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NAIA WWR 2-18-26

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Life (Ga.) Leads the Way in Final NAIA Women’s Wrestling Rating

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



 
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