Pac-12 announces 2026 Wrestling Championship bracket

The Pac-12 has finalized its championship bracket for the 2026 Pac-12 Wrestling Championship on Friday, March 6 at the Mott Athletics Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

All 10 weight classes feature a four-man lineup, with one student-athlete from each Pac-12 wrestling institution:  Cal State Bakersfield, Cal Poly, Little Rock, and Oregon State. Nine of the the 10 weight classes include at least one wrestler ranked in FloWrestling’s National Rankings (Feb. 23) with four grapplers ranked in the Top 10 nationally at their weight:  Oregon State’s Maximo Renteria (#8 at 125), Little Rock’s Matty Bianchi (#5 at 165), Oregon State’s Justin Rademacher (#9 at 197) and Little Rock’s Stephen Little (#4 at 197).

Five wrestlers who won their weight class in 2025 return to the championships in 2026.  Four of those five will attempt to repeat at last year’s weight:  Renteria (125), Oregon State’s Nash Singleton (141), Oregon State’s TJ McDonnell (184) and Cal Poly’s Trevor Tinker (285).  Little Rock’s Matty Bianchi, who won at 157 last year, is the #1 seed at 165 this year, the weight class won by his brother Joseph the last two years.  Additionally, two other previous champions will look to regain their titles in Oregon State’s Matthew Olguin (2023 champ at 165) and Little Rock’s Stephen Little (2024 champ at 197).

The complete bracket is available here.

1. Maximo Renteria, Oregon State (8)
2. Koda Holeman, Cal Poly (20)
3. Richard Castro-Sandoval, Cal State Bakersfield
4. Tyson Roach, Little Rock

1. Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State
2. RJ Jones, Cal State Bakersfield
3. Dillon Cooper, Little Rock
4. Anthony Lucio, Cal Poly

1. Nash Singleton, Oregon State (23)
2. Brennan Van Hoecke, Little Rock
3. Santino Sanchez, Cal State Bakersfield
4. Alek VanBebber, Cal Poly

1. Brock Herman, Little Rock (18)
2. Noah Tolentino, Oregon State (24)
3. Andre Gonzales, Cal Poly
4. Hayden Zinkin, Cal State Bakersfield

1. Jaivon Jones, Little Rock (30)
2. Jagger French, Cal Poly
3. CJ Hamblin, Oregon State
4. Devyn Flores-Che, Cal State Bakersfield

1. Matty Bianchi, Little Rock (5)
2. Matthew Olguin, Oregon State (23)
3. Coen Quintana, Cal State Bakersfield
4. Anthony Berg, Cal Poly

1. Daschle Lamer, Oregon State (29)
2. Gunner Holland, Little Rock
3. Cash Stewart, Cal Poly
4. Guillermo Escobedo, Cal State Bakersfield

1. Ceasar Garza, Cal Poly (27)
2. TJ McDonnell, Oregon State
3. Kodiak Cannedy, Little Rock
4. Jeremy Manibog, Cal State Bakersfield

1. Justin Rademacher, Oregon State (9)
2. Stephen Little, Little Rock (4)
3. Cole Jackson, Cal Poly
4. Chris Neal, Cal State Bakersfield

1. Michael Gasper, Little Rock (30)
2. Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly (22)
3. Khale McDonnell, Oregon State
4. Mason Cover, Cal State Bakersfield

The 2026 Pac-12 Wrestling Championships air on FloWrestling, with preliminary and championship sessions available here.

Live results for the competition can be found here.

The Pac-12 Wrestling Championships kick off with preliminary matches at 12:30 p.m. PT featuring the 125 pound weight class, ultimately building up to the 285 pound bouts at 3:30 p.m. PT. Finals matches are set to begin at 6 p.m. PT, with all individual winners and the Wrestler of the Meet recognized following the final championship match.

The team trophy presentation is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. PT for fans to enjoy.

All-day passes for the event can be purchased here with the following packages available to the public:

• General Admission Adult
• Chairback
• Groups of 10+
• Matside

Fans may contact the Cal Poly box office at 805-756-4849 or via email tickets@calpoly.edu for more information.