2015-16 NAIA Preseason Rankings
Team Rankings
| Rank | School |
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2 | Oklahoma City |
| 3 | Indiana Tech |
| 4 | Missouri Valley |
| 5 | Montana State-Northern |
| 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 7 | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 8 | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 9 | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 10 | Life (Ga.) |
| 11 | York (Neb.) |
| 12 | Midland (Neb.) |
| 13 | Southern Oregon |
| T14 | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| T14 | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 16 | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 17 | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 18 | Doane (Neb.) |
| 19 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 20 | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Individual NAIA Preseason Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk | Name | School |
| 1st | Jake Sinkovics | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 2nd | James Flint | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 3rd | Devane Dodgens | Life University |
| 4th | Oscar Marin | York (Neb.) |
| 5th | Luke Schlosser | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 6th | Troy Lakin | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 7th | Aspen Kmiec | Midland (Neb.) |
| 8th | Deshun Haynes | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 9th | Kyle Robison | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 10th | Sage Ornelas | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 11th | Demarcus Gurlly | Missouri Baptist University |
| 12th | Chandler Strand | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 13th | John Altieri | William Penn (Iowa) |
| 14th | Dmitri Smith | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 15th | Dustin Miller | Lyon College |
| 16th | Ignace Hakizimana | Concordia (Neb.) |
133 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Davion Caston | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 2nd | Jacob Colon | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 3rd | Mitch Pawlak | Indiana Tech |
| 4th | Kodie Cole | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 5th | Parker Bohannan | Oklahoma City |
| 6th | Clinton Garvin | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 7th | Jacob Grant | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 8th | Andrew Porras | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 9th | Michael Andreano | Baker (Kan.) |
| 10th | Trey Trujillo | Hastings (Neb.) |
| 11th | Vicente Hernandez | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 12th | Cole Manion | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 13th | Matthew Miller | Indiana Tech |
| 14th | Cartland Allen | Graceland University |
| T15th | Kadin Scoggins | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| T15th | Nick Oliver | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
141 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Daniel Leonard | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 2nd | Steele Escobedo | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 3rd | Travis Barroquillo | Indiana Tech |
| 4th | Tyler Hinton | Ottawa |
| 5th | Blake Fruchtl | Hastings (Neb.) |
| 6th | Walker Marshall | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 7th | Andrew Burr | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 8th | Joshua Lopez | York (Neb.) |
| 9th | Foster Bunce | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 10th | Austin Meyn | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 11th | Robert Humphrey | Indiana Tech |
| 12th | Bryan Pittman | William Penn (Iowa) |
| 13th | Dashon Eure | St. Andrews University |
| 14th | Abel Avila | Midland (Neb.) |
| 15th | Devin Poppen | Southern Oregon |
| 16th | Trevor Hancock | Southern Oregon |
149 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Jake Ekster | Missouri Valley |
| 2nd | Tyler Cowger | Southern Oregon |
| 3rd | Dallas Brown | Life University |
| 4th | Scottie Bonds | William Penn (Iowa) |
| 5th | Andrew Schulte | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 6th | Willie Fox | York (Neb.) |
| 7th | Steven Garcia | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 8th | Tyler Sonnabend | Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) |
| 9th | Elijah Sullivan | Grand View (Iowa) |
| T10th | Isaac King | St. Andrews University |
| T10th | Brandon Weber | Montana State-Northern |
| 12th | Thomas Garty | Indiana Tech |
| 13th | Anton King | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 14th | Eric Ambriz | Oklahoma City |
| 15th | Kyle Leir | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 16th | Adrain Gomez | Brewton-Parker (GA) |
157 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Zach Skates | Oklahoma City |
| 2nd | Andrew Simmons | Missouri Valley |
| 3rd | Grant Henderson | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 4th | Tristan Macri | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 5th | Joseph Weber | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 6th | Richard Ortiz | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 7th | Chrystian Banuelos | York (Neb.) |
| 8th | Mitch Roadruck | Indiana Tech |
| 9th | Kyle Terry | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 10th | Tommy Cooper | Montana State-Northern |
| 11th | Matthew Behr | Missouri Baptist University |
| 12th | Jr Lule | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 13th | Nate Croley | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 14th | Victor Thomas | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 15th | Ben Gacayan | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 16th | Chase Krutzky | Missouri Valley |
165 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Ricky McCarty | Oklahoma City |
| 2nd | Michael Nord | Jamestown (N.D.) |
| 3rd | Dallas Houchins | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 4th | Shawn McGhee | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 5th | Trever Devestern | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
| 6th | Dominic Merlo | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 7th | Grant Godfrey | Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) |
| 8th | Zach Fishman | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 9th | LJ Henderson | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 10th | Taylor Hodel | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 11th | Khaldoon Rashid | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 12th | Kane Lovvorn | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 13th | Ryan Whittle | Williams Baptist |
| 14th | Andrew Bartel | Montana State-Northern |
| 15th | Tyler Button | Life University |
| T16th | John Weldon | Indiana Tech |
| T16th | Tommy Bailey | Concordia (Neb.) |
174 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Tyler McMichael | Midland (Neb.) |
| 2nd | Kevin Corbett | Doane College |
| 3rd | Kyle Delaune | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 4th | Jose Alvarez | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 5th | Willie Miller | Montana State-Northern |
| 6th | Riley Boomer | Missouri Valley |
| 7th | Jacob Johnson | Indiana Tech |
| 8th | Khalil Abdush-Shakur | Life University |
| 9th | Connor Linehan | Williams Baptist |
| 10th | Dylan Blackford | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 11th | Jamie Shawver | Oklahoma City |
| 12th | Reed Tennyson | Southern Oregon |
| 13th | Nick Moore | Baker (Kan.) |
| 14th | Gabe Suthoff | Benedictine College |
| T15th | Matthew Tsarnas | Simpson (Calif.) |
| T15th | Sean Black | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
184 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Derek Sivertsen | Oklahoma City |
| 2nd | Brady Beamon | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 3rd | LJ Grayson | Indiana Tech |
| 4th | Ryan McWatters | Southern Oregon |
| 5th | Charles Sharon | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 6th | Logan Kellogg | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 7th | Jared McCoy | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 8th | Dalton Bailey | Life University |
| 9th | Taylor Vaughn | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 10th | Jon Solano | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 11th | Tyler Dibert | Williams Baptist |
| 12th | Tyree Cox | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 13th | David Fenton | Missouri Valley |
| 14th | Trevor Whittaker | Bethany (Kan.) |
| 15th | Luis Rivera-Santiago | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 16th | Michael Naiper | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
197 pounds
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Garrett DeMers | Montana State-Northern |
| 2nd | Hudson Buck | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 3rd | Stephen Loosbrock | Benedictine College |
| 4th | Ken Burkhardt Jr | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 5th | Jake Maupin | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 6th | Cody Linton | Doane College |
| 7th | Kasey Crump | Ottawa |
| 8th | Andrew Mahone | Missouri Baptist University |
| 9th | Nate Knauf | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 10th | Derrick Hawkins | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 11th | Jack Murphy | York (Neb.) |
| 12th | Erik Medina | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 13th | Josh Chiles | Williams Baptist |
| 14th | Cody Sivertsen | Oklahoma City |
| 15th | Kenny Steers | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 16th | Miguel Tovar | Oklahoma City |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Name | School |
| 1st | Gabi Musallam | Missouri Valley |
| 2nd | Toby Cheff | Montana State-Northern |
| 3rd | Dean Broghammer | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 4th | Ceron Francisco | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 5th | Chico Adams | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 6th | James Jones | Midland (Neb.) |
| 7th | Austin Lobsinger | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 8th | Jacob Laden | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 9th | Taylor Kornoely | Montana State-Northern |
| 10th | Glenn Geurink | Davenport (MI) |
| 11th | Tracy Jewett | Life University |
| 12th | Jeffery Albers | York (Neb.) |
| 13th | Tyler Smith | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 14th | Mike Wright | Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) |
| 15th | Bryson McGowan | Oklahoma City |
| 16th | Justin Smith | Missouri Valley |
