NCAA · Men's Wrestling
Men's Wrestling programs
269 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
269
Programs
76 D1 · 72 D2 · 121 D3
8,735
Roster spots
last season
300,214
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 34
Odds of any NCAA spot · 2.9%
1 in 110 (0.88%) for Division I
30
D-I roster cap
54 of 76 programs over it last season
$1.2M
Median D-I budget
$35,030 per player
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's wrestling. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 76 | 2,647 | $1.2M | $35k |
| Division II | 72 | 2,441 | $381k | $12k |
| Division III | 121 | 3,647 | $156k | $6k |
Division I roster cap 30 from 2025-26: last season 54 programs carried more, 3 were exactly at it and 16 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 2.9% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 34); 1 in 110 (0.88%) in Division I, about 1 in 130 (0.76%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State University Big Ten Conference | $6.6M | 38 | 986 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State University Big 12 Conference | $5.1M | 35 | 966 | |
| 3 | University of Iowa Big Ten Conference | $4M | 39 | 974 | |
| 4 | The Ohio State University Big Ten Conference | $3.2M | 34 | 974 | |
| 5 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Big Ten Conference | $3M | 37 | 980 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | $3M | 35 | 980 | |
| 7 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Big Ten Conference | $2.9M | 31 | 979 | |
| 8 | Iowa State University Big 12 Conference | $2.7M | 44 | 984 | |
| 9 | University of Missouri, Columbia Big 12 Conference | $2.6M | 40 | 989 | |
| 10 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.6M | 38 | 965 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference | 1000 | 26 | $1.9M | |
| 2 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 998 | 31 | $768k | |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Big Ten Conference | 997 | 29 | $2M | |
| 4 | U.S. Naval Academy Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 996 | — | — | |
| 5 | U.S. Air Force Academy Pac-12 Conference | 995 | — | — | |
| 6 | Northwestern University Big Ten Conference | 993 | 26 | $2.3M | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania The Ivy League | 993 | 35 | $1.2M | |
| 8 | Sacred Heart University Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 993 | 58 | $550k | |
| 9 | California Polytechnic State University Pac-12 Conference | 992 | 35 | $1.1M | |
| 10 | Arizona State University Big 12 Conference | 992 | 32 | $2.6M |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercyhurst University Independent | 8 | — | |
| 2 | Brown University The Ivy League | 6 | 972 | |
| 3 | Presbyterian College Southern Conference | 5 | — | |
| 4 | American University Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 4 | 982 | |
| 5 | George Mason University Mid-American Conference | 4 | 955 | |
| 6 | Northwestern University Big Ten Conference | 4 | 993 | |
| 7 | Stanford University Atlantic Coast Conference | 4 | 1000 | |
| 8 | Binghamton University Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association | 3 | 944 | |
| 9 | California State University, Bakersfield Pac-12 Conference | 3 | 983 | |
| 10 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | 3 | 991 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio University Mid-American Conference | $3,897 | — | — | |
| 2 | California State University, Bakersfield Pac-12 Conference | $6,567 | 27 | 983 | |
| 3 | Utah Valley University Big 12 Conference | $8,650 | 37 | 981 | |
| 4 | Kent State University Mid-American Conference | $10,502 | — | — | |
| 5 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference | $11,140 | 37 | 989 | |
| 6 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock Pac-12 Conference | $11,225 | 43 | — | |
| 7 | Purdue University Big Ten Conference | $12,421 | 34 | 977 | |
| 8 | University of Wyoming Big 12 Conference | $13,299 | 34 | 980 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University Pac-12 Conference | $13,533 | 38 | 963 | |
| 10 | West Virginia University Big 12 Conference | $13,691 | 38 | 960 |
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