D3 (and D2) Wrestling Colleges by State — the complete list

Every NCAA Division III and II men's wrestling college listed by state (207 programs, 38 states), with conferences and links to sourced program pages.

Updated 2026-08-26 · Independent guide; not affiliated with the NCAA. Rules change — verify anything time-sensitive at ncaa.org.

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The short version
Programs by state
How to use a state list well
What to do this week
What this list is built from

Every NCAA Division III men’s wrestling program in the country — 132 of them across 26 states — plus the 75 Division II programs, listed by state with links to each program’s sourced page. Use this to build a shortlist near home, then open the state pages for sortable tables and the program pages for coach contacts, recruiting-questionnaire links, costs and roster depth.

The short version

Pennsylvania is the center of gravity: 25 D3 and 7 D2 programs, more than any other state (see all).
The Midwest holds most of the national contenders: Iowa’s American Rivers Conference (home of Wartburg, the 2026 D3 champion), Wisconsin’s WIAC (UW-La Crosse, 2026 runner-up), Minnesota’s MIAC (Augsburg), and Illinois’ CCIW.
Division II is thinner and more regional: the NSIC (Upper Midwest), MIAA (Plains), RMAC (Mountain West), PSAC (Pennsylvania) and Conference Carolinas (Southeast) hold most of the 75 programs.
12 states have no NCAA D2/D3 men’s wrestling at all (e.g., AZ, FL, LA, MS, NV, UT) — recruits there should look at neighboring states first.

Programs by state

Counts are current NCAA D2 and D3 sponsors (provisional and announced programs flagged on their pages). Click a state for its sortable table.

State	D3	D2	Main wrestling conferences	Programs
Alabama	1	1	CC, CCS	Huntingdon, Montevallo
Arkansas	2	1	MIAA, SLIAC, SCAC	Lyon, Ouachita Baptist, Ozarks
British Columbia		1	GNAC	Simon Fraser
California		4	GNAC, Independent, RMAC	Cal Poly Humboldt, Menlo, San Francisco State, Vanguard
Colorado		5	RMAC	Adams State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado Mines, CSU Pueblo, Western Colorado
Connecticut	3	1	NESCAC, Independent, NEWMAC	Trinity (CT), Coast Guard, Bridgeport, Wesleyan
Georgia		2	CC	Emmanuel (GA), Shorter
Illinois	10	2	CCIW, GLVC, SLIAC	Augustana (IL), Aurora, Blackburn, Elmhurst, Eureka, Illinois Wesleyan, McKendree, Millikin, North Central, Quincy, Chicago, Wheaton (IL)
Indiana	3	1	GLVC, HCAC, MIAA	Manchester, Trine, Indianapolis, Wabash
Iowa	9	1	ARC, GLVC, MWC	Buena Vista, Central, Coe, Cornell College, Loras, Luther, Simpson, Dubuque, Upper Iowa, Wartburg
Kansas		2	MIAA	Fort Hays State, Newman
Kentucky		2	G-MAC	Kentucky Wesleyan, Thomas More
Maine	2		NAC, NEWA	Maine Maritime, Southern Maine
Maryland	2	1	CC, MEC	Frostburg State, Johns Hopkins, McDaniel
Massachusetts	6		NEWMAC, MASCAC, GNAC	Bridgewater State, Emmanuel (MA), Springfield, Western New England, Williams, WPI
Michigan	4	2	MIAA, G-MAC, GLVC	Adrian, Albion, Alma, Davenport, Grand Valley State, Olivet
Minnesota	3	4	NSIC, MIAC	Augsburg, Concordia-Moorhead, MSU Moorhead, Minnesota State, Saint John’s (MN), Southwest Minnesota State, St. Cloud State
Missouri	1	3	GLVC, MIAA, SLIAC	Drury, Maryville, Central Missouri, Westminster (MO)
Nebraska	1	2	RMAC, MIAA, ARC	Chadron State, Nebraska Wesleyan, Nebraska-Kearney
New Hampshire	2		GNAC, MASCAC	New England College, Plymouth State
New Jersey	4	1	NJAC, CACC, AEC	Centenary (NJ), Felician, Kean, Stevens, TCNJ
New Mexico		1	RMAC	New Mexico Highlands
New York	13		E8, SUNYAC, LL	Alfred State, Elmira, Hunter, Ithaca, NYU, RIT, Brockport, Cortland, Oneonta, Oswego, St. John Fisher, Merchant Marine, Utica
North Carolina	1	3	CC, USA South	Belmont Abbey, Greensboro, Mount Olive, UNC Pembroke
North Dakota		3	NSIC	Minot State, Jamestown, Mary
Ohio	12	4	OAC, G-MAC, NCAC	Ashland, Baldwin Wallace, Case Western Reserve, Heidelberg, Hiram, John Carroll, Lake Erie, Mount St. Joseph, Muskingum, Ohio Northern, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Tiffin, Findlay, Mount Union, Wilmington
Oklahoma		2	MIAA	Northeastern State, Central Oklahoma
Oregon	2		NWC	Linfield, Pacific
Pennsylvania	25	7	MAC, PSAC, Landmark	Albright, Alvernia, Arcadia, Delaware Valley, East Stroudsburg, Eastern, Elizabethtown, Gannon, Gettysburg, Keystone, King’s (PA), Kutztown, Lycoming, Messiah, Millersville, Misericordia, Muhlenberg, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Behrend, Penn College, Saint Vincent, Seton Hill, Shippensburg, Thiel, Pitt-Johnstown, Pitt-Bradford, Scranton, Ursinus, Washington & Jefferson, Waynesburg, Wilkes, York (PA)
Rhode Island	3		GNAC, LEC, CCC	Johnson & Wales, Rhode Island College, Roger Williams
South Carolina		4	CC	Allen, Coker, Lander, Newberry
South Dakota		3	NSIC	Augustana (SD), Northern State, Sioux Falls
Tennessee		2	CC	King, Lincoln Memorial
Texas	2		SCAC	McMurry, Schreiner
Vermont	2		LEC, GNAC	Norwich, Castleton
Virginia	8	2	ODAC, CC, AEC	Averett, Emory & Henry, Ferrum, Marymount, Randolph, Roanoke, Shenandoah, Southern Virginia, Lynchburg, Washington & Lee
West Virginia	1	7	MEC, CC, Independent	Bethany (WV), Bluefield State, Davis & Elkins, Fairmont State, Glenville State, Salem, West Liberty, Wheeling
Wisconsin	10	1	WIAC, NACC, NSIC	Carthage, Concordia Wisconsin, Lakeland, MSOE, UW-Eau Claire, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, UW-Parkside

How to use a state list well

Start wider than you think. Most D3 rosters recruit regionally, but conference travel means a school two states away may compete against the same teams. Look at the whole NCAA region your state falls in, not just the state line.
Sort by what matters to you. On each state page you can sort by conference, head coach, and whether a program publishes a wrestling-specific recruiting questionnaire — the fastest way to make first contact.
Check depth before you fall in love. Open the program page and read the roster-depth table (how many wrestlers at your weight, how many are seniors) — see how to read a college wrestling roster.
Compare four at a time. Add programs to compare to see coach, form, cost, net price and completion side by side.
Watch for changes. Coaching changes and new/dropped programs are logged on what changed — a new head coach often means a new recruiting class philosophy.

What to do this week

Pick your home state and its two or three neighbors from the table above.
Open every program page and note which ones have a wrestling-specific questionnaire — fill those out first.
Shortlist 8–12 programs across a range of competitiveness; add them to compare.
Draft your first coach email with the email guide and bring the questions list to every call.

What this list is built from

Every program above links to a page built from the school’s own athletics, roster and staff pages plus the federal College Scorecard, each stamped with the date it was read — see how we source this. Official coach contacts are free, and stay free.

If you would rather work through a conference offline, the conference workbooks carry the same sourced data, one tab per program.