga.) | 247 |
| 3 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 198 |
| 4 | 5 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 189 |
| 5 | 4 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 184 |
| 6 | 6 | Doane (Neb.) | 177 |
| 7 | 7 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 163 |
| 8 | 9 | Indiana Tech | 160 |
| 9 | 8 | Southern Oregon | 158 |
| 10 | 10 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 133 |
| 11 | 10 | Providence (Mont.) | 132 |
| 12 | 13 | Corban (Ore.) | 107 |
| 12 | 12 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 107 |
| 14 | 15 | Montana State-Northern | 87 |
| 15 | 14 | Eastern Oregon | 82 |
| 16 | 16 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 81 |
| 17 | 18 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 70 |
| 17 | 20 | Missouri Valley | 70 |
| 19 | 23 | Marian (Ind.) | 63 |
| 19 | 18 | Oklahoma City | 63 |
| 21 | 22 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 53 |
| 21 | 17 | Texas Wesleyan | 53 |
| 23 | 23 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 52 |
| 24 | 25 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 50 |
| 24 | 25 | Graceland (Iowa) | 50 |
Receiving Votes: Dickinson State (N.D.) 48, Missouri Baptist 47, Concordia (Neb.) 44, Morningside (Iowa) 41, Friends (Kan.) 39, Arizona Christian 39, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 35, Midland (Neb.) 29, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 28, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 17, William Penn (Iowa) 16, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 16, Cleary (Mich.) 14, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 13, Siena Heights (Mich.) 13, Oklahoma Wesleyan 11, Northwestern (Iowa) 11, Benedictine (Kan.) 8, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 7, Waldorf (Iowa) 7, Baker (Kan.) 5, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 4, Rio Grande (Ohio) 3, Ottawa (Kan.) 2, Midway (Ky.) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Aden Reeves, Grand View (Iowa)
133 – Thaddeus Long, Life (Ga.)
141 – Evan Potter, Southern Oregon
149 – Nathan Lendt, Doane (Neb.)
157 – Aden Graves, Providence (Mont.)
165 – Jonathan Kervin, Indiana Tech
174 – Alex Reynolds, Grand View (Iowa)
184 – Jesse Perez, Life (Ga.)
197 – Garavous Kouekabakilaho, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Greg Hagan, Grand View (Iowa)