National Wrestling Coaches Association 11/20/2025 12:33:00 PM Courtesy of the NAIA

The Top Five Remain Unchanged in Second Coaches' Top 20 of the Season

Kansas City (Mo.) - The top five teams hold steady in the second regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Top 20 Coaches' Rating, with the Running Eagles still leading the way. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) climbed two spots this week to No. 6 as Oklahoma City and Ottawa (Kan.) are tied at No. 13. No team joined the top 20 in the second release of the season.

Individually, Life continues to lead with the most wrestlers ranked inside the top three, with a trio of wrestlers at No. 1 and No. 2, followed by one wrestler at No. 3 in the individual rankings. Providence and William Penn both have two wrestlers at No. 1. Then, Texas Wesleyan and Indiana Tech have one each.

TREND	RANK	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION	POINTS
?	1	1	Life (Ga.)	193
?	2	2	Grand View (Iowa)	172
?	3	3	William Penn (Iowa)	165
?	4	4	Providence (Mont.)	151
?	5	5	Indiana Tech	130
?	6	8	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	126
?	7	7	Doane (Neb.)	119
?	8	6	Cumberlands (Ky.)	116
?	9	10	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	105
?	10	9	Texas Wesleyan	99
?	11	14	Southern Oregon	96
?	12	17	Central Methodist (Mo.)	92
?	13	11	Oklahoma City	82
?	13	12	Ottawa (Kan.)	82
?	15	13	Evergreen State (Wash.)	70
?	16	14	Hastings (Neb.)	60
?	17	17	Saint Mary (Kan.)	59
?	18	16	Missouri Valley	58
?	19	20	Campbellsville (Ky.)	55
?	20	19	Dickinson State (N.D.)	51
Dropped from Top 20: Avila (Mo.)
Receiving Votes: Avila (Mo.) 37; Baker (Kan.) 36; Westcliff (Calif.) 22; Eastern Oregon 21; Waldorf (Iowa) 20; Friends (Kan.) 20; Lourdes (Ohio) 20; Montreat (N.C.) 17; Midland (Neb.) 16; Missouri Baptist 15; York (Neb.) 9; Rochester Christian (Mich.) 5

Top-Ranked Individuals
103	Providence (Mont.)	Erin Hikiji
110	Life (Ga.)	Ariana Martinez
117	William Penn (Iowa)	Christianah Ogunsanya
124	Doane (Neb.)	Cristelle Rodriguez
131	Providence (Mont.)	Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp
138	Life (Ga.)	Zaynah McBryde
145	William Penn (Iowa)	Esther Kolawole
160	Life (Ga.)	Latifah McBryde
180	Texas Wesleyan	Ashley Lekas
207	Indiana Tech	Riley Dempewolf
Full Individual Rankings by weight class

Key: RV - Receiving Votes | NR - Not Ranked | Climbed -? | Dropped -? | Steady - ?

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