2023-24 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 – Preseason
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Menlo (Calif.) sits atop the NAIA Women's Wrestling Preseason Top 20 presented by Yes! Athletics. Life (Ga.), Grand View (Iowa), William Penn (Iowa), and Providence (Mont.) round out the top 5 to jump-start the 2023-24 women's wrestling season. Reigning national champion Southern Oregon starts the fresh season in sixth.
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.
| Rank | Last Time | Team | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Menlo (Calif.) | 201 |
| 2 | 1 | Life (Ga.) | 180 |
| 3 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) | 175 |
| 4 | RV | William Penn (Iowa) | 159 |
| 5 | 8 | Providence (Mont.) | 138 |
| 6 | 3 | Southern Oregon | 132 |
| 7 | 11 | Indiana Tech | 130 |
| 8 | 10 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 122 |
| 9 | 6 | Texas Wesleyan | 106 |
| 10 | 13 | Missouri Baptist | 93 |
| 11 | 5 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 78 |
| 12 | 17 | Oklahoma City | 76 |
| 13 | 20 | Doane (Neb.) | 68 |
| 14 | 12 | Missouri Valley | 62 |
| 15 | 16 | Hastings (Neb.) | 57 |
| 16 | 7 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 54 |
| 17 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 47 |
| 18 | 15 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | 43 |
| 19 | 14 | Eastern Oregon | 40 |
| 20 | 18 | Midland (Neb.) | 36 |
Receiving Votes: Lourdes (Ohio) 35, Jamestown (N.D.) 35, Ottawa (Kan.) 33, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 32, Vanguard (Calif.) 29, Waldorf (Iowa) 25, Siena Heights (Mich.) 23, Friends (Kan.) 22, Avila (Mo.) 21, Saint Mary (Kan.) 18, York (Neb.) 18, St. Andrews (N.C.) 16, Jarvis Christian (Texas) 13, Montreat (N.C.) 4
Top-Ranked Individuals | Individual Rankings
101 – Erin Hikiji, Providence (Mont.)
109 – Mia Palumbo, William Penn (Iowa)
116 – Camille Fournier, Texas Wesleyan
123 – Carolina Moreno, Southern Oregon
130 – Sarah Savidge, Life (Ga.)
136 – Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (Iowa)
143 – Jamilah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
155 – Latifah McBryde, Life (Ga.)
170 – Abby McIntyre, Grand View (Iowa)
191 – Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson, Menlo (Calif.)
