As has become tradition in collegiate wrestling, the turning of the calendar to a new year also means its time for the annual Southern Scuffle presented by Compound Sportswear, hosted by the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.

The 2026 edition of the famed event will take place Jan. 3-4 at the McKenzie Arena, the centerpiece of the Chattanooga athletic program since 1982.

The Southern Scuffle is considered one of the more competitive regular-season events, and that should be no different in 2026 when more than 20 teams and hundreds of wrestlers head to Chattanooga. 

For wrestling fans in the United States, the entire event will broadcast live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app, beginning Jan. 3 at 9 a.m. Eastern.

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The Southern Scuffle first was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 2003 and made the move to Chattanooga in 2012.

The tournament typically attracts top teams for the two days of action, offering the opportunity to shake off any rust after the holiday season and make sure things are on track for conference tournaments, which are about two months away.

The 2025 Southern Scuffle featured 23 teams and more than 300 competitors, with the title going to Army, which edged Oklahoma and eventual national champion Penn State, 132.5-126.5.

How To Watch The 2026 Southern Scuffle

Wrestling fans in the United States can watch the action from 2026 Southern Scuffle live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app.

Highlights, replays and news also will be available on FloWrestling.

If you’re going to be in Tennessee and want to watch the event in person, click here for ticket information. All two-day pass is $100. Dropping in for one of the days is $60.

2026 Southern Scuffle Schedule

Here is the complete schedule for the 2026 Southern Scuffle:

*all times listed are Eastern

Saturday, January 3

9:00 am - Round of 64, Round of 32, Round of 16, and Consolations

6:00 pm - Quarterfinals and Consolations

Sunday, January 4

9:00 am - Consolations followed by Semifinals

3:00 pm - Medal matches

What Teams Will Be Competing At The 2026 Southern Scuffle?

Here are the schools headed to the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga:

• American University
• Appalachian State
• Arkansas Little Rock
• Army West Point
• Bellarmine
• Brown
• Campbell
• Chattanooga
• Cornell
• Duke
• Maryland
• Michigan State
• NC State
• Oklahoma State
• Penn
• The Citadel
• Virginia
• Virginia Tech

2025-2026 FloWrestling NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings

Top 25 as of Dec. 22, 2025

• 1. Penn State – 134.5 points (Previous: 3)
• 2. Ohio State – 114.5 points (Previous: 1)
• 3. Iowa – 99 points (Previous: 2)
• 4. Iowa State – 88 points (Previous: 4)
• T5. NC State – 65.5 points (Previous: 6)
• T5. OK State – 65.5 points (Previous: 5)
• 7. Nebraska – 64.5 points (Previous: 7)
• 8. Cornell – 44.5 points (Previous: 9)
• 9. Illinois – 31.5 points (Previous: 10)
• 10. Minnesota – 29.5 points (Previous: 11)
• 11. Stanford – 27 points (Previous: 8)
• 12. Arizona State – 26 points (Previous: 13)
• 13. Lehigh – 24 points (Previous: 12)
• 14. Missouri – 23.5 points (Previous: 15)
• 15. Little Rock – 23 points (Previous: 14)
• 16. Virginia Tech – 22 points (Previous: 17)
• 17. Michigan – 20 points (Previous: 18)
• 18. West Virginia – 19 points (Previous: 15)
• 19. Penn – 16 points (Previous: 29)
• T20. Purdue – 14.5 points (Previous: 23
• T20. Wyoming – 14.5 points (Previous: 23)
• 22. SD State – 14 points (Previous: 22)
• T23. Oregon State – 13 points (Previous: 20)
• T23. Rutgers – 13 points (Previous: 21)
• 25. Maryland – 12.5 points (Previous: 25)

See the complete FloWrestling rankings here. 

Recent Southern Scuffle Results

• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021 (No event)
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016

When Is The 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships?

The 2026 collegiate wrestling season will come to a close with the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, set for March 19-21.

The event will take place at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland. 

Penn State is the four-time defending national team champion in Division I wrestling and has won the title 12 of the 14 times the competition has been held since 2011. The Nittany Lions have won in four consecutive years three times during the streak. 

A team from the Big Ten has won the team title 18 consecutive times. The last non-Big Ten team to win was Oklahoma State, which won four straight championships from 2003-2006.

2025 Southern Scuffle Wrestling Finals

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Trackwrestling Has Joined The New FloWrestling

Trackwrestling officially has merged with FloWrestling, bringing its powerful tournament tracking tools and live data into a modern, all-in-one platform. 

Fans can follow every bout with pro-grade brackets, mat schedules, team rosters and detailed wrestler profiles—all seamlessly integrated within FloWrestling.

This move delivers a faster, smarter and more connected experience for the wrestling community. Through the updated FloSports app, users can track live results, explore brackets and even sign up for free alerts so they never miss a match.

FloWrestling Archived Footage

Video footage from all events on FloWrestling will be archived and stored in a video library for FloWrestling subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

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