Schools in the U.S. with the most wrestlers

Schools in the U.S. with the most wrestlers

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Here are the most popular states for college wrestling in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Most Popular States for College Wrestling

Rank
State
Schools with teams (#)
Athletes (#)
1
PA
42
1,073
2
IA
25
811
3
CA
27
652
4
NY
22
593
5
OH
18
576
6
IL
15
437
7
MO
10
379
8
NC
11
345
9
MN
13
330
10
KS
14
326
11
WI
11
297
12
NE
9
287
13
OK
6
274
14
GA
6
257
15
MI
9
255
16
IN
9
251
17
CO
8
245
18
VA
9
242
19
OR
7
231
20
NJ
10
214
21
MA
8
212
22
SC
6
196
23
KY
5
176
24
ND
5
173
25
WV
6
160
26
AR
6
137
27
RI
4
116
28
SD
4
108
29
TN
3
94
30
TX
2
93
31
WY
3
77
32
MD
3
77
33
ID
2
69
34
CT
3
68
35
WA
2
66
36
VT
2
63
37
MT
2
46
38
AZ
2
45
39
NH
2
41
40
NM
1
35
41
DC
1
30
42
UT
1
28
43
AL
1
27
44
ME
1
23
45
FL
1
17

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