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Projected · estimate · 424 rosters read · as of October 20, 2026

College Wrestling Roster Openings 2026-27

Which college wrestling programs are projected to lose the most players after this season, overall and at each position. Counted from the seniors and graduate students on 410 official rosters: an estimate to point your emails at programs that will need your position, not a promise of a spot.

Men's Wrestling: programs projected to lose the most playersProjected · estimate

#ProgramOn rosterSr + Gr (departing)ReturningSignal
1Providence NAIA MT451926High
2Gardner-Webb NCAA D1 NC391920High
3Lehigh NCAA D1 PA371819High
4Nebraska at Kearney NCAA D2 NE421725High
5North Central NCAA D3 IL461531Medium
6McKendree NCAA D2 IL461432Medium
7Central Missouri NCAA D2 MO421428Medium
8Montevallo NCAA D2 AL421428Medium
9Cumberland NAIA TN411426Medium
10Mary NCAA D2 ND351421High
11Illinois Urbana-Champaign NCAA D1 IL251411High
12Grand View NAIA IA681349Medium
13SUNY Oneonta NCAA D3 NY561343Medium
14U.S. Military Academy NCAA D1 NY521339Medium
15North Carolina at Pembroke NCAA D2 NC491336Medium
16Augsburg NCAA D3 MN381325Medium
17North Carolina Chapel Hill NCAA D1 NC331320Medium
18Belmont Abbey NCAA D2 NC541242Medium
19U.S. Naval Academy NCAA D1 MD511239Medium
20Life NAIA GA471235Medium

292 men's wrestling rosters read for 2026-27; 284 have complete enough class and position data to be ranked. 8 low-confidence programs are left out of the rankings but shown on their own program pages.

Men's Wrestling openings by positionProjected · estimate: top 8 programs by departing players at each position

141 lbs 141

  1. Providence NAIA MT6 of 10 departing High
  2. Montevallo NCAA D2 AL4 of 7 departing High
  3. U.S. Military Academy NCAA D1 NY4 of 4 departing High
  4. Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO3 of 8 departing Medium
  5. St. John Fisher NCAA D3 NY3 of 8 departing Medium
  6. Chicago NCAA D3 IL3 of 5 departing High
  7. Ithaca NCAA D3 NY3 of 5 departing High
  8. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville NCAA D1 IL3 of 5 departing High

149 lbs 149

  1. Grand View NAIA IA5 of 8 departing High
  2. Gardner-Webb NCAA D1 NC5 of 6 departing High
  3. Lehigh NCAA D1 PA4 of 6 departing High
  4. Marymount NCAA D3 VA3 of 8 departing Medium
  5. Providence NAIA MT3 of 8 departing Medium
  6. Sioux Falls NCAA D2 SD3 of 5 departing High
  7. Ursinus NCAA D3 PA3 of 4 departing High
  8. Wilkes NCAA D3 PA3 of 4 departing High

174 lbs 174

  1. Lehigh NCAA D1 PA4 of 8 departing High
  2. Augsburg NCAA D3 MN4 of 7 departing High
  3. Quincy NCAA D2 IL4 of 6 departing High
  4. Trine NCAA D3 IN4 of 5 departing High
  5. Life NAIA GA3 of 6 departing High
  6. Vermont State University Castleton NCAA D3 VT3 of 5 departing High
  7. U.S. Naval Academy NCAA D1 MD3 of 4 departing High
  8. Michigan NCAA D1 MI3 of 3 departing High

125 lbs 125

  1. Gardner-Webb NCAA D1 NC5 of 7 departing High
  2. Central Missouri NCAA D2 MO4 of 9 departing High
  3. Davidson NCAA D1 NC3 of 5 departing High
  4. Presbyterian NCAA D1 SC3 of 4 departing High
  5. Averett NCAA D3 VA3 of 3 departing High
  6. Northern Iowa NCAA D1 IA3 of 3 departing High
  7. Fairmont State NCAA D2 WV2 of 10 departing Medium
  8. Belmont Abbey NCAA D2 NC2 of 9 departing Medium

157 lbs 157

  1. U.S. Naval Academy NCAA D1 MD4 of 8 departing High
  2. Belmont Abbey NCAA D2 NC3 of 8 departing Medium
  3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute NCAA D3 MA3 of 8 departing Medium
  4. Hofstra NCAA D1 NY3 of 5 departing High
  5. Gardner-Webb NCAA D1 NC3 of 4 departing High
  6. Lycoming NCAA D3 PA3 of 4 departing High
  7. Mary NCAA D2 ND3 of 4 departing High
  8. Ursinus NCAA D3 PA2 of 8 departing Medium

184 lbs 184

  1. Lehigh NCAA D1 PA4 of 6 departing High
  2. College of New Jersey NCAA D3 NJ3 of 6 departing High
  3. Johns Hopkins NCAA D3 MD3 of 4 departing High
  4. King's NCAA D3 PA3 of 4 departing High
  5. Utah Valley NCAA D1 UT3 of 4 departing High
  6. King NCAA D2 TN3 of 3 departing High
  7. Northern Iowa NCAA D1 IA3 of 3 departing High
  8. McKendree NCAA D2 IL2 of 7 departing Medium

165 lbs 165

  1. Nebraska at Kearney NCAA D2 NE4 of 9 departing High
  2. Belmont Abbey NCAA D2 NC3 of 5 departing High
  3. Rhode Island NCAA D3 RI3 of 5 departing High
  4. U.S. Military Academy NCAA D1 NY3 of 5 departing High
  5. Ohio State NCAA D1 OH3 of 3 departing High
  6. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA2 of 7 departing Medium
  7. St. John Fisher NCAA D3 NY2 of 7 departing Medium
  8. Wisconsin-Eau Claire NCAA D3 WI2 of 7 departing Medium

133 lbs 133

  1. Manchester NCAA D3 IN3 of 7 departing High
  2. McKendree NCAA D2 IL3 of 7 departing High
  3. Wilkes NCAA D3 PA3 of 7 departing High
  4. North Central NCAA D3 IL3 of 6 departing High
  5. West Liberty NCAA D2 WV2 of 6 departing Medium
  6. Wisconsin-Eau Claire NCAA D3 WI2 of 6 departing Medium
  7. Cornell NCAA D1 NY2 of 5 departing High
  8. Grand View NAIA IA2 of 5 departing High

197 lbs 197

  1. McKendree NCAA D2 IL3 of 6 departing High
  2. Drexel NCAA D1 PA3 of 3 departing High
  3. Upper Iowa NCAA D2 IA3 of 3 departing High
  4. Fairmont State NCAA D2 WV2 of 6 departing Medium
  5. Lindsey Wilson NAIA KY2 of 6 departing Medium
  6. SUNY Brockport NCAA D3 NY2 of 5 departing High
  7. Life NAIA GA2 of 4 departing High
  8. Marian NAIA IN2 of 4 departing High

285 lbs 285

  1. Sioux Falls NCAA D2 SD3 of 7 departing High
  2. North Central NCAA D3 IL2 of 7 departing Medium
  3. U.S. Military Academy NCAA D1 NY2 of 6 departing Medium
  4. College of New Jersey NCAA D3 NJ2 of 5 departing High
  5. Montevallo NCAA D2 AL2 of 5 departing High
  6. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA2 of 4 departing High
  7. Lakeland NCAA D3 WI2 of 4 departing High
  8. St. John Fisher NCAA D3 NY2 of 4 departing High

Heavyweight HWT

  1. Wisconsin-Madison NCAA D1 WI1 of 5 departing Medium
  2. Northern Iowa NCAA D1 IA1 of 4 departing Medium
  3. Maryland College Park NCAA D1 MD1 of 3 departing Medium
  4. Michigan NCAA D1 MI1 of 3 departing Medium
  5. Virginia NCAA D1 VA1 of 3 departing Medium
  6. Virginia Military Institute NCAA D1 VA1 of 3 departing Medium
  7. Carthage NCAA D3 WI1 of 2 departing Medium
  8. Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI1 of 2 departing Medium

180 lbs 180

  1. Chadron NCAA D2 NE1 of 4 departing Medium
  2. Cedar Crest NCAA D3 PA1 of 1 departing Medium
  3. Texas Woman's NCAA D2 TX1 of 1 departing Medium
  4. William Jewell NCAA D2 MO1 of 1 departing Medium

138 lbs 138

  1. Adams State NCAA D2 CO1 of 2 departing Medium
  2. Chadron NCAA D2 NE1 of 2 departing Medium
  3. William Jewell NCAA D2 MO1 of 2 departing Medium

103 lbs 103

  1. Chadron NCAA D2 NE1 of 2 departing Medium
  2. Texas Woman's NCAA D2 TX1 of 2 departing Medium

124 lbs 124

  1. Chadron NCAA D2 NE1 of 2 departing Medium
  2. William Jewell NCAA D2 MO1 of 1 departing Medium

131 lbs 131

  1. Chadron NCAA D2 NE1 of 2 departing Medium
  2. Cedar Crest NCAA D3 PA1 of 1 departing Medium

145 lbs 145

  1. Adams State NCAA D2 CO1 of 4 departing Medium
  2. Cedar Crest NCAA D3 PA1 of 1 departing Medium

260 lbs 260

  1. Arizona Christian NAIA AZ1 of 1 departing Medium
  2. Davenport NCAA D2 MI1 of 1 departing Medium

123 lbs 123

  1. Adams State NCAA D2 CO1 of 1 departing Medium

140 lbs 140

  1. Davenport NCAA D2 MI1 of 1 departing Medium

150 lbs 150

  1. Davenport NCAA D2 MI1 of 3 departing Medium

205 lbs 205

  1. Rider NCAA D1 NJ1 of 1 departing Medium

207 lbs 207

  1. Cedar Crest NCAA D3 PA1 of 1 departing Medium

215 lbs 215

  1. Ferrum NCAA D2 VA1 of 1 departing Medium

245 lbs 245

  1. Buena Vista NCAA D3 IA1 of 1 departing Medium

250 lbs 250

  1. Rochester Institute of Technology NCAA D3 NY1 of 1 departing Medium

255 lbs 255

  1. Ouachita Baptist NCAA D2 AR1 of 1 departing Medium

Women's Wrestling: programs projected to lose the most playersProjected · estimate

#ProgramOn rosterSr + Gr (departing)ReturningSignal
1Grand View NAIA IA671551Medium
2Iowa NCAA D1 IA301416High
3Campbellsville NAIA KY271314High
4North Central NCAA D3 IL541242Medium
5Life NAIA GA481133Medium
6Wartburg NCAA D3 IA481137Medium
7the Cumberlands NAIA KY391029Medium
8East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA47938Low
9Menlo NCAA D2 CA33924Medium
10Quincy NCAA D2 IL28919Medium
11Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA24812High
12Providence NAIA MT1688High
13Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN54747Low
14Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO35728Medium
15Presbyterian NCAA D1 SC30723Medium
16Sioux Falls NCAA D2 SD24717Medium
17Ottawa NAIA KS43637Low
18Lindenwood NCAA D1 MO30624Medium
19Sacred Heart NCAA D1 CT28622Medium
20Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI26620Medium

132 women's wrestling rosters read for 2026-27; 126 have complete enough class and position data to be ranked. 6 low-confidence programs are left out of the rankings but shown on their own program pages.

Women's Wrestling openings by positionProjected · estimate: top 8 programs by departing players at each position

124 lbs 124

  1. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA3 of 9 departing Medium
  2. Campbellsville NAIA KY3 of 5 departing High
  3. Life NAIA GA3 of 5 departing High
  4. North Central NCAA D3 IL2 of 4 departing High
  5. Grand View NAIA IA2 of 3 departing High
  6. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA2 of 3 departing High
  7. Southern Oregon NAIA OR1 of 7 departing Low
  8. D'Youville NCAA D2 NY1 of 5 departing Medium

131 lbs 131

  1. North Central NCAA D3 IL4 of 12 departing Medium
  2. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA3 of 4 departing High
  3. Campbellsville NAIA KY2 of 2 departing High
  4. Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO1 of 5 departing Medium
  5. Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN1 of 5 departing Medium
  6. Brewton–Parker Christian NAIA GA1 of 4 departing Medium
  7. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA1 of 4 departing Medium
  8. Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI1 of 4 departing Medium

145 lbs 145

  1. Quincy NCAA D2 IL3 of 6 departing High
  2. Life NAIA GA2 of 7 departing Medium
  3. Western New England NCAA D3 MA2 of 6 departing Medium
  4. Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN2 of 5 departing High
  5. John Carroll NCAA D3 OH2 of 3 departing High
  6. Gannon NCAA D2 PA1 of 6 departing Low
  7. Grand View NAIA IA1 of 6 departing Low
  8. North Central NCAA D3 IL1 of 6 departing Low

110 lbs 110

  1. Grand View NAIA IA4 of 4 departing High
  2. McKendree NCAA D2 IL2 of 4 departing High
  3. Providence NAIA MT2 of 2 departing High
  4. North Central NCAA D3 IL1 of 4 departing Medium
  5. Presbyterian NCAA D1 SC1 of 4 departing Medium
  6. Southern Oregon NAIA OR1 of 4 departing Medium
  7. Life NAIA GA1 of 3 departing Medium
  8. Western New England NCAA D3 MA1 of 3 departing Medium

117 lbs 117

  1. Grand View NAIA IA3 of 10 departing Medium
  2. Presbyterian NCAA D1 SC2 of 5 departing High
  3. Providence NAIA MT2 of 4 departing High
  4. the Cumberlands NAIA KY2 of 2 departing High
  5. Life NAIA GA1 of 9 departing Low
  6. West Liberty NCAA D2 WV1 of 5 departing Medium
  7. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA1 of 3 departing Medium
  8. Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN1 of 3 departing Medium

138 lbs 138

  1. Campbellsville NAIA KY3 of 5 departing High
  2. North Central NCAA D3 IL2 of 8 departing Medium
  3. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA2 of 6 departing Medium
  4. Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO2 of 5 departing High
  5. Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN1 of 8 departing Low
  6. Life NAIA GA1 of 4 departing Medium
  7. Tiffin NCAA D2 OH1 of 4 departing Medium
  8. Wilkes NCAA D3 PA1 of 4 departing Medium

160 lbs 160

  1. Sioux Falls NCAA D2 SD2 of 5 departing High
  2. Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI2 of 4 departing High
  3. Pacific NCAA D3 OR2 of 4 departing High
  4. William Woods NAIA MO2 of 4 departing High
  5. Gannon NCAA D2 PA2 of 3 departing High
  6. Indiana Institute of Technology NAIA IN1 of 8 departing Low
  7. Campbellsville NAIA KY1 of 7 departing Low
  8. Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO1 of 5 departing Medium

180 lbs 180

  1. Frostburg State NCAA D2 MD2 of 4 departing High
  2. the Cumberlands NAIA KY2 of 2 departing High
  3. Life NAIA GA1 of 5 departing Medium
  4. Chadron NCAA D2 NE1 of 4 departing Medium
  5. Presbyterian NCAA D1 SC1 of 4 departing Medium
  6. Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO1 of 3 departing Medium
  7. Grand View NAIA IA1 of 3 departing Medium
  8. North Central NCAA D3 IL1 of 3 departing Medium

207 lbs 207

  1. the Cumberlands NAIA KY2 of 2 departing High
  2. Grand View NAIA IA1 of 4 departing Medium
  3. Wayland Baptist NAIA TX1 of 4 departing Medium
  4. Central NCAA D3 IA1 of 3 departing Medium
  5. McKendree NCAA D2 IL1 of 3 departing Medium
  6. North Central NCAA D3 IL1 of 3 departing Medium
  7. D'Youville NCAA D2 NY1 of 2 departing Medium
  8. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA1 of 2 departing Medium

103 lbs 103

  1. Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO1 of 5 departing Medium
  2. Life NAIA GA1 of 4 departing Medium
  3. Wayland Baptist NAIA TX1 of 4 departing Medium
  4. Alvernia NCAA D3 PA1 of 3 departing Medium
  5. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA1 of 3 departing Medium
  6. Chadron NCAA D2 NE1 of 2 departing Medium
  7. Missouri Baptist NAIA MO1 of 2 departing Medium
  8. Sioux Falls NCAA D2 SD1 of 2 departing Medium

130 lbs 130

  1. Iowa NCAA D1 IA3 of 3 departing High
  2. Lakeland NCAA D3 WI1 of 1 departing Medium
  3. Ottawa NAIA KS1 of 1 departing Medium

101 lbs 101

  1. Iowa NCAA D1 IA3 of 3 departing High

116 lbs 116

  1. Brewton–Parker Christian NAIA GA1 of 1 departing Medium
  2. Iowa NCAA D1 IA1 of 1 departing Medium
  3. Ottawa NAIA KS1 of 1 departing Medium

123 lbs 123

  1. Adams State NCAA D2 CO1 of 1 departing Medium
  2. Iowa NCAA D1 IA1 of 1 departing Medium
  3. the Cumberlands NAIA KY1 of 1 departing Medium

143 lbs 143

  1. Iowa NCAA D1 IA1 of 1 departing Medium
  2. Ottawa NAIA KS1 of 1 departing Medium
  3. the Cumberlands NAIA KY1 of 1 departing Medium

155 lbs 155

  1. Brewton–Parker Christian NAIA GA1 of 1 departing Medium
  2. Central Christian College of Kansas NAIA KS1 of 1 departing Medium

170 lbs 170

  1. Carthage NCAA D3 WI1 of 1 departing Medium
  2. Iowa NCAA D1 IA1 of 1 departing Medium

175 lbs 175

  1. Iowa NCAA D1 IA1 of 1 departing Medium

191 lbs 191

  1. Ottawa NAIA KS1 of 1 departing Medium

209 lbs 209

  1. Bluefield State NCAA D2 WV1 of 2 departing Medium

220 lbs 220

  1. Ottawa NAIA KS1 of 1 departing Medium

How to use this

How the openings estimate works

Estimate: departing = players listed as seniors or graduate students at that position; signal compares them with everyone at the position whose class is listed (high: at least 2 and at least 40% departing; medium: at least 1 and at least 20%; low: fewer). Based only on the published roster.

  • Does not account for transfers, early departures, injuries, walk-ons or players already committed.
  • Seniors without a stated redshirt may still have a year of eligibility left; the roster page does not say.
  • Coaches recruit for need and fit; an opening is not an offer.

Counts come from the official roster page as published; individual players are never stored or shown here. Open the official roster for names.

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