Six AAC Teams Receive Votes in NAIA Men's Wrestling Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) placed six teams to receive votes in the latest NAIA Wrestling Coaches' Top 25 Poll, announced by the national office on Thursday.
Life garnered 226 voting points to land at No. 2, while Southeastern sits fourth with 185 voting points.
Reinhardt checks in at No. 11 with 118 voting points, and St. Thomas picked up 93 voting points in climbing two spots to No. 15.
Meanwhile, Keiser and Brewton-Parker received nine and six voting points, respectively.
The AAC also has one individual wrestler to top the individual rankings. Life's Jesse Perez of Life is the No. 1-ranked grappler in 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 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 295 |
| 2 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | 226 |
| 3 | 4 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 189 |
| 4 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 185 |
| 5 | 6 | Doane (Neb.) | 179 |
| 6 | 5 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 175 |
| 7 | 7 | Indiana Tech | 172 |
| 8 | 8 | Providence (Mont.) | 171 |
| 9 | 9 | Southern Oregon | 152 |
| 10 | 10 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 137 |
| 11 | 11 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 118 |
| 12 | 12 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 113 |
| 13 | 13 | Corban (Ore.) | 101 |
| 14 | 14 | Montana State-Northern | 97 |
| 15 | 17 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 93 |
| 16 | 15 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 89 |
| 17 | RV | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 83 |
| 18 | 15 | Missouri Valley | 81 |
| 19 | RV | Concordia (Neb.) | 74 |
| 20 | 19 | Marian (Ind.) | 57 |
| 21 | 18 | Eastern Oregon | 52 |
| 22 | RV | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 50 |
| 22 | 20 | Oklahoma City | 50 |
| 24 | 24 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 48 |
| 25 | 21 | Graceland (Iowa) | 47 |
Receiving Votes: Texas Wesleyan 44, Lourdes (Ohio) 38, Missouri Baptist 36, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 32, Arizona Christian 29, Friends (Kan.) 28, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 23, Morningside (Iowa) 21, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 20, William Penn (Iowa) 20, Hastings (Neb.) 13, Cleary (Mich.) 11, Oklahoma Wesleyan 11, Keiser (Fla.) 9, Baker (Kan.) 8, Midway (Ky.) 8, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 6, Northwestern (Iowa) 5, Waldorf (Iowa) 5, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Aden Reeves, Grand View (Iowa)
133 – Dominic Chavez, Texas Wesleyan
141 – Carson Taylor, Grand View (Iowa)
149 – Nicholas Yancey, Campbellsville (Ky.)
157 – E`lan Heard, Grand View (Iowa)
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)