
Ohio State University
Elite ProgramColumbus, Ohio · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten
Explore colleges in Ohio recruiting Men's Wrestling athletes, most popular programs first. Open any school to see its division, costs and coaches, or let our wrestling recruiting platform email every coach for you.

Columbus, Ohio · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten

Kent, Ohio · NCAA D1 · Mid-American
NCAA D1 · Mid-American

Athens, Ohio · NCAA D1 · Mid-American
NCAA D1 · Mid-American

Cleveland, Ohio · NCAA D1 · Horizon League
NCAA D1 · Horizon League

Ashland, Ohio · NCAA D2 · Great Midwest Athletic
NCAA D2 · Great Midwest Athletic

Findlay, Ohio · NCAA D2 · Great Midwest Athletic
NCAA D2 · Great Midwest Athletic
How the programs break down by division, conference, cost and size. Coaches verified November 2026.
Ohio has 25 colleges with Men's Wrestling programs. Of those, 4 compete in NCAA Division I, 4 in NCAA Division II, 13 in NCAA Division III and 4 in the NAIA. The most popular programs are Ohio State University, Kent State University, Kent and Ohio University. Their head coaches are Tom Ryan at Ohio State University and Joel Greenlee at Ohio University. 7 schools compete in the Ohio Athletic Conference, the most common conference.
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Ohio State UniversityColumbus · Big Ten · Coach Tom Ryan$19.8k net price · 61% accepted
Kent State University, KentKent · Mid-American$21.3k net price · 86% accepted
Ohio UniversityAthens · Mid-American · Coach Joel Greenlee$21.9k net price · 85% accepted
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland · Horizon League$16.2k net price · 91% accepted
Ashland UniversityAshland · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach Marcus Gordon$22k net price · 76% accepted
University of FindlayFindlay · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach Shawn Nelson$26.2k net price · 83% accepted
Tiffin UniversityTiffin · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach Antonio Guerra80% accepted
Lake Erie CollegePainesville · Great Midwest Athletic · Coach John Penfold$22.3k net price · 70% accepted
University of Mount UnionAlliance · Ohio Athletic$22.8k net price · 78% accepted
Otterbein UniversityWesterville · Ohio Athletic · Coach Brent Rastetter$22.2k net price · 85% accepted
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland · Presidents' Athletic$41.4k net price · 37% accepted
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights · North Coast Athletic · Coach Mark Hawald$30.8k net price · 81% accepted
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce · HBCU Athletic · Coach Marcus Wright$8.2k net price · 41% accepted
Lourdes UniversitySylvania · Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic$22.6k net price · 74% accepted
University of Rio GrandeRio Grande · River States · Coach Jason Schweer$26.6k net price
Defiance CollegeDefiance · Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic · Coach Jake Henderson$24.1k net price · 48% acceptedQuick answers about the programs and how to reach their coaches.
25 colleges in Ohio have Men's Wrestling programs: 4 Division I, 4 Division II, 13 Division III and 4 NAIA.
4 colleges in Ohio compete in NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling: Cleveland State University, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio State University and Ohio University.
4 colleges in Ohio compete in NCAA Division II Men's Wrestling: Ashland University, Lake Erie College, Tiffin University and University of Findlay.
13 colleges in Ohio compete in NCAA Division III Men's Wrestling: Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University, Heidelberg University, Hiram College, John Carroll University, Mount St. Joseph University, Muskingum University, Ohio Northern University and 5 more.
4 colleges in Ohio compete in NAIA Men's Wrestling: Defiance College, Lourdes University, University of Rio Grande and Wilberforce University.
Wilberforce University has the lowest average net price at $8,222 a year after grants and scholarships.
The Ohio Athletic Conference has the most Men's Wrestling programs in Ohio.
Tom Ryan (Ohio State University), Joel Greenlee (Ohio University), Marcus Gordon (Ashland University), Shawn Nelson (University of Findlay), Antonio Guerra (Tiffin University), John Penfold (Lake Erie College), Brent Rastetter (Otterbein University) and Mark Hawald (John Carroll University).
There are 55 coaches recruiting Men's Wrestling in Ohio. Start a free 7-day AthleticScholar trial to see who recruits your position and send personal messages from your own Gmail, with follow-ups until they reply.
The most popular programs at each level, with links to the full lists.
4 schools in Ohio compete in NCAA Division I.
4 schools in Ohio compete in NCAA Division II.
13 schools in Ohio compete in NCAA Division III. The 12 most popular are listed below.
4 schools in Ohio compete in NAIA.