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2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship At-Large Selections

2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship At-Large Selections

The NCAA has released the at-large selections for the 2026 Division 1 Wrestling Championships.

Mar 10, 2026 by Jon Kozak
2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship At-Large Selections

The NCAA has released the at-large selections for the 2026 NCAA Tournament in Cleveland on March 19-21. According to the at-large release article, "The at-large selections were made by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee using the following selection criteria: head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, ratings percentage index, coaches' ranking, and conference tournament finish."

Scroll to the end of the article to see every qualifier for the 2026 NCAA Tournament

125 Pounds

  • Sulayman Bah, Columbia
  • Desmond Pleasant, Drexel 
  • Mack Mauger, Missouri
  • Brady Roark, South Dakota State
  • Nicolar Rivera, Wisconsin

133 Pounds

  • Braxton Brown, Maryland
  • Dominick Serrano, Northern Colorado
  • Dylan Shawver, Rutgers
  • Marcel Lopez, SIU Edwardsville
  • Luke Willochell Wyoming

141 Pounds

  • Pierson Manville, Arizona State
  • Braden Basile, Army West Point
  • Billy DeKraker, Northwestern
  • Matthew Martino, Princeton

149 Pounds

  • Kaden Cassidy, George Mason
  • Chance Lamer, Nebraska
  • Max Petersen, North Dakota State
  • Eligh Rivera, Princeton

157 Pounds

  • Mason Shrader, Central Michigan
  • Vinny Zerban, Iowa State
  • Jonathan Ley, Navy
  • Dylan Evans, Pittsburgh

165 Pounds

  • Ryan Burgos, Edinboro
  • Tyler Lillard, Indiana
  • Matty Bianchi, Little Rock 
  • Jared Keslar, Pittsburgh
  • Thomas Snipes, The Citadel

174 Pounds

  • Avery Bassett, Lock Haven
  • Jared Simma, Northern Iowa
  • Luca Augustine, Pittsburgh
  • Holden Garcia, Princeton

184 Pounds

  • Tyler Bienus, Bucknell
  • Sam Goin, Indiana
  • Nick Fox, Northern Iowa
  • Brian Soldano, Oklahoma

197 Pounds

  • Evan Bates, Missouri
  • Brock Zurawski, Rider
  • Kael Bennie, Utah Valley
  • Rune Lawrence, West Virginia

285 Pounds

  • Emmanuel Ulrich, American 
  • Connor Barket, Duke
  • Jack Forbes, Utah Valley 
  • Christian Carroll, Wyoming

EVERY QUALIFIER FOR THE 2026 NCAA TOURNAMENT

125 Pounds

ConferenceWrestlerTeam
Big TenLuke LilledahlPenn State
Big TenJore VolkMinnesota
Big TenNic BouzakisOhio State
Big TenJacob MoranIndiana
Big TenDean PetersonIowa
Big TenDiego SoteloMichigan
Big TenKael LauridsenNebraska
Big TenAyden SmithRutgers
Big TenSpencer MooreIllinois
Big 12Troy SpratleyOklahoma State
Big 12Stevo PoulinIowa State
Big 12Ezekiel WittND State
Big 12Jett StrickenbergerWest Virginia
Big 12Conrad HendriksenOklahoma
ACCEddie VentrescaVirginia Tech
ACCNico ProvoStanford
ACCVincent RobinsonNC State
ACCKysen TerukinaNorth Carolina
ACCTyler ChappellPittsburgh
MACTyler KlinskyRider
MACJace SchaferBloomsburg
EIWASheldon SeymourLehigh
EIWAAndrew BinniNavy
IVYMarc-Anthony McGowanPrinceton
IVYDavis MotykaPenn
Pac-12Koda HolemanCal Poly
Pac-12Maximo RenteriaOregon State
SoConCooper FlynnChattanooga
At-LargeSulayman BahColumbia
At-LargeDesmond PleasantDrexel
At-LargeMack MaugerMissouri
At-LargeBrady RoarkSD State
At-LargeNicolar RiveraWisconsin

133 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenBen DavinoOhio State
2Big TenMarcus BlazePenn State
3Big TenDrake AyalaIowa
4Big TenZan FugittWisconsin
5Big TenLucas ByrdIllinois
6Big TenBlake BoarmanPurdue
7Big TenSean SpidleNorthwestern
8Big TenJacob Van DeeNebraska
1Big 12Jax ForrestOklahoma State
2Big 12Kyler LarkinArizona State
3Big 12Julian FarberNorthern Iowa
4Big 12Gunner AndrickWest Virginia
5Big 12Gage WalkerMissouri
6Big 12Garrett GriceIowa State
7Big 12Carter SchmidtOklahoma
1ACCAaron SeidelVirginia Tech
2ACCTyler KnoxStanford
3ACCZach ReddingNC State
1MACMarkel BakerN. Illinois
2MACWill BetancourtRider
3MACGable StricklandLock Haven
4MACAndrew AustinCentral Michigan
1EIWAMax LeeteAmerican
2EIWAEthan BergincArmy
1IVYTyler FerraraCornell
2IVYEvan MougalianPenn
1Pac-12Gabe WhisenhuntOregon State
1SoConT.K. DavisGardner-Webb
1At-LargeBraxton BrownMaryland
2At-LargeDominick SerranoN. Colorado
3At-LargeDylan ShawverRutgers
4At-LargeMarcel LopezSIUE
5At-LargeLuke WillochellWyoming

141 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenJesse MendezOhio State
2Big TenBrock HardyNebraska
3Big TenNasir BaileyIowa
4Big TenVance VomBaurMinnesota
5Big TenJoey OlivieriRutgers
6Big TenDario LemusMaryland
7Big TenBraeden DavisPenn State
1Big 12Sergio VegaOklahoma State
2Big 12Anthony EchemendiaIowa State
3Big 12Carter NogleAir Force
4Big 12Tyler WellsOklahoma
5Big 12Jordan TitusWest Virginia
6Big 12Julian TaggSD State
7Big 12Haiden DruryUtah Valley
1ACCJack ConsiglioStanford
2ACCLuke SimcoxNorth Carolina
3ACCRyan JackNC State
4ACCGable PorterVirginia
5ACCTom CrookVirginia Tech
1MACWyatt HensonLock Haven
2MACElijah GriffinRider
1EIWALuke StanichLehigh
2EIWACaedyn RicciardiNavy
3EIWADylan ChappellBucknell
1IVYVince CornellaCornell
2IVYCJ CompostoPenn
3IVYLorenzo FrezzaColumbia
1Pac-12Nash SingletonOregon State
1SoConAldo HernandezApp State
1At-LargePierson ManvilleArizona State
2At-LargeBraden BasileArmy
3At-LargeBilly DeKrakerNorthwestern
4At-LargeMatthew MartinoPrinceton

149 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenShayne Van NessPenn State
2Big TenEthan StilesOhio State
3Big TenLachlan McNeilMichigan
4Big TenCarter YoungMaryland
5Big TenJoseph ZargoWisconsin
6Big TenMichael GioffreIllinois
7Big TenAndrew ClarkRutgers
8Big TenClayton JonesMichigan State
9Big TenRyder BlockIowa
1Big 12Casey SwiderskiOklahoma State
2Big 12Caleb RathjenNorthern Iowa
3Big 12Dylan EvansUtah Valley
4Big 12Jacob FrostIowa State
5Big 12Gabe WillochellWyoming
1ACCCollin GajVirginia Tech
2ACCKoy BuesgensNC State
3ACCAden ValenciaStanford
4ACCKade BrownPittsburgh
1MACLucas KapustaLock Haven
2MACCaleb TyusSIUE
3MACDylan LaytonRider
4MACRyan MichaelsEdinboro
1EIWAEugene HarneyMorgan State
1IVYJaxon JoyCornell
2IVYCross WasilewskiPenn
3IVYAustin McBurneyBrown
1Pac-12Brock HermanLittle Rock
2Pac-12Andre GonzalesCal Poly
1SoConAnderson HeapDavidson
1At-LargeKaden CassidyGeorge Mason
2At-LargeChance LamerNebraska
3At-LargeMax PetersenND State
4At-LargeEligh RiveraPrinceton

157 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenPJ DukePenn State
2Big TenAntrell TaylorNebraska
3Big TenKannon WebsterIllinois
4Big TenBrandon CannonOhio State
5Big TenCameron CatraboneMichigan
6Big TenBryce LoweryIndiana
7Big TenLuke MechlerWisconsin
8Big TenCharlie MillardMinnesota
1Big 12Kaleb LarkinArizona State
2Big 12Landon RobideauOklahoma State
3Big 12Ty WattersWest Virginia
4Big 12Cael SwensenSD State
5Big 12Gavin DrexlerND State
1ACCDaniel CardenasStanford
2ACCEthen MillerVirginia Tech
3ACCColton WashleskiVirginia
4ACCLaird RootNorth Carolina
1MACDerek RaikeOhio
2MACGarrett McChesneyEdinboro
3MACDJ McGeeGeorge Mason
4MACKaleb BurgessBuffalo
1EIWALogan RozynskiLehigh
2EIWAYannis CharlesMorgan State
1IVYJude SwisherPenn
2IVYMeyer ShapiroCornell
3IVYKai OwenColumbia
4IVYJimmy HarringtonHarvard
1Pac-12Jaivon JonesLittle Rock
1SoConJeb PrechtelBellarmine
1At-LargeMason ShraderCentral Michigan
2At-LargeVinny ZerbanIowa State
3At-LargeJonathan LeyNavy
4At-LargeDylan EvansPittsburgh

165 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenMitchell MesenbrinkPenn State
2Big TenMichael CaliendoIowa
3Big TenJoey BlazePurdue
4Big TenLJ AraujoNebraska
5Big TenAndrew SparksMinnesota
6Big TenAndrew BarbosaRutgers
7Big TenPaddy GallagherOhio State
8Big TenBraeden ScolesIllinois
9Big TenCody GoebelWisconsin
1Big 12Nicco RuizArizona State
2Big 12LaDarion LockettOklahoma State
3Big 12Connor EutonIowa State
4Big 12Ryder DowneyNorthern Iowa
1ACCBryce HepnerNorth Carolina
2ACCMac ChurchVirginia Tech
3ACCEJ ParcoStanford
4ACCWill DennyNC State
1MACChris EarnestKent State
2MACBrock WoodcockSIUE
1EIWAMax BrignolaLehigh
2EIWANoah MulvaneyBucknell
3EIWAGunner FilipowiczArmy
4EIWACody WalshDrexel
1IVYCesar AlvanColumbia
2IVYTy WhalenPrinceton
3IVYSean SeefeldtPenn
1Pac-12Matthew OlguinOregon State
1SoConRyan VigilVMI
1At-LargeRyan BurgosEdinboro
2At-LargeTyler LillardIndiana
3At-LargeMatty BianchiLittle Rock
4At-LargeJared KeslarPittsburgh
5At-LargeThomas SnipesThe Citadel

174 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenLevi HainesPenn State
2Big TenChristopher MintoNebraska
3Big TenCarson KharchlaOhio State
4Big TenPatrick KennedyIowa
5Big TenBeau MantanonaMichigan
6Big TenLenny PintoRutgers
7Big TenColin KellyIllinois
8Big TenBrody BaumannPurdue
9Big TenLucas CondonWisconsin
10Big TenDerek GilcherIndiana
1Big 12Cam SteedMissouri
2Big 12Alex FacundoOklahoma State
3Big 12MJ GaitanIowa State
4Big 12Carter SchubertOklahoma
5Big 12Moses Espinoza-OwensSD State
6Big 12Riley DavisWyoming
7Big 12Cael ValenciaArizona State
1ACCMatthew SingletonNC State
2ACCSergio DesianteVirginia Tech
3ACCCollin CarriganNorth Carolina
1MACLogan MesserGeorge Mason
2MACGarrett ThompsonOhio
1EIWAMyles TakatsBucknell
2EIWACarter BaerBinghamton
3EIWADanny WaskNavy
1IVYSimon RuizCornell
2IVYNick FineColumbia
1Pac-12Daschle LamerOregon State
1SoConGrant O'DellBellarmine
1At-LargeAvery BassettLock Haven
2At-LargeJared SimmaNorthern Iowa
3At-LargeLuca AugustinePittsburgh
4At-LargeHolden GarciaPrinceton

184 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenRocco WelshPenn State
2Big TenMax McEnellyMinnesota
3Big TenBrock MantanonaMichigan
4Big TenChris MooreIllinois
5Big TenShane Cartagena-WalshRutgers
6Big TenSilas AllredNebraska
7Big TenDylan FishbackOhio State
8Big TenAngelo FerrariIowa
1Big 12Aeoden SinclairMissouri
2Big 12Eddie NeitenbachWyoming
3Big 12Ian BushWest Virginia
4Big 12Aiden BrenotND State
5Big 12Mahonri RushtonN. Colorado
6Big 12Isaac DeanIowa State
7Big 12Caleb UhlenhoppUtah Valley
8Big 12Zack RyderOklahoma State
1ACCJaden BullockVirginia Tech
2ACCJake DaileyNorth Carolina
3ACCAbraham WojcikiewiczStanford
4ACCChase KranitzPittsburgh
1MACSal PerrineOhio
2MACMalachi DuVallGeorge Mason
3MACJared McGillEdinboro
1EIWACaleb CamposAmerican
2EIWAJames ConwayFranklin & Marshall
3EIWARylan RogersLehigh
1IVYJoe CurtisColumbia
1Pac-12Ceasar GarzaCal Poly
1SoConTomas BrookerApp State
1At-LargeTyler BienusBucknell
2At-LargeSam GoinIndiana
3At-LargeNick FoxNorthern Iowa
4At-LargeBrian SoldanoOklahoma

197 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenJosh BarrPenn State
2Big TenCamden McDanelNebraska
3Big TenLuke GeogOhio State
4Big TenGabe SollarsIndiana
5Big TenWyatt InghamWisconsin
6Big TenRemy CottonRutgers
7Big TenBranson JohnMaryland
8Big TenBen VanadiaPurdue
9Big TenGabe ArnoldIowa
10Big TenKael WislerMichigan State
1Big 12Rocky ElamIowa State
2Big 12Joey NovakWyoming
3Big 12Cody MerrillOklahoma State
4Big 12Deanthony ParkerOklahoma
5Big 12Bennett BergeSD State
7Big 12Colton HawksArizona State
8Big 12Devin WasleyND State
7Big 12Karson TompkinsAir Force
1ACCSonny SassoVirginia Tech
2ACCAngelo PosadaStanford
3ACCMac StoutPittsburgh
1MACZayne LehmanOhio
2MACBlake SchafferKent State
1EIWADillon BechtoldBucknell
2EIWAMichael SquiresBinghamton
1IVYAndrew ReallBrown
1Pac-12Stephen LittleLittle Rock
2Pac-12Justin RademacherOregon State
1SoConKade RuleChattanooga
1At-LargeEvan BatesMissouri
2At-LargeBrock ZurawskiRider
3At-LargeKael BennieUtah Valley
4At-LargeRune LawrenceWest Virginia

285 Pounds

PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam
1Big TenTaye GhadialiMichigan
2Big TenAJ FerrariNebraska
3Big TenNick FeldmanOhio State
4Big TenBen KueterIowa
5Big TenCole MirasolaPenn State
6Big TenBraxton AmosWisconsin
7Big TenKoy HopkeMinnesota
8Big TenLuke LuffmanIllinois
9Big TenHunter CatkaRutgers
1Big 12Yonger BastidaIowa State
2Big 12Konner DoucetOklahoma State
3Big 12David SzubaArizona State
4Big 12Juan MoraOklahoma
5Big 12Jarrett StonerMissouri
6Big 12Luke RasmussenSD State
1ACCIsaac TrumbleNC State
2ACCDayton PitzerPittsburgh
3ACCJimmy MullenVirginia Tech
4ACCBrenan MorganVirginia
1MACDevon DawsonN. Illinois
2MACMason RebuckBloomsburg
1EIWANathan TaylorLehigh
2EIWANate SchonDrexel
3EIWASpencer LanosgaNavy
4EIWABrady ColbertArmy
1IVYVincent MuellerColumbia
2IVYAlex SemenenkoBrown
1Pac-12Trevor TinkerCal Poly
1SoConStephan MoncheryApp State
1At-LargeEmmanuel UlrichAmerican
2At-LargeConnor BarketDuke
3At-LargeJack ForbesUtah Valley
4At-LargeChristian CarrollWyoming


Number Of NCAA Qualifiers By School

TeamNCAA Qualifiers
Iowa State10
Nebraska10
Ohio State10
Oklahoma State10
Penn State10
Virginia Tech10
Iowa9
Rutgers9
Illinois8
Pittsburgh8
Stanford8
Wisconsin8
Arizona State7
Columbia7
NC State7
Oklahoma7
Indiana6
Lehigh6
Michigan6
Minnesota6
Missouri6
North Carolina6
Oregon State6
Penn6
SD State6
West Virginia6
Wyoming6
Bucknell5
Cornell5
Navy5
ND State5
Northern Iowa5
Princeton5
Rider5
Utah Valley5
Army4
Cal Poly4
Edinboro4
George Mason4
Little Rock4
Lock Haven4
Maryland4
Ohio4
Purdue4
American3
App State3
Brown3
Drexel3
SIUE3
Virginia3
Air Force2
Bellarmine2
Binghamton2
Bloomsburg2
Central Michigan2
Chattanooga2
Kent State2
Michigan State2
Morgan State2
N. Colorado2
N. Illinois2
Northwestern2
Buffalo1
Davidson1
Duke1
Franklin & Marshall1
Gardner-Webb1
Harvard1
The Citadel1
VMI1