KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the seventh-consecutive season, Grand View (Iowa) claims the No. 1 ranking in the postseason edition of the NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll, the national office announced Friday. The Vikings won their seventh-straight national title with 171.5 points.
Top 20 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000-01)
• Grand View holds the No. 1 ranking for the 45th-consecutive poll and 48th time in program history. This is the most for any institution since the start of the 2000-01 season.
• The last time Grand View was not ranked No. 1 was on October 17, 2012.
• The Vikings boast three national champions this year, resulting in those individuals maintaining their No. 1 ranking – Grand Henderson (165 pounds), Evan Hansen (197 pounds) and Dean Broghammer (285 pounds).
• There are three new top-ranked wrestlers – Tyler Fraley of Williams Baptist (Ark.) (141 pounds), Lucas Lovvorn of Baker (Kan.) (174 pounds) and Charles Sharon of Campbellsville (Ky.) (184 pounds). All three won national championships
• No. 2 Cumberlands (Ky.), No. 3 Williams Baptist, No. 4 Montana State-Northern and No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) round out the top five.
• There are four newcomers to the Top 20 – No. 17 York (Neb.), No. 18 Doane (Neb.), No. 19 Eastern Oregon and No. 20 Oklahoma City.
• Since 2001, only Grand View (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18), former members Notre Dame (Ohio) (2010-11) and Lindenwood (Mo.) (2006-07) have spent the entire season ranked No. 1.
Poll Methodology
• The postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship
• For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
2017-18 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Postseason Top 20 Poll (March 9, 2018)
| Rank | Previous Rank | School | Total Team Points |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 171.5 |
| 2 | 4 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 107.0 |
| 3 | 3 | Williams Baptist (Ark.) | 86.5 |
| 4 | 13 | Montana State-Northern | 81.5 |
| 5 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 76.0 |
| 6 | 2 | Missouri Valley | 70.0 |
| 7 | 8 | Indiana Tech | 54.5 |
| 8 | 9 | Life (Ga.) | 53.5 |
| 9 | 6 | Providence (Mont.) | 47.0 |
| 10 | 7 | Menlo (Calif.) | 45.5 |
| 11 | 12 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 45.0 |
| T12 | 15 | Baker (Kan.) | 44.5 |
| T12 | 14 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 44.5 |
| 14 | 11 | Midland (Neb.) | 40.0 |
| 15 | 16 | Hastings (Neb.) | 32.5 |
| 16 | 10 | Southern Oregon | 30.0 |
| 17 | RV | York (Neb.) | 23.0 |
| 18 | RV | Doane (Neb.) | 21.0 |
| 19 | RV | Eastern Oregon | 19.5 |
| 20 | RV | Oklahoma City | 19.0 |
Others receiving votes: Dickinson State (N.D.) 18.5; Concordia (Neb.) 18.0; Reinhardt (Ga.) 18.0; Northwestern (Iowa) 17.0; Benedictine (Kan.) 16.0; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 15.5; Kansas Wesleyan 15.5; Simpson (Calif.) 13.5; Marian (Ind.) 13.0; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 9.0; Morningside (Iowa) 8.0; Missouri Baptist 7.5; Lourdes (Ohio) 6.0; Cumberlands (Tenn.) 4.5; Jamestown (N.D.) 4.0; St. Andrews (N.C.) 4.0; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 3.5; Bacone (Okla.) 3.0; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 3.0; Calumet (Ind.) 3.0; Bethany (Kan.) 2.0; Lyon (Ark.) 2.0; Waldorf (Iowa) 2.0; Graceland (Iowa) 1.5; Saint Mary (Kan.) 1.5; Warner Pacific (Ore.); Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 1.0; Truett McConnell (Ga.) 1.0.
Top Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Hayden Lee, Cumberlands (Ky.)
133 – Jake Sinkovics, Cumberlands (Ky.)
141 – Tyler Fraley, Williams Baptist (Ark.)
149 – Cam Tessari, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
157 – Nosomy Pozo, Life (Ga.)
165 – Grant Henderson, Grand View (Iowa)
174 – Lucas Lovvorn, Baker (Kan.)
184 – Charles Sharon, Campbellsville (Ky.)
197 – Evan Hansen, Grand View (Iowa)
285 – Dean Broghammer, Grand View (Iowa)
