KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southern Oregon remains the leader in the second regular season NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll, released Thursday by the national office.
The Raiders held onto the No. 1 spot on the poll, while the University of Providence made two more jumps up to No. 6. Menlo College dropped to No. 8 and Eastern Oregon University moved up to No. 11. Vanguard University is earning votes on the poll.
The CCC also continued to see 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 |
1 |
Southern Oregon |
Cascade |
188 |
| 2 |
3 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart |
181 |
| 3 |
5 |
Life (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
140 |
| 4 |
2 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
139 |
| 5 |
7 |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sooner |
130 |
| 6 |
8 |
Providence (Mont.) |
Cascade |
127 |
| 7 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
126 |
| 8 |
12 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Heart |
121 |
| 8 |
4 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
Cascade |
121 |
| 10 |
10 |
Indiana Tech |
Mid-South |
104 |
| 11 |
15 |
Eastern Oregon |
Cascade |
95 |
| 12 |
12 |
Missouri Baptist |
Sooner |
90 |
| 12 |
9 |
Iowa Wesleyan |
Heart |
90 |
| 14 |
RV |
Doane (Neb.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
79 |
| 15 |
17 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
73 |
| 16 |
11 |
Oklahoma City |
Sooner |
70 |
| 17 |
18 |
Brewton-Parker (Ga.) |
Mid-South |
68 |
| 18 |
RV |
Waldorf (Iowa) |
Heart |
42 |
| 19 |
14 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
Kansas Collegiate |
41 |
| 20 |
18 |
Baker (Kan.) |
Heart |
40 |
Dropped From Poll: Midland (Neb.); Hastings (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Midland (Neb.) 36; Hastings (Neb.) 34; Siena Heights (Mich.) 31; Friends (Kan.) 28; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 27; Saint Mary (Kan.) 21; Ottawa (Kan.) 17; Avila (Mo.) 13; Montreat (N.C.) 12; St. Andrews (N.C.) 11; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 9; Lourdes (Ohio) 8; Lyon (Ark.) 7; York (Neb.) 3;
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.