KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The top three teams in the NAIA Women's Wrestling Rankings remained unchanged, as Life (Ga.) continued to set the pace at No. 1 with 224 points. Grand View (Iowa) and Providence (Mont.) also held steady at No. 2 and No. 3 behind 186 and 177 points.
Just behind them, William Penn (Iowa) made a key move into the No. 4 spot, climbing one position to strengthen its standing among the frontrunners. Wayland Baptist (Texas) and Indiana Tech also each moved up a spot within the top ten.
The new ranking saw three new top-ranked individuals, all from William Penn. Mia Palumbo took over at 110, Christianah Ogunsanya took the top spot at 117, and Esther Kolawole was listed No. 1 at 138. William Penn and Life (Ga.) both have three individual wrestlers ranked No. 1.
See the full individual ranked wrestlers linked here.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
| ? |
1 |
1 |
Life (Ga.) |
224 |
| ? |
2 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
186 |
| ? |
3 |
3 |
Providence (Mont.) |
177 |
| ? |
4 |
5 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
166 |
| ? |
5 |
4 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
145 |
| ? |
6 |
7 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
116 |
| ? |
7 |
8 |
Indiana Tech |
115 |
| ? |
8 |
10 |
Missouri Valley |
114 |
| ? |
9 |
11 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
93 |
| ? |
10 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
91 |
| ? |
11 |
12 |
Doane (Neb.) |
82 |
| ? |
12 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
77 |
| ? |
13 |
13 |
Texas Wesleyan |
75 |
| ? |
14 |
14 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
72 |
| ? |
15 |
17 |
Oklahoma City |
66 |
| ? |
16 |
16 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
56 |
| ? |
17 |
20 |
Missouri Baptist |
53 |
| ? |
17 |
15 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
53 |
| ? |
17 |
19 |
Baker (Kan.) |
53 |
| ? |
20 |
18 |
Evergreen State |
52 |
Key: RV - Receiving Votes | NR - Not Ranked | Climbed -? | Dropped -? | Steady - ?
Dropped from Top 20: N/A
Receiving Votes: Saint Mary 35, Dickinson State 31, Avila (Mo.) 24, Midland (Neb.) 23, Eastern Oregon 22, Waldorf (Iowa)17, Montreat 15, William Woods (Mo.) 15, Friends (Kan.) 13, Bismarck State 13, Westcliff (Calif.) 10, York (Neb.) 8, Georgetown (Ky.) 8.
| Top-Ranked Individuals |
| 103 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Erin Hikiji |
| 110 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Mia Palumbo |
| 117 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Christianah Ogunsanya |
| 124 |
Doane (Neb.) |
Cristelle Rodriguez |
| 131 |
Life (Ga.) |
Sarah Savidge |
| 138 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
Esther Kolawole |
| 145 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
Jordan Suarez |
| 160 |
Life (Ga.) |
Latifah McBryde |
| 180 |
Life (Ga.) |
Reka Busa |
| 207 |
Southern Oregon |
Lillian Gradillas-Flores |
| Full Individual Rankings by weight class |
