The most recent National Wrestling Coaches Association NCAA women’s wrestling poll for tournament power index rankings have been released by the NWCA.
This is a tournament power index ranking. This poll is not based on a team’s dual meet strength. Points are earned by individual rankings with the No. 1 ranking worth 15 points, No. 2 worth 12 points, No. 3 (10), No. 4 (9), No. 5 (7), No. 6 (6), No. 7 (4) and No. 8 (3).
Five wrestlers from Sacred Heart were ranked in the top 10 of their respective weight classes. Alexandra Fitzgerald (123) and Love Daley (170) were ranked No. 6 with Cara Broadus (170) and Madeline Hodges (191) ranked No. 7 and Madison Sandquist (155) ranked No. 8.
Week 4: January 18, 2024
| Team |
Location (Division) |
Pts. |
Rnk |
Last |
| 1. North Central College |
Naperville, Ill. (III) |
125 |
17 |
2 |
| 2. Iowa |
Iowa City, Iowa (I) |
103 |
14 |
1 |
| 3. King |
Bristol, TN (II) |
87 |
13 |
3 |
| 4. McKendree University |
Lebanon, Ill. (II) |
60 |
8 |
5 |
| 5. Colorado Mesa Univ. |
Grand Junction, CO (II) |
29 |
5 |
4 |
| 6. Simon Fraser |
Burnaby, British Colum. |
27 |
6 |
7 |
| t7. Sacred Heart |
Fairfield, CT (I) |
19 |
5 |
6 |
| t7. Aurora University |
Aurora, Ill. (III) |
19 |
5 |
11 |
| 9. New Jersey City Univ. |
Jersey City, NJ (III) |
16 |
2 |
9 |
| 10. Lock Haven |
Lock Haven, PA (I) |
14 |
2 |
8 |
| 11. William Jewell College |
Liberty, Mo. (II) |
11 |
2 |
18 |
| 12. Pacific University |
Forest Grove, Ore. (III) |
10 |
1 |
16 |
| t13. Wartburg College |
Waverly, Iowa (III) |
9 |
1 |
14 |
| t13. Augsburg University |
Minneapolis, MN (III) |
9 |
1 |
16 |
| t14. Northern Michigan |
Marquette, MI (II) |
7 |
2 |
9 |
| t14. Presbyterian College |
Clinton, SC (I) |
7 |
4 |
11 |
| t14. Wisconsin-Stevens Pt. |
Stevens Pt, WI (III) |
7 |
3 |
14 |
| Others receiving points: Tiffin 5, East Stroudsburg 6, Lindenwood 6, Elmira 5, Schreiner 3, Emmanuel 2, Gannon 1, Adrian 1, Greensboro 1 |
NOTE: This is a tournament power index ranking. This poll is not based on a team’s dual meet strength. Points are earned by individual rankings with the No. 1 ranking worth 15 points, No. 2 worth 12 points, No. 3 (10), No. 4 (9), No. 5 (7), No. 6 (6), No. 7 (4) and No. 8 (3).
RNK is the number of ranked wrestlers on a respective team.
Next poll is scheduled for February.
Week 3, January 1, 2024
1. Iowa 113 points, 14 ranked wrestlers, 2. North Central 107, 15; 3. King 89, 12; 4. Colorado Mesa 42, 9; 5. McKendree 41, 9; 6. Sacred Heart 27, 7; 7. Simon Fraser 22, 6; 8. Lock Haven 19, 2; 9. New Jersey City 15, 2; 9. Northern Michigan 15, 2; 11. Aurora 12, 1; 11. Presbyterian 12, 2; 13. Tiffin 11, 2; 14. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 9, 2; 14. Wartburg 9, 1; 16. Augsburg 7, 1; 16. Pacific 7, 1; 18. Gannon 6, 2; 18. East Stroudsburg 6, 3; Mt. Olive 6, 1; William Jewell 6, 1
Others receiving points: Lindenwood 4, Emmanuel 3, Ozarks 1
Sacred Heart wrestlers ranked in their individual weight classes: Aaliyah Payne-Parris (101), 10th; Alexandra Fitzgerald (123) 6th; Khadija Sanusi (145), 10th; Madison Sandquist (155) 8th; Love Daley (170) 4th; Cara Broadus (170) 6th, Madeline Hodges (191) 5th.
Week 2, Dec. 4, 2023
Week 1, Nov. 14, 2023
Preseason, Nov. 1, 2023
National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) compiled their NCAA women’s wrestling dual meet rankings. The first dual meet poll of the season was released on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
Week 1, Jan. 18, 2024, DUAL MEET POLL
| Team |
Location |
Rec |
LW |
| 1. Iowa |
Iowa City, Iowa (D1) |
10-0 |
|
| 2. North Central College |
Naperville, Ill. (D3) |
8-1 |
|
| 3. McKendree Univ. |
Lebanon, Ill. (D3) |
11-2 |
|
| 4. King University |
Bristol, Tenn. (D2) |
7-2 |
|
| 5. Sacred Heart |
Fairfield, CT (D1) |
12-3 |
|
| 6. Presbyterian College |
Clinton, SC (D1) |
7-6 |
|
| 7. Lindenwood Univ. |
St. Charles, MO (D1) |
10-6 |
|
| 8. Simon Fraser |
Burnaby, British Col. |
6-1 |
|
| 9. Colorado Mesa Univ. |
Grand Junction, CO (D2) |
10-5 |
|
| 10. Emmanuel |
Franklin Springs, GA (D3) |
10-4 |
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