The Eastern Wrestling League is an NCAA Division I wrestling-only conference. It is made up mostly of schools from the northeastern United States whose primary conferences do not sponsor wrestling as an NCAA-qualifying event. The league was founded in 1976 and had a charter group led by Penn State, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference schools in Bloomsburg, Clarion and Lock Haven. In 1978, Buffalo left the league, but West Virginia and Cleveland State were added, growing the league to seven teams. In 1989, the PSAC's Edinboro joined to form an eight-team league. After the 1992 season, Penn State left the league when the university joined the Big 10 Conference, which holds its own NCAA Division I Championships qualifying tournament. In 1999, Virginia Tech joined the league as it worked to upgrade its program, and the Hokies left following the 2004 season and joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. The teams have traditionally rotated as hosts of the qualifying tournament.
Teams
- Bloomsburg Huskies (1976-present)
- Clarion Golden Eagles (1976-present)
- Cleveland State Vikings (1978-present)
- Edinboro Fighting Scots (1989-present)
- Lock Haven Eagles (1976-present)
- Pittsburgh Panthers (1976-present)
- West Virginia Mountaineers (1978-present)
Former Teams
- Buffalo Bulls (1976-1977)
- Millersville Marauders (1982-1984)
- Penn State Nittany Lions (1976-1992)
- Virginia Tech Hokies (1999-2004)
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