KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the second poll of the 2020-21 season, Life (Ga.) claimed the No. 1 spot in the latest edition of the 2020-21 Women's Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Poll, released Thursday morning by the NAIA office. Campbellsville (Ky.), Wayland Baptist, Grand View (Iowa) and Southern Oregon University rounded out the top five.
Three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams sit in the top-20, with another two receiving votes. SOU leads the pack with a No. 5 ranking, while Eastern Oregon University and the University of Providence are neck-and-neck at No. 15 and No. 16, respectively. Corban University and Simpson University are each receiving votes in the poll.
2020-2021 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Poll – No. 2 (Jan. 28, 2021)
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
Life University |
200 |
| 2 |
Campbellsville University |
168 |
| 3 |
Wayland Baptist University |
165 |
| 4 |
Grand View |
135 |
| 5 |
Southern Oregon University |
132 |
| 6 |
University of the Cumberlands |
120 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma City University |
105 |
| 8 |
Indiana Tech |
103 |
| 9 |
University of Jamestown |
95 |
| 10 |
Baker University |
91 |
| 11 |
Missouri Valley College |
86 |
| 12 |
Midland University |
79 |
| 13 |
Texas Wesleyan |
75 |
| 14 |
Lyon College |
74 |
| 15 |
Eastern Oregon University |
68 |
| 16 |
University of Providence |
55 |
| 17 |
York College |
54 |
| 18 |
Waldorf University |
41 |
| 19 |
Missouri Baptist University |
40 |
| 19 |
Brewton-Parker College |
40 |
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Receiving Votes: Central Christian 35, Lourdes (Ohio) 34, William Penn (Iowa) 25,
Corban (Ore.) 21, Ottawa 18, Central Methodist 17, Saint Mary 15,
Simpson (Calif.) 4
Top-ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 - Nina Pham, Wayland Baptist
109 - McKayla Campbell, Campbellsville (Ky.)
116 - Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)
123 - Julia Vidallon, Life (Ga.)
130- Briana Kellin, Life (Ga.)
136 - Desiree Zavala, Wayland Baptist
143 – Sydney Freund, Oklahoma City
155 - Alexis Gomez, Grand View (Iowa)
170 -Alexandra Castillo, Campbellsville (Ky.)
191 - Agatha Andrews, Jamestown (N.D.)
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.
- Two days prior to the national poll, each qualifying group rater submits the top six individuals from each weight class in her 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 are 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 postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship.
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.