KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four Cascade Collegiate Conference teams rank and another earned votes on the preseason edition of the NAIA 2022-23 Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
Southern Oregon University leads the group with a No. 2 ranking after finishing last year as the national runner-up. Menlo College follows with a No. 4 ranking, while the University of Providence begins the year at No. 10. Eastern Oregon University rounds out the ranked CCC teams at No. 15 and Simpson University is receiving votes.
The CCC also saw two individual grapplers rank No. 1 in their respective weight class: Providence’s Ashley Gooman (116 pounds) and SOU’s Carolina Moreno (123 pounds).
| Rank |
Last |
Team |
Conference |
Adjusted Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
183 |
| 2 |
2 |
Southern Oregon |
Cascade |
179 |
| 3 |
6 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
166 |
| 4 |
3 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
164 |
| 5 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
139 |
| 6 |
5 |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sooner |
123 |
| 7 |
4 |
Life (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
116 |
| 8 |
13 |
Iowa Wesleyan |
Heart |
114 |
| 9 |
11 |
Indiana Tech |
Mid-South |
107 |
| 10 |
7 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
103 |
| 11 |
14 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
94 |
| 12 |
12 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
90 |
| 13 |
15 |
Brewton-Parker (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
84 |
| 14 |
NR |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Heart |
82 |
| 15 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
81 |
| 16 |
18 |
Oklahoma City |
Sooner |
77 |
| 17 |
19 |
Midland (Neb.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
73 |
| 18 |
17 |
Missouri Baptist |
Sooner |
57 |
| 19 |
20 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
50 |
| 20 |
RV |
York (Neb.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
46 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 36; William Penn (Iowa) 34; Doane (Neb.) 21;
Simpson (Calif.) 17; Lourdes (Ohio) 16; Ottawa (Kan.) 15; Hastings (Neb.) 14; Lyon (Ark.) 13; Avila (Mo.) 12; Central Christian (Kan.) 5; St. Andrews (N.C.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 – Esther Walker, Midland (Neb.)
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
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.