Manheim, PA—The Tornado of King University sits atop the NWCA's Preseason Coaches Poll for NCAA Women's Wrestling. King, coming off a third-place finish at the 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships, narrowly edged out Iowa, last year's National Champions, 107 to 103. North Central, a perennial power, comes in third with 83 points, while Mckendree (38 points) and Presbyterian (32 points) round out the top five.
The NCAA Women's season will see a new set of set of weight classes as well as the expansion of regional tournaments going from six to eight for national qualifying purposes. The NCWWC Tournament will take place March 7-8 at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse located in Cdear Rapids, IA (link).
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
103 - Emilie Gonzalez, University of Iowa
110 - Ava Bayless, University of Iowa
117 - Brianna Gonzalez, University of Iowa
124 - Amani Jones, North Central College
131 - Victoria Baez Dilone, King University
138 - Claire DiCugno, King University
145 - Reese Larramendy, University of Iowa
160 - Cheyenne Bowman, King University
180 - Kylie Welker, University of Iowa
207 - Jaycee Foeller, University of Iowa
TOURNAMENT TOP 25 | PDF DOWNLOAD
| Rank |
Team |
Total Pts. |
Ranked Wrestlers |
Regional |
| 1 |
King University |
107 |
9 |
3 |
| 2 |
Iowa |
104 |
8 |
7 |
| 3 |
North Central (IL) |
83 |
10 |
5 |
| 4 |
McKendree University |
38 |
4 |
6 |
| 5 |
Presbyterian College |
32 |
6 |
3 |
| 6 |
Grand Valley State |
26 |
4 |
5 |
| 7 |
Colorado Mesa University |
24 |
4 |
8 |
| 8 |
Sacred Heart |
22 |
3 |
1 |
| 9 |
Elmira College |
18 |
4 |
1 |
| 10 |
Aurora |
16 |
2 |
5 |
| 11 |
Schreiner University |
15 |
2 |
8 |
| 12 |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
14 |
2 |
6 |
| 13 |
East Stroudsburg |
13 |
3 |
2 |
| T14 |
Dubuque |
12 |
1 |
7 |
| T14 |
Emmanuel |
12 |
2 |
3 |
| T14 |
New Jersey City University |
12 |
1 |
1 |
| 17 |
Lock Haven |
11 |
2 |
2 |
| T18 |
Wartburg College |
10 |
3 |
7 |
| T18 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
10 |
3 |
6 |
| 20 |
Simon Fraser |
9 |
2 |
8 |
| 21 |
William Jewell College |
8 |
2 |
8 |
| T22 |
Adams State |
7 |
1 |
8 |
| T22 |
Western New England College |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| 24 |
Northern Michigan University |
5 |
2 |
5 |
| T25 |
Augsburg University |
4 |
1 |
7 |
| T25 |
Delaware Valley |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| T25 |
Gannon |
4 |
1 |
4 |
| T25 |
West Liberty |
4 |
1 |
4 |
TOURNAMENT POLL METHODOLOGY: THIS IS A TOURNAMENT POWER INDEX RANKING; THE POLL IS NOT BASED ON A TEAM'S DUAL STRENGTH. TPI POINT TOTALS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO PLACEMENT POINTS AT THE NCWWC: 1ST=16PTS, 2ND=12PTS, 3RD=10PTS, 5TH=7PTS, 6TH=6PTS, 7TH=4PTS, 8TH=3PTS, 9TH=2PTS, 10TH=1PT. THE TOP POINT TOTALS WIL BE LOWER THAN THE FINAL ACTUAL NCWWC TOURNAMENT POINTS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT include BONUS POINTS OR ADVANCEMENT POINTS.
Ranking Committee
Region 1: Cody Griswold, Elmira & Carlene Sluberski, D'Youville
Region 2: Cindy Calixto, Alvernia & Anibal Nieves, East Stroundsburg
Region 3: Jessica Casperson, Southern Virginia
Region 4: Breonnah Neal, Frostburg State & Chandler Minnard, Tiffin
Region 5: Cliff Cushard, Adrian & Joe Norton, North Central
Region 6: Jake Zozniak, UW-Stevens Point & Frank Yattoni, Lindenwood
Region 7: Clarissa Chun, Iowa & Jeff McGinness, Simpson
Region 8: Travis Mercado, Colorado Mesa & Randi Miler, Texas Women's
