Brackets released for 2026 NCAA DI Men’s Wrestling Championships

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Brackets have been released for the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships, which is set for March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Brackets, which were officially released on the Wednesday evening NCAA selection show, will feature 33 individual wrestlers across each of the 10 weight classes. Each wrestler qualified by either earning an automatic allocation through conference tournament results or an at-large bid.

Wrestlers earning a No. 1 seed include Luke Lilledahl of Penn State (125), Jax Forrest of Oklahoma State (133), Jesse Mendez of Ohio State (141), Shayne Van Ness of Penn State (149), PJ Duke of Penn State (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State (165), Levi Haines of Penn State (174), Rocco Welsh of Penn State (184), Josh Barr of Penn State (197), and Yonger Bastida of Iowa State (285).

The tournament will be contested over three days, with two sessions each day. On Thursday, March 19, the tournament will run through the round of 16. Friday, March 20 will feature the quarterfinals at noon (ET), followed by the semifinal session at 8 p.m. (ET). The championship finals will take place at 6:30 p.m. (ET) on Saturday.

Tickets for every session remain on sale through NCAA ticketing and AXS. Prices vary by session and seat location.  

The tournament will be broadcast live and on-demand through the ESPN family of networks.

More information about the event can be found at NCAA.com.