2022-23 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll – Preseason
Courtesy of the NAIA – Link
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Winners of last year’s NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational, Campbellsville (Ky.) starts the sports first-ever championship season campaign with top billing in the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll. Southern Oregon, Grand View (Iowa), Menlo (Calif.), and Cumberland’s (Ky.) round out the Top Five. Central Methodist (Mo.) sitting 14th, was unranked at the end of last season, while York (Neb.) bumps forward from receiving votes previously to 20th this time.
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.
| Rank | Last | Team | Conference | Adjusted Points |
| 1 | 1 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 183 |
| 2 | 2 | Southern Oregon | Cascade | 179 |
| 3 | 6 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart | 166 |
| 4 | 3 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 164 |
| 5 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 139 |
| 6 | 5 | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner | 123 |
| 7 | 4 | Life (Ga.) | Mid-South | 116 |
| 8 | 13 | Iowa Wesleyan | Heart | 114 |
| 9 | 11 | Indiana Tech | Mid-South | 107 |
| 10 | 7 | Providence (Mont.) | Cascade | 103 |
| 11 | 14 | Jamestown (N.D.) | Kansas Collegiate | 94 |
| 12 | 12 | Baker (Kan.) | Heart | 90 |
| 13 | 15 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | Mid-South | 84 |
| 14 | NR | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Heart | 82 |
| 15 | 10 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 81 |
| 16 | 18 | Oklahoma City | Sooner | 77 |
| 17 | 19 | Midland (Neb.) | Kansas Collegiate | 73 |
| 18 | 17 | Missouri Baptist | Sooner | 57 |
| 19 | 20 | Missouri Valley | Heart | 50 |
| 20 | RV | York (Neb.) | Kansas Collegiate | 46 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 36; William Penn (Iowa) 34; Doane (Neb.) 21; Simpson (Calif.) 17; Lourdes (Ohio) 16; Ottawa (Kan.) 15; Hastings (Neb.) 14; Lyon (Ark.) 13; Avila (Mo.) 12; Central Christian (Kan.) 5; St. Andrews (N.C.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 – Esther Walker, Midland (Neb.)
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
Courtesy of the NAIA – Link
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Winners of last year’s NAIA Women’s Wrestling Invitational, Campbellsville (Ky.) starts the sports first-ever championship season campaign with top billing in the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll. Southern Oregon, Grand View (Iowa), Menlo (Calif.), and Cumberland’s (Ky.) round out the Top Five. Central Methodist (Mo.) sitting 14th, was unranked at the end of last season, while York (Neb.) bumps forward from receiving votes previously to 20th this time.
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.
| Rank | Last | Team | Conference | Adjusted Points |
| 1 | 1 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 183 |
| 2 | 2 | Southern Oregon | Cascade | 179 |
| 3 | 6 | Grand View (Iowa) | Heart | 166 |
| 4 | 3 | Menlo (Calif.) | Cascade | 164 |
| 5 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 139 |
| 6 | 5 | Texas Wesleyan | Sooner | 123 |
| 7 | 4 | Life (Ga.) | Mid-South | 116 |
| 8 | 13 | Iowa Wesleyan | Heart | 114 |
| 9 | 11 | Indiana Tech | Mid-South | 107 |
| 10 | 7 | Providence (Mont.) | Cascade | 103 |
| 11 | 14 | Jamestown (N.D.) | Kansas Collegiate | 94 |
| 12 | 12 | Baker (Kan.) | Heart | 90 |
| 13 | 15 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | Mid-South | 84 |
| 14 | NR | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Heart | 82 |
| 15 | 10 | Eastern Oregon | Cascade | 81 |
| 16 | 18 | Oklahoma City | Sooner | 77 |
| 17 | 19 | Midland (Neb.) | Kansas Collegiate | 73 |
| 18 | 17 | Missouri Baptist | Sooner | 57 |
| 19 | 20 | Missouri Valley | Heart | 50 |
| 20 | RV | York (Neb.) | Kansas Collegiate | 46 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 36; William Penn (Iowa) 34; Doane (Neb.) 21; Simpson (Calif.) 17; Lourdes (Ohio) 16; Ottawa (Kan.) 15; Hastings (Neb.) 14; Lyon (Ark.) 13; Avila (Mo.) 12; Central Christian (Kan.) 5; St. Andrews (N.C.) 4; Waldorf (Iowa) 3
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 – Esther Walker, Midland (Neb.)
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
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