2023-24 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches' Top 20 – Final (February 21)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The final edition of the NAIA Women's Wrestling Ratings for the 2023-24 season had no change in the top five as Menlo (Calif.), Life (Ga.), Grand View (Iowa), Southern Oregon, and Providence (Mont.) all remained at the same rank. Oklahoma City had the biggest jump of the week up two spots to No. 7 heading into conference tournament.
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 | 1 | Menlo (Calif.) | 207 |
| 2 | 2 | Life (Ga.) | 196 |
| 3 | 3 | Grand View (Iowa) | 165 |
| 4 | 4 | Southern Oregon | 157 |
| 5 | 5 | Providence (Mont.) | 146 |
| 6 | 6 | Texas Wesleyan | 131 |
| 7 | 9 | Oklahoma City | 123 |
| 8 | 7 | William Penn (Iowa) | 115 |
| 9 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 114 |
| 10 | 10 | Missouri Baptist | 110 |
| 11 | 11 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 84 |
| 12 | 12 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 73 |
| 13 | 14 | Missouri Valley | 61 |
| 13 | 13 | Indiana Tech | 61 |
| 15 | 14 | Baker (Kan.) | 58 |
| 16 | 17 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 57 |
| 17 | 14 | Hastings (Neb.) | 54 |
| 18 | 19 | Midland (Neb.) | 40 |
| 19 | 18 | Doane (Neb.) | 36 |
| 20 | 20 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 34 |
| 20 | RV | Eastern Oregon | 34 |
Dropped from Top 20: None
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 33; Jamestown (N.D.) 32; Lourdes (Ohio) 30; Siena Heights (Mich.) 22; Waldorf (Iowa) 20; Evergreen State (Wash.) 19; Central Methodist (Mo.) 17; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 16; St. Andrews (N.C.) 16; Avila (Mo.) 14; Friends (Kan.) 9; York (Neb.) 9; Dickinson State (N.D.) 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 – Ashley Lekas, William Penn (Iowa)
191 – Tavia Heidelberg-Tillotson, Menlo (Calif.)
