The post-season is upon us, with regional and conference tournaments determining NAIA and NCAA postseason berths. Below are each division's dates, locations, teams, and qualification procedures. 

NCAA

The National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships are March 7-8 in Coralville, Iowa. Click here for tickets, schedule, hotel, and other relevant information.

This is the final year for the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships before the NCAA takes over. Each team can send a maximum of 15 wrestlers to regionals (two per weight). 

There are eight regions, and the top four competitors in each weight class qualify for the national championships. A true fourth-place match occurs if the fourth- and fifth-place wrestlers have not faced each other during the tournament. 

At the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships, each bracket features 32 women, but only the top wrestler from each team earns points.

The venue, host institution, competition date, and link to results for the 2025 NCWWC Regionals are:

Region 1 – Murray Athletic Center, Elmira College, Elmira, New York, Sunday, February 23
Teams: Alfred State, Buffalo State, Centenary, D’Youville, Elmira, Felician, Maine Maritime, New England, New Jersey City, Sacred Heart, Utica, Western New England

Region 2 – Koehler Fieldhouse, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Sunday, February 23
Teams: Alvernia, Cedar Crest, Delaware Valley, East Stroudsburg, Lock Haven, Marymount, McDaniel, Misericordia, Muhlenberg, Penn State Altoona, Ursinus, York

Region 3 – Shaw Athletic Center, Emmanuel University, Franklin Springs, Georgia, Saturday, February 22
Teams: Allen, Bluefield State, Emmanuel, Emory & Henry, Greensboro, Huntingdon, King, Lincoln Memorial, Newberry, Presbyterian, Randolph, Southern Virginia, Mount Olive, 

Region 4 – Heminger Center, Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio, Saturday, February 22
Teams: Baldwin Wallace, Bethany, Frostburg State, Gannon, Hiram, John Carroll, Manchester, Mount Union, Otterbein, Tiffin, Trine, Waynesburg, West Liberty, 

Region 5 – Merillat Sport and Fitness Center, Adrian College, Adrian, Michigan, Saturday, February 22
Teams: Adrian, Albion, Alma, Aurora, Carthage, Concordia, Davenport, Elmhurst, Grand Valley State, Lakeland, North Central, Northern Michigan

Region 6 – Hyland Arena, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, Sunday, February 23
Teams: Blackburn, Eureka, Fontbonne, Illinois Wesleyan, Lindenwood, McKendree, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Quincy, Westminster, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Region 7 – Cowles Fieldhouse, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa, Saturday, February 22
Teams: Augsburg, Augustana, Buena Vista, Central, Cornell, Dubuque, Iowa, Loras, Simpson, Sioux Falls, Upper Iowa, Wartburg

Region 8 – Kitty Magee Arena, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, Saturday, February 22
Teams: Adams State, Chadron State, Colorado Mesa, Fort Hays State, Linfield, Minot State, Pacific, Schreiner, Simon Fraser, Texas Woman’s, William Jewell

NAIA

The NAIA Championships are March 14-15 in Wichita, Kansas. Click here for tickets, schedule, hotel, and other relevant information.

Each team can send a maximum of 12 wrestlers to nationals, and all 12 can score points. 

Hold on tight; explaining the NAIA qualification procedures is complicated and convoluted. Here is an explanation (difficult), or you can wait until after the tournaments to see who qualified (easy). The NAIA will announce the qualifiers on March 4 at 5 p.m. CT.

— 210 wrestlers qualify for the NAIA Championships through six conference championships.

— The top 17 wrestlers at each weight in the final NAIA poll (released Feb. 19) earn a bid for their conference. For example, the Mid-South conference might have five wrestlers at a weight in the top 17. That means placing in the top five earns a bid to nationals regardless of an individual’s ranking.

— Each conference receives five wild cards, determined by conference coaches after the tournament.

— 10 total national at-large bids are allocated after wild card bids.

— Each conference champion earns a bid to nationals regardless of ranking. That means a wrestler outside the top 17 receives an automatic bid, potentially cutting down the number of at-large bids if the champion is outside the top 17. 

— If an athlete who earned a bid for her conference scratches from the conference tournament OR changes weight classes at registration OR does not make weight, the conference loses that bid. Athletes who miss weight are NOT allowed to change weight classes.

The conference, location, competition date, and link to results for the 2025 Conference tournament are:

Mid-South Conference — Bowling Green, Kentucky, Friday, February 28 
Teams: Life, Cumberlands, Campbellsville, Indiana Tech, Lindsey Wilson, Lourdes, Siena Heights, Montreat, Brewton-Parker, St. Andrews, Rio Grande, Rochester

Great Plains Athletic Conference  — Create, Nebraska, Saturday, March 1
Teams: Doane, Hastings, Midland, Waldorf, Dakota Wesleyan, Morningside

Sooner Athletic Conference — Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, March 1
Teams: Oklahoma City, Texas Wesleyan, Wayland Baptist, Missouri Baptist, Jarvis Christian, Central Christian (Kan.) - 53

Heart of America — Oskaloosa, Iowa, Saturday, March 1
Teams: Grand View (Iowa), William Penn, Missouri Valley, Baker, Dickinson State, Central, Methodist, William Woods

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference — Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, March 1
Teams: Ottawa, Friends, Saint Mary, Avila, Jamestown, York

Cascade Collegiate Conference — Redding, California, Sunday, March 2
Teams: Providence, Southern Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Evergreen, Westcliff, Simpson