2024 NAIA Women's Wrestling National Championships Allocations Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the allocations for the second annual NAIA Women’s Wrestling National Championships, held March 8th and 9th at Harold Newman Arena in Jamestown, North Dakota.
Each conference tournament awards automatic bids per weight class based on the final regular-season rating, which can be seen HERE. Each conference is awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, additional allocations are determined based on the final regular season rankings for reach wrestler ranked in the top 16 in a specific weight class. If a conference does not have an individual ranked in the final top 16 an allocation will be granted to ensure each conference is represented at each weight class at the National Championships.
| 101 | 109 | 116 | 123 | 130 | 136 | 143 | 155 | 170 | 191 | Total | |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 43 |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| Mid-South Conference | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 39 |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
A total of 160 automatic qualifiers will move forward after the conference tournaments. Additionally, 40 conference at-large bids will be made across all weight classes, with each conference selecting the eight contestants most worthy of a bid.
After the conference tournaments have concluded, a 10-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers until 210 wrestlers have been selected, which will be released Tuesday, February 27th by 5 p.m. (CST). The seeding and preliminary brackets will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, March 1st.
The NAIA coaches’ rating is voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the five conferences. The top 20 individuals in each weight class are based on how each individual rater casts votes for the best individuals.
