Manheim, PA – The Iowa Hawkeyes remain atop the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Coaches Poll after closing out a dominant regular season with a perfect 19-0 record. North Central holds steady at #2, while the rest of the top five sees a shake-up—McKendree climbs to #3, King moves to #4, and Grand Valley State slides a spot to #5.
Grand Valley State's Katie Lange takes over as the new #1 wrestler at 138 pounds in the individual rankings.
NCAA WOMEN'S COACHES TOURNAMENT TOP 25
Rank/Team/Points/Previous Rank/Regional
1 Iowa 124 1 7
2 North Central (IL) 90 2 5
3 McKendree University 74 5 6
4 King University 70 3 3
5 Grand Valley State 43 4 5
6 Presbyterian College 35 6 3
7 Lindenwood (Mo.) 18 7 6
8 Colorado Mesa University 17 9 8
9 Simon Fraser 14 8 8
10 Emmanuel 13 11 3
11 Wartburg College 12 10 7
T-12 Aurora 10 12 5
T-12 Adams State 10 NR 8
14 Lock Haven 9 12 2
T-15 Tiffin 8 14 4
T-15 Sacred Heart 8 15 1
T-17 East Stroudsburg 7 15 2
T-17 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7 15 6
T-17 Otterbein University 7 18 4
T-20 Dubuque 5 18 7
T-20 Fort Hays State 5 21 8
T-22 Schreiner University 4 19 8
T-22 William Jewell College 4 23 8
T-24 Elmira College 3 19 1
T-24 Simpson College 3 21 7
T-24 Gannon 3 23 4
T-24 New England College 3 NR 1
TOURNAMENT POLL METHODOLOGY: This is a tournament Power Index Ranking; the poll is not based on a team's dual strength.
NCAA Women's Top-Ranked Individuals
103 - Rianne Murphy, University of Iowa
110 - Sage Mortimer, Grand Valley State University
117 - Brianna Gonzalez, University of Iowa
124 - Amani Jones, North Central College
131 - Sara Sterner, North Central College
138 - Katie Lange, Grand Valley State University
145 - Macey Kilty, University of Iowa
160 - Kennedy Blades, University of Iowa
180 - Kylie Welker, University of Iowa
207 - Jaycee Foeller, University of Iowa
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