Iowa Holds Firm at No. 1 as King Breaks into the Top Five
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by National Wrestling Coches Association
Manheim, Pa. – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has released its final rankings of 2025 as the holiday break approaches. Iowa continues to hold steady at No. 1, while King moves up one spot to enter the Top Five in the latest rankings.
The Top Five features No. 1 Iowa (120 points), No. 2 McKendree (112), No. 3 North Central (77), No. 4 Grand Valley State (67), and No. 5 King (47).
Gannon also joins the Top 25 this month, tied for 18th with Frostburg State.
Two new No. 1 wrestlers emerge in this set of rankings, with Valerie Solorio of Iowa taking over the top spot at 103 pounds and Eliana Bommarito of King moving into No. 1 at 207. Iowa and McKendree lead the nation with three top-ranked individuals apiece, while no other program has more than one No. 1 wrestler.
TOP RANKED INDIVIDUALS | Individual National Rankings | Individual Regional Rankings
103 Valarie Solorio- Iowa
110 Gabrielle Tedesco - McKendree
117 Yu Sakamoto - McKendree
124 Shelby Moore - McKendree
131 Karlee Brooks- Iowa
138 Katerina Lange - Grand Valley State
145 Bella Mir - North Central
160 Kennedy Blades - Iowa
180 Isabella Renfro - Fort Hays State
207 Eliana Bommarito - King
TOURNAMENT TOP 25 | PDF DOWNLOAD
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | PRVS RANK | REGIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 120 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | McKendree | 112 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | North Central | 77 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Grand Valley State | 67 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | King | 47 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Presbyterian | 39 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Colorado Mesa | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Emmanuel (GA) | 22 | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | Fort Hays State | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| T-10 | Simon Fraser | 17 | 8 | 6 |
| T-10 | Northern Michigan | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| T-10 | Lehigh | 17 | 18 | 4 |
| T-13 | Eastern | 16 | 13 | 2 |
| T-13 | Wartburg | 16 | T16 | 5 |
| 15 | East Stroudsburg | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 16 | Simpson (IA) | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 17 | Elmira | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| T-18 | Frostburg State | 7 | T24 | 2 |
| T-18 | Gannon | 7 | NR | 6 |
| T- 20 | William Jewell | 6 | T19 | 4 |
| T-20 | New England | 6 | T21 | 1 |
| 22 | Tiffin | 5 | T16 | 6 |
| T-23 | Lindenwood | 4 | T21 | 4 |
| T-23 | Aurora | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| T-23 | UW-Stevens Point | 4 | T24 | 5 |
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 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 1ST=16PTS, 2ND=12PTS, 3RD=10PTS, 4TH=9PTS, 5TH=7PTS, 6TH=6PTS, 7TH=4PTS, 8TH=3PTS, 9TH=2PTS, 10TH=1PT. THE TOP TEAM POINT TOTALS WILL BE LOWER THAN THE FINAL ACTUAL NCAA TOURNAMENT POINTS BECAUSE THIS POLL DOES NOT INCLUDE BONUS POINTS OR ADVANCEMENT POINTS.
Ranking Committee
Region 1: Cody Griswold, Elmira & Paulina Biega, Sacred Heart
Region 2: Cindy Calixto, Alvernia & Anibal Nieves, East Stroundsburg
Region 3: Jessica Casperson, Southern Virginia & Breonnah Neal, Frostburg State
Region 4: Cliff Cushard, Adrian & Joe Norton, North Central
Region 5: Clarissa Chun, Iowa & Jake Wozniak, UW-Stevens Point
Region 6: Travis Mercado, Colorado Mesa & Frank Yattoni, Lindenwood
