Manheim, PA – In the National Wrestling Coaches Association's final team rankings following this past weekend's NCWWC Regional Championships, the Iowa Hawkeyes remain in the #1 spot with 130 points outpacing #2 North Central's 88 pts.  #3 McKendree (74), #4 Grand Valley State (65), and King (46) round out the rest of the top 5.
The NCWWC Tournament will take place next weekend March 7-8, 2025 at the tream Arena in Coralville, IW.  Brackets will be released later this week.  To find more information on the championships and to purchase tickets visit https://www.ncwwc.com/. 
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			| RANK | 
			Team | 
			Total Pts. | 
			Prvs Rank | 
			REG | 
		
	
	
		
			| 1 | 
			Iowa | 
			130 | 
			1 | 
			7 | 
		
		
			| 2 | 
			North Central (IL) | 
			88 | 
			2 | 
			5 | 
		
		
			| 3 | 
			McKendree University | 
			74 | 
			3 | 
			6 | 
		
		
			| 4 | 
			Grand Valley State | 
			65 | 
			5 | 
			5 | 
		
		
			| 5 | 
			King University | 
			46 | 
			4 | 
			3 | 
		
		
			| 6 | 
			Presbyterian College | 
			45 | 
			6 | 
			3 | 
		
		
			| 7 | 
			Lindenwood (Mo.) | 
			19 | 
			7 | 
			6 | 
		
		
			| 8 | 
			Aurora | 
			17 | 
			12 | 
			5 | 
		
		
			| 9 | 
			Colorado Mesa University | 
			16 | 
			8 | 
			8 | 
		
		
			| T-10 | 
			Simon Fraser | 
			12 | 
			9 | 
			8 | 
		
		
			| T-10 | 
			Northern Michigan University | 
			12 | 
			NR | 
			5 | 
		
		
			| 12 | 
			Adams State | 
			10 | 
			12 | 
			8 | 
		
		
			| T-13 | 
			Sacred Heart | 
			9 | 
			15 | 
			1 | 
		
		
			| T-13 | 
			East Stroudsburg | 
			9 | 
			17 | 
			2 | 
		
		
			| T-13 | 
			Otterbein University | 
			9 | 
			17 | 
			4 | 
		
		
			| T-13 | 
			New England College | 
			9 | 
			24 | 
			1 | 
		
		
			| T-17 | 
			Wartburg College | 
			7 | 
			11 | 
			7 | 
		
		
			| T-17 | 
			Lock Haven | 
			7 | 
			14 | 
			2 | 
		
		
			| T-19 | 
			Emmanuel | 
			4 | 
			10 | 
			3 | 
		
		
			| T-19 | 
			Schreiner University | 
			4 | 
			22 | 
			8 | 
		
		
			| T-19 | 
			Elmira College | 
			4 | 
			24 | 
			1 | 
		
		
			| T-19 | 
			Gannon | 
			4 | 
			24 | 
			4 | 
		
		
			| T-23 | 
			Tiffin | 
			3 | 
			15 | 
			4 | 
		
		
			| T-23 | 
			Fort Hays State | 
			3 | 
			20 | 
			8 | 
		
		
			| T-23 | 
			William Jewell College | 
			3 | 
			22 | 
			8 | 
		
	
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