Wrestling colleges in Virginia (10)

Virginia's programs are spread along the Interstate 81 corridor and into the Piedmont, and they are all private schools. Six D3 programs wrestle in the ODAC: Roanoke in Salem, Washington & Lee in Lexington, Averett in Danville, Randolph in Lynchburg, Shenandoah in Winchester, and Lynchburg, an announced program that begins ODAC competition in fall 2026. Marymount in Arlington wrestles in the AEC and Southern Virginia in Buena Vista is listed under USA South. The two D2 programs are in the far southwest: Emory & Henry and provisional Ferrum, both wrestling in Conference Carolinas.

The ODAC has a clear top tier. Roanoke went 15–0 in duals (6–0 ODAC) in 2025–26, won a fourth straight ODAC dual title, qualified nine wrestlers for the 2026 NCAA Championships, produced four All-Americans and finished sixth as a team. Washington & Lee was second in ODAC duals for a third straight year with five 2026 qualifiers and an All-American, and Averett finished third with two qualifiers. Randolph, Shenandoah and Southern Virginia had no 2026 qualifier, which usually means earlier lineup opportunity for a recruit.

Federal average net price runs from $15,921 at Randolph to $30,298 at Shenandoah; Washington & Lee has the highest sticker price but a 14% admission rate and a net price of $23,781 for aided students. Roanoke, Shenandoah, Lynchburg, Emory & Henry and Ferrum publish wrestling recruiting forms; the rest use a general athletics recruit link. Emory & Henry, Marymount, Randolph and Southern Virginia also field women's wrestling. Shortlist tip: read how D3 wrestling recruiting works, then use /compare to weigh Roanoke's depth against a room where you could start sooner.