2026 NCAA DI men’s wrestling championships: Brackets, schedule, results
The 2026 DI men’s wrestling championships will likely be held at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, March 19, by Saturday, March 21. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee met in individual to pick out the remaining 42 at-large qualifiers, which had been introduced on March 10, whereas brackets and seeding had been introduced on NCAA.com on March 11.
👉 Click or tap here for the list of at-large and automatic qualifiers
Below yow will discover the whole schedule of the 2026 DI men’s wrestling championship.
2026 NCAA DI men’s wrestling championship brackets
The DI men’s wrestling brackets had been launched on Wednesday, March 11. Click here for every weight-by-weight bracket.
2026 NCAA DI men’s wrestling championship schedule
*All instances Eastern
- Tuesday, March 10
- Wednesday, March 11
- Thursday, March 19
- Preliminaries| 12 p.m.
- Preliminaries and wrestle-backs | 7 p.m.
- Friday, March 20
- Quarterfinals and wrestle-backs | 12 p.m.
- Semifinals and wrestle-backs | 8 p.m.
- Saturday, March 21
- Consolation finals | 11am
- Championship finals | 6:30 p.m.
NCAA DI men’s wrestling championship historical past
Oklahoma State is the winningest program in NCAA DI men’s wrestling historical past with 34 nationwide titles, whereas 467 athletes have earned All-American honors. Of these 467 All-Americans, 142 of them gained NCAA titles.
| Year | Champion | coach | Points | Runner-Up | Points | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 177 | Nebraska | 117 | Philadelphia |
| 2024 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 172.5 | Cornell | 72.5 | Kansas City |
| 2023 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 137.5 | Iowa | 82.5 | Tulsa |
| 2022 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 131.5 | Michigan | 95 | detroit |
| 2021 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 129 | Penn State | 113.5 | St.Louis |
| 2020 | Canceled because of COVID-19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 137.5 | Ohio State | 96.5 | Pittsburgh |
| 2018 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 141.5 | Ohio State | 133.5 | cleveland |
| 2017 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 146.5 | Ohio State | 110 | St.Louis |
| 2016 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 123 | Oklahoma St. | 97.5 | New York |
| 2015 | Ohio State | Tom Ryan | 102 | Iowa | 84 | St.Louis |
| 2014 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 109.5 | Minnesota | 104 | Oklahoma City |
| 2013 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 123.5 | Oklahoma St. | 119.5 | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 2012 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 143.0 | Minnesota | 117.5 | St.Louis |
| 2011 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 103.5 | Cornell | 89.5 | Philadelphia |
| 2010 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 134.5 | Cornell | 90 | Omaha, Neb. |
| 2009 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 96.5 | Ohio State | 92 | St.Louis |
| 2008 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 117.5 | Ohio State | 79 | St.Louis |
| 2007 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 98 | Iowa State | 88.5 | Auburn Hills, Mich. |
| 2006 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 122.5 | Minnesota | 84 | Oklahoma City |
| 2005 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 153 | Michigan | 83 | St.Louis |
| 2004 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 123.5 | Iowa | 82 | St.Louis |
| 2003 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 143 | Minnesota | 104.5 | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2002 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 126.5 | Iowa State | 104 | Albany, NY |
| 2001 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 138.5 | Iowa | 125.5 | Iowa |
| 2000 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 116 | Iowa State | 109.5 | St.Louis |
| 1999 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 100.5 | Minnesota | 98.5 | Penn State |
| 1998 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 115 | Minnesota | 102 | Cleveland State |
| 1997 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 170 | Oklahoma State | 113.5 | UNI |
| 1996 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 122.5 | Iowa State | 78.5 | Minnesota |
| 1995 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 134 | oregon state | 77.5 | Iowa |
| 1994 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 94.75 | Iowa | 76.5 | North Carolina |
| 1993 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 123.75 | Penn State | 87.5 | Iowa State |
| 1992 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 149 | Oklahoma State | 100.5 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1991 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 157 | Oklahoma State | 108.75 | Iowa |
| 1990 | Oklahoma State | Joe Seay | 117.75 | Arizona State | 104.75 | Maryland |
| 1989 | Oklahoma State | Joe Seay | 91.25 | Arizona State | 70.5 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1988 | Arizona State | Bobby Douglas | 93 | Iowa | 85.5 | Iowa State |
| 1987 | Iowa State | Jim Gibbons | 133 | Iowa | 108 | Maryland |
| 1986 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 158 | Oklahoma | 84.25 | Iowa |
| 1985 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 145.25 | Oklahoma | 98.5 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1984 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 123.75 | Oklahoma State | 98 | Princeton |
| 1983 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 155 | Oklahoma State | 102 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1982 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 131.75 | Iowa State | 111 | Iowa State |
| 1981 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 129.75 | Oklahoma | 100.25 | Princeton |
| 1980 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 110.75 | Oklahoma State | 87 | Oregon State |
| 1979 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 122.5 | Iowa State | 88 | Iowa State |
| 1978 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 94.5 | Iowa State | 94 | Maryland |
| 1977 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 95.5 | Oklahoma State | 88.75 | Oklahoma |
| 1976 | Iowa | Gary Kurdelmeier | 123.5 | Iowa State | 85.75 | Arizona |
| 1975 | Iowa | Gary Kurdelmeier | 102 | Oklahoma | 77 | Princeton |
| 1974 | Oklahoma | Stan Abel | 69.5 | Michigan | 67 | Iowa State |
| 1973 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 85 | oregon state | 72.5 | Washington |
| 1972 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 103 | Michigan State | 72.5 | Maryland |
| 1971 | Oklahoma State | Tommy Chesbro | 94 | Iowa State | 66 | Auburn |
| 1970 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 99 | Michigan State | 84 | Northwestern |
| 1969 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 104 | Oklahoma | 69 | BYU |
| 1968 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 81 | Iowa State | 78 | Penn State |
| 1967 | Michigan State | Grady Peninger | 74 | Michigan | 63 | Kent State |
| 1966 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 79 | Iowa State | 70 | Iowa State |
| 1965 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 87 | Oklahoma State | 86 | Wyoming |
| 1964 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 87 | Oklahoma | 58 | Cornell |
| 1963 | Oklahoma | Thomas Evans | 48 | Iowa State | 45 | Kent State |
| 1962 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 82 | Oklahoma | 45 | Oklahoma State |
| 1961 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 82 | Oklahoma | 63 | Oregon State |
| 1960 | Oklahoma | Thomas Evans | 59 | Iowa State | 40 | Maryland |
| 1959 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 73 | Iowa State | 51 | Iowa |
| 1958 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 77 | Iowa State | 62 | Wyoming |
| 1957 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 73 | Pittsburgh | 66 | Pittsburgh |
| 1956 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 65 | Oklahoma | 62 | Oklahoma State |
| 1955 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 40 | Penn State | 31 | Cornell |
| 1954 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 32 | Pittsburgh | 17 | Oklahoma |
| 1953 | Penn State | Charles Speidel | 21 | Oklahoma | 15 | Penn State |
| 1952 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 22 | UNI | 21 | Colorado State |
| 1951 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 24 | Oklahoma State | 23 | lehigh |
| 1950 | UNI | David McCuskey | 30 | Purdue | 16 | UNI |
| 1949 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 32 | UNI | 27 | Colorado State |
| 1948 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 33 | Michigan State | 28 | lehigh |
| 1947 | Cornell University | Paul Scott | 32 | UNI | 19 | Illinois |
| 1946 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 25 | UNI | 24 | Oklahoma State |
| 1942 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 31 | Michigan State | 26 | Michigan State |
| 1941 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 37 | Michigan State | 26 | lehigh |
| 1940 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 24 | Indiana | 14 | Illinois |
| 1939 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 33 | lehigh | 12 | Frankline & Marshall |
| 1938 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 19 | Illinois | 15 | Penn State |
| 1937 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 31 | Oklahoma | 13 | Indiana State |
| 1936 | Oklahoma | Paul Keen | 14 | Central Oklahoma/Oklahoma State | 10 | Washington & Lee |
| 1935 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 36 | Oklahoma | 18 | lehigh |
| 1934 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 29 | Indiana | 19 | Michigan |
| 1933 | *Iowa State/Oklahoma State | Hugo Otopali/EC Gallagher | lehigh | |||
| 1932 | *Indiana | W. H. Thorn | 14 | Oklahoma State | 11 | Indiana |
| 1931 | *Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | Iowa State | Brown | ||
| 1930 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 27 | Illinois | 14 | Penn State |
| 1929 | Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | 26 | Michigan | 18 | ohio state |
| 1928 | *Oklahoma State | EC Gallagher | Iowa State/Michigan | Iowa State |
*No match held between 1943-45
