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NCAA announces at-large selections for 2026 Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships

 

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA announced the 42 at-large selections for the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships in Cleveland. 

The at-large selections, listed in alphabetical order in each weight class, join the 288 student-athletes who qualified through their conference tournament finishes over the weekend.  The at-large selections were made by the NCAA Division I Men’s 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.

Seeding and brackets for this year’s event will be revealed tomorrow, March 11, during the NCAA Division I Men’s Wrestling Championships Selection Show on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. ET.

 

 

Weight
Status
First Name
Last Name
Team
League

125
At-Large
Sulayman
Bah
Columbia
Ivy League

125
At-Large
Desmond
Pleasant
Drexel
EIWA

125
At-Large
Mack
Mauger
Missouri
Big 12

125
At-Large
Brady
Roark
South Dakota State
Big 12

125
At-Large
Nicolar
Rivera
Wisconsin
Big Ten

125
Alternate
Trever
Anderson
Northern Iowa
Big 12

133
At-Large
Braxton
Brown
Maryland
Big Ten

133
At-Large
Dominick
Serrano
Northern Colorado
Big 12

133
At-Large
Dylan
Shawver
Rutgers
Big Ten

133
At-Large
Marcel
Lopez
SIU Edwardsville
MAC

133
At-Large
Luke
Willochell
Wyoming
Big 12

133
Alternate
Cale
Seaton
South Dakota State
Big 12

141
At-Large
Pierson
Manville
Arizona State
Big 12

141
At-Large
Braden
Basile
Army West Point
EIWA

141
At-Large
Billy
DeKraker
Northwestern
Big Ten

141
At-Large
Matthew
Martino
Princeton
Ivy League

141
Alternate
AJ
Rallo
Bellarmine
SoCon

149
At-Large
Kaden
Cassidy
George Mason
MAC

149
At-Large
Chance
Lamer
Nebraska
Big Ten

149
At-Large
Max
Petersen
North Dakota State
Big 12

149
At-Large
Eligh
Rivera
Princeton
Ivy League

149
Alternate
Josh
Edmond
Missouri
Big 12

157
At-Large
Mason
Shrader
Central Michigan
MAC

157
At-Large
Vinny
Zerban
Iowa State
Big 12

157
At-Large
Jonathan
Ley
Navy
EIWA

157
At-Large
Dylan
Evans
Pittsburgh
ACC

157
Alternate
Nick
Stampoulos
Lock Haven
MAC

165
At-Large
Ryan
Burgos
Edinboro
MAC

165
At-Large
Tyler
Lillard
Indiana
Big Ten

165
At-Large
Matty
Bianchi
Little Rock
Pac-12

165
At-Large
Jared
Keslar
Pittsburgh
ACC

165
At-Large
Thomas
Snipes
The Citadel
SoCon

165
Alternate
Dylan
Elmore
Navy
EIWA

174
At-Large
Avery
Bassett
Lock Haven
MAC

174
At-Large
Jared
Simma
Northern Iowa
Big 12

174
At-Large
Luca
Augustine
Pittsburgh
ACC

174
At-Large
Holden
Garcia
Princeton
Ivy League

174
Alternate
Brody
Conley
West Virginia
Big 12

184
At-Large
Tyler
Bienus
Bucknell
EIWA

184
At-Large
Sam
Goin
Indiana
Big Ten

184
At-Large
Nick
Fox
Northern Iowa
Big 12

184
At-Large
Brian
Soldano
Oklahoma
Big 12

184
Alternate
Sam
Gautreau
Lock Haven
MAC

197
At-Large
Evan
Bates
Missouri
Big 12

197
At-Large
Brock
Zurawski
Rider
MAC

197
At-Large
Kael
Bennie
Utah Valley
Big 12

197
At-Large
Rune
Lawrence
West Virginia
Big 12

197
Alternate
Gavin
Nelson
Minnesota
Big Ten

285
At-Large
Emmanuel
Ulrich
American
EIWA

285
At-Large
Connor
Barket
Duke
ACC

285
At-Large
Jack
Forbes
Utah Valley
Big 12

285
At-Large
Christian
Carroll
Wyoming
Big 12

285
Alternate
Bryan
Caves
Central Michigan
MAC

 

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