NAIA Communications
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the first poll of 2020 season, wrestling powerhouse Grand View University (Iowa) claimed the No. 1 spot to begin the season in first poll released Friday. Life (Ga.), Reinhardt (Ga.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Southeastern (Fla.) rounded out the top five.
2020-21 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Preseason Top 20 Poll (Nov. 13, 2020)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 200 |
| 2 | Life University (Ga.) | 153 |
| 3 | Reinhardt University (Ga.) | 149 |
| 4 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 145 |
| 5 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 89 |
| 6 | Oklahoma City | 88 |
| 7 | Indiana Tech | 86 |
| 8 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 80 |
| 9 | Marian University (Ind.) | 71 |
| 10 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 68 |
| 11 | Missouri Valley | 66 |
| 12 | Montana State-Northern | 66 |
| 13 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 58 |
| 14 | Lourdes (Ohio) | 51 |
| 15 | Graceland (Iowa) | 50 |
| 16 | University of Saint Mary (Kan.) | 49 |
| 17 | Eastern Oregon University (Ore.) | 47 |
| 18 | Doane (Neb.) | 46 |
| 19 | York (Neb.) | 45 |
| 20 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 42 |
Recieving Votes: Ottawa (Kan.) 40, Vangaurd (Calif.) 36, Baker (Kan.) 31, Williams Baptist 29, Bluefield 28, Texas Wesleyan 27, Concordia (Neb.) 25, Southern Oregon 22, Dickinson State (N.D.) 20, William Penn (Iowa) 19, Midway (Ky.) 17, Thomas More 17, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 16, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 16, Hastings (Neb.) 14, Rochester 12, Simpson (Calif.) 12, Missouri Baptist 11, Northwestern (Iowa) 11, Arizona Christian 10, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 10, Bethany (Kan.) 8, Lincoln (Ill.) 8, Morningside (Iowa) 8, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 4, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 3, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 3, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 2
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
125 – Nick Kunz, Montana State-Northern
133 – Matt Gimson, Indiana Tech
141 – Baterdene Boldmaa, Doane (Neb.)
149 – Denver Stonecheck, Life (Ga.)
157 – Nolan Saxton, Reinhardt (Ga.)
165 – Kyle Caldwell, Grand View (Iowa)
174 – Brennan Swafford, Graceland (Iowa)
184 – Riley Jaramillo, Saint Mary (Kan.)
197 – Issac Bartel, Montana State-Northern
285 – Brandon Reed, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)