KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The third NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll was released Friday by the national office. The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw six of its eight teams represented with four ranked in the top nine and two received votes.
Menlo College continues to lead the CCC, moving up a spot to No. 2. No. 4 University of Providence and No. 5 Southern Oregon University maintained its rankings. Vanguard University jumped one to land at No. 9. Eastern Oregon University along with first year program, The Evergreen State College, received votes.
Erin Hikiji (101lbs) of Providence, Carolina Moreno (130lbs) and Caitlyn Davis (155lbs) of Southern Oregon, followed by Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson (191lbs) of Menlo remained the Top-Ranked Individuals in their respective weight classes.
2023-24 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – No. 3
| Rank |
Last Time |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
Life (Ga.) |
199 |
| 2 |
3 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
183 |
| 3 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
175 |
| 4 |
4 |
Providence (Mont.) |
163 |
| 5 |
5 |
Southern Oregon |
154 |
| 6 |
6 |
Texas Wesleyan |
136 |
| 7 |
7 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
113 |
| 8 |
8 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
99 |
| 9 |
10 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
95 |
| 10 |
17 |
Missouri Baptist |
89 |
| 10 |
11 |
Oklahoma City |
89 |
| 12 |
12 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
83 |
| 13 |
9 |
Indiana Tech |
75 |
| 14 |
13 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
68 |
| 15 |
16 |
Doane (Neb.) |
59 |
| 15 |
14 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
59 |
| 17 |
15 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
58 |
| 18 |
RV |
Midland (Neb.) |
49 |
| 19 |
19 |
Baker (Kan.) |
44 |
| 20 |
18 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
43 |
Dropped from Top 20: Wayland Baptist (Texas)
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 40, Missouri Valley 32, Lourdes (Ohio) 29, Friends (Kan.) 28, Waldorf (Iowa) 27, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 20, Siena Heights (Mich.) 20,
Eastern Oregon 19, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 15, Dickinson (N.D.) 14, Avila (Mo.) 12, Jamestown (N.D.) 8, York (Neb.) 6,
Evergreen (Wash.) 4
Top-Ranked Individuals |
Individual Rankings
101 – Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
109 – Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)
116 – Avery Ashley, Oklahoma City
123 – Cristelle Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
130 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (Iowa)
143 – Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
155 – Caitlyn Davis, Southern Oregon
170 – Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
191 – Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson, Menlo (Calif.)
Rating Methodology:
- The ratings were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences.
- Two days prior to the national rating, each qualifying group rater submits the top 10 individuals from each weight class in the 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.