The NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association Poll for January 4, 2022, has been released.
Rochester is tied for 20th as a team and has one ranked individual. Minnesota West is tied for 22nd with two ranked individuals. Itasca is tied for 29th and has one ranked individual.
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Western Wyoming | 89 |
| 2 | Pratt | 76 |
| T3 | Clackamas | 68 |
| T3 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | 68 |
| 5 | Indian Hills | 51 |
| 6 | North Idaho | 46 |
| 7 | North Iowa Area | 45 |
| 8 | Iowa Western | 33 |
| 9 | Muskegon | 26 |
| 10 | Iowa Central | 25 |
| 11 | Cloud County | 22 |
| 12 | Triton | 18 |
| 13 | Cowley | 15 |
| 14 | Southwestern Oregon | 13 |
| T15 | Harper | 10 |
| T15 | Labette | 10 |
| 17 | Niagara | 9 |
| 18 | Ellsworth | 8 |
| 19 | Northwest Kansas Tech | 6 |
| T20 | Rochester | 5 |
| T20 | Iowa Lakes | 5 |
| T22 | Minnesota West | 4 |
| T22 | Umpqua | 4 |
| 24 | Otero | 3 |
| T25 | Carl Albert | 2 |
| T25 | Henry Ford | 2 |
| T25 | Mott | 2 |
| T25 | Northeastern | 2 |
| T29 | Camden | 1 |
| T29 | Itasca | 1 |
| T29 | Jamestown | 1 |
| Wt | Ranking | Name | School |
| 125 | 1 | Jason Henschel | Pratt |
| 2 | Garrett Ricks | Western Wyoming | |
| 3 | Nic Aguilar | Clackamas | |
| 4 | Lane Cowell | Iowa Central | |
| 5 | Chris Busutil | Indian Hills | |
| 6 | Jakason Burks | Iowa Western | |
| 7 | Jett Strickenberger | North Idaho | |
| 8 | Robbie Rosser | Cowley | |
| 9 | Will Miller | Mott | |
| 10 | Ethan Higgins | Minnesota West | |
| 133 | 1 | Caleb Meekins | Indian Hills |
| 2 | Elon Rodriguez | Triton | |
| 3 | Jovan Garcia | Southwest Oregon | |
| 4 | Dalen Moore | NE Oklahoma | |
| 5 | Hayden Halter | Iowa Central | |
| 6 | Isaac Lopez | Clackamas | |
| 7 | Joe Mecham | Western Wyoming | |
| 8 | Marquis Kemp | Otero | |
| 9 | Clarence Lee-Green | North Iowa Area | |
| 10 | Matt Ash | Niagara | |
| 141 | 1 | Caleb Nathan | Western Wyoming |
| 2 | Sam Silveria | North Idaho | |
| 3 | Marckis Branford | Clackamas | |
| 4 | Frankie Gissendanner | Niagara | |
| 5 | Creighton Baughman | Iowa Western | |
| 6 | Parker Dobrocky | Rochester | |
| 7 | Victor Guzman | Indian Hills | |
| 8 | Jacob Mitchell | Pratt | |
| 9 | Deegan Palmer | Northeastern | |
| 10 | Dalton Burdick | NE Oklahoma | |
| 149 | 1 | Jacob Beeson | Pratt |
| 2 | Deville Dentis | North Iowa Area | |
| 3 | Keaton Geerts | Iowa Central | |
| 4 | Dylan Brown | NE Oklahoma | |
| 5 | Victor Jacinto | Clackamas | |
| 6 | Nate Lendt | Ellsworth | |
| 7 | River Wardle | Western Wyoming | |
| 8 | Nicholas Moore | Southwestern Oregon | |
| 9 | Elijah Kidder | Henry Ford | |
| 10 | Brandon Kidd Jr. | Cowley | |
| 157 | 1 | Dayton Porsch | Pratt |
| 2 | Fabian Padilla | Iowa Western | |
| 3 | Alex Ramirez | Clackamas | |
| 4 | Kael Bunce | Muskegon | |
| 5 | Riggen Cordingly | Western NJCAA Wrestling Coaches Association Poll Wyoming | |
| 6 | Weston Presser | North Idaho | |
| 7 | Archer Bergeron | Umpqua | |
| 8 | Montez Robinson | Cowley | |
| 9 | Peyton Timmons | Harper | |
| 10 | Nolan Miller-Johnston | Iowa Central | |
| 165 | 1 | Christian Minto | North Iowa Area |
| 2 | Collin Smith | Western Wyoming | |
| 3 | Trent Silva | Clackamas | |
| 4 | Jesse Nunez | Cowley | |
| 5 | Cooper Mosier | Cloud | |
| 6 | Scott Radke | Pratt | |
| 7 | Cameron Nesbitt | Indian Hills | |
| 8 | Mirzo Khayitov | Ellsworth | |
| 9 | Ledger Patracek | North Idaho | |
| 10 | Richard Mack | NE Oklahoma | |
| 174 | 1 | Dayton Fields | NE Oklahoma |
| 2 | Christian Smoot | Western Wyoming | |
| 3 | Josh Kenny | Muskegon | |
| 4 | Cayden Atkens | Pratt | |
| 5 | Jameel Cole | Northwest Kansas Tech | |
| 6 | Navarro Nanpuya | North Idaho | |
| 7 | Dax Bennett | Clackamas | |
| 8 | Damon Ashworth | Minnesota West | |
| 9 | Jeremiah Voliva | Labette | |
| 10 | Ross Abrams | Jamestown | |
| 184 | 1 | Deron Pulliam | Indian Hills |
| 2 | Jackson White | NE Oklahoma | |
| 3 | Josh McFarland | Iowa Western | |
| 4 | Andrew Nicholson | Western Wyoming | |
| 5 | Devin Winston | North Idaho | |
| 6 | Bronson Jewell | Muskegon | |
| 7 | Nick Mihajlovich | Harper | |
| 8 | Chase McCleish | North Iowa Area | |
| 9 | Destin Miller | Pratt | |
| 9 | Romeo Manue | Clackamas | |
| 197 | 1 | Zach Ferris | Cloud County |
| 2 | Jose Valdez | North Iowa Area | |
| 3 | Tyler Scheurn | Western Wyoming | |
| 4 | Michael Gasper | Clackamas | |
| 5 | Seth Seago | NE Oklahoma | |
| 6 | Khris Walton | Indian Hills | |
| 7 | DeMarco Lee | Harper | |
| 8 | Kayleb Venema | Muskegon | |
| 9 | Massoma Endene | Iowa Lakes | |
| 10 | Shane Whitney | Camden | |
| HWT | 1 | Dan Baker | NE Oklahoma |
| 2 | Cohle Feliciano | North Idaho | |
| 3 | Devon Dawson | Pratt | |
| 4 | Micah Lieberman | Labette | |
| 5 | Curtis Ruff II | Triton | |
| 6 | Koby Johnson | Western Wyoming | |
| 7 | Kyle Richards | Clackamas | |
| 8 | Jacob Rahn | Iowa Lakes | |
| 9 | Gavin Daniels | Carl Albert | |
| 10 | Jake Rau | Itasca |