2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships Qualifiers Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Qualifiers by Weight Class | Qualifiers by School | Qualifiers by Conference) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is pleased to announce the qualifiers for the 2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships hosted by Visit Wichita at Heartland Credit Union in Park City, Kan. The fourth annual championship event features four sessions and runs from March 13-14.

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.

After the conference tournaments concluded, a 10-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members met to select the remaining national at-large qualifiers. The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, March 6th.

For additional information on the 2026 NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships, click HERE.