National Wrestling Coaches Association 1/15/2026 1:37:00 PM Courtesy of the NAIA

Life Tops NAIA Women’s Wrestling Rating After Third Consecutive NWCA National Duals Title

Kansas City (Mo.) - Life (Ga.) continues to stay atop in the fifth women's wrestling rating with 224 points after securing its third consecutive NWCA National Duals title over the weekend. Life trumped Providence in the championship match in a 32-11 decision. Grand View (Iowa) moved up to second with 191 points after finishing third at the tournament, while William Penn sits in third with 179 points after a fourth-place finish at the NWCA Duals, having just fallen short against Life in the semifinals (24-18).

Providence (Mont.) slipped two spots to No. 4 after its runner-up finish at the National Duals, and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) held steady at No. 5. Cumberlands (Ky.) posted the week's largest jump, moving four spots to No. 6. Campbellsville (Ky.) rose three spots to No. 17. Missouri Valley rose two spots from No. 12 to No. 10, while Oklahoma City also climbed to No. 14.

Sarah Savidge of Life ascended to the top of the 131 weight class, giving the Running Eagles four wrestlers ranked No. 1.

Check out the full list of top 20-ranked individuals below.

TREND	RANK	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION	POINTS
?	1	1	Life (Ga.)	224
?	2	3	Grand View (Iowa)	191
?	3	4	William Penn (Iowa)	179
?	4	2	Providence (Mont.)	177
?	5	5	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	145
?	6	10	Cumberlands (Ky.)	130
?	7	6	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	119
?	8	7	Indiana Tech	110
?	9	9	Texas Wesleyan	99
?	10	12	Missouri Valley	94
?	11	8	Doane (Neb.)	92
?	12	11	Southern Oregon	82
?	13	13	Ottawa (Kan.)	76
?	14	15	Oklahoma City	74
?	15	14	Evergreen State (Wash.)	68
?	16	17	Hastings (Neb.)	59
?	17	20	Campbellsville (Ky.)	54
?	18	16	Central Methodist (Mo.)	53
?	19	18	Dickinson State (N.D.)	47
?	20	19	Baker (Kan.)	40
Dropped from Top 20: N/A
Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 34; Friends (Kan.) 26; Midland (Neb.) 22; Saint Mary (Kan.) 21; Avila (Mo.) 20; Waldorf (Iowa) 17; Eastern Oregon 16; Westcliff (Calif.) 14; William Woods (Mo.) 13; Montreat (N.C.) 10; Rio Grande (Ohio)3; Lourdes (Ohio) 2

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	Life (Ga.)	Sarah Savidge
138	Life (Ga.)	Zaynah McBryde
145	William Penn (Iowa)	Esther Kolawole
160	Life (Ga.)	Latifah McBryde
180	Texas Wesleyan	Ashley Lekas
207	Southern Oregon	Lillian Gradillas-Flores
Full Individual Rankings by weight class

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

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