At the 2026 NCAA Convention, the Division III membership will vote on a proposal to sponsor a Division III women’s wrestling championship. If passed, the championship would be established for the 2027-2028 academic year. In the meantime, the first NCAA-sanctioned all-division championship for women will take place March 6-7 in the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The arena is the same place the NWCA DIII tournament was held in 2021 when the NCAA championships were canceled.
In the 2025-2026 regional alignment for women’s wrestling, there are 108 NCAA women’s wrestling teams assigned. 67 of those are Division III, 35 are Division II, and 6 are Division I. Clearly, Division III sponsorship numbers warrant the creation of a separate championship, and the Division III Presidents Council agreed, expressing support for the proposal.
Division III Publication of Proposed Legislation (see No. 1-9)
Division III Teams in the 2025-2026 Regional Alignment
| Adrian | Eureka | New England College |
| Albion | Greensboro | New Jersey City |
| Alfred State | Heidelberg | North Central (IL) |
| Alma | Hiram | Norwich |
| Alvernia | Huntingdon | Otterbein |
| Arcadia | Illinois Wesleyan | Pacific (OR) |
| Augsburg | Ithaca | Penn St.-Altoona |
| Augustana (IL) | John Carroll | Randolph |
| Aurora | Kean | Schreiner |
| Baldwin Wallace | Lakeland | Simpson |
| Bethany (WV) | Linfield | Southern Virginia |
| Buena Vista | Loras | Trine |
| Buffalo State | Luther | Ursinus |
| Carthage | Lyon | Utica |
| Cedar Crest | Maine Maritime | Wartburg |
| Centenary (NJ) | Manchester | Waynesburg |
| Central (IA) | Marymount (VA) | Western New England |
| Cornell College | McDaniel | Westminster (MO) |
| Delaware Valley | McMurry | Wilkes |
| Dubuque | Misericordia | UW-Oshkosh |
| Eastern | Mount Union | UW-Stevens Point |
| Elmhurst | Muhlenberg | York (PA) |
| Elmira |
