Six Central Michigan wrestlers were ranked in the top four of their respective weight classes, while the Chippewas were ranked second as a team in the Mid-American Conference preseason rankings.
The rankings, released Wednesday, were based on voting by the coaches.
CMU came in second as a team with 18 points, only behind five-time defending MAC champion Missouri (29 points). The Tigers had nine wrestlers ranked in the top four of their weight classes.
Buffalo (16), Ohio (10), and Eastern Michigan (9) fill out the top five, while Kent State (7), Northern Illinois (6) and Old Dominion (5) fill out the team rankings.