KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Brackets | Watch Live Sessions on NAIA Network | Watch Live on UEN) The brackets for the fourth annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships have been finalized in advance of the event starting tomorrow, March 13th. For additional information on the 2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships, click HERE.
Brackets were finalized by a 10-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members from each of the six sponsoring conferences in the NAIA. A total of 210 wrestlers were placed within the 10 weight classes. All matches at the national championships will stream live via FloWrestling, NAIA Network and Urban Edge Network. Access to the live results and brackets can be found through TrackWrestling.
Each conference tournament awards automatic bids per weight class based on the final regular-season rating, which can be seen HERE. Each conference is awarded automatic berths based on the number of wrestlers ranked in each weight class. Each conference is awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, which will go to the tournament champions, even if the conference did not have any wrestlers ranked in the final regular-season rating. If a conference does not have an individual ranked in the final top 17, an allocation will be granted to ensure each conference is represented at each weight class at the National Championships.
210 total wrestlers qualified for the women’s wrestling national championship this year, with the Heart of America Athletic Conference leading the way with 60 qualifiers, followed by the Mid-South Conference with 53. Grand View (Iowa), Life (Ga.), Providence (Mont.), and William Penn (Iowa) each had 12 wrestlers qualify.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ariana Martinez of Life (Ga.) went 6-0 at 124 pounds, recording five falls and one technical fall across the Eagle Madness Duals and Eagle Madness Open to fuel her national recognition. The Slayton, Ore., native recorded six falls and one technical fall over the two-day competition. She opened with a pair […]
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KANSAS CITY, MO.- Grand View women’s wrestling was tabbed No. 1 for the NAIA Women’s Wrestling Preseason Rating after totaling 187 points. Indiana Tech trails in second with 159 points, and Ottawa (Kan.) sits in third with 152. Life (Ga.) and Wayland Baptist (Texas) are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively. Indiana Tech and Wayland Baptist […]
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