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NAIA Women’s & Men’s Coaches’ Polls

2023-24 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 – No. 3 (December 22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Life (Ga.) heads into the second half of the season and the new calendar year holding down the top spot in the nation. The third NAIA Women’s Wrestling Top 20 had the same top five teams as the previous release, with some shakeup; Menlo (Calif.) climbed to No. 2, Grand View (Iowa) slid one spot to No. 3, Providence (Mont.) and Southern Oregon held strong at their respective ranks of No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Rating Methodology

• The ratings were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
• Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in the 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
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
• For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here. … full poll and rankings at … NAIA.org/sports/wwrest/2023-24/Releases/Regular_Season_Ratings_No_3

2023-24 NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 – No. 3 (December 22)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The final NAIA Men’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 before the calendar flips to 2024 saw Grand View (Iowa) once again lead the way. The rest of the Top 5 remain the same from last time with Life (Ga.) in second, Menlo (Calif.) in third, followed by Southeastern (Fla.) and Doane (Neb.). Missouri Valley and Reinhardt (Ga.) are tied at 14. 
Rating Methodology

• The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences/groups.
• Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 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 25 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 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
• For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here. … rest of poll and rankings at … NAIA.org/sports/mwrest/2023-24/Releases/4_National

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