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The 2026 DI men’s wrestling championships will be held at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, March 19, through Saturday, March 21. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee met in person to select the remaining 42 at-large qualifiers, which were announced on March 10, while brackets and seeding were announced on NCAA.com on March 11.
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Below you can find the complete schedule of the 2026 DI men’s wrestling championship.
2026 NCAA DI men’s wrestling championship brackets
The DI men’s wrestling brackets were released on Wednesday, March 11. Click here for every weight-by-weight bracket.
2026 NCAA DI men’s wrestling championship schedule
*All times 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 | 11 a.m.
- Championship finals | 6:30 p.m.
NCAA DI men’s wrestling championship history
Oklahoma State is the winningest program in NCAA DI men’s wrestling history with 34 national titles, while 467 athletes have earned All-American honors. Of those 467 All-Americans, 142 of them won 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 due to COVID-19
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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, N.Y.
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 College
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
E.C. Gallagher
24
Indiana
14
Illinois
1939
Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
33
Lehigh
12
Frankline & Marshall
1938
Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
19
Illinois
15
Penn State
1937
Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
31
Oklahoma
13
Indiana State
1936
Oklahoma
Paul Keen
14
Central Oklahoma/Oklahoma State
10
Washington & Lee
1935
Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
36
Oklahoma
18
Lehigh
1934
Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
29
Indiana
19
Michigan
1933
*Iowa State/Oklahoma State
Hugo Otopali/E.C. Gallagher
Lehigh
1932
*Indiana
W.H. Thorn
14
Oklahoma State
11
Indiana
1931
*Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
Iowa State
Brown
1930
Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
27
Illinois
14
Penn State
1929
Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
26
Michigan
18
Ohio state
1928
*Oklahoma State
E.C. Gallagher
Iowa State/Michigan
Iowa State
*No tournament held between 1943-45
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