Grand Valley State is ranked #8 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) preseason poll that was released. The Lakers are coming off a 12th-place finish at the 2026 NCAA DII National Championships and return five wrestlers that are ranked individually and advanced to the NCAA Championships a year ago. GVSU will open the 2026-27 campaign under second-year head coach RJ Boudro at the Wisconsin Showcase versus #3 Parkside. 

Senior Carter Blough, who is the top-ranked wrestler at 285 entering the 2026-27 campaign (285), finished 35-4 overall year ago. Blough tallied 23 bonus-point wins and a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. In addition, he was 12-2 in dual meet action and won four tournaments. Sophomore Maclain Morency is #7 at 157 after recording a 1-2 mark at the NCAA Championships a year ago. He was 10-9 overall and won four consecutive matches at the NCAA Super Region tourney to finish third. Junior Bradley Mayse is #8 at 197 after recording a 26-13 mark at 184 last season. Mayse finished third at the NCAA Super Region 3 tourney to advance to the NCAA Championship tourney. He tallied 11 bonus-point wins and was 8-2 in dual meet action. Brayden Mirjavadi enters his junior season ranked #8 at 184 after recording a 29-11 mark at 197 a year ago. Mirjavadi was 13-1 in dual meet action and notched 16 bonus-point wins en route to his second appearance at the NCAA National Championships. Jak Keller enters the season ranked #12 at 141 after turning in a mark 19-12 at 133 a year ago. Keller went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships and tallied a mark of 4-1 at the NCAA Super Region 3 tournament.