| Year | D1 Schools | D1 Wrestling | School G/L | Wrestling G/L | D2 Schools | D2 Wrestling | School G/L | Wrestling G/L | D3 Schools | D3 Wrestling | School G/L | Wrestling G/L | Total Schools | Total Wrestling | School G/L | Wrestling G/L | Total Athletes | Athlete G/L |
| 1981-82 | 276 | 146 | 0 | 192 | 68 | 0 | 284 | 149 | 0 | 752 | 363 | 0 | 0 | 7914 | 0 | |||
| 1982-83 | 277 | 136 | 1 | -10 | 205 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 306 | 146 | 22 | -3 | 788 | 351 | 36 | -12 | 8155 | 241 |
| 1983-84 | 278 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 62 | -7 | -7 | 310 | 144 | 4 | -2 | 786 | 342 | -2 | -9 | 8417 | 262 |
| 1984-85 | 284 | 136 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 52 | -9 | -10 | 318 | 137 | 8 | -7 | 791 | 325 | 5 | -17 | 8572 | 155 |
| 1985-86 | 284 | 133 | 0 | -3 | 191 | 51 | 2 | -1 | 319 | 133 | 1 | -4 | 794 | 317 | 3 | -8 | 8401 | -171 |
| 1986-87 | 291 | 124 | 7 | -9 | 185 | 46 | -6 | -5 | 316 | 130 | -3 | -3 | 792 | 300 | -2 | -17 | 8205 | -196 |
| 1987-88 | 292 | 121 | 1 | -3 | 181 | 41 | -4 | -5 | 320 | 127 | 4 | -3 | 793 | 289 | 1 | -11 | 7031 | -1174 |
| 1988-89 | 294 | 117 | 2 | -4 | 192 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 314 | 126 | -6 | -1 | 800 | 286 | 7 | -3 | 6969 | -62 |
| 1989-90 | 293 | 112 | -1 | -5 | 194 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 315 | 122 | 1 | -4 | 802 | 278 | 2 | -8 | 6737 | -232 |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 111 | 3 | -1 | 209 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 323 | 120 | 8 | -2 | 828 | 280 | 26 | 2 | 7092 | 355 |
| 1991-92 | 298 | 110 | 2 | -1 | 218 | 48 | 9 | -1 | 331 | 117 | 8 | -3 | 847 | 275 | 19 | -5 | 6819 | -273 |
| 1992-93 | 298 | 108 | 0 | -2 | 223 | 44 | 5 | -4 | 343 | 113 | 12 | -4 | 864 | 265 | 17 | -10 | 6578 | -241 |
| 1993-94 | 301 | 107 | 3 | -1 | 245 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 346 | 108 | 3 | -5 | 892 | 264 | 28 | -1 | 6468 | -110 |
| 1994-95 | 302 | 104 | 1 | -3 | 263 | 46 | 18 | -3 | 382 | 107 | 36 | -1 | 947 | 257 | 55 | -7 | 6345 | -123 |
| 1995-96 | 306 | 106 | 4 | 2 | 290 | 52 | 27 | 6 | 402 | 119 | 20 | 12 | 998 | 277 | 51 | 20 | 6872 | 527 |
| 1996-97 | 307 | 97 | 1 | -9 | 289 | 44 | -1 | -8 | 398 | 107 | -4 | -12 | 994 | 248 | -4 | -29 | 6510 | -362 |
| 1997-98 | 308 | 96 | 1 | -1 | 280 | 44 | -9 | 0 | 397 | 106 | -1 | -1 | 985 | 246 | -9 | -2 | 6452 | -58 |
| 1998-99 | 312 | 94 | 4 | -2 | 297 | 43 | 17 | -1 | 422 | 105 | 25 | -1 | 1,031 | 242 | 46 | -4 | 6321 | -131 |
| 1999-00 | 321 | 90 | 9 | -4 | 297 | 40 | 0 | -3 | 423 | 104 | 1 | -1 | 1,041 | 234 | 10 | -8 | 6279 | -42 |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 41 | -2 | 1 | 423 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1,039 | 235 | -2 | 1 | 6240 | -39 |
| 2001-02 | 324 | 87 | 3 | -3 | 290 | 43 | -5 | 2 | 422 | 101 | -1 | -3 | 1,036 | 231 | -3 | -4 | 5943 | -297 |
| 2002-03 | 327 | 85 | 3 | -2 | 282 | 38 | -8 | -5 | 424 | 99 | 2 | -2 | 1,033 | 222 | -3 | -9 | 5986 | 43 |
| 2003-04 | 327 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 282 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 430 | 98 | 6 | -1 | 1,039 | 223 | 6 | 1 | 5943 | -43 |
| 2004-05 | 327 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 434 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 1,045 | 224 | 6 | 1 | 5939 | -4 |
| 2005-06 | 327 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 296 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 441 | 97 | 7 | -2 | 1,064 | 228 | 19 | 4 | 6139 | 200 |
| CURRENT* | 327 | 87 | 51 | -59 | 296 | 44 | 104 | -24 | 441 | 97 | 157 | -52 | 1,064 | 228 | 312 | -135 | -1775 | |
| Source: NCAA | ||||||||||||||||||
| * AS OF 2005-06 | ||||||||||||||||||