Manheim, PA – Manheim, PA – Iowa maintains its dominance in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Coaches Poll, holding the top spot after claiming its second consecutive NWCA National Duals crown. The Hawkeyes secured the title with a commanding 28-13 victory over North Central College in the championship match.
With their runner-up performance, North Central climbs to #2 in the rankings followed by #3 King (80pts), #4 Grand Valley State (60pts), and #5 McKendree (58pts)
National Duals Results
1st Place - Iowa
2nd Place - North Central College
3rd Place - McKendree University
4th Place - King University
5th Place - Presbyterian
6th Place - Colorado Mesa University
7th Place - Wartburg
8th Place - Aurora
Iowa now has six top-ranked wrestlers with Macey Kilty at 145 and Kennedy Blades at 160 taking over the top spot in their weight classes.
NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT TOP 25
Rank/Team/Total Pts./Previous Rank/Regional
1 Iowa 123 1 7
2 North Central (IL) 95 3 5
3 King University 80 2 3
4 Grand Valley State 60 4 5
5 McKendree University 58 5 6
6 Presbyterian College 28 7 3
7 Lindenwood (Mo.) 23 8 6
8 Simon Fraser 19 8 8
9 Colorado Mesa University 17 6 8
10 Wartburg College 16 11 7
11 Emmanuel 11 12 3
T-12 Aurora 10 10 5
T-12 Lock Haven 10 14 2
14 Tiffin 9 19 4
T-15 Sacred Heart 7 16 1
T-15 East Stroudsburg 7 17 2
T-15 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 7 17 6
18 Dubuque 6 14 7
T-19 Elmira College 4 13 1
T-19 Schreiner University 4 20 8
T-21 Simpson College 3 20 7
T-21 Fort Hays State 3 NR 8
T-23 Gannon 2 22 4
T-23 William Jewell College 2 23 8
T-23 New Jersey City University 2 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 NCWWC: 1ST=16PTS, 2ND=12PTS, 3RD=10PTS, 4TH=9PTS, 5TH=7PTS, 6TH=6PTS, 7TH=4PTS, 8TH=3PTS, 9TH=2PTS, 10TH=1PT. THE TOP POINT TOTALS WILL BE LOWER THAN THE FINAL ACTUAL NCWWC TOURNAMENT POINTS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT include BONUS POINTS OR ADVANCEMENT POINTS.
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 - Claire DiCugno, King 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`
NCAA Women's Individual National Rankings
NCAA Women's Individual Regional Rankings
Ranking Committee
Region 1: Cody Griswold, Elmira & Carlene Sluberski, D'Youville
Region 2: Cindy Calixto, Alvernia & Anibal Nieves, East Stroundsburg
Region 3: Jessica Casperson, Southern Virginia
Region 4: Breonnah Neal, Frostburg State & Chandler Minnard, Tiffin
Region 5: Cliff Cushard, Adrian & Joe Norton, North Central
Region 6: Jake Zozniak, UW-Stevens Point & Frank Yattoni, Lindenwood
Region 7: Clarissa Chun, Iowa & Jeff McGinness, Simpson
Region 8: Travis Mercado, Colorado Mesa & Randi Miler, Texas Women's
