NCAA DIVISION I:
- State champion or placer multiple times
- Junior or Cadet National champion or placer
- Tournament of Champions winner or placer multiple times
- 4x Varsity Starter
Placed at top tournaments such as:
- Delaware Beast of the East
- Reno Tournament of Champions
- Five-Counties Invitational (Most difficult tournament in CA)
- PowerAde Christmas Tournament
- Easton-Phillipsburg (PA) National HS Wrestling Duals
- Manheim (PA)
- Iron Man Invitational (OH)
- Clovis “Doc” Buchanan Invitational (Central CA)
- Minnesota Christmas Tournament
- Virginia Duals
Division II/NAIA
- State placer
- District and Regional champion
- District placer multiple times
- 3x Varsity Starter
- Win several HS tournaments
- Experience in Greco and Freestyle
Division III/NAIA
- District placer
- 2x Varsity Starter
- Win or place at several HS tournaments
Preferred Grades
3.0+GPA, 24+ACT, 1000+SAT (out of 1600)
(No scores needed for underclassmen)
*Must see video first to be sent to DI schools.
In order to compile these Recruiting Guidelines, NCSA tracked hundreds of former NCSA student-athletes who have gone on to compete at the collegiate level, polled college coaches across the nation, and analyzed college rosters at all levels of competition.
Wrestling by the Numbers
Schools Offering Wrestling |
|
| NCAA Division I | 86 |
| NCAA Division II | 45 |
| NCAA Division III | 92 |
| NAIA | 26 |
| Junior College | 45 |
| Total | 294 |
Athletic Scholarship Opportunities |
|
| Division I (per school) | 9.9 |
| Division II (per school) | 9 |
| NAIA | 12 |
| NJCAA (*varies per school) | 16 |
Student-Athlete Participation |
|
| NCAA Division I | 2,615 |
| NCAA Division II | 1,225 |
| NCAA Division III | 2,387 |
| NAIA | 685 |
| HS Student-Athletes | 257,246 |
Note: Division III schools offer merit, academic, and need-based scholarships
