KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (
Qualifiers by Weight Class |
Qualifiers by Institution |
Qualifiers by Conference) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the qualifiers for the 2026 NAIA Wrestling National Championship hosted by Visit Wichita at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kan. The 69th edition of the annual event will take place with six sessions across three days. The action begins on Thursday, March 5, and concludes on Saturday, March 7th.
The Cascade Collegiate Conference led all conferences with the most national qualifiers at 60, including 45 automatic and 15 At-Large. Southern Oregon University leads all CCC teams, bringing a tournament high 12 wrestlers to the National Championship.
After the conference tournaments concluded, a 16-member national selection committee consisting of two representatives from each conference met to select the remaining national at-large qualifiers. In total, there were 70 at-large qualifiers. The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on
NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 27.
For additional information on the 2026 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships, click
HERE.