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The rules, level by level

Men's and women's wrestling, at every level, and nothing else. When a coach can contact a wrestler, when visits open, what signing means now, how scholarships work and what it takes to be eligible. Read from the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA and NCHSAA's own 2026-27 documents, with the source under every section.

Last checked October 13, 2026.

• NCAA Division IContact dates by class, the 2026-27 calendar, signing, the 30-wrestler roster limit and the academic standard.
• NCAA Division IICoaches can call and write at any time. In-person contact and official visits open June 15 before junior year.
• NCAA Division IIINo athletic scholarships, no letter of intent and no recruiting calendar. Coaches can call and write at any time.
• NAIANo recruiting calendar and few limits on contact. Its own eligibility centre, with a different academic rule from the NCAA's.
• NJCAA (junior college)Junior college. Paid visits from June 1 before junior year; signing opens November 1.
• The NCAA Eligibility CenterWhich account you need, when to open it, and what must be done before an official visit.
• Questions families askWho pays for a visit and whether parents go, what NIL and revenue sharing are, whether results earn more money, a grant against a scholarship, and how the Ivy League works.
• Paying for college: the whole pictureHow common a full ride really is, how academics change the price, need-based aid, and how to compare offers on what your family will actually pay.
• Staying eligible in North CarolinaFreePrize money that the NCAA allows can still end a North Carolina wrestler's high school season. And how NIL works here.