KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Qualifiers by Weight Class | Qualifiers by School | Qualifiers by Conference) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the qualifiers for the 2025 NAIA Wrestling National Championships hosted by Visit Wichita at Park City Arena in Park City, Kan. The 68th edition of the annual event will take place with six sessions across three days. The action begins on Thursday, March 6, and concludes on Saturday, March 8th.

After the conference tournaments concluded, a 16-member national selection committee consisting of two representatives from each conference met to select the remaining national at-large qualifiers. In total, 35 student-athletes were selected by at-large classification. The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 28.

Four schools will arrive in Wichita with a full roster of 12 wrestlers, in Cumberlands (Ky.), Grand View (Iowa), Southeastern (Fla.), and Life (Ga.). Providence (Mont.), Indiana Tech, and Doane (Neb.) will make the trip with 11 wrestlers; while Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) and Southern Oregon will travel with ten wrestlers each. In total across the ten weight classes, 280 wrestlers were selected to compete for a chance at being named a national champion in their respective weight class.

The Cascade Collegiate Conference leads all other conferences with 62 total wrestlers qualifying, while the Heart of America Conference follows with 46 wrestlers qualifying. The Appalachian Athletic Conference and the Mid-South Conference follow close to each other with 39 and 38 wrestlers qualifying, respectively. 

For additional information on the 2025 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championships, click HERE.