The NAIA Wrestling Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of
NAIA men's
collegiate wrestling
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in the
United States
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and
Canada
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. It has been held annually since 1958. The tournament consists of both a team national title and individual titles at various weight classes.
The most successful program is
Grand View (IA), with ten team NAIA national titles.
The current champion is Grand View, who won their tenth team national title in 2022.
Champions
Multiple winners
The following schools have won more than one team championship:
*10: Grand View University
*8: Adams State College, Central State University
*6: Montana State University–Northern
*5: Lindenwood University
*4: Lock Haven State College, Southern Oregon State College
*3: Bloomsburg State College, Missouri Valley College
*2: Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Mankato State College, Notre Dame College, Simon Fraser University
See also
*NCAA Wrestling Championships (
Division I,
Division II,
Division III
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)
References
{{National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Wrestling
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Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
College wrestling championships