2026 NCAA DI Men’s Wrestling Championships: Brackets, Schedule, and Results

The 2026 NCAA Division I men’s wrestling championships will take place in Cleveland, Ohio. The event runs Thursday, March 19 through Saturday, March 21 at Rocket Arena.

The Division I Wrestling Committee met in person to select the remaining 42 at-large qualifiers. Those selections were announced on March 10, and brackets and seeding were posted on March 11.

Brackets and seeding

The full brackets were released on Wednesday, March 11. Brackets list the national field by weight and seed.

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Event schedule

All times below are Eastern. Sessions span three days, from preliminaries to finals.

• Thursday, March 19 — Preliminaries at 12:00 p.m. and evening preliminaries with wrestle-backs at 7:00 p.m.
• Friday, March 20 — Quarterfinals and wrestle-backs at 12:00 p.m.; semifinals and wrestle-backs at 8:00 p.m.
• Saturday, March 21 — Consolation finals at 11:00 a.m.; championship finals at 6:30 p.m.

Recent championship notes and history

Oklahoma State holds the most NCAA Division I wrestling team titles. The program has won 34 national championships.

To date, 467 athletes have been named All-Americans. Of those, 142 went on to win NCAA titles.

Recent champions (select years)

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