Manheim, PA – The Iowa Hawkeyes remain atop the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Coaches Poll after closing out a dominant regular season with a perfect 19-0 record. North Central holds steady at #2, while the rest of the top five sees a shake-up—McKendree climbs to #3, King moves to #4, and Grand Valley State slides a spot to #5.
Grand Valley State's Katie Lange takes over as the new #1 wrestler at 138 pounds in the individual rankings.
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 - Katie Lange, Grand Valley State University
145 - Macey Kilty, University of Iowa
160 - Kennedy Blades, University of Iowa
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 |
124 |
1 |
7 |
| 2 |
North Central (IL) |
90 |
2 |
5 |
| 3 |
McKendree University |
74 |
5 |
6 |
| 4 |
King University |
70 |
3 |
3 |
| 5 |
Grand Valley State |
43 |
4 |
5 |
| 6 |
Presbyterian College |
35 |
6 |
3 |
| 7 |
Lindenwood (Mo.) |
18 |
7 |
6 |
| 8 |
Colorado Mesa University |
17 |
9 |
8 |
| 9 |
Simon Fraser |
14 |
8 |
8 |
| 10 |
Emmanuel |
13 |
11 |
3 |
| 11 |
Wartburg College |
12 |
10 |
7 |
| T-12 |
Aurora |
10 |
12 |
5 |
| T-12 |
Adams State |
10 |
NR |
8 |
| 14 |
Lock Haven |
9 |
12 |
2 |
| T-15 |
Tiffin |
8 |
14 |
4 |
| T-15 |
Sacred Heart |
8 |
15 |
1 |
| T-17 |
East Stroudsburg |
7 |
15 |
2 |
| T-17 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
7 |
15 |
6 |
| T-17 |
Otterbein University |
7 |
18 |
4 |
| T-20 |
Dubuque |
5 |
18 |
7 |
| T-20 |
Fort Hays State |
5 |
21 |
8 |
| T-22 |
Schreiner University |
4 |
19 |
8 |
| T-22 |
William Jewell College |
4 |
23 |
8 |
| T-24 |
Elmira College |
3 |
19 |
1 |
| T-24 |
Simpson College |
3 |
21 |
7 |
| T-24 |
Gannon |
3 |
23 |
4 |
| T-24 |
New England College |
3 |
NR |
1 |
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
