Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has released the latest NCAA Women's Coaches Poll, with the Iowa Hawkeyes maintaining their top spot with 120 points. North Central College climbs into second place with 101 points, while King University drops to third with 85 points. Grand Valley State and McKendree University hold steady in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
In the individual rankings, two new wrestlers claim the #1 position in their weight classes: Sage Mortimer of Grand Valley State at 110 pounds and Sara Sterner of North Central College at 131 pounds.
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual National Rankings | Individual Regional Rankings
103 - Rianne Murphy, University of Iowa
110 - Sage Mortimer, Grand Valley State University
117 - Brianna Gonzalez, University of Iowa
124 - Amani Jones, North Central College
131 - Sara Sterner, North Central College
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 |
Points |
Prvs Rank |
Regional |
| 1 |
Iowa |
120 |
1 |
7 |
| 2 |
North Central (IL) |
101 |
3 |
5 |
| 3 |
King University |
85 |
2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Grand Valley State |
62 |
4 |
5 |
| 5 |
McKendree University |
36 |
5 |
6 |
| 6 |
Presbyterian College |
30 |
6 |
3 |
| 7 |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
21 |
8 |
6 |
| 8 |
Simon Fraser |
18 |
9 |
8 |
| T-9 |
Colorado Mesa University |
17 |
7 |
8 |
| T-9 |
Aurora |
17 |
T11 |
5 |
| T-11 |
Dubuque |
14 |
T11 |
7 |
| T-11 |
East Stroudsburg |
14 |
15 |
2 |
| 13 |
Emmanuel |
11 |
13 |
3 |
| 14 |
Elmira College |
10 |
22 |
1 |
| T-15 |
Lock Haven |
9 |
T9 |
2 |
| T-15 |
Sacred Heart |
9 |
14 |
1 |
| T-15 |
Augsburg University |
9 |
T16 |
7 |
| 18 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
8 |
T18 |
6 |
| T-19 |
New Jersey City University |
7 |
T16 |
1 |
| T-19 |
Gannon |
7 |
T19 |
4 |
| 21 |
Frostburg State |
6 |
23 |
4 |
| T-22 |
Schreiner University |
4 |
21 |
8 |
| T-22 |
Tiffin |
4 |
24 |
4 |
| T-22 |
Simpson College |
4 |
NR |
7 |
| T-25 |
William Jewell College |
3 |
T25 |
8 |
| T-25 |
Wartburg College |
3 |
NR |
7 |
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, 4TH=9PTS, 5TH=7PTS, 6TH=6PTS, 7TH=4PTS, 8TH=3PTS, 9TH=2PTS, 10TH=1PT. THE TOP POINT TOTALS WILL 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
