Manheim, PA — The Tornado of King University sits atop the NWCA's Preseason Coaches Poll for NCAA Women's Wrestling.
King, coming off a third-place finish at the 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships, narrowly edged out Iowa, last year's National Champions, 107 to 103. North Central, a perennial power, comes in third with 83 points, while Mckendree (38 points) and Presbyterian (32 points) round out the top five.
The NCAA Women's season will see a new set of set of weight classes as well as the expansion of regional tournaments going from six to eight for national qualifying.
NCAA Women's Tournament Top 25
Rank/Team/Total Pts./Ranked Wrestlers/Regional
1 King University 107 9 3
2 Iowa 104 8 7
3 North Central (IL) 83 10 5
4 McKendree University 38 4 6
5 Presbyterian College 32 6 3
6 Grand Valley State 26 4 5
7 Colorado Mesa University 24 4 8
8 Sacred Heart 22 3 1
9 Elmira College 18 4 1
10 Aurora 16 2 5
11 Schreiner University 15 2 8
12 Lindenwood (Mo.) 14 2 6
13 East Stroudsburg 13 3 2
T14 Dubuque 12 1 7
T14 Emmanuel 12 2 3
T14 New Jersey City University 12 1 1
17 Lock Haven 11 2 2
T18 Wartburg College 10 3 7
T18 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 10 3 6
20 Simon Fraser 9 2 8
21 William Jewell College 8 2 8
T22 Adams State 7 1 8
T22 Western New England College 6 1 1
24 Northern Michigan University 5 2 5
T25 Augsburg University 4 1 7
T25 Delaware Valley 4 1 2
T25 Gannon 4 1 4
T25 West Liberty 4 1 4
NCAA Women Top-Ranked Individuals
103 - Emilie Gonzalez, University of Iowa
110 - Ava Bayless, University of Iowa
117 - Brianna Gonzalez, University of Iowa
124 - Amani Jones, North Central College
131 - Victoria Baez Dilone, King University
138 - Claire DiCugno, King University
145 - Reese Larramendy, University of Iowa
160 - Cheyenne Bowman, King University
180 - Kylie Welker, University of Iowa
207 - Jaycee Foeller, University of Iowa
NCAA Women's Individual Rankings
TOURNAMENT POLL METHODOLOGY: This is a tournament power index ranking; the poll is not based on a team's dual strength. TPI Point Totals are broken down by individual rankings directly correlated to placement points at the NCWWC. The top point totals will be lower than the final actual NCWWC Tournament points because it does not include bonus points or advancement points. : 1st=16pts., 2nd=12pts., 3rd=10pts., THIS IS A TOURNAMENT POWER
Ranking Committee
Region 1: Cody Griswold, Elmira & Carlene Sluberski, D'Youville
Region 2: Cindy Calixto, Alvernia & Anibal Nieves, East Stroundsburg
Region 3: Jessica Casperson, Southern Virginia
Region 4: Breonnah Neal, Frostburg State & Chandler Minnard, Tiffin
Region 5: Cliff Cushard, Adrian & Joe Norton, North Central
Region 6: Jake Wozniak, UW-Stevens Point & Frank Yattoni, Lindenwood
Region 7: Clarissa Chun, Iowa & Jeff McGinness, Simpson
Region 8: Travis Mercado, Colorado Mesa & Randi Miler, Texas Women's