Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has released the final NCAA Women's Coaches Poll heading into the inaugural NCAA Women's Wrestling Championships, with McKendree overtaking Iowa as the nation's top-ranked team with 123 points.
Iowa moves to No. 2 with 101 points, followed by No. 3 North Central (98), No. 4 Grand Valley State (60), while Lehigh broke into the top five for the first time this season at No. 5 with 34 points.
The NCAA has also released the brackets for next weekend's NCAA Women's Championships, set to take place at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. Click here to view the full NCAA release.
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| Rank |
Team |
Total Pts. |
Prvs. Rank |
Regional |
| 1 |
McKendree |
123 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Iowa |
101 |
1 |
5 |
| 3 |
North Central |
98 |
3 |
4 |
| 4 |
Grand Valley State |
60 |
4 |
4 |
| 5 |
Lehigh |
34 |
7 |
2 |
| 6 |
Presbyterian |
28 |
T5 |
3 |
| 7 |
Colorado Mesa |
22 |
8 |
6 |
| 8 |
King |
21 |
T5 |
3 |
| T-9 |
Emmanuel (GA) |
17 |
10 |
3 |
| T-9 |
Northern Michigan |
17 |
T12 |
4 |
| T-11 |
Quincy |
16 |
9 |
5 |
| T-11 |
Wartburg |
16 |
11 |
5 |
| T-11 |
Aurora |
16 |
T12 |
4 |
| T-14 |
Fort Hays State |
14 |
T12 |
6 |
| T-14 |
East Stroudsburg |
14 |
17 |
2 |
| T-16 |
William Jewell |
10 |
T18 |
6 |
| T-16 |
Elmira |
10 |
20 |
1 |
| 18 |
Simpson (IA) |
9 |
T15 |
5 |
| 19 |
Dubuque |
8 |
T25 |
5 |
| T-20 |
Augustana (IL) |
7 |
T18 |
5 |
| T-20 |
Lindenwood |
7 |
21 |
6 |
| T-22 |
Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
6 |
23 |
5 |
| T-22 |
Eastern |
6 |
NR |
2 |
| T-22 |
New England |
6 |
NR |
1 |
| T-22 |
Sacred Heart |
6 |
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 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 1ST=16PTS, 2ND=12PTS, 3RD=10PTS, 4TH=9PTS, 5TH=7PTS, 6TH=6PTS, 7TH=4PTS, 8TH=3PTS, 9TH=2PTS, 10TH=1PT. THE TOP TEAM POINT TOTALS WILL BE LOWER THAN THE FINAL ACTUAL NCAA TOURNAMENT POINTS BECAUSE THIS POLL DOES NOT INCLUDE BONUS POINTS OR ADVANCEMENT POINTS.
Ranking Committee
Region 1: Cody Griswold, Elmira & Paulina Biega, Sacred Heart
Region 2: Cindy Calixto, Alvernia & Anibal Nieves, East Stroundsburg
Region 3: Jessica Casperson, Southern Virginia & Breonnah Neal, Frostburg State
Region 4: Cliff Cushard, Adrian & Joe Norton, North Central
Region 5: Clarissa Chun, Iowa & Jake Wozniak, UW-Stevens Point
Region 6: Travis Mercado, Colorado Mesa & Frank Yattoni, Lindenwood
