This is a list of the schools in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States and Canada that have men's wrestling as a varsity sport. In the current 2026–27 season, there are a total of 72 Division II men's wrestling programs.
Women's wrestling became an official NCAA championship sport in 2025–26, initially with a single championship meet open to members of all NCAA divisions. See List of NCAA women's wrestling programs.
NCAA Division II men's wrestling programs
Reclassifying institutions in yellow. Institution confirmed to be leaving Division II in pink. SchoolNicknameCityState/ProvinceConferencePrimaryConferenceAdams State UniversityGrizzliesAlamosaColoradoRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceAllen University Yellow JacketsColumbiaSouth CarolinaConference CarolinasSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceAshland UniversityEaglesAshlandOhioGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceAugustana UniversityVikingsSioux FallsSouth DakotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceBelmont Abbey CollegeCrusadersBelmontNorth CarolinaConference CarolinasBluefield State UniversityBig BluesBluefieldWest VirginiaConference CarolinasCentral Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationPurple KnightsBridgeportConnecticutIndependentCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceCalifornia State Polytechnic University, HumboldtLumberjacksArcataCaliforniaMountain Pacific Sports FederationCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationMulesWarrensburgMissouriMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationBronchosEdmondOklahomaMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationChadron State CollegeEaglesChadronNebraskaRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceCoker UniversityCobrasHartsvilleSouth CarolinaConference CarolinasSouth Atlantic ConferenceColorado Mesa UniversityMavericksGrand JunctionColoradoRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado School of MinesOrediggersGoldenColoradoRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado State University–PuebloThunderWolvesPuebloColoradoRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceDavenport UniversityPanthersGrand RapidsMichiganGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceDavis & Elkins CollegeSenatorsElkinsWest VirginiaMountain East ConferenceDrury UniversityPanthersSpringfieldMissouriGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceEast Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaWarriorsEast StroudsburgPennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceEmmanuel UniversityLionsFranklin SpringsGeorgiaConference CarolinasEmory and Henry UniversityWaspsEmoryVirginiaConference CarolinasSouth Atlantic ConferenceFairmont State UniversityFalconsFairmontWest VirginiaMountain East ConferenceFelician UniversityGolden FalconsRutherfordNew JerseyIndependentCentral Atlantic Collegiate ConferenceFerrum CollegePanthersFerrumVirginiaConference CarolinasOilersFindlayOhioGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceFort Hays State UniversityTigersHaysKansasMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationFrostburg State UniversityBobcatsFrostburgMarylandMountain East ConferenceGannon UniversityGolden KnightsEriePennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceGlenville State UniversityPioneersGlenvilleWest VirginiaMountain East ConferenceGrand Valley State UniversityLakersAllendaleMichiganGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceGreyhoundsIndianapolisIndianaGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceJimmiesJamestownNorth DakotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceKentucky Wesleyan CollegePanthersOwensboroKentuckyGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceKing UniversityThe TornadoBristolTennesseeConference CarolinasKutztown University of PennsylvaniaGolden BearsKutztownPennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceLake Erie CollegeStormPainesvilleOhioGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceLander UniversityBearcatsGreenwoodSouth CarolinaConference CarolinasPeach Belt ConferenceLincoln Memorial UniversityRailsplittersHarrogateTennesseeConference CarolinasSouth Atlantic ConferenceMaraudersBismarckNorth DakotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceMaryville UniversitySaintsMissouriGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceMcKendree UniversityBearcatsLebanonIllinoisGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceMenlo CollegeOaksAthertonCaliforniaMountain Pacific Sports FederationPacific West ConferenceMillersville University of PennsylvaniaMaraudersMillersvillePennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceMavericksMankatoMinnesotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceMinnesota State University MoorheadDragonsMoorheadMinnesotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceMinot State UniversityBeaversMinotNorth DakotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceFalconsMontevalloAlabamaConference CarolinasGulf South ConferenceTrojansMount OliveNorth CarolinaConference CarolinasLopersKearneyNebraskaMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationNew Mexico Highlands UniversityCowboysLas VegasNew MexicoRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceNewberry CollegeWolvesNewberrySouth CarolinaConference CarolinasSouth Atlantic ConferenceNewman University (Kansas)JetsWichitaKansasMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationBravesPembrokeNorth CarolinaConference CarolinasNorthern State UniversityWolvesAberdeenSouth DakotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Northeastern State University RiverHawks Tahlequah Oklahoma Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationOuachita Baptist UniversityTigersArkadelphiaArkansasMid-America Intercollegiate Athletics AssociationGreat American ConferenceMountain CatsJohnstownPennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceBulldogsMayagüezPuerto RicoIndependentQuincy UniversityHawksQuincyIllinoisGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceHuskiesMinnesotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceSalem UniversityTigersSalemWest VirginiaMountain East ConferenceIndependentSan Francisco State UniversityGatorsSan FranciscoCaliforniaMountain Pacific Sports FederationCalifornia Collegiate Athletic AssociationSeton Hill UniversityGriffinsGreensburgPennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceShippensburg University of PennsylvaniaRed RaidersShippensburgPennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceShorter UniversityHawksRomeGeorgiaConference CarolinasSimon Fraser UniversityRed LeafsBurnabyBritish ColumbiaRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceGreat Northwest Athletic ConferenceUniversity of Sioux FallsCougarsSioux Falls South DakotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceSouthwest Minnesota State UniversityMustangsMarshallMinnesotaNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceThomas More UniversitySaintsCrestview HillsKentuckyGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceTiffin UniversityDragonsTiffinOhioGreat Midwest Athletic ConferenceUpper Iowa UniversityPeacocksFayetteIowaGreat Lakes Valley ConferenceVanguard UniversityLionsCosta MesaCaliforniaMountain Pacific Sports FederationPacific West ConferenceWest Liberty UniversityHilltoppersWest LibertyWest VirginiaMountain East ConferenceWestern Colorado UniversityMountaineersGunnisonColoradoRocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceWheeling UniversityCardinalsWheelingWest VirginiaMountain East ConferenceRangersKenoshaWisconsinNorthern Sun Intercollegiate ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
All schools listed as competing in Conference Carolinas men's wrestling technically compete in South Atlantic Conference Carolinas, a formal alliance between CC and the South Atlantic Conference that operates in field hockey and men's wrestling. CC administers the SACC wrestling championship, while the SAC administers the field hockey championship.
Future Division II wrestling programs
SchoolNicknameCityState/provinceConferencePrimaryconferenceNoteBeginscompetition Slippery Rock University The Rock Slippery Rock Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Reinstating the sport 2027 Texas Wesleyan University Rams Fort Worth Texas Independent Lone Star Conference Joining from the NAIA 2028
Map of Division II men's wrestling programs
See also
Collegiate wrestling NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships List of NCAA Division II institutions List of NCAA Division II football programs List of NCAA Division II baseball programs List of NCAA Division II lacrosse programs List of NCAA Division II men's soccer programs List of NCAA Division II men's basketball programs List of NCAA Divisions II and III schools competing in NCAA Division I sports List of NCAA Division I men's wrestling programs List of NCAA women's wrestling programs
References
External links NCAA Division II Wrestling Sponsorship NCAA Division II Wrestling Home