KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NAIA released the results of the latest Men's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll Thursday morning. Eastern Oregon University slipped a few spots from No. 7 to No. 10.
Since the last ranking the Mountaineers have put together strong performances in three straight duals winning by 15 or more in each. Eastern dominated Arizona Christian on Dec. 10 winning 46-6. The Mounties followed that dual up with two victories over Montana State-Northern and Saint Ambrose the next weekend at the Reno Tournament of Champions Duals. At the Reno Tournament of Champions itself, Eastern Oregon placed 19th of 42 teams that included some strong Division I level talent.
Coming in at No. 10 as a team, EOU also had eight individuals earn top-25 rankings in their weight classes. All ranked individuals are listed below.
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS:
Poll Methodology
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The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
EOU will be back in action Wednesday, Jan. 11 when they take on Grays Harbor College in Quinn Coliseum. Start time has yet to be announced.
