NAIA 2022-23 Preseason National Rankings
By Mike Finn
Updated: October 31, 2022
Photo: Grand View, which has won 10 of the last 11 NAIA team championships, is ranked No. 1 in the 2022-23 NAIA Preseason Rankings.
Team Rankings
| Rank | Team | Conference | Points |
| 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart | 287 |
| 2 | Life (Ga.) | Appalachian | 254 |
| 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | Appalachian | 196 |
| 4 | Marian (Ind.) | Wolverine-Hoosier | 166 |
| 5 | Indiana Tech | Wolverine-Hoosier | 164 |
| 6 | Doane (Neb.) | Great Plains | 145 |
| 7 | Ottawa (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate | 142 |
| 8 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 135 |
| 9 | Morningside (Iowa) | Great Plains | 125 |
| 10 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 108 |
| 11 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 107 |
| 12 | Missouri Valley | Heart | 97 |
| 13 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | Appalachian | 96 |
| 14 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 92 |
| 15 | Providence (Mont.) | Cascade | 82 |
| 16 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid-South | 71 |
| 17 | Baker (Kan.) | Heart | 69 |
| 18 | Montana State-Northern | Cascade | 66 |
| 19 | Thomas More (Ky.) | Mid-South | 58 |
| 20 | Southern Oregon | Cascade | 48 |
Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Esco | Walker | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | Brandon | Orum | Life University |
| 3rd | Isaac | Crowell | Southeastern |
| 4th | Dennis | Mcneal | Brewton‐Parker (GA) |
| 5th | Johnathon | Ortegon | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 6th | Austin | Franco | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 7th | Conner | Diamond | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 8th | Diago | Hernandez | Ottawa University |
| 9th | Brayden | Bradley | Missouri Valley |
| 10th | Alex | Cottey | Marian University (IN) |
| 11th | Anthony | Hughes | Marian University (IN) |
| 12th | Riley | Siason | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 13th | Shay | Horton | Thomas More |
| 14th | Trevor | Marsman | Cornerstone |
| 15th | Esau | Bazilme | Southeastern |
| 15th | Harley | Williamson | York (Neb.) |
| 17th | Nathan | Orum | Indiana Tech |
| 18th | Evan | Shell | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 19th | Clarence | Lee Green | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 20th | Michael | Chagnon | St. Ambrose University |
| 21st | Luciano | Fasulo | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 22nd | Chris | Busutil | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 23rd | Devon | Schoenberger | Missouri Valley |
| 24th | Seth | I`nama | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 25th | Casey | Goss | Oklahoma City |
| 25th | Stephen | DaBelko | Central Christian College (KS) |
133 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Carson | Taylor | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | Joseph | Lupton | Graceland University |
| 3rd | Evan | Potter | Southern Oregon |
| 4th | Jacob | Ruiz | Life University |
| 5th | Matt | Gimson | Indiana Tech |
| 6th | Daniel | Vargas | Doane University |
| 7th | Blake | Mulkey | Marian University (IN) |
| 8th | Taylor | Vasquez | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 9th | Joel | Avila | Providence (Mont.) |
| 10th | Ivan | Arguello | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 11th | Marckis | Branford | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 11th | Alex | Pena | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 13th | Jovan | Garcia | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 13th | Breyden | Morrill | Baker (Kan.) |
| 15th | Kolby | Encinas | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| 16th | Zach | Mauras | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 17th | CaRon | Watson | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 18th | Isaac | Lopez | Southeastern |
| 19th | Cooper | Mahaffey | Oklahoma City |
| 20th | Cameron | Henderson | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 20th | Hunter | Sparks | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 22nd | Dillon | Witt | Missouri Baptist University |
| 23rd | Gage | Hudson | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 24th | Braden | Ledford | Ottawa University |
| 25th | James | Balazy | Lourdes University |
141 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Baterdene | Boldmaa | Doane University |
| 2nd | Shea | Ruffridge | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 3rd | Julian | Hernandez | Life University |
| 4th | Bryce | Nickel | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 5th | Kyle | Kantola | Indiana Tech |
| 6th | Tyree | Johnson | Life University |
| 7th | Jaxon | Morlan | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 8th | Jackson | Wenberg | Graceland University |
| 9th | Joseph | Rice | Missouri Valley |
| 10th | Dayton | Marvel | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 11th | Patrick | Gould | Keiser University |
| 12th | Creighton | Baughman | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 13th | Dawson | Bates | Reinhardt University (GA) |
| 14th | Hartwell | Taylor | University of Saint Mary (KS) |
| 15th | Kyler | Adams | Midway University |
| 16th | Chasen | Brown | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 17th | Logan | Wagner | Marian University (IN) |
| 18th | Austin | Kolvek | Ottawa University |
| 19th | Anthony | Caruso | Midway University |
| 20th | Aundre | Beatty | Marian University (IN) |
| 21st | Donavan | Parn | Missouri Valley |
| 22nd | Steven | Kroesen | Vanguard University |
| 22nd | Isaiah | Vizcarrondo | Williams Baptist |
| 24th | Victor | Guzman | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 25th | Dante | Venema | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
149 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Ryan | Moore | Thomas More |
| 2nd | Brevin | Balmeceda | Life University |
| 3rd | Andreus | Bond | Southeastern |
| 4th | Elijah | Palacio | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 5th | Keegan | Luton | Oklahoma City |
| 6th | Martin | Wilkie | Montana State‐Northern |
| 7th | Aaron | Gandara | Southern Oregon |
| 8th | Nick | Gates | Indiana Tech |
| 9th | Cameron | Hargrove | William Penn (Iowa) |
| 10th | Nick | Souder | Williams Baptist |
| 11th | John | Diener | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 12th | Tristan | Zamilpa | Doane University |
| 13th | Nathan | Lendt | Doane University |
| 14th | Corey | Cavanaugh | Indiana Tech |
| 14th | John | Fox | York (Neb.) |
| 14th | Hunter | Wagner | Ottawa University |
| 17th | Dallas | Koelzer | Baker (Kan.) |
| 18th | Seth | Johnson | Marian University (IN) |
| 19th | Landon | Chamber | Montreat College |
| 20th | Kael | Brisker | Southeastern |
| 21st | Michael | Murphy | Corban University |
| 22nd | Austin | Loza | Texas Wesleyan |
| 23rd | Nicholas | Camacho | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 24th | Daniel | Terronez | St. Ambrose University |
| 25th | Brayden | Smith | York (Neb.) |
157 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Israel | Casarez | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | Giovanni | Bonilla | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 3rd | Jack | Bass | Life University |
| 4th | Trevor | Burdick | Reinhardt University (GA) |
| 5th | Nate | Wheeler | Indiana Tech |
| 6th | Salvador | Silva | Southeastern |
| 7th | Abraham | Del Toro | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 8th | Bailey | Moore | Marian University (IN) |
| 9th | Taquel | Young | Montreat College |
| 10th | Steven | Villalobos | Life University |
| 11th | Trace | Braun | Southeastern |
| 12th | Ben | Peters | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 13th | Braden | Anderson | Ottawa University |
| 14th | Drake | Vannoy | Oklahoma City |
| 14th | Cole | Luallen | Reinhardt University (GA) |
| 16th | Brent | Hudgins | Midway University |
| 17th | Tyler | Muldrew | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 18th | Beau | Blackham | Embry‐Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 19th | Thade | Radosa | Cornerstone |
| 20th | Connor | Harris | Montana State‐Northern |
| 21st | Noah | Styskal | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 22nd | Brandon | Kidd Jr. | Ottawa University |
| 23rd | Jake | Patterson | Hastings (Neb.) |
| 24th | Carlos | Cuevas | Lyon College |
| 25th | Kailan | Keith | Thomas More |
165 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Marty | Margolis | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | David | Rubio | Corban University |
| 3rd | Elliott | Rodgers | Marian University (IN) |
| 4th | Gavin | Smith | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 5th | Riley | Smucker | Life University |
| 6th | Keller | Rock | Embry‐Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 7th | Matt | Jenkins | Reinhardt University (GA) |
| 8th | Rysan | Leong | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 9th | Caleb | Connor | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 10th | Jordan | Komac | Providence (Mont.) |
| 11th | Chinges | Tsermaa | Doane University |
| 12th | Wyatt | Kirkham | Southeastern |
| 13th | Jayden | Terronez | St. Ambrose University |
| 13th | Turner | Black | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 15th | Joey | Hancock | Baker (Kan.) |
| 16th | Dayton | Hill | Ottawa University |
| 17th | Carlo | Castagnaro | Arizona Christian University |
| 17th | Braedan | Baller | Texas Wesleyan |
| 19th | Christian | Richer | Central Baptist (Ark.) |
| 20th | Jordan | Fulks | Marian University (IN) |
| 21st | Josh | Barretta | Graceland University |
| 22nd | Kaleb | Bigelow | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
| 23rd | Easton | Griffin | Montreat College |
| 24th | Jesse | Gardner | Bethany (Kan.) |
| 25th | William | Hendricks | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
174 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Isaiah | Luellen | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | Joe | Koontz | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 3rd | NaKoda | Siegel | Montana State‐Northern |
| 4th | Cole | Tenety | Reinhardt University (GA) |
| 5th | Stephen | Kelle | Southeastern |
| 6th | Alex | Reynolds | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 7th | Noah | Clary | Lourdes University |
| 8th | Gerardo | Hernandez | Vanguard University |
| 9th | Keegan | Mulhill | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 10th | Michael | Scarponi | Doane University |
| 10th | Cameron | Young‐Leggett | Ottawa University |
| 12th | Douglas | Peppers | Southeastern |
| 13th | Jakob | Francksen‐Small | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 14th | Buck | Abidin | St. Thomas University |
| 15th | Makail | Stanley | William Penn (Iowa) |
| 16th | Don | Doyle | Texas Wesleyan |
| 16th | Ian | James | Truett‐McConnell (Ga.) |
| 18th | Brice | Parks | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 19th | Jerrod | Mullins | Rochester University |
| 20th | Noah | Talavera | Southern Oregon |
| 21st | Jaden | Welden | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| 22nd | Clay | Perry | Missouri Baptist University |
| 23rd | Rylin | Burns | Montana State‐Northern |
| 24th | Tj | Huber | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 25th | Brooks | Davis | Marian University (IN) |
184 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Eric | Vermillion | Indiana Tech |
| 2nd | Ben | Lee | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 3rd | Sam | Osho | Marian University (IN) |
| 4th | Kyle | Knudtson | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 5th | Jesse Daniel | Perez | Ottawa University |
| 6th | Myles | Starke | Life University |
| 7th | Hayden | Wempen | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 8th | Asher | Eichert | Life University |
| 9th | Baron | Gaunt | Vanguard University |
| 10th | Brett | Bober | Baker (Kan.) |
| 11th | Karim | Shakur | Missouri Valley |
| 12th | Carl | Hansen | Montana State‐Northern |
| 13th | Luke | Jenness | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 14th | Hayden | Schrull | Providence (Mont.) |
| 15th | Harold | Gilmore | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 16th | William | Speight | Lourdes University |
| 17th | Tyson | Stover | Corban University |
| 18th | Alan | Badley | Providence (Mont.) |
| 19th | Daryus | Webb | Avila |
| 20th | Brahn | Howard | Texas Wesleyan |
| 21st | Austin | Antcliffe | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 22nd | Gabe | Martinez | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 23rd | Garrett | Cornwell | Doane University |
| 24th | Hans | Evatt | Truett‐McConnell (Ga.) |
| 25th | Michael | Densmore | Embry‐Riddle (Ariz.) |
197 pounds
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Zane | Lanham | Life University |
| 2nd | Bradley | Antesberger | Doane University |
| 3rd | Owen | Braungardt | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 4th | Jack | Servies | Marian University (IN) |
| 5th | Malachi | Karibo | Baker (Kan.) |
| 6th | Curtis | Thomas | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 7th | Tucker | Tomlinson | Ottawa University |
| 8th | Marco | Retano | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 9th | Jay | Smith | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 10th | Trillyon | Fils‐Aime | Southeastern |
| 11th | Kyle | Scott | Rochester University |
| 12th | Isaiah | McDougal | Midway University |
| 13th | Jacob | Brandt | Indiana Tech |
| 14th | Afton | Silvis | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 15th | Jake | Rau | Jamestown (N.D.) |
| 16th | Athonie | Banuelos | Missouri Valley |
| 17th | Austin | Carter | University of Saint Mary (KS) |
| 18th | Liam | Swanson | Providence (Mont.) |
| 19th | Jaden | Sonner | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 20th | Josh | Cortez | Oklahoma Wesleyan |
| 21st | Jack | Kitchingham | Oklahoma City |
| 22nd | Nolan | Cook | Truett‐McConnell (Ga.) |
| 23rd | Konrich | Speelmon | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 24th | Carter | Kroll | Lourdes University |
| 25th | Seth | Williamson | Montreat College |
Heavyweight
| Rk | First Name | Last Name | Team |
| 1st | Gage | Braun | Southeastern |
| 2nd | Greg | Hagan | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 3rd | Tommy | Mommer | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 4th | Noel | Orozco | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 5th | Kc | Buday | Providence (Mont.) |
| 6th | Joshua | Isaac | Missouri Valley |
| 7th | Daulton | Mayer | Thomas More |
| 8th | Austin | Harris | Life University |
| 9th | Hunter | DeJong | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 10th | Gabe | Craig | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 11th | Earnest | Johnson | Keiser University |
| 12th | Braydon | Erb | Indiana Tech |
| 13th | Brandon | Antesberger | Doane University |
| 14th | Benito | Hernandez | Ottawa University |
| 15th | Gabe | Jacobs | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 16th | Brooks | Baker | Missouri Valley |
| 16th | Cameron | Mayes‐Butler | Indiana Tech |
| 18th | Nicholas | Jarvis | Reinhardt University (GA) |
| 19th | Justin | Darter | Ottawa University |
| 20th | Antonio | Dacosta | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 21st | Carlos | Figueroa | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 22nd | Brenden | Shelton | Central Methodist |
| 23rd | Ethan | Powell | Truett‐McConnell (Ga.) |
| 24th | Samuel | Peterson | Doane University |
| 25th | Joel | Faglier | Brewton‐Parker (GA) |
