When Do The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Start?
When Do The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Start?
The height of collegiate wrestling is here, as the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships rage on from March 20-22.
The 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships are just around the corner, set to begin Thursday, March 20, and mark the conclusion of the 2024-25 College Wrestling season.
For three days, the nation’s top wrestlers will battle at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., in one of the most intense tournaments of their careers.
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The days of the NCAA Championships being ruled by Oklahoma State and Iowa Wrestling, who together have claimed 58 team titles since the tournament’s inception in 1928, are long gone.
In 2011, a new powerhouse emerged as Penn State Wrestling claimed its first championship since 1953.
Since then, the Nittany Lions have captured 11 of the last 13 team titles.
Under the reign of Olympic gold medalist Cael Sanderson, who has coached the Nittany Lions since 2009, the program has built a dynasty of elite wrestlers. Many teams will vie to dethrone them at this year's championships.
With another fiery battle on the horizon, here's when the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships take place.
When Are The NCAA Wrestling Championships 2025?
The NCAA Wrestling Championships begin on Thursday, March 20, with the first rounds of action.
The tournament will begin that day with the pigtail rounds, which will decide the final few matchups in the Round of 32.
After that, the Round of 16 and consolation rounds will begin, going on throughout the evening.
The quarterfinals and semifinals will then take place on March 21, and the placement matches and finals will follow on March 22.
The full schedule for the tournament is below.
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NCAA Wrestling Championships 2025 Schedule
All times Eastern
Thursday, March 20
- Noon | Session 1 - Pigtails & Round of 32
- 7 p.m. | Session 2 - Round of 16 & Consolations
Friday, March 21
- Noon | Session 3 - Quarterfinals & Consolations
- 8 p.m. | Session 4 - Championship Semifinals & Round of 12
Saturday, March 22
- 11 a.m. | Session 5 - Placement Matches
- 7 p.m. | Session 6 - Championship Finals
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