NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

133 lb

Champion Jax Forrest, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jax ForrestOKST
  2. 2Ben DavinoOHST
  3. 3Aaron SeidelVT
  4. 4Marcus BlazePSU
  5. 5Drake AyalaIOWA
  6. 6Tyler KnoxSTAN
  7. 7Jacob Van DeeNEB
  8. 8Lucas ByrdILL

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Carter Schmidt (33), Oklahoma over Andrew Austin (32), Central Michigan — MD 11–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Seidel (4), Virginia Tech over Luke Willochell (29), Wyoming — TF 17–2 · View bout
  2. Ben Davino (2), Ohio State over Gable Strickland (31), Lock Haven (PA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  3. Braxton Brown (23), Maryland over Maximilian Leete (10), American (DC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Dominick Serrano (9), Northern Colorado over Blake Boarman (24), Purdue (IN) — Dec 16–14 · View bout
  5. Drake Ayala (6), Iowa over Marcel Lopez (27), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 11–1 · View bout
  6. Evan Mougalian (12), Pennsylvania over Sean Spidle (21), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  7. Gage Walker (19), Missouri over Ethan Berginc (14), Army (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  8. Jax Forrest (1), Oklahoma State over Carter Schmidt (33), Oklahoma — Fall 2:00 · View bout
  9. Julian Farber (20), Northern Iowa over Jacob Van Dee (13), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  10. Kyler Larkin (5), Arizona State over Garrett Grice (28), Iowa State — MD 13–0 · View bout
  11. Lucas Byrd (7), Illinois over Dylan Shawver (26), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  12. Marcus Blaze (3), Penn State over Gabe Whisenhunt (30), Oregon State — TF 17–2 · View bout
  13. Markel Baker (8), Northern Illinois over Will Betancourt (25), Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  14. Takeo 'TK' Davis (17), Gardner-Webb (NC) over Zan Fugitt (16), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  15. Tyler Ferrara (11), Cornell (NY) over Zach Redding (22), North Carolina State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  16. Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) over Gunner Andrick (18), West Virginia — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Seidel (4), Virginia Tech over Julian Farber (20), Northern Iowa — TF 22–4 · View bout
  2. Ben Davino (2), Ohio State over Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) — TF 21–5 · View bout
  3. Drake Ayala (6), Iowa over Tyler Ferrara (11), Cornell (NY) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  4. Jax Forrest (1), Oklahoma State over Takeo 'TK' Davis (17), Gardner-Webb (NC) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  5. Kyler Larkin (5), Arizona State over Evan Mougalian (12), Pennsylvania — Fall 6:31 · View bout
  6. Lucas Byrd (7), Illinois over Braxton Brown (23), Maryland — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Marcus Blaze (3), Penn State over Gage Walker (19), Missouri — TF 17–2 · View bout
  8. Markel Baker (8), Northern Illinois over Dominick Serrano (9), Northern Colorado — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Seidel (4), Virginia Tech over Kyler Larkin (5), Arizona State — TF 16–1 · View bout
  2. Ben Davino (2), Ohio State over Lucas Byrd (7), Illinois — MD 14–5 · View bout
  3. Jax Forrest (1), Oklahoma State over Markel Baker (8), Northern Illinois — TF 18–3 · View bout
  4. Marcus Blaze (3), Penn State over Drake Ayala (6), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Davino (2), Ohio State over Marcus Blaze (3), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Jax Forrest (1), Oklahoma State over Aaron Seidel (4), Virginia Tech — MD 14–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jax Forrest (1), Oklahoma State over Ben Davino (2), Ohio State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Andrew Austin (32), Central Michigan over Gabe Whisenhunt (30), Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ethan Berginc (14), Army (NY) over Andrew Austin (32), Central Michigan — MD 19–5 · View bout
  2. Garrett Grice (28), Iowa State over Sean Spidle (21), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Gunner Andrick (18), West Virginia over Gable Strickland (31), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Jacob Van Dee (13), Nebraska over Luke Willochell (29), Wyoming — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  5. Marcel Lopez (27), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Zach Redding (22), North Carolina State — MFF · View bout
  6. Maximilian Leete (10), American (DC) over Dylan Shawver (26), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Will Betancourt (25), Rider (NJ) over Blake Boarman (24), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Zan Fugitt (16), Wisconsin over Carter Schmidt (33), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Braxton Brown (23), Maryland over Will Betancourt (25), Rider (NJ) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Evan Mougalian (12), Pennsylvania over Marcel Lopez (27), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  3. Garrett Grice (28), Iowa State over Tyler Ferrara (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Jacob Van Dee (13), Nebraska over Gage Walker (19), Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Julian Farber (20), Northern Iowa over Ethan Berginc (14), Army (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Maximilian Leete (10), American (DC) over Dominick Serrano (9), Northern Colorado — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Takeo 'TK' Davis (17), Gardner-Webb (NC) over Gunner Andrick (18), West Virginia — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) over Zan Fugitt (16), Wisconsin — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jacob Van Dee (13), Nebraska over Garrett Grice (28), Iowa State — MD 12–1 · View bout
  2. Julian Farber (20), Northern Iowa over Evan Mougalian (12), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Maximilian Leete (10), American (DC) over Takeo 'TK' Davis (17), Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) over Braxton Brown (23), Maryland — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Drake Ayala (6), Iowa over Maximilian Leete (10), American (DC) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Jacob Van Dee (13), Nebraska over Markel Baker (8), Northern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Lucas Byrd (7), Illinois over Julian Farber (20), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) over Kyler Larkin (5), Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Drake Ayala (6), Iowa over Lucas Byrd (7), Illinois — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) over Jacob Van Dee (13), Nebraska — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aaron Seidel (4), Virginia Tech over Drake Ayala (6), Iowa — MD 11–0 · View bout
  2. Marcus Blaze (3), Penn State over Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) — TF 20–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Aaron Seidel (4), Virginia Tech over Marcus Blaze (3), Penn State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Drake Ayala (6), Iowa over Tyler Knox (15), Stanford (CA) — MD 16–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Van Dee (13), Nebraska over Lucas Byrd (7), Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout