2018-19 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 Poll (Final)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Menlo (Calif.) sits atop in the final regular-season edition of the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top-20 poll. The Oaks accumulated 292 total points.
NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll Highlights
- Menlo (Calif.) claimed the No. 1-ranked individual wrester in five weight classes – Alleida Martinez (109), Gracie Figueroa (116), Solin Piearcy (136), Angela Peralta (143), Iman Kazem (155)
- Wayland Baptist (Texas) is ranked second as a team with 212 points. The Pioneers have one wrestler in the top spot of their weight class – Ovieonce Ray (101)
- The top-six teams stayed the same
- Three other teams have at least one ranked individual grappler in the No. 1-spot – Eastern Oregon, Campbellsville (Ky.), Missouri Baptist and Oklahoma City.
- Oklahoma City joins the top-20 after missing out last poll.
- Central Christian (Kan.) fell out of the rankings this edition.
- This is the first year for women’s wrestling as an NAIA invitational sport. Twenty-five NAIA institutions field wrestling teams during the 2018-2019 season. Women’s wrestling will be eligible for championship status after two years of competition as an invitational sport and 40 institutions sponsor a varsity women’s wrestling team.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the four conferences and groupings.
- 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 are 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.
- For the complete Top 20 calendar, click here.
2018-2019 NAIA Women’s Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Poll – Final
| Rank | Last | Team | League | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Menlo (Calif.) | West | 292 |
| 2 | 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Central | 212 |
| 3 | 3 | Jamestown (N.D.) | KCAC | 182 |
| 4 | 4 | Life (Ga.) | Mid-South | 167 |
| 5 | 5 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South | 153 |
| 6 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South | 139 |
| 7 | 14 | Southern Oregon | West | 129 |
| 8 | 7 | Ottawa (Kan.) | KCAC | 90 |
| 9 | 9 | Lyon (Ark.) | Central | 87 |
| 10 | 8 | Eastern Oregon | West | 73 |
| 11 | 12 | Missouri Baptist | Central | 65 |
| 12 | 11 | Midland (Neb.) | KCAC | 60 |
| 12 | 16 | Missouri Valley (Mo.) | KCAC | 60 |
| 14 | 10 | Waldorf (Iowa) | Central | 56 |
| 15 | NR | Oklahoma City | Central | 53 |
| 15 | 17 | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | West | 53 |
| 17 | 13 | Providence (Mont.) | West | 48 |
| 17 | 15 | York (Neb.) | KCAC | 48 |
| 19 | 18 | Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) | Mid-South | 42 |
| 20 | 19 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | Mid-South | 17 |
Dropped out: Central Christian (Kan.)
Receiving votes: Central Christian (Kan.) 13; Saint Mary (Kan.) 8
Top-ranked individuals | Individual rankings
101 – Ovieonce Ray, Wayland Baptist (Texas)
109 – Alleida Martinez, Menlo (Calif.)
116 – Gracie Figueora, Menlo (Calif.)
123 – Macy Higa, Eastern Oregon
130 – Andribeth Rivera, Campbellsville (Ky.)
136 – Solin Piearcy, Menlo Calif.)
143 – Angela Peralta, Menlo (Calif.)
155 – Iman Kazem, Menlo (Calif.)
170 – Dymond Guilford, Missouri Baptist
191 – Nkechinyere Nwankwo, Oklahoma City
