NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships


The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships for individuals and teams were first officially sponsored in 1963 and have since been held annually.
The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships is a double-elimination tournament for individuals competing in ten weight classes. Sixteen wrestlers in each class qualify through four "Super Regional" tournaments. During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings.
In addition to determining the national championship, the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships also determine the Division II All-America team. The top eight finishers in each weight class qualify for Division II All-American status.
On March 13, 2020, the NCAA cancelled all of its 2020 wrestling championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Team champions

  • Prior to 1963, only a single national championship was held for all members of the NCAA; Division II competition began in 1963, with Division III following in 1974.
  • Names used are those current in the years listed.

Team titles

  • ''List updated through the 2024 Championships''

Winning streaks

Source
SchoolTeam titlesYears
Cal Poly71968–1974
Cal State Bakersfield51979–1983
Central Oklahoma41992–1995
'31984–1986
'32004–2006
32009–2011

Division II wrestlers to Division I championships

Sources
Through 1989, the Division II finalists advanced to the Division I championships, held the following week, where many athletes earned All-American recognition in two divisions during the same season. This practice was discontinued after Carlton Haselrig of the Pittsburgh–Johnstown Mountain Cats won the Division II heavyweight title and advanced to Division I, where he also won the heavyweight title three years in a row, 1987–89.

Former Division II team champions now in Division I

Source
SchoolChampionshipsYear movedCurrent wrestling conferenceNote
Cal Poly8–1966, 1968–741975Pac-12 Conference
Portland State3–1969, 1989–901996Dropped wrestling in 2009 for economic reasons
Cal State Bakersfield8–1976–77, 1979–83, 19871988Pac-12 Conference
UNI2–1975, 19781982Big 12 ConferenceWon single division title in 1950
SIUE3–1984–862009Southern Conference
North Dakota State4–1988, 1998, 2000–012004Big 12 Conference
Omaha7–1991, 2004–06, 2009–112012School dropped wrestling at start of its transition to Division I

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