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
