Life (Ga.) Women’s Wrestling Captures Back-To-Back National Titles
The 2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships wrapped up on Saturday night with Life (Ga.) claiming the Red Banner as they won their second straight NAIA National Title.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the allocations for the fourth annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championship, which will be held March 13-14 at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kan., and hosted by Visit Wichita.
Each conference tournament awards automatic bids per weight class based on the final regular-season rating, which can be seen HERE. The NAIA coaches’ rating is determined by a panel of head coaches from each of the five conferences. The top 20 individuals in each weight class are determined by how each individual rater votes for the best individuals.
Each conference weight class champion earns an automatic berth to the national championship; additional allocations are determined based on the final regular-season rankings for each wrestler ranked in the top 17 in a specific weight class.
| Conference | 103 | 110 | 117 | 124 | 131 | 138 | 145 | 160 | 180 | 207 | Total Allocations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 51 |
| Kansas Collegiate/Sooner Athletic Conference | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| Mid-South Conference | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 46 |
Following the conference tournaments, a 10-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers until 210 wrestlers have been selected, which will be released Tuesday, March 3rd by 5 p.m. (CST). The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, March 6th.
The 2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships wrapped up on Saturday night with Life (Ga.) claiming the Red Banner as they won their second straight NAIA National Title.
The 2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships wrapped up its opening day Thursday at Heartland Credit Union Arena with two full sessions of competition.
The brackets for the fourth annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships have been finalized in advance of the event starting on March 13th.
