2022-23 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll – No. 1

2022-23 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll – No. 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Oregon takes over top billing in the first Yes! Athletics NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll of the regular season. Campbellsville (Ky.) follows suit, Grand View (Iowa) and Menlo (Calif.) remain third and fourth respectively, while Life (Ga.) joins the Top Five. Hastings (Neb.) overtakes York (Neb.) for the final spot in the rankings.

Poll Methodology

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
  • Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in his conference into the system. Only wrestlers listed on a conference ballot are considered for the national ballot.
  • The top 20 individuals in each weight class is based on how each voter ranks the best individuals. An individual receives 20 points for each first place vote, 19 for second place and so on through the list. This same point system is used to determine the team ranking.
  • The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
  • For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
Rank Last Team Conference Points
1 2 Southern Oregon  Cascade 196
2 1 Campbellsville (Ky.) Mid-South 183
3 3 Grand View (Iowa) Heart 181
4 4 Menlo (Calif.) Cascade 151
5 7 Life (Ga.) Mid-South 149
6 5 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 125
7 6 Texas Wesleyan Sooner 113
8 10 Providence (Mont.) Cascade 105
9 8 Iowa Wesleyan Heart 102
10 9 Indiana Tech Mid-South 88
11 16 Oklahoma City  Sooner 83
12 14 Central Methodist (Mo.) Heart 82
12 18 Missouri Baptist  Sooner 82
14 11 Jamestown (N.D.) Kansas Collegiate 77
15 15 Eastern Oregon  Cascade 76
16 12 Baker (Kan.) Heart 75
17 19 Missouri Valley  Heart 64
18 13 Brewton-Parker (Ga.) Mid-South 60
19 17 Midland (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 47
20 RV Hastings (Neb.) Kansas Collegiate 35

 

Dropped From Poll: Doane (Neb.)

Receiving Votes: Doane (Neb.) 28; Friends (Kan.) 26; William Penn (Iowa) 24; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 20; Waldorf (Iowa) 19; Lyon (Ark.) 16; Lourdes (Ohio) 15; York (Neb.) 15; Saint Mary (Kan.) 13; Avila (Mo.) 12; Ottawa (Kan.) 12; Siena Heights (Mich.) 11; Simpson (Calif.) 11; Montreat (N.C.) 10; St. Andrews (N.C.) 6; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 4

 

Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings

101 – Ira Navarro, Providence (Mont.)

109 – Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)

116 – Ashley Gooman, Providence (Mont.)

123 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon

130 – Lexie Basham, Texas Wesleyan

136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, Iowa Wesleyan

143 – Destiny Lyng, Oklahoma City

155 – Kenya Sloan, Campbellsville (Ky.)

170 – Dymond Guilford, Cumberlands (Ky.)

191 – Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley