NAIA men's wrestling championship explained

Pixels:	250
Sport:	Wrestling
Founded:	1958
Country:	United States and Canada
Champion:	Grand View (12)
Website:	NAIA.com

The NAIA wrestling championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of NAIA men's collegiate wrestling in the United States and Canada. It has been held annually since 1958. The tournament consists of both a team national title and individual titles at various weight classes.^[1]

The most successful program is the Grand View Vikings, with twelve team NAIA national titles.

The current champion is Grand View, who won their twelfth team national title in 2024.

Champions



1958	Mankato, Minnesota	Mankato State ⁽¹⁾	97	Iowa State Teachers	69
1959	DeKalb, Illinois	Mankato State ⁽²⁾	64	Southern Illinois	52
1960	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg State ⁽¹⁾	79	Southern Illinois	73
1961	Golden, Colorado	Lock Haven State ⁽¹⁾	50	Colorado Mines	35
1962	Winona, Minnesota	Bloomsburg State ⁽²⁾	56	Lock Haven State	47
1963	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	Lock Haven State ⁽²⁾	61	Bloomsburg State	60
1964	Spearfish, South Dakota	Moorhead State ⁽¹⁾	65	Lock Haven State	62
1965	Terre Haute, Indiana	Bloomsburg State ⁽³⁾	60	Lock Haven State	50
1966	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Lock Haven State ⁽³⁾	107	Moorhead State	64
1967	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania	Lock Haven State ⁽⁴⁾	80	Adams State	69
1968	Alamosa, Colorado	Adams State ⁽¹⁾	106	Nebraska–Omaha	77
1969	Omaha, Nebraska	Adams State ⁽²⁾	98	Nebraska–Omaha	84
1970	Superior, Wisconsin	Nebraska–Omaha ⁽¹⁾	86	Adams State	58
1971	Boone, North Carolina	Central Washington State ⁽¹⁾	56	Bloomsburg State	49
1972	Klamath Falls, Oregon	Adams State ⁽³⁾	64	Nebraska–Omaha	53.5
1973	Sioux City, Iowa	Adams State ⁽⁴⁾	62.5	Central State (OK)	48.5
1974	River Falls, Wisconsin	Central Washington State ⁽²⁾	102	Central State (OK)	80.5
1975	Sioux City, Iowa	Adams State ⁽⁵⁾	61	Augsburg	55
1976	Edinboro, Pennsylvania	Adams State ⁽⁶⁾	83.5	Eastern Washington State	70.25
1977	Cheney, Washington	Eastern Washington ⁽¹⁾	90.75	Grand Valley State	89
1978	Whitewater, Wisconsin	Southern Oregon State ⁽¹⁾	81.5	Grand Valley State	78.75
1979	Wheeling, West Virginia	Central State (OK) ⁽¹⁾	102.5	Adams State	69
1980	Hays, Kansas	Adams State ⁽⁷⁾	86	Huron	76.5
1981	Edmond, Oklahoma	Central State (OK) ⁽²⁾	155.25	Adams State	69.5
1982	Forest Grove, Oregon	Central State (OK) ⁽³⁾	105.5	Adams State	88.75
1983	Minot, North Dakota	Southern Oregon State ⁽²⁾	98.5	Simon Fraser	89.75
1984	Edmond, Oklahoma	Central State (OK) ⁽⁴⁾	122.25	Jamestown	89.25
1985	Jamestown, North Dakota	Central State (OK) ⁽⁵⁾	124.25	Southern Colorado	80.5
1986	Minot, North Dakota	Central State (OK) ⁽⁶⁾	98.5	Southern Oregon	91.25
1987	West Liberty, West Virginia	Central State (OK) ⁽⁷⁾	92.5	Alaska Pacific	71.5
1988	Tacoma, Washington	Simon Fraser ⁽¹⁾	140.5	Central State (OK)	89
1989	Jamestown, North Dakota	Central State (OK) ⁽⁸⁾	105	Simon Fraser	92
1990	Hays, Kansas	Adams State ⁽⁸⁾	94	Northern Montana	83.5
1991	Butte, Montana	Northern Montana ⁽¹⁾	100.75	Southern Colorado	88
1992	Hays, Kansas	Northern Montana ⁽²⁾	109	Adams State	102.75
1993	Butte, Montana	Simon Fraser ⁽¹⁾	123.25	Northern Montana	95.25
1994	Butte, Montana	Southern Oregon ⁽³⁾ Western Montana ⁽¹⁾	94.5	Mary	92.25
1995	Jamestown, North Dakota	Findlay ⁽¹⁾	147	West Liberty State	100
1996		Missouri Valley ⁽¹⁾	124	Mary	107.5
1997		Missouri Valley ⁽¹⁾	162.5	Mary	133.5
1998	Primm, Nevada	Montana State–Northern ⁽³⁾	162.5	Missouri Valley	114.5
1999	St. Charles, Missouri	Montana State–Northern ⁽⁴⁾	151.5	Findlay (OH)	147
2000		Montana State–Northern ⁽⁵⁾	137.5	Missouri Valley	118.5
2001		Southern Oregon ⁽⁴⁾	158	Missouri Valley	151.5
2002	Great Falls, Montana	Lindenwood ⁽¹⁾	180	Montana State–Northern	167
2003		Missouri Valley ⁽³⁾	139.5	Lindenwood	134.5
2004		Montana State–Northern ⁽⁶⁾	169.5	Menlo (CA)	133.5
2005	Sioux City, Iowa	Lindenwood ⁽²⁾	178.5	Missouri Valley	128.5
2006		Dana ⁽¹⁾	193	Lindenwood	164
2007		Lindenwood ⁽³⁾	177	Embry–Riddle (AZ)	110
2008		Lindenwood ⁽⁴⁾	130	McKendree	109.5
2009	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Lindenwood ⁽⁵⁾	167	Southern Oregon	125.5
2010	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Notre Dame (OH) ⁽¹⁾	179.5	Southern Oregon	120
2011	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Notre Dame (OH) ⁽²⁾	170	Lindenwood	141
2012	Des Moines, Iowa	Grand View ⁽¹⁾	172	Southern Oregon	141
2013	Des Moines, Iowa	Grand View ⁽²⁾	159	Southern Oregon	153
2014	Topeka, Kansas	Grand View ⁽³⁾	193	Great Falls	84.5
2015		Grand View ⁽⁴⁾	147.5	Southern Oregon	109.0
2016		Grand View ⁽⁵⁾	210	Montana State-Northern	104
2017		Grand View ⁽⁶⁾	234.5	Lindsey Wilson (KY)	74.5
2018	Des Moines, IA	Grand View ⁽⁷⁾	171.5	Cumberlands (KY)	107
2019	Des Moines, IA	Grand View ⁽⁸⁾	219.0	Lindsey Wilson (KY)	85.0
2020	Wichita, KS	Grand View ⁽⁹⁾	157	Menlo (CA)	84.5
2021		Life (GA) ⁽¹⁾	158	Grand View	153
2022		Grand View ⁽¹⁰⁾	206.5	Life (GA)	149
2023		Grand View ⁽¹¹⁾	206	Life (GA)	157.5
2024		Grand View ⁽¹²⁾	209.5	Life (GA)	154

Team titles

List updated through the 2024 championships

Team	Winning years
style=	12	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
style=	8	1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1990
style=	8	1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989^A
style=	6	1991, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004^B
style=	5	2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
style=	4	1961, 1963, 1966, 1967^C
style=	4	1978, 1983, 1994, 2001
style=	3	1960, 1962, 1965^D
style=	3	1996, 1997, 2003
style=	2	1971, 1974^E
style=	2	1958, 1959^F
style=	2	2010, 2011
style=	2	1988, 1993
style=	1	2006
style=	1	1977
style=	1	1995
style=	1	2021
style=	1	1964^G
style=	1	1970^H
style=	1	1970^H

^A = Central State (OK) is now Central Oklahoma
^B = Northern Montana is now Montana State–Northern
^C = Lock Haven State is now Lock Haven
^D = Bloomsburg State is now Bloomsburg
^E = Central Washington State (OK) is now Central Washington
^F = Mankato State is now Minnesota State
^G = Moorhead State is now Minnesota State Moorhead
^H = Nebraska–Omaha now brands as Omaha

Notes and References

Web site: NAIA Wrestling Championship Results . Sports Information Directors Manual . NAIA . February 18, 2016.

NAIA men's wrestling championship explained

Champions

Team titles

See also

Notes and References