Tiffin leads a strong GMAC field in the preseason edition of Division II rankings released by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)/Intermat on Friday.
 
Previously, The Open Mat (TOM) and FloWrestling published preseason team/individual rankings with plenty of Great Midwest representation for the 2020-21 season slated to start in January.
 
Tiffin and new associate member Ashland are both in the top 10 of the NWCA rankings, slotted in at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively. Findlay is also in the mix assigned at No. 17. Lake Erie received 10 votes to be on the radar.
 
Individually, many of the same familiar faces were listed in the NWCA/Intermat weight class rankings with 13 Great Midwest standouts. Ashland led Great Midwest schools with five individuals, Findlay and Tiffin each sport three and Lake Erie had two.
 
Tiffin, coached by Joey Simcoe, is paced by 2019 national champ Nick Mason placing second at 197 pounds. Chris Donathan is No. 3 at 149 and Bryan LaVearn is No. 6 at 157.
 
The only weight classes without a Great Midwest wrestler in the NWCA/Intermat rankings was 133 and 174 pounds.
 
The NCAA Division II Coaches Rankings are voted on and compiled by two head coaches from each of the six Super Regions. Following the preseason edition of the poll, three regular season rankings are planned throughout the season leading up to the 2021 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships.
 
The Great Midwest Wrestling Championship will be conducted on Saturday, Jan. 23, hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan in Jones Gymnasium with all six Great Midwest programs in attendance. Instead of the team duals format, each weight class will be seeded using the same method for super regionals. There will be a team champion and individual champion in all 10 weight classes while the top three place winners in each weight will receive hardware on the all-conference team. In addition, a Great Midwest Wrestler of the Meet will also be voted upon by the league's participating coaches. 

For the full national rankings, click HERE.

Great Midwest Wrestlers - NWCA/Intermat Preseason Rankings

125 Pounds
No. 12 - Zachary Collins (Findlay)

141 Pounds
No. 5 - Branson Proudlock (Findlay)

149 Pounds
No. 3 - Chris Donathan (Tiffin)
No. 4 - Carson Speelman (Ashland)

157 Pounds
No. 3 - James Wimer (Findlay)
No. 12 - Drew Wiechers (Ashland)

165 Pounds
No. 6 - Bryan LaVearn (Tiffin)
No. 10 - James Penfold (Lake Erie)

184 Pounds
No. 3 - Aiden Pasiuk (Ashland)

197 Pounds
No. 2 - Nick Mason (Tiffin)
No. 7 - Chris Droege (Lake Erie)
No. 11 - Peter Abraham (Ashland)

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No. 6 - Tristen Weirich (Ashland)