KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams ranked and two receive votes in the 2024-25 preseason NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches Top 20 rating, released Thursday by the national office.
No. 4-ranked University of Providence, No. 10-ranked Southern Oregon University, and No. 15-ranked Eastern Oregon University all made the poll. The Evergreen State College and Westcliff University both received votes.
Erin Hikiji (103lbs) of Providence and Carolina Moreno (131lbs) of Southern Oregon ranked as the top individuals in their respective weight classes.
2024-25 NAIA Women's Wrestling Rating - Preseason
| RANK |
INSTITUTION |
POINTS |
| 1 |
Life (Ga.) |
201 |
| 2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
200 |
| 3 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
177 |
| 4 |
Providence (Mont.) |
155 |
| 5 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
137 |
| 6 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
126 |
| 7 |
Indiana Tech |
123 |
| 8 |
Missouri Valley |
120 |
| 9 |
Texas Wesleyan |
110 |
| 10 |
Southern Oregon |
106 |
| 11 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
77 |
| 12 |
Doane (Neb.) |
74 |
| 13 |
Baker (Kan.) |
60 |
| 14 |
Oklahoma City |
58 |
| 15 |
Eastern Oregon |
55 |
| 15 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
55 |
| 17 |
Missouri Baptist |
54 |
| 18 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
52 |
| 19 |
Midland (Neb.) |
50 |
| 20 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
44 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 41, Saint Mary (Kan.) 40,
Evergreen State (Wash.) 38, Friends (Kan.) 26, Lourdes (Ohio) 25, Dickinson State (N.D.) 24, Avila (Mo.) 21, Waldorf (Iowa) 21, Jarvis Christian (TExas) 16, Morningside (Iowa) 13, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 8, Siena Heights (Mich.) 7, Jamestown (N.D.) 7,
Westcliff (Calif.) 5, William Woods (Mo.) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
103 - Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
110 - Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)
117 - Katie Gomez, Cumberlands (Ky.)
124 - Cristell Rodriguez, Doane (Neb.)
131 - Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
138 - Zaynah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
145 - Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
160 - Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
180 - Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
207 - Kelani Corbett, Missouri Valley
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.