National Collegiate Wrestling Association

National Collegiate Wrestling Association
AbbreviationNCWA
Formation1997 (1997)
Legal statusAssociation
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, U.S.
Region served
United States and Canada
Membership
162 (schools, conferences or other associations)
Executive Director
Jim Giunta
Main organ
Executive Committee
WebsiteNCWA official website

The National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) is a nonprofit association of 162 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organize the wrestling programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. It is led by founder and executive director Jim Giunta headquartered in Dallas, Texas and built to help the promotion of collegiate wrestling.

Many teams were formerly NCAA programs displaced by Title IX legislation and/or are preparing to join the NCAA, NAIA, or NJCAA. Teams in transition to a higher division not eligible for the NCAA postseason also compete in the NCWA. Notable wrestling programs to have started or competed in the NCWA and are now in other associations include: Bellarmine, California Baptist, Lindenwood - St. Charles, McKendree, Notre Dame College, Queens, and Southern Illinois Edwardsville.