NAIA Wrestling Schools: A Complete List (2023)

There are over 50 colleges that have mens wrestling programs at the NAIA level. Fully funded programs can offer up to 8 scholarships per team. The average roster size is around 30 athletes with scholarships frequently being divided up among athletes as partial scholarships. While an NAIA college might not have been the school you

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There are over 50 colleges that have men’s wrestling programs at the NAIA level. Fully funded programs can offer up to 8 scholarships per team. The average roster size is around 30 athletes with scholarships frequently being divided up among athletes as partial scholarships. While an NAIA college might not have been the school you grew up dreaming about, with a little research, you might find it is just what you are looking for.

How many NAIA wrestling schools are there?

There are currently 68 NAIA wrestling schools, with a maximum of 8 scholarships available per team, which are divvyed up depending on the team’s needs for certain weight classes and how the coach chooses to allocate money throughout the team.

NAIA wrestling rankings. Best NAIA wrestling colleges.

To help families evaluate their college options, NCSA publishes an annual list of Power Rankings that aims to account for things that matter most to families beyond the team’s conference ranking. We look at public data sources like the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, as well “NCSA’s Favorites” (the most popular schools within the NCSA platform activity) to provide with insights that can help them find the right fit for their student-athlete, academically, athletically, socially and financially. Here are the best NAIA wrestling colleges.

  • Oklahoma City University
  • Marian University – Indiana
  • Southeastern University
  • Northwestern College – Iowa
  • St. Ambrose University
  • Vanguard University
  • Concordia University – Nebraska
  • Baker University
  • Grand View University
  • University of the Cumberlands
  • Full List of NAIA Wrestling Schools

    School

    City and State

    Type

    Conference

    Division

    Phoenix, Arizona

    Private

    Golden State Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Little Rock, Arkansas

    Private

    NAIA – Associate Member

    NAIA

    Kansas City, Missouri

    Private

    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Baldwin City, Kansas

    Private

    Heart of America Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Atchison, Kansas

    Private

    Heart of America Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Lindsborg, Kansas

    Private

    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Bluefield, Virginia

    Private

    Apalachian Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Mount Vernon, Georgia

    Private

    Southern States Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Sioux City, Iowa

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Campbellsville, Kentucky

    Private

    Mid-South Conference

    NAIA

    Conway, Arkansas

    Private

    American Midwest Conference

    NAIA

    McPherson, Kansas

    Private

    Sooner Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Fayette, Missouri

    Private

    Heart of America Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Howell, Michigan

    Private

    Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Seward, Nebraska

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Salem, Oregon

    Private

    Cascade Collegiate Conference

    NAIA

    Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Private

    Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Lebanon, Tennessee

    Private

    Mid-South Conference

    NAIA

    Mitchell, South Dakota

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Dickinson, North Dakota

    Public

    North Star Athletic Association

    NAIA

    Crete, Nebraska

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    La Grande, Oregon

    Public

    Frontier Conference

    NAIA

    Prescott, Arizona

    Private

    California Pacific Conference

    NAIA

    Wichita, Kansas

    Private

    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Lamoni, Iowa

    Private

    Heart of America Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Des Moines, Iowa

    Private

    Heart of America Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Hastings, Nebraska

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Fort Wayne, Indiana

    Private

    Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Hawkins, Texas

    Private

    Red River Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    West Palm Beach, Florida

    Public

    The Sun Conference

    NAIA

    Marietta, Georgia

    Private

    Southern States Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Columbia, Kentucky

    Private

    Mid-South Conference

    NAIA

    Sylvania, Ohio

    Private

    Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Batesville, Arkansas

    Private

    American Midwest Conference

    NAIA

    Indianapolis, Indiana

    Private

    Crossroads League

    NAIA

    Atherton, California

    Private

    Golden State Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Fremont, Nebraska

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Midway, Kentucky

    Private

    River States Conference

    NAIA

    Saint Louis, Missouri

    Private

    American Midwest Conference

    NAIA

    Marshall, Missouri

    Private

    Heart of America Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Havre, Montana

    Public

    Frontier Conference

    NAIA

    Montreat, North Carolina

    Private

    Appalachian Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Sioux City, Iowa

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Orange City, Iowa

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Private

    Sooner Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Bartlesville, Oklahoma

    Private

    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Ottawa, Kansas

    Private

    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Waleska, Georgia

    Private

    Apalachian Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Rochester Hills, Michigan

    Private

    Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Adrian, Michigan

    Private

    Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Redding, California

    Private

    California Pacific Conference

    NAIA

    Lakeland, Florida

    Private

    Sun Conference

    NAIA

    Ashland, Oregon

    Public

    Cascade Collegiate Conference

    NAIA

    Davenport, Iowa

    Private

    Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Laurinburg, North Carolina

    Private

    Apalachian Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Miami, Florida

    Private

    The Sun Conference

    NAIA

    Fort Worth, Texas

    Private

    Sooner Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Cleveland, Georgia

    Private

    Appalachian Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Saint Louis, Missouri

    Private

    American Midwest Conference

    NAIA

    Jamestown, North Dakota

    Private

    Great Plains Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Pikeville, Kentucky

    Private

    Mid-South Conference

    NAIA

    Great Falls, Montana

    Private

    Frontier Conference

    NAIA

    Rio Grande, Ohio

    Private

    River States Conference

    NAIA

    Leavenworth, Kansas

    Private

    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Williamsburg, Kentucky

    Private

    Mid-South Conference

    NAIA

    Costa Mesa, California

    Private

    Golden State Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Forest City, Iowa

    Private

    North Star Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Portland, Oregon

    Private

    Cascade Collegiate Conference

    NAIA

    Plainview, Texas

    Private

    Sooner Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Beckley, West Virginia

    Public

    River States Conference

    NAIA

    Oskaloosa, Iowa

    Private

    Heart of America Athletic Conference

    NAIA

    Fulton, Missouri

    Private

    American Midwest Conference

    NAIA

    Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

    Private

    American Midwest Conference

    NAIA

    York, Nebraska

    Private

    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

    NAIA

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