2026 NAIA Men's Wrestling National Championship Allocations Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the allocations for the 69th Annual NAIA Men’s Wrestling National Championships, held March 5-7, 2026, at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kansas.
Each conference tournament was awarded 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. Every conference receives a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, which will be awarded 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 top 25 an allocation will be deducted from the 7 national at-large at that weight class.
| Conference | 125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 | Total Conference Allocations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 47 |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 46 |
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Mid-South Conference | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 37 |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Total Allocations per Weight Class | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 254 |
Below are allocation adjustments based on not having an individual ranked in the top 25.
141 - Sooner Athletic Conference Champ takes at-large, 6 at-large remaining
149 - KCAC Conference Champ takes at-large, 6 at-large remaining
174 - KCAC Conference Champ takes at-large, 6 at-large remaining
285 - KCAC Conference Champ takes at-large, 6 at-large remaining
A total of 254 automatic qualifiers will move forward after the conference tournaments. Additionally, 66 at-large selections will be made, three from each weight class.
After the conference tournaments have concluded, a 16-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers, which will be released Tuesday, February 24, 2025, by 5 p.m. (CST), while the preliminary brackets and seeding will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 27, 2025. All weight classes will consist of 32 wrestlers.
