Life Climbs to No. 1; Seven AAC Teams Receive Votes
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Life took over the throne as the No. 1 team in the NAIA Men's Wrestling rankings on Jan. 29 behind 261 points. The Running Eagles had 12 individual wrestlers appear in the rankings, with three ranked at No. 2, two ranked at No. 3, and seven individuals within the top five.
In all, seven Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams earned votes. After Life, Southeastern and Keiser are also in the top 25 at No. 3 and No. 20. Meanwhile, Reinhardt, Montreat, Brewton-Parker, and St. Thomas also received votes.
All of the top-ranked individuals remained the same from the previous ranking, including Aaron Lucio of Southeastern in the 133-pound class and teammate Andrew Voiles in the 141-pound class. The full list of the individual rankings can be found here, and at the bottom of the page.
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION | POINTS |
| ▲ | 1 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | 261 |
| ● | 2 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 257 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 221 |
| ● | 4 | 4 | Indiana Tech | 180 |
| ● | 5 | 5 | Oklahoma City | 170 |
| ● | 6 | 6 | Southern Oregon | 156 |
| ▲ | 7 | 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 141 |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 139 |
| ▼ | 9 | 8 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 134 |
| ▲ | 10 | 13 | Missouri Valley | 131 |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 122 |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Doane (Neb.) | 122 |
| ▼ | 13 | 12 | Providence (Mont.) | 121 |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | Arizona Christian | 90 |
| ▼ | 15 | 14 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 89 |
| ▲ | 16 | 22 | Concordia (Neb.) | 80 |
| ● | 17 | 17 | Marian (Ind.) | 78 |
| ▲ | 18 | 20 | Friends (Kan.) | 68 |
| ▲ | 19 | 21 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 59 |
| ▲ | 20 | RV | Keiser (Fla.) | 58 |
| ▼ | 20 | 16 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 58 |
| ▼ | 20 | 17 | Corban (Ore.) | 58 |
| ▲ | 23 | RV | Georgetown (Ky.) | 54 |
| ▼ | 24 | 17 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 52 |
| ▲ | 25 | RV | Eastern Oregon | 49 |
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 43, Montana State-Northern 43, Morningside (Iowa) 41, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 39, William Woods (Mo.) 38, Baker (Kan.) 36, Midland (Neb.) 32, Reinhardt (Ga.) 29, Cleary (Mich.) 24, Dickinson State (N.D.) 22, Cornerstone (Mich.) 21, Northwestern (Iowa) 19, Graceland (Iowa) 18, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 17, Simpson (Calif.) 15, William Penn (Iowa) 14, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 13, Montreat (N.C.) 12, Hastings (Neb.) 12, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 11, Rio Grande (Ohio) 11, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 10, Ottawa (Kan.)10, Lourdes (Ohio) 8, Avila (Mo.) 6, St. Thomas (Fla.) 4, Evergreen State (Wash.) 2, Siena Heights (Mich.) 2.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes | NR - Not Ranked | Climbed -▲ | Dropped -▼ | Steady - ●
| Top-Ranked Individuals | ||
|---|---|---|
| 125 | 
Doane (Neb.) |
Ray Ray Harris |
| 133 |
|
Aaron Lucio |
| 141 |
|
Andrew Voiles |
| 149 | 
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Victor Guzman |
| 157 | 
Oklahoma City |
John Wiley |
| 165 | 
Grand View (Iowa) |
Cam Robinson |
| 174 |
Oklahoma City |
Tate Picklo |
| 184 | 
Doane (Neb.) |
Tyson Beauperthuy |
| 197 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Garavous Kouekabakilaho |
| 285 | 
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Austin Foye |
