The NCAA Wrestling Team Championship was first officially awarded in 1929 and began to be continuously awarded on an annual basis in 1934. In 1928 and from 1931 to 1933, there was only an unofficial title.

At the NCAA Wrestling Championships , which also crown individual champions, a points system is used to determine the team champion.

Oklahoma State has won more NCAA team championships than any other school, having won the title 33 times, most recently in 2005.