The college season is underway and Iowa programs occupy five of the top 10 spots in the women’s college pound-for-pound rankings. William Penn’s Adaugo Nwachukwu retains her #1 spot while her teammate Mia Palumbo is #10.

Welcome to a new era of women’s wrestling in the United States.

There’s a new number one in the pound-for-pound women’s college rankings — and her name is Adaugo Nwachukwu.

This is starting to get good.

The 2023 Grand View Open featured some of the best women's freestyle competitors in the country with conference and national tournaments on the horizon. Get full results below and hear from several of the top wrestlers in attendance.

Below are the second pound-for-pound rankings of the women’s collegiate wrestling season, which includes all divisions. Off-season results from the past year factored into the rankings but the most recent college results — especially the Missouri Valley Open — weighed heaviest.