NAIA Rankings – Nov. 16, 2016
2016-17 NAIA Wrestling Coaches’
Top 20 Poll – No. 1 (November 16, 2016)
| Rank | Previous Rank | School | Total Team Points |
| 1 | 1 | Grand View (Iowa) | 165.5 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Tech | 98 |
| 3 | T5 | Williams Baptist (Ark.) | 75.5 |
| 4 | 3 | Oklahoma City | 65.5 |
| 5 | 12 | Menlo (Calif.) | 64.5 |
| 6 | 7 | Southern Oregon | 64 |
| 7 | 4 | Montana State-Northern | 61.5 |
| 8 | 9 | Life (Ga.) | 49.5 |
| T9 | 8 | Concordia (Neb.) | 48 |
| T9 | 14 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 48 |
| 11 | 10 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 42.5 |
| 12 | 15 | Baker (Kan.) | 41 |
| 13 | 13 | Missouri Valley | 40 |
| 14 | 19 | York (Neb.) | 33 |
| T15 | RV | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | 32 |
| T15 | RV | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 32 |
| 17 | 17 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 30.5 |
| 18 | 16 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 29.5 |
| 19 | RV | Morningside (Iowa) | 27 |
| 20 | 20 | Simpson (Calif.) | 23 |
Dropped from the Top 20: Dickinson State (N.D.) (No. 5); Midland (Neb.) (No. 11); Briar Cliff (Iowa) (No. 18)
Others receiving votes: Lyon (Ark.) 22.5; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 21.5; Northwestern (Iowa) 21.5; Midland (Neb.) 20; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 18; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 14.5; Southeastern (Fla.) 13.5; Great Falls (Mont.) 13.5; Doane (Neb.) 10.5; Hastings (Neb.) 9; Benedictine (Kan.) 6; Eastern Oregon 4.5; Bethany (Kan.) 3; Marian (Ind.) 2.5; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 2.5; Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 2.5; William Penn (Iowa) 2; Bacone (Okla.) 1; Graceland (Iowa) 1.
NAIA Individual Rankings
125 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Mitch | Pawlak | Indiana Tech |
| 2nd | Troy | Lakin | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 3rd | Da`Wayne | Robertson | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 4th | Casey | Coulter | Southern Oregon |
| 5th | Sawyer | Miller | Indiana Tech |
| 6th | Oscar | Marin | York (Neb.) |
| 7th | Devane | Dodgens | Life University |
| T8th | Dustin | Miller | Lyon College |
| T8th | Matthew | Nguyen | Eastern Oregon University (OR) |
| 10th | Austin | Boles | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 11th | Adrian | Camposano | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 12th | Giovanni | Castillo | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 13th | Zane | Baugh | Baker (Kan.) |
| 14th | John | Altieri | William Penn (Iowa) |
| 15th | Olson | Delisca | Southeastern |
| T16th | Robert | Ozuna | York (Neb.) |
| T16th | Mason | Naifeh | Oklahoma City |
133 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Hunter | Genco | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | Brian | Ha | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 3rd | Vincente | Hernandez | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 4th | Sammy | Rosario | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 5th | David | Berg | Midland (Neb.) |
| 6th | Tyler | Dickman | Baker (Kan.) |
| 7th | Jake | Sinkovics | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 8th | Michael | Andreano | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 9th | Erique | Early | Indiana Tech |
| 10th | Kodie | Cole | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 11th | DeMarco | Speller | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 12th | Ty | Kolterman | Bethany (Kan.) |
| 13th | Devonte | Upshaw | Truett-McConnell (Ga.) |
| 14th | Tanner | Irwin | Williams Baptist |
| T15th | Trey | Trujillo | Hastings (Neb.) |
| T16th | Clinton | Garvin | Great Falls (Mont.) |
141 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Matt | Weber | Montana State-Northern |
| 2nd | Tyler | Fraley | Williams Baptist |
| 3rd | Steele | Escobedo | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 4th | Sonny | Gulesian | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 5th | Josh | Wenger | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 6th | Tres | Leon | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 7th | Andres | Gonzalez | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 8th | Matthew | Miller | Indiana Tech |
| 9th | Garrett | Webb | Life University |
| 10th | Matt | Landgraff | Oklahoma City |
| 11th | Christian | Mesa | Hastings (Neb.) |
| 12th | dillon | scanlon | Benedictine College |
| 13th | Marcelo | Sierra | Lindenwood – Belleville (Ill.) |
| 14th | Devin | Poppen | Southern Oregon |
| T15th | Abraham | Rodriguez | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| T15th | Shea | Swafford | Graceland University |
149 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Victor | Hughes | Baker (Kan.) |
| 2nd | Tyler | Cowger | Southern Oregon |
| 3rd | Steven | Garcia | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 4th | Dallas | Brown | Life University |
| 5th | Anton | King | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 6th | Walker | Marshall | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 7th | Justin | Atkinson | Indiana Tech |
| 8th | Andrew | Hyde | Lyon College |
| 9th | Daniel | Leonard | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| T10th | Patrick | Grigsby | Williams Baptist |
| T10th | Drake | Randall | Montana State-Northern |
| T12th | Foster | Bunce | Concordia (Neb.) |
| T12th | James | Landoll | Oklahoma City |
| T14th | Chris | Vaughan | Hastings (Neb.) |
| T14th | Dane | Edwards | Baker (Kan.) |
| 16th | Andrew | Overstreet | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
157 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Cam | Tessari | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 2nd | Nathen | Pristavec | Brewton-Parker (GA) |
| 3rd | Hunter | Hodges | Southern Oregon |
| 4th | Tobias | Barnes | Missouri Valley |
| T5th | Kristian | Holguin-Mendez | Oklahoma City |
| T5th | Tyler | Lashbrook | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 7th | Zach | Revier | Williams Baptist |
| 8th | Tristan | Macri | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 9th | Martin | Phillips | Doane College |
| 10th | Jacob | Gross | Indiana Tech |
| 11th | Chandler | Michael | Southern Oregon |
| 12th | Tyler | Mann | Benedictine College |
| 13th | Nate | Croley | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 14th | Giovanny | Bonilla | Southeastern |
| 15th | Skylar | Weber | Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
| 16th | Jonathan | Blackwell | Baker (Kan.) |
165 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Blake | Cooper | Warner Pacific |
| 2nd | Grant | Henderson | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 3rd | Ricky | McCarty | Oklahoma City |
| 4th | Ryan | Niven | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 5th | John | Weldon | Indiana Tech |
| 6th | Tim | Dinsdale | Southeastern |
| 7th | Khaldoon | Rashid | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 8th | Shawn | McGhee | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 9th | Dalton | Tipton | Missouri Valley |
| 10th | Andrew | Bartel | Montana State-Northern |
| 11th | Ryan | Whittle | Williams Baptist |
| 12th | Tommy | Bailey | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 13th | Brett | Johnson | Marian University (IN) |
| 14th | Peter | Donchev | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 15th | Kirk | Kaliszewski | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 16th | Joseph | McAleavey | Bacone (Okla.) |
174 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Lawton | Benna | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | Jose | Alvarez | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 3rd | Sadarriss | Patterson | Missouri Valley |
| T4th | Tyler | Dibert | Williams Baptist |
| T4th | Andras | Lukacs-Farkas | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 6th | Nicholas | Meck | York (Neb.) |
| 7th | justin | brown | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 8th | Joseph | Jauregui | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 9th | Dylan | Blackford | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 10th | Antonio | Rodriguez | Indiana Tech |
| 11th | Keion | McVay | Williams Baptist |
| 12th | Orlando | Nawade | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 13th | Brenn | Schiess | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
| 14th | Brandon | Shuler | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| T15th | Nick | Moore | Baker (Kan.) |
| T15th | LJ | Henderson | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
184 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Michael | Naiper | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 2nd | Matt | Walker | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
| 3rd | Ben | Stroh | Montana State-Northern |
| 4th | Jeffrey | Haley | Williams Baptist |
| 5th | Derek | Sivertsen | Oklahoma City |
| 6th | charles | sharon | Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 7th | Kyle | Delaune | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 8th | Jacob | Hill | Lyon College |
| 9th | Bryant | Guillen | Baker (Kan.) |
| 10th | Tyler | Noon | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 11th | Dillon | Francisco | Indiana Tech |
| 12th | Kyle | Hoffman | Doane College |
| 13th | Josh | Chiles | Williams Baptist |
| 14th | Nicholas | Whitehead | Missouri Valley |
| 15th | Max | Hane | Southern Oregon |
| 16th | Logan | Moore | Morningside (Iowa) |
197 pounds
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Dalton | Bailey | Life University |
| 2nd | Ken | Burkhardt Jr | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 3rd | Evan | Hansen | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 4th | Oscar | Martinez | Indiana Tech |
| 5th | Jack | Murphy | York (Neb.) |
| 6th | Tanner | Fischer | Southern Oregon |
| 7th | Johnathen | Dennis | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 8th | Ramsey | Bloy | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 9th | John | Hensley | Great Falls (Mont.) |
| 10th | Riley | Williams | Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
| 11th | Conor | Karwath | Williams Baptist |
| T12th | Chandler | Knight | Doane College |
| T12th | Alexander | Reimers | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 14th | Jeremiah | Gerl | Hastings (Neb.) |
| T15th | Troy | Mercer | Lyon College |
| T15th | Luis | Rivera-Santiago | Northwestern (Iowa) |
Heavyweight
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | School |
| 1st | Dean | Broghammer | Grand View (Iowa) |
| 2nd | Taylor | Kornoely | Montana State-Northern |
| 3rd | Korey | Walker | Oklahoma City |
| 4th | Ceron | Francisco | Concordia (Neb.) |
| 5th | Stephen | Wilbert | Warner Pacific |
| 6th | Guy | Henson | Indiana Tech |
| 7th | James | Jones | Midland (Neb.) |
| 8th | Austin | Lobsinger | Simpson (Calif.) |
| 9th | Demetrius | Thomas | Williams Baptist |
| 10th | Jacob | Roza | Life University |
| 11th | Justin | Smith | Missouri Valley |
| 12th | Bryson | McGowan | Oklahoma City |
| 13th | Randall | Null | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 14th | Tommie | Turner | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 15th | Javier | Gonzalez | Menlo (Calif.) |
| 16th | Troy | Artiles | Missouri Valley |
