KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the fifth of six regular season 2025-26 Men's Wrestling Top 25 Coaches' Polls earlier this morning, where the Corban University Men's Wrestling program rose one spot into a three-way tie for No. 17-overall in the country alongside Marian University (Ind.) and Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.), while serving as the fifth of six Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) teams ranked within the top twenty-five and four more receiving votes.
To view the NAIA's most recent men's wrestling coaches' poll results, click HERE.
To view the weight class individual rankings, click HERE.
The Navy and Gold most recently competed at the NWCA National Duals, where they completed a 1-4 dual record last weekend against the best competition the NAIA has to offer with multiple individual ranked victories and one team upset. On Friday, the Warriors upset No. 14-ranked Central Methodist University (Mo.) in a 24-19 stunner, where they overcame a 12-point deficit and utilized a 4-1 decision win from redshirt senior Antonio Garcia at 285lbs to clinch the upset. Garcia was the lone Corban student-athlete to complete an unscathed 5-0 weekend with multiple top 25 victories, which netted the Salem native back-to-back CCC Wrestler of the Week honors.
From an individual ranking perspective, Garcia leads the program as the No. 2-ranked grappler at 285lbs, moving up one spot after his impressive showing in the central United States. Junior Isaiah Twait once again checked in at No. 4-overall for 184lbs, while senior Blake Runion maintained a national ranking at No. 24-overall for 141lbs. Finally, junior Jr Downing made a resurgence at 149lbs, moving from unranked to within the top twenty at No. 19-nationally as the postseason draws ever closer.
The Warriors are in La Grande later tonight for their first dual with a CCC opponent in 2026, as they'll travel to battle RV Eastern Oregon University (4-4) at 5:30pm within Quinn Coliseum.
2025-26 NAIA Men's Wrestling Top 25 Coaches' Poll – No. 5
|
Rank
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School
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Points
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1.
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Grand View (Iowa)
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261
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2
|
Life (Ga.)
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259
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|
3.
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Southeastern (Fla.)
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231
|
|
4.
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Indiana Tech
|
193
|
|
5.
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Oklahoma City
|
176
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|
6.
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Southern Oregon
|
169
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7.
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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154
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|
8.
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Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
|
144
|
|
9.
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
|
139
|
|
T10.
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Cumberland (Tenn.)
|
137
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T10.
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Doane (Neb.)
|
137
|
|
12.
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Providence (Mont.)
|
136
|
|
13.
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Missouri Valley
|
133
|
|
14.
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Central Methodist (Mo.)
|
90
|
|
15.
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Arizona Christian
|
84
|
|
16.
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Saint Mary (Kan.)
|
61
|
|
T17.
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Marian (Ind.)
|
59
|
|
T17.
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
|
59
|
|
T17.
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Corban (Ore.)
|
59
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|
20.
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Friends (Kan.)
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58
|
|
21.
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Wayland Baptist (Texas)
|
54
|
|
22.
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Concordia (Neb.)
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53
|
|
23.
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Reinhardt (Ga.)
|
51
|
|
24.
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Montana State-Northern
|
42
|
|
25.
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Morningside (Iowa)
|
41
|
Receiving Votes: Baker (Kan.) 40, Dickinson State (N.D.) 38, Missouri Baptist 36, Eastern Oregon 34, Midland (Neb.) 31, Keiser (Fla.) 28, Cornerstone (Mich.) 26, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 24, Rio Grande 22, Cleary (Mich.) 21, Northwestern (Iowa) 20, Lourdes (Ohio) 19, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 17, Rochester Christian (Mich.) 16, St. Ambrose (Iowa)15, Hastings (Neb.) 15, Ottawa (Kan.) 14, Graceland (Iowa) 14, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 13, Benedictine (Kan.)12, William Woods (Mo.) 10, Georgetown (Ky.) 10, Westcliff (Calif.) 8, Evergreen State (Wash.) 8, William Penn (Iowa) 6, St. Thomas (Fla.) 6, Oklahoma Wesleyan 5, Avila (Mo.) 5, Texas Wesleyan 3, Simpson (Calif.) 2, Siena Heights (Mich.) 2
The sixth regular season coaches' poll for NAIA men's wrestling will be released on Thursday, January 29th.
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