ICYMI: Life stays at No. 1, Grand View climbs to No. 2 in NAIA women's wrestling poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the third poll of 2020-21 season, Life (Ga.) claimed the No. 1 spot in the Women's Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Poll. Grand View (Iowa), Wayland Baptist, Campbellsville (Ky.) and Southern Oregon rounded out the top five.

Poll Methodology


* The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the eight conferences.

* 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 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 postseason poll is determined using the individual and team results from the national championship

2020-2021 NAIA Women's Wrestling Coaches Top 20 Poll – No. 3 (Feb. 11, 2021)

Rank	Team	Points
1	Life University	192
2	Grand View	152
3	Wayland Baptist University	151
4	Campbellsville University	146
5	Southern Oregon University	141
6	Baker University	133
7	University of the Cumberlands	127
8	University of Jamestown	113
9	Midland University	86
10	Oklahoma City University	80
11	Lyon College	79
12	Indiana Tech	75
13	Missouri Baptist University	72
14	York College	67
15	Texas Wesleyan	66
16	Missouri Valley College	60
17	Eastern Oregon University	57
18	University of Providence	55
19	William Penn	37
20	Waldorf University	32

Receiving Votes: Brewton-Parker 30, Lourdes (Ohio) 29, Saint Mary (Kan.) 25, Corban (Ore.) 23, Central Methodist (Mo.) 22, Simpson (Calif.) 13, Ottawa 12, Central Christian 11, Hastings (Neb.) 11

Editor's Note: There are four new No. 1 individuals in the rankings: Bridgette Duty of the Cumberlands (130), Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp of Midland (143), Cierra Foster of Oklahoma City (155) and Elisa Robinson of Baker (191).

Top-ranked Individuals

101 - Nina Pham, Wayland Baptist

109 - McKayla Campbell, Campbellsville (Ky.)

116 - Peyton Prussin, Life (Ga.)

123 - Julia Vidallon, Life (Ga.)

130 - Bridgette Duty, Cumberlands (Ky.)

136 - Desiree Zavala, Wayland Baptist

143 – Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp, Midland (Neb.)

155 - Cierra Foster, Oklahoma City

170 - Alexandra Castillo, Campbellsville (Ky.)

191 - Elisa Robinson, Baker (Kan.)

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