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
ConferenceWrestlerTeamBig TenLuke LilledahlPenn StateBig TenJore VolkMinnesotaBig TenNic BouzakisOhio StateBig TenJacob MoranIndianaBig TenDean PetersonIowaBig TenDiego SoteloMichiganBig TenKael LauridsenNebraskaBig TenAyden SmithRutgersBig TenSpencer MooreIllinoisBig 12Troy SpratleyOklahoma StateBig 12Stevo PoulinIowa StateBig 12Ezekiel WittND StateBig 12Jett StrickenbergerWest VirginiaBig 12Conrad HendriksenOklahomaACCEddie VentrescaVirginia TechACCNico ProvoStanfordACCVincent RobinsonNC StateACCKysen TerukinaNorth CarolinaACCTyler ChappellPittsburghMACTyler KlinskyRiderMACJace SchaferBloomsburgEIWASheldon SeymourLehighEIWAAndrew BinniNavyIVYMarc-Anthony McGowanPrincetonIVYDavis MotykaPennPac-12Koda HolemanCal PolyPac-12Maximo RenteriaOregon StateSoConCooper FlynnChattanoogaAt-LargeSulayman BahColumbiaAt-LargeDesmond PleasantDrexelAt-LargeMack MaugerMissouriAt-LargeBrady RoarkSD StateAt-LargeNicolar RiveraWisconsin
133 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenBen DavinoOhio State2Big TenMarcus BlazePenn State3Big TenDrake AyalaIowa4Big TenZan FugittWisconsin5Big TenLucas ByrdIllinois6Big TenBlake BoarmanPurdue7Big TenSean SpidleNorthwestern8Big TenJacob Van DeeNebraska1Big 12Jax ForrestOklahoma State2Big 12Kyler LarkinArizona State3Big 12Julian FarberNorthern Iowa4Big 12Gunner AndrickWest Virginia5Big 12Gage WalkerMissouri6Big 12Garrett GriceIowa State7Big 12Carter SchmidtOklahoma1ACCAaron SeidelVirginia Tech2ACCTyler KnoxStanford3ACCZach ReddingNC State1MACMarkel BakerN. Illinois2MACWill BetancourtRider3MACGable StricklandLock Haven4MACAndrew AustinCentral Michigan1EIWAMax LeeteAmerican2EIWAEthan BergincArmy1IVYTyler FerraraCornell2IVYEvan MougalianPenn1Pac-12Gabe WhisenhuntOregon State1SoConT.K. DavisGardner-Webb1At-LargeBraxton BrownMaryland2At-LargeDominick SerranoN. Colorado3At-LargeDylan ShawverRutgers4At-LargeMarcel LopezSIUE5At-LargeLuke WillochellWyoming
141 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenJesse MendezOhio State2Big TenBrock HardyNebraska3Big TenNasir BaileyIowa4Big TenVance VomBaurMinnesota5Big TenJoey OlivieriRutgers6Big TenDario LemusMaryland7Big TenBraeden DavisPenn State1Big 12Sergio VegaOklahoma State2Big 12Anthony EchemendiaIowa State3Big 12Carter NogleAir Force4Big 12Tyler WellsOklahoma5Big 12Jordan TitusWest Virginia6Big 12Julian TaggSD State7Big 12Haiden DruryUtah Valley1ACCJack ConsiglioStanford2ACCLuke SimcoxNorth Carolina3ACCRyan JackNC State4ACCGable PorterVirginia5ACCTom CrookVirginia Tech1MACWyatt HensonLock Haven2MACElijah GriffinRider1EIWALuke StanichLehigh2EIWACaedyn RicciardiNavy3EIWADylan ChappellBucknell1IVYVince CornellaCornell2IVYCJ CompostoPenn3IVYLorenzo FrezzaColumbia1Pac-12Nash SingletonOregon State1SoConAldo HernandezApp State1At-LargePierson ManvilleArizona State2At-LargeBraden BasileArmy3At-LargeBilly DeKrakerNorthwestern4At-LargeMatthew MartinoPrinceton
149 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenShayne Van NessPenn State2Big TenEthan StilesOhio State3Big TenLachlan McNeilMichigan4Big TenCarter YoungMaryland5Big TenJoseph ZargoWisconsin6Big TenMichael GioffreIllinois7Big TenAndrew ClarkRutgers8Big TenClayton JonesMichigan State9Big TenRyder BlockIowa1Big 12Casey SwiderskiOklahoma State2Big 12Caleb RathjenNorthern Iowa3Big 12Dylan EvansUtah Valley4Big 12Jacob FrostIowa State5Big 12Gabe WillochellWyoming1ACCCollin GajVirginia Tech2ACCKoy BuesgensNC State3ACCAden ValenciaStanford4ACCKade BrownPittsburgh1MACLucas KapustaLock Haven2MACCaleb TyusSIUE3MACDylan LaytonRider4MACRyan MichaelsEdinboro1EIWAEugene HarneyMorgan State1IVYJaxon JoyCornell2IVYCross WasilewskiPenn3IVYAustin McBurneyBrown1Pac-12Brock HermanLittle Rock2Pac-12Andre GonzalesCal Poly1SoConAnderson HeapDavidson1At-LargeKaden CassidyGeorge Mason2At-LargeChance LamerNebraska3At-LargeMax PetersenND State4At-LargeEligh RiveraPrinceton
157 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenPJ DukePenn State2Big TenAntrell TaylorNebraska3Big TenKannon WebsterIllinois4Big TenBrandon CannonOhio State5Big TenCameron CatraboneMichigan6Big TenBryce LoweryIndiana7Big TenLuke MechlerWisconsin8Big TenCharlie MillardMinnesota1Big 12Kaleb LarkinArizona State2Big 12Landon RobideauOklahoma State3Big 12Ty WattersWest Virginia4Big 12Cael SwensenSD State5Big 12Gavin DrexlerND State1ACCDaniel CardenasStanford2ACCEthen MillerVirginia Tech3ACCColton WashleskiVirginia4ACCLaird RootNorth Carolina1MACDerek RaikeOhio2MACGarrett McChesneyEdinboro3MACDJ McGeeGeorge Mason4MACKaleb BurgessBuffalo1EIWALogan RozynskiLehigh2EIWAYannis CharlesMorgan State1IVYJude SwisherPenn2IVYMeyer ShapiroCornell3IVYKai OwenColumbia4IVYJimmy HarringtonHarvard1Pac-12Jaivon JonesLittle Rock1SoConJeb PrechtelBellarmine1At-LargeMason ShraderCentral Michigan2At-LargeVinny ZerbanIowa State3At-LargeJonathan LeyNavy4At-LargeDylan EvansPittsburgh
165 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenMitchell MesenbrinkPenn State2Big TenMichael CaliendoIowa3Big TenJoey BlazePurdue4Big TenLJ AraujoNebraska5Big TenAndrew SparksMinnesota6Big TenAndrew BarbosaRutgers7Big TenPaddy GallagherOhio State8Big TenBraeden ScolesIllinois9Big TenCody GoebelWisconsin1Big 12Nicco RuizArizona State2Big 12LaDarion LockettOklahoma State3Big 12Connor EutonIowa State4Big 12Ryder DowneyNorthern Iowa1ACCBryce HepnerNorth Carolina2ACCMac ChurchVirginia Tech3ACCEJ ParcoStanford4ACCWill DennyNC State1MACChris EarnestKent State2MACBrock WoodcockSIUE1EIWAMax BrignolaLehigh2EIWANoah MulvaneyBucknell3EIWAGunner FilipowiczArmy4EIWACody WalshDrexel1IVYCesar AlvanColumbia2IVYTy WhalenPrinceton3IVYSean SeefeldtPenn1Pac-12Matthew OlguinOregon State1SoConRyan VigilVMI1At-LargeRyan BurgosEdinboro2At-LargeTyler LillardIndiana3At-LargeMatty BianchiLittle Rock4At-LargeJared KeslarPittsburgh5At-LargeThomas SnipesThe Citadel
174 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenLevi HainesPenn State2Big TenChristopher MintoNebraska3Big TenCarson KharchlaOhio State4Big TenPatrick KennedyIowa5Big TenBeau MantanonaMichigan6Big TenLenny PintoRutgers7Big TenColin KellyIllinois8Big TenBrody BaumannPurdue9Big TenLucas CondonWisconsin10Big TenDerek GilcherIndiana1Big 12Cam SteedMissouri2Big 12Alex FacundoOklahoma State3Big 12MJ GaitanIowa State4Big 12Carter SchubertOklahoma5Big 12Moses Espinoza-OwensSD State6Big 12Riley DavisWyoming7Big 12Cael ValenciaArizona State1ACCMatthew SingletonNC State2ACCSergio DesianteVirginia Tech3ACCCollin CarriganNorth Carolina1MACLogan MesserGeorge Mason2MACGarrett ThompsonOhio1EIWAMyles TakatsBucknell2EIWACarter BaerBinghamton3EIWADanny WaskNavy1IVYSimon RuizCornell2IVYNick FineColumbia1Pac-12Daschle LamerOregon State1SoConGrant O’DellBellarmine1At-LargeAvery BassettLock Haven2At-LargeJared SimmaNorthern Iowa3At-LargeLuca AugustinePittsburgh4At-LargeHolden GarciaPrinceton
184 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenRocco WelshPenn State2Big TenMax McEnellyMinnesota3Big TenBrock MantanonaMichigan4Big TenChris MooreIllinois5Big TenShane Cartagena-WalshRutgers6Big TenSilas AllredNebraska7Big TenDylan FishbackOhio State8Big TenAngelo FerrariIowa1Big 12Aeoden SinclairMissouri2Big 12Eddie NeitenbachWyoming3Big 12Ian BushWest Virginia4Big 12Aiden BrenotND State5Big 12Mahonri RushtonN. Colorado6Big 12Isaac DeanIowa State7Big 12Caleb UhlenhoppUtah Valley8Big 12Zack RyderOklahoma State1ACCJaden BullockVirginia Tech2ACCJake DaileyNorth Carolina3ACCAbraham WojcikiewiczStanford4ACCChase KranitzPittsburgh1MACSal PerrineOhio2MACMalachi DuVallGeorge Mason3MACJared McGillEdinboro1EIWACaleb CamposAmerican2EIWAJames ConwayFranklin & Marshall3EIWARylan RogersLehigh1IVYJoe CurtisColumbia1Pac-12Ceasar GarzaCal Poly1SoConTomas BrookerApp State1At-LargeTyler BienusBucknell2At-LargeSam GoinIndiana3At-LargeNick FoxNorthern Iowa4At-LargeBrian SoldanoOklahoma
197 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenJosh BarrPenn State2Big TenCamden McDanelNebraska3Big TenLuke GeogOhio State4Big TenGabe SollarsIndiana5Big TenWyatt InghamWisconsin6Big TenRemy CottonRutgers7Big TenBranson JohnMaryland8Big TenBen VanadiaPurdue9Big TenGabe ArnoldIowa10Big TenKael WislerMichigan State1Big 12Rocky ElamIowa State2Big 12Joey NovakWyoming3Big 12Cody MerrillOklahoma State4Big 12Deanthony ParkerOklahoma5Big 12Bennett BergeSD State7Big 12Colton HawksArizona State8Big 12Devin WasleyND State7Big 12Karson TompkinsAir Force1ACCSonny SassoVirginia Tech2ACCAngelo PosadaStanford3ACCMac StoutPittsburgh1MACZayne LehmanOhio2MACBlake SchafferKent State1EIWADillon BechtoldBucknell2EIWAMichael SquiresBinghamton1IVYAndrew ReallBrown1Pac-12Stephen LittleLittle Rock2Pac-12Justin RademacherOregon State1SoConKade RuleChattanooga1At-LargeEvan BatesMissouri2At-LargeBrock ZurawskiRider3At-LargeKael BennieUtah Valley4At-LargeRune LawrenceWest Virginia
285 Pounds
PlaceConferenceWrestlerTeam1Big TenTaye GhadialiMichigan2Big TenAJ FerrariNebraska3Big TenNick FeldmanOhio State4Big TenBen KueterIowa5Big TenCole MirasolaPenn State6Big TenBraxton AmosWisconsin7Big TenKoy HopkeMinnesota8Big TenLuke LuffmanIllinois9Big TenHunter CatkaRutgers1Big 12Yonger BastidaIowa State2Big 12Konner DoucetOklahoma State3Big 12David SzubaArizona State4Big 12Juan MoraOklahoma5Big 12Jarrett StonerMissouri6Big 12Luke RasmussenSD State1ACCIsaac TrumbleNC State2ACCDayton PitzerPittsburgh3ACCJimmy MullenVirginia Tech4ACCBrenan MorganVirginia1MACDevon DawsonN. Illinois2MACMason RebuckBloomsburg1EIWANathan TaylorLehigh2EIWANate SchonDrexel3EIWASpencer LanosgaNavy4EIWABrady ColbertArmy1IVYVincent MuellerColumbia2IVYAlex SemenenkoBrown1Pac-12Trevor TinkerCal Poly1SoConStephan MoncheryApp State1At-LargeEmmanuel UlrichAmerican2At-LargeConnor BarketDuke3At-LargeJack ForbesUtah Valley4At-LargeChristian CarrollWyoming
Number Of NCAA Qualifiers By School
TeamNCAA QualifiersIowa State10Nebraska10Ohio State10Oklahoma State10Penn State10Virginia Tech10Iowa9Rutgers9Illinois8Pittsburgh8Stanford8Wisconsin8Arizona State7Columbia7NC State7Oklahoma7Indiana6Lehigh6Michigan6Minnesota6Missouri6North Carolina6Oregon State6Penn6SD State6West Virginia6Wyoming6Bucknell5Cornell5Navy5ND State5Northern Iowa5Princeton5Rider5Utah Valley5Army4Cal Poly4Edinboro4George Mason4Little Rock4Lock Haven4Maryland4Ohio4Purdue4American3App State3Brown3Drexel3SIUE3Virginia3Air Force2Bellarmine2Binghamton2Bloomsburg2Central Michigan2Chattanooga2Kent State2Michigan State2Morgan State2N. Colorado2N. Illinois2Northwestern2Buffalo1Davidson1Duke1Franklin & Marshall1Gardner-Webb1Harvard1The Citadel1VMI1



