KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Tigers begin the 2025-26 campaign ranked 5
th in the NAIA Top 25 Preseason Poll.
Campbellsville is coming off an 11
th-place team finish during the 2024-25 season at the NAIA National Championships. The Tigers return three NAIA All-Americans:
Shad Slone,
Nik Yancey, and
Izaeah Beavers. Slone led the trio to third place at the national championship.
The Tigers were undefeated in home dual matches last season and won the Mid-South Conference regular season crown.
Inside the Mid-South Conference, the University of the Cumberlands is ranked 8
th, Cumberland University is 9
th, Lindsey Wilson College, Rio Grande University, and Georgetown College are receiving votes.
Jacob Murton's squad has ten wrestlers ranked in their respective weight classes.
Izaeah Beavers 133 lbs. (4th)
Wyatt Hinton 133 lbs. (21st)
Nick Moore 141 lbs. (13th)
Bryant Beane 141 lbs. (20th)
Nik Yancey 149 lbs. (5th)
Antwaun Burns 157 lbs. (4th)
Jasitin Kubwimana 165 lbs. (6th)
Jake Hurst 165 lbs. (17th)
Shad Slone 174 lbs. (2nd)
Brice Parks 184 lbs. (6th)
Joel Hatchett 197 lbs. (25th)
Campbellsville begins the season on Saturday, November 1
st ,in Williamsburg, Ky., at the Pepsi Open.
| Rank |
Institution |
Points |
| 1 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
225 |
| 2 |
Life (Ga.) |
190 |
| 3 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
185 |
| 4 |
Indiana Tech |
180 |
| 5 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
174 |
| 6 |
Southern Oregon |
173 |
| 7 |
Missouri Valley |
150 |
| 8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
142 |
| 9 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
136 |
| 10 |
Doane (Neb) |
127 |
| 11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
124 |
| 12 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
118 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma City |
118 |
| 14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
107 |
| 15 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
105 |
| 16 |
Corban (Ore.) |
87 |
| 17 |
Arizona Christian |
86 |
| 18 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
85 |
| 19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
78 |
| 20 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
67 |
| 21 |
Eastern Oregon |
65 |
| 22 |
Baker (Kan.) |
60 |
| 23 |
Montana State-Northern |
50 |
| 24 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
48 |
| 25 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
45 |
Receiving Votes: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 40, Cornerstone (Mich.) 37, Missouri Baptist 36, Hastings (Neb.) 35, Reinhardt (Ga.) 34, Simpson (Calif.) 33, Lourdes (Ohio) 32, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 31, Friends (Kan.) 25
, Northwestern (Iowa) 23, William Penn (Iowa) 22, William Woods (Mo.) 21, Keiser (Fla.) 21, Rio Grande (Ohio) 19, Benedictine (Kan.)18, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 17, Cleary (Mich.) 16, Midland (Neb.) 16, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 15, Texas Wesleyan 14, Avila (Mo.) 13, Oklahoma Wesleyan 11, Graceland (Iowa) 10, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 9, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 8, Georgetown (Ky.) 8, Ottawa (Kan.) 4, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 4.
