669 college wrestling programs dropped since 1972
(All levels)


NCAA Division I Wresting Teams 2012=79

Average D-I roster size per team 30-40

Full Scholarships available (at 9.9 per team) - About 800 schoolarships shared between 3000 D-I wrestlers - annually. Each year a team graduates about 2 to 3 scholarships - so there are about 160 - 240 D-I scholarships each year avaiable. Note: Not all D-I team have 9.9 scholarships. It is very rare that a high school senior
gets a full scholarship - more and more half scholarships until student athletes are proven at the next level.


Big Ten (12)

Big Twelve (4)

EIWA (15)

EWL(7)

PAC 10 (6)

ACC (6)



Penn State

Oklahoma State

Cornell

Pittsburgh

Arizona State

Maryland



Iowa

Oklahoma

American

West Virginia

Oregon State

North Carolina State



Minnesota

Iowa State

Lehigh

Lock Haven

Stanford

Virginia Tech



Michigan

Missouri

Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

Cal Poly

Maryland



Illinois

MAC (6)

Navy

Clarion

Cal St.-Bakersfield

North Carolina



Ohio State

Central Michigan

Princeton

Edinboro

Boise State

Virginia



Nebraska

Kent State

Columbia

Cleveland State

West Regional (7)

Southern (8)



Wisconsin

Eastern Michigan

Syracuse

Colonial (8)

Wyoming

Appalachian State



Indiana

Ohio University

Harvard

Hofstra

Northern Iowa

Tennessee-Chattanooga



Northwestern

Northern Illinois

Army

Drexel

North Dakota State

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville



Michigan State

Buffalo

Rutgers

George Mason

South Dakota State

Campbell



Purdue



Brown

Sacred Heart

Utah Valley

The Citadel







Bucknell

Old Dominion

Air Force

Gardner-Webb







Franklin & Marshall

Rider

Northern Colorado

Davidson







East Stroudsburg

Binghamton



Virginia Military Institute









Boston Univ.








Division I Team

Conference

State



Arizona State

Pacific 10

Arizona



Cal Poly

Pacific 10

California



Cal St.-Bakersfield

Pacific 10

California



Northern Colorado

West Region

Colorado



U.S. Air Force

West Region

Colorado



Sacred Heart

Colonial

Connecticut



Boise State

Pacific 10

Idaho



Illinois

Big Ten

Illinois



Northwestern

Big Ten

Illinois




Northern Illinois

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville


Mid-American

Southern


Illinois

Illinois



Indiana

Big Ten

Indiana



Purdue

Big Ten

Indiana



Iowa

Big Ten

Iowa



Iowa State

Big Twelve

Iowa



Northern Iowa

West Region

Iowa



U.S. Navy

EIWA

Maryland



Maryland

Atlantic Coast

Maryland



Harvard

EIWA

Massachusetts



Boston University

Colonial

Massachusetts



Michigan

Big Ten

Michigan



Michigan State

Big Ten

Michigan



Eastern Michigan

Mid-American

Michigan



Central Michigan

Mid-American

Michigan



Minnesota

Big Ten

Minnesota



Missouri

Big Twelve

Missouri



Nebraska

Big Ten

Nebraska



Princeton

EIWA

New Jersey



Rutgers

EIWA

New Jersey



Rider

Colonial

New Jersey




U.S. Army

Buffalo


EIWA

MAC


New York

New York



Cornell

EIWA

New York



Binghamton St.

Colonial

New York



Hofstra

Colonial

New York



Appalachian State

Southern

North Carolina



South Dakota State

West Region

South Dakota



Davidson

Southern

North Carolina



Gardner-Webb

West Region

North Carolina



Campbell

Southern

North Carolina



Duke

Atlantic Coast

North Carolina



North Carolina

Atlantic Coast

North Carolina



North Carolina St.

Atlantic Coast

North Carolina



North Dakota State

West Region

North Dakota



Ohio State

Big Ten

Ohio



Ohio University

Mid-American

Ohio



Kent State

Mid-American

Ohio



Cleveland State

Eastern Wrestling League

Ohio



Oklahoma

Big Twelve

Oklahoma



Oklahoma State

Big Twelve

Oklahoma



Oregon State

Pacific 10

Oregon



Portland State

Pacific 10

Oregon



Oregon

Pacific 10

Oregon



Penn State

Big Ten

Pennsylvania



Duquesne

West Region

Pennsylvania



Millersville

West Region

Pennsylvania



Bloomsburgh

Eastern Wrestling League

Pennsylvania



Clarion

Eastern Wrestling League

Pennsylvania



Lock Haven

Eastern Wrestling League

Pennsylvania



Pittsburgh

Eastern Wrestling League

Pennsylvania



Lehigh

EIWA

Pennsylvania



Franklin&Marshall

EIWA

Pennsylvania



Pennsylvania

EIWA

Pennsylvania



East Stroudsburg

EIWA

Pennsylvania



Bucknell

EIWA

Pennsylvania



Drexel

Colonial

Pennsylvania



Brown

EIWA

Rhode Island



The Citadel

Southern

South Carolina



Tennessee-Chattanooga

Southern

Tennessee



Utah Valley St.

West Region

Utah



VMI

Southern

Virginia



Liberty

West Region

Virginia



George Mason

Colonial

Virginia



Old Dominion

Colonial

Virginia



Virginia

Atlantic Coast

Virginia



Virginia Tech

Atlantic Coast

Virginia



West Virginia

Eastern Wrestling League

West Virginia



Wisconsin

Big Ten

Wisconsin




Pennsylvania has the most teams with 13, North Carolina has 7, Virginia has 6, New York has 5, Michigan, Illinios and Ohio have 4 each.


669 college wrestling programs dropped since 1972