| Year | Place | State | Sponsor(s) | Conference(s) | Influence(s) | Notes | State | Times |
| 2018 | Cleveland, OH | OH | Mid-American Conf. | MAC | n/a | Iowa | 15 | |
| 2017 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | MAC | Smith, Brian | Pennsylvania | 13 | |
| 2016 | New York, NY | NY | Hofstra | EIWA | Anspach, Rob | Oklahoma | 11 | |
| 2015 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | MAC | Smith, Brian | Missouri | 6 | |
| 2014 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | Oklahoma/Ok.St. | Big 12 | Cody, Mark/Smith, John | Maryland | 5 | |
| 2013 | Des Moines, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Jackson, Kevin | Ohio | 4 | |
| 2012 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | Big 12 | Smith, Brian | Michigan | 3 | |
| 2011 | Philadelphia, PA | PA | Penn State/Lehigh | Big Ten/EIWA | Sanderson, Cael/Santoro, Pat | New York | 3 | |
| 2010 | Omaha, NE | NE | Nebraska | Big 12 | Manning, Tim | New Jersey | 3 | |
| 2009 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | Big 12 | Smith, Brian | Illinois | 3 | |
| 2008 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | Big 12 | Smith, Brian | Indiana | 2 | |
| 2007 | Auburn Hills, MI | MI | Michigan | Big Ten | McFarland, Joe | Colorado | 2 | |
| 2006 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | Oklahoma/Ok.St. | Big 12 | Smith, John/Spates, Jack | Nebraska | 1 | |
| 2005 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | Big 12 | Smith, Brian | Arizona | 1 | |
| 2004 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | Big 12 | Smith, Brian | Washington | 1 | |
| 2003 | Kansas City, KS | KS | n/a | n/a | n/a | Minnesota | 1 | |
| 2002 | Albany, NY | NY | Hofstra | EIWA | Ryan, Tom | Alabama | 1 | |
| 2001 | Iowa City, IA | IA | Iowa | Big Ten | Zalesky, Jim | North Carolina | 1 | |
| 2000 | St. Louis, MO | MO | Missouri | Big 12 | Smith, Brian | Kansas | 1 | |
| 1999 | University Park, PA | PA | Penn State | Big Ten | Sunderland, Troy | Wyoming | 2 | |
| 1998 | Cleveland, OH | OH | Cleveland State | EWL | Bonacci, Dick | Utah | 1 | |
| 1997 | Cedar Falls, IA | IA | Northern Iowa | Ind. | Briggs, Don | Oregon | 2 | |
| 1996 | Minneapolis, MN | MN | Minnesota | Big Ten | Robinson, J | Rhode Island | 1 | |
| 1995 | Iowa City, IA | IA | Iowa | Big Ten | Gable, Dan | Total (23 States) | 83 | |
| 1994 | Durham, NC | NC | North Carolina | ACC | Lam, Bill | Wisconsin | 0 | |
| 1993 | Ames, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Douglas, Bobby | California | 0 | |
| 1992 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | Oklahoma/Ok.St. | Big 12 | Seay, Joe/Abel, Stan | Massachusetts | 0 | |
| 1991 | Iowa City, IA | IA | Iowa | Big Ten | Gable, Dan | West Virginia | 0 | |
| 1990 | College Park, MD | MD | Maryland | ACC | McHugh, John | Conference | Times | |
| 1989 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | Oklahoma/Ok.St. | Big 12 | Seay, Joe | Big 12 | 26 | |
| 1988 | Ames, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Gibbons, Jim | EIWA | 17.5 | |
| 1987 | College Park, MD | MD | Maryland | ACC | McHugh, John | Big Ten | 14.5 | |
| 1986 | Iowa City, IA | IA | Iowa | Big Ten | Gable, Dan | Independent | 9 | |
| 1985 | Oklahoma City, OK | OK | Oklahoma/Ok.St. | Big 12 | Seay, Joe | ACC | 6 | |
| 1984 | Meadowlands, NJ | NJ | Rutgers | Ind. | Oliver, Deane | PAC-12 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Stillwater, OK | OK | Oklahoma/Ok.St. | Big 12 | Chesbro, Tommy | MAC | 2 | |
| 1982 | Ames, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Gibbons, Jim | EWL | 1 | |
| 1981 | Princeton, NJ | NJ | Princeton | EIWA | Johnston, John | SEC | 1 | |
| 1980 | Corvallis, OR | OR | Oregon State | PAC-12 | Thomas, Dale | Southern | 1 | |
| 1979 | Ames, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Nichols, Harold | Totals | 83 | |
| 1978 | College Park, MD | MD | Maryland | ACC | Krouse, Sully | |||
| 1977 | Norman, OK | OK | Oklahoma | Big 12 | Abel, Stan | |||
| 1976 | Tuscon, AZ | AZ | Arizona | PAC-12 | Smith, Bill | |||
| 1975 | Princeton, NJ | NJ | Princeton | EIWA | Johnston, John | |||
| 1974 | Ames, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Nichols, Harold | |||
| 1973 | Seattle, WA | WA | Washington | PAC-12 | Smith, Jim | |||
| 1972 | College Park, MD | MD | Maryland | ACC | Krouse, Sully | |||
| 1971 | Auburn, AL | AL | Auburn | SEC | Umbach, Swede | 1st SEC | ||
| 1970 | Evanston, IL | IL | Northwestern | Big Ten | Kraft, Ken | |||
| 1969 | Provo, UT | UT | BYU | Ind. | Hess, Marv | |||
| 1968 | University Park, PA | PA | Penn State | EIWA | Koll, Bill | |||
| 1967 | Kent, OH | OH | Kent State | MAC | Begala, Joe | |||
| 1966 | Ames, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Nichols, Harold | |||
| 1965 | Laramie, WY | WY | Wyoming | Ind. | Lantz, Everett | |||
| 1964 | Ithaca, NY | NY | Cornell | EIWA | Miller, Jimmy | |||
| 1963 | Kent, OH | OH | Kent State | MAC | Begala, Joe | 1st MAC | ||
| 1962 | Stillwater, OK | OK | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Roderick, Myron | |||
| 1961 | Corvallis, OR | OR | Oregon State | PAC-12 | Thomas, Dale | 1st PAC 8 | ||
| 1960 | College Park, MD | MD | Maryland | ACC | Krouse, Sully | 1st ACC | ||
| 1959 | Iowa City, IA | IA | Iowa | Big Ten | McCuskey, Dave | |||
| 1958 | Laramie, WY | WY | Wyoming | Ind. | Lantz, Everett | |||
| 1957 | Pittsburgh, PA | PA | Pittsburgh | EIWA | Peery, Rex | |||
| 1956 | Stillwater, OK | OK | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Griffith, Art | |||
| 1955 | Ithaca, NY | NY | Cornell | EIWA | Miller, Jimmy | |||
| 1954 | Norman, OK | OK | Oklahoma | Big 12 | Robertson, Port | |||
| 1953 | University Park, PA | PA | Penn State | EIWA | Speidel, Charlie | |||
| 1952 | Fort Collins, CO | CO | Colorado State | Ind. | Hancock, John | |||
| 1951 | Bethlehem, PA | PA | Lehigh | EIWA | Sheridan, Billy | |||
| 1950 | Cedar Falls, IA | IA | Northern Iowa | Ind. | McCuskey, Dave | |||
| 1949 | Fort Collins, CO | CO | Colorado State | Ind. | Hancock, John | 1st West | ||
| 1948 | Bethlehem, PA | PA | Lehigh | EIWA | Sheridan, Billy | |||
| 1947 | Champaign, IL | IL | Illinois | Big Ten | Kenney, Hek | |||
| 1946 | Stillwater, OK | OK | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Griffith, Art | |||
| 1942 | East Lansing, MI | MI | Michigan State | Ind. | Collins, Fendley | |||
| 1941 | Bethlehem, PA | PA | Lehigh | EIWA | Sheridan, Billy | |||
| 1940 | Champaign, IL | IL | Illinois | Big Ten | Kenney, Hek | |||
| 1939 | Lancaster, PA | PA | Franklin&Marshall | EIWA | Mayser, Charlie | |||
| 1938 | University Park, PA | PA | Penn State | EIWA | Speidel, Charlie | |||
| 1937 | Terre Haute, IN | IN | Indiana State | Ind. | Sparks, Ray | |||
| 1936 | Lexington, VA | VA | Washington&Lee | Southern | Mathis, Archie | 1st Southern | Smith, Brian | 8 |
| 1935 | Bethlehem, PA | PA | Lehigh | EIWA | Sheridan, Billy | Sheridan, Billy | 5 | |
| 1934 | Ann Arbor, MI | MI | Michigan | Big Ten | Keen, Cliff | Nichols, Harold | 3 | |
| 1933 | Bethlehem, PA | PA | Lehigh | EIWA | Sheridan, Billy | Krouse, Sully | 3 | |
| 1932 | Bloomington, IN | IN | Indiana | Big Ten | Thom, Billy | Gable, Dan | 3 | |
| 1931 | Providence, RI | RI | Brown | EIWA | Herrick, Frank | Speidel, Charlie | 3 | |
| 1930 | University Park, PA | PA | Penn State | EIWA | Speidel, Charlie | 1st EIWA | Seay, Joe | 3 |
| 1929 | Columbus, OH | OH | Ohio State | Big Ten | Mooney, Bernard | |||
| 1928 | Ames, IA | IA | Iowa State | Big 12 | Otopalik, Hugo |
Iowa hosted only 4 of the first 43 Championships, but has had 11 of the last 41. Pennsylvania hosted 9 of the first 27, but only 4 of the last 57. Michigan hosted 2 of the first 15, but only one of the last 69. 27 States have never hosted a NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship. Since 2000, St. Louis and the University of Missouri have hosted 6 events with 2 more scheduled for the next few seasons.
Big Ten Wrestling Championships held in Michigan
| Ann Arbor | Manager | East Lansing | Manager |
| 1937 | Keen, Cliff | 1954 | Collins, Fendley |
| 1952 | Keen, Cliff | 1961 | Collins, Fendley |
| 1960 | Keen, Cliff | 1969 | Peninger, Grady |
| 1965 | Keen, Cliff | 1980 | Peninger, Grady |
| 1970 | Keen, Cliff | 1984 | Peninger, Grady |
| 1978 | Johannesen, Bill | 1996 | Minkel, Tom |
| 1982 | Bahr, Dale | 2007 | Minkel, Tom |
| 1988 | Bahr, Dale | ||
| 1999 | Bahr, Dale | ||
| 2010 | McFarland, Joe |
The 1928 and 1984 Olympic Wrestling Trials were held in Grand Rapids (George Pinneo and Roscoe Bennett) and Allendale (Jim Scott).
Cliff Keen was U.S. Olympic Team Coach in 1948; George Pinneo of the Grand Rapids YMCA was U.S. Olympic Team Wrestling Coach in 1920, and Fendley Collins was U.S. Wrestling Team Coach in 1964
Fendley Collins was also the Coach for the U.S. Pan-American Wrestling Team in 1955, and hosted the Pan-American Try-Outs in East Lansing in 1959
The 1969 National AAU Wrestling Championships were held in Detroit at Cobo Hall when the Michigan Wrestling Club won the team championship.
The Men's Wrestling World Cup was held in Toledo in 1973, 1975-1986, and 1988-1991 plus the Men's World Championships in 1962 and 1966 in large part due to the great political acumen of Joe Scalzi, former Toledo wrestling coach, 1950-1966. After he passed away in 1986, no more events have been held there; No World Cup Wrestling Championship event has been held in Michigan.
NCAA Chooses 30 Sites for Wrestling Championship Events, 2016-2018: NONE in MICHIGAN
The Women's World Wrestling Team Trials were held in Battle Creek, MI in 2000
World Team Trials in Madison, WI on May 31-June 1; the event for Men has NEVER been held in Michigan
No World Wrestling Championship Event has ever been held in Michigan