KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southern Oregon University took over the top spot to lead five Cascade Collegiate Conference teams on the latest edition of the NAIA 2022-23 Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
The Raiders moved into the No. 1 spot on the poll after a solid debut at the Mike Clock Open, where six grapplers won their respective weight classes. Menlo College follows SOU in the No. 4 spot, while the University of Providence moved up two spots to No. 8. Eastern Oregon University held at No. 15 in the rankings and Simpson University continued to earn votes.
The CCC also saw three individual wrestlers sit in the No. 1 spots of their respective weight classes: Providence’s Ira Navarro (101 pounds) and Ashley Gooman (116 pounds), along with SOU’s Carolina Moreno (123 pounds).
| 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
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.