Today's the day everyone! The long-awaited 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships will begin shortly, capping of a monumental season of wrestling.

The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships will run from March 20-22, in Philadelphia, Pa., giving wrestlers a chance to claim the coveted status of an All-American.

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With hundreds of competitors, dozens of which are ranked, the championships are set to be one of the most challenging iterations of the event since its inception in 1928.

With ten weight classes of matches to barrel through this weekend, here are FloWrestling's predictions for every weight class at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships.

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NCAA Wrestling Tournament Predictions

125 Pound Weight Class

• 1. Luke Lilledahl, Penn State
• 2. Matt Ramos, Purdue
• 3. Richard Figueroa, Arizona State
• 4. Vincent Robinson, NC State
• 5. Jett Strickenberger, West Virginia
• 6. Troy Spratley, Oklahoma State
• 7. Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech
• 8. Caleb Smith, Nebraska
• R12. Maximo Renteria
• R12. Nicolar Rivera
• R12. Marc-Anthony McGowan
• R12. Sheldon Seymour

133 Pound Weight Class

• 1. Drake Ayala
• 2. Lucas Byrd
• 3. Nasir Bailey
• 4. Evan Frost
• 5. Zeth Romney
• 6. Braeden Davis
• 7. Dylan Shawver
• 8. Nic Bouzakis
• R12. Dominick Serrano
• R12. Connor McGonagle
• R12. Ethan Oakley
• R12. Braxton Brown

141 Pound Weight Class

• 1. Jesse Mendez, Ohio State
• 2. Andrew Alirez, N. Colorado
• 3. Beau Bartlett, Penn State
• 4. Cael Happel, UNI
• 5. Brock Hardy, Nebraska
• 6. Tagen Jamison, OK State
• 7. Vance Vombaur, Minnesota
• 8. Josh Koderhandt, Navy
• Rd of 12: Julian Tagg, SD State
• Rd of 12: Sergio Lemley, Michigan
• Rd of 12: Sam Latona, Virginia Tech
• Rd of 12: Jacob Frost, Iowa State

149 Pound Weight Class

• 1. Shayne Van Ness, Penn State
• 2. Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech
• 3. Ridge Lovett, Nebraska
• 4. Kyle Parco, Iowa
• 5. Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina
• 6. Kannon Webster, Illinois
• 7. Colin Realbuto, UNI
• 8. Jordan Williams, Little Rock
• Rd of 12: Dylan D`Emilio, Ohio State
• Rd of 12: Sammy Alvarez, Rider
• Rd of 12: Paniro Johnson, Iowa State
• Rd of 12: Jaden Abas, Stanford

157 Pound Weight Class

• 1. Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
• 2. Tyler Kasak, Penn State
• 3. Ryder Downey, UNI
• 4. Antrell Taylor, Nebraska
• 5. Jacori Teemer, Iowa
• 6. Caleb Fish, OK State
• 7. Brandon Cannon, Ohio State
• 8. Joey Blaze, Purdue
• Rd of 12 - Rafael Hipolito, Virginia Tech
• Rd of 12 - Cobe Siebrecht, SD State
• Rd of 12 - Ethen Miller, Maryland
• Rd of 12 - Cody Chittum, Iowa State

165 Pound Weight Class

• 1st: Mesenbrink, PSU
• 2nd: Caliendo, Iowa
• 3rd: Hall, WVU
• 4th: Barraclough, UVU
• 5th: Mantanona, Michigan
• 6th: Steed, Mizzou
• 7th: Sparks, Minnesota
• 8th: Garvin, Stanford
• R12: Ramirez, Cornell
• R12: Rhodes, SDSU
• R12: Miller, App State
• R12: Amine, OKST

174 Pound Weight Class

• 1st: O'Toole, Mizzou
• 2nd: Haines, PSU
• 3rd: Hamiti, OKST
• 4th: Kennedy, Iowa
• 5th: Ruiz, Cornell
• 6th: Cassella, Binghamton
• 7th: Thompson, Ohio
• 8th: Wask, Navy
• R12: Cramer, CMU
• R12: Pinto, Nebraska
• R12: DeVos, SDSU
• R12: Kharchla, Ohio State

184 Pound Weight Class

• 1st: Starocci, PSU
• 2nd: Keckeisen, UNI
• 3rd: McEnelly, Minnesota
• 4th: Plott, OKST
• 5th: Berge, SDSU
• 6th: Ruth, Illinois
• 7th: Foca, Cornell
• 8th: Arnold, Iowa
• R12: Fishback, NCSU
• R12: Smith, UMD
• R12: Allred, Nebraska
• R12: Heller, Pitt

197 Pound Weight Class

• 1. AJ Ferrari, Cal State-Bakersfield
• 2. Jacob Cardenas, Michigan
• 3. Stephen Buchanan, Iowa
• 4. Josh Barr, Penn State
• 5. Michael Beard, Lehigh
• 6. Isaiah Salazar, Minnesota
• 7. Mac Stout, Pitt
• 8. Stephen Little, Little Rock

285 Pound Weight Class

• 1. Gable Steveson, Minnesota
• 2. Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State
• 3. Wyatt Hendrickson, Oklahoma State
• 4. Ben Kueter, Iowa
• 5. Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State
• 6. Owen Trephan, Lehigh
• 7. Nick Feldman, Ohio State
• 8. Luke Luffman, Illinois

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The FloWrestling team has compiled a plethora of information before the tournament kicks off to give you a detailed breakdown of every weight class, previous champions, current contenders and predicted winners.

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