KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southern Oregon University continued its grasp on the final NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll of the 2022 calendar year, leading five Cascade Collegiate Conference teams.
The Raiders held the top spot, while Menlo College and the University of Providence sit tied for No. 5 in the rankings. Eastern Oregon University rounds out the ranked CCC squads, while Vanguard University is receiving votes.
Three CCC wrestlers continue to hold the top spots in 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 |
1 |
Southern Oregon |
Cascade |
192 |
| 2 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
181 |
| 3 |
3 |
Life (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
179 |
| 4 |
4 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
141 |
| 5 |
8 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
128 |
| 5 |
6 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
128 |
| 7 |
10 |
Indiana Tech |
Mid-South |
126 |
| 8 |
7 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
123 |
| 9 |
5 |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sooner |
115 |
| 10 |
8 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Heart |
104 |
| 11 |
12 |
Iowa Wesleyan |
Heart |
92 |
| 12 |
12 |
Missouri Baptist |
Sooner |
91 |
| 13 |
11 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
85 |
| 14 |
15 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
74 |
| 15 |
16 |
Oklahoma City |
Sooner |
69 |
| 16 |
17 |
Brewton-Parker (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
63 |
| 17 |
14 |
Doane (Neb.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
58 |
| 18 |
20 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
41 |
| 19 |
18 |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
Heart |
35 |
| 20 |
RV |
Hastings (Neb.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
33 |
Dropped From Poll: Jamestown (N.D.)
Receiving Votes: Jamestown (N.D.) 32; Midland (Neb.) 28; Siena Heights (Mich.) 28; Friends (Kan.) 26; Lourdes (Ohio) 23; Ottawa (Kan.) 18; Saint Mary (Kan.) 18; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 16; Avila (Mo.) 13; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 12; Montreat (N.C.) 9; St. Andrews (N.C.) 8; William Penn (Iowa) 8; Lyon (Ark.) 5; York (Neb.) 4;
Vanguard (Calif.) 2
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 – Alexis Gomez, Grand View (Iowa)
155 – Caitlyn Davis, Central Methodist (Mo.)
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.