These collegiate women's wrestling teams compete as members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Currently, 113 NCAA member athletic programsâÂÂ112 in the United States and one in CanadaâÂÂsponsor the sport. The majority of competing programs are members of Division III; a large minority of participants are in Division II, and only six are members of Division I. The 2025âÂÂ26 school year was the first for women's wrestling as an official NCAA championship sport. The first championship meet used what the NCAA calls the "National Collegiate" format, in which members of all divisions competed.
At the 2026 NCAA convention, Division III approved the establishment of its own women's wrestling championship. The first Division III championship will be held in spring 2028.
As of the 2025âÂÂ26 season, these schools sponsor a women's wrestling team that is recognized by the NCAA. All institutions on this list are located within the United States except for Simon Fraser (the NCAA's only Canadian member), located in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby. Conference affiliations reflect those for wrestling, and do not necessarily match the schools' primary conferences.
NB: Conference affiliations are mostly drawn from the NCAA membership directory. However, some schools are listed in that directory with women's wrestling membership in conferences that do not sponsor the sport. All discrepancies were cross-checked against conference websites.
In addition to those listed above, 12 schools are known to be adding women's wrestling in 2026âÂÂ27, one in 2027âÂÂ28, and one more in 2028âÂÂ29. Another school has announced plans to add the sport at an indeterminate future date.