2026 B1G Tourney Session I Thread

Tom McAndrew

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I'm setting this (and all of the B1G Session Threads) the day before the start of the B1G Tourney, so that everyone knows the plans, has the links, etc.

Please use the thread for all pre-tournament, in-session, and post-session discussion for the 2026 B1G Wrestling Tournament.

When:
March 7, 10:00 am EST

Where:
Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA

Action:
This will be R1, then Quarterfinals, as well as some Wrestlebacks

TV:
BTN

Video Streaming:
For BTN subscribers, you can stream it via the FOX Sports App. For B1G+ subscribers, you can also watch there. (This enables you to dictate which mat you watch, whereas with the BTN TV coverage you are at the whim of the BTN producer as to what mat is on the broadcast.)

Audio Streaming:
The radio PBP, with Jeff Byers at the mic, will be streamed for free. The pre-Session portion of the broadcast will begin at 9:40 am EST, with the actual PBP of the matches taking place at 10:00 am EST. To get the PBP via LionVision, go to:

GoPSUsports.com

Once there, click on the 3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner

From the drop-down menu that appears, select the down arrow to the right of Multimedia

Next, select LionVision from the Multimedia drop down menu

On the LionVision screen, click on the arrow to the left of Wrestling: Big Ten Championships (Session 1) - State College, PA

Team Scoring:
Generally, the best place to track the team scoring is the Penn State Wrestling Club web site. The link for the team scoring is:

https://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org

They may only offer this to members for B1Gs (I don't know). If that's the case, then TrackWrestling usually has the scores up pretty quickly.

PBP:
Unfortunately, I have something to attend to Saturday morning (the only reason I won't be at the BJC for this event). So I'm out for PBP, at least for the first couple of hours of Session I. I haven't checked with either of them, but I believe that @SlipperyPete and @GregPickel will be posting results/doing PBP, and anyone else is encouraged to help with that as well. As always, I remind you to please include the score for the match in your posts, or provide some context (wrestler, school, and weight class) beyond just "that's not a takedown." It also helps to give folks a heads up as to what mat a PSU wrestler will be wrestling on. You can usually get that info from Ironhead's audio PBP, from Penn State Wrestling's twitter account, or from TrackWrestling.
 
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Dogwelder

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Wait. I forgot. Who’s going to give the streak signal? Is it going to be in this thread?

 

PAgeologist

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Trying to plan my day as a first time attendee. Any idea what time the 1st session may end?
 

randyl

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Printable brackets should be available on the PSWC site before long ... shouldnt they?
 

Nittering Nabob

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I'm setting this (and all of the B1G Session Threads) the day before the start of the B1G Tourney, so that everyone knows the plans, has the links, etc.

Please use the thread for all pre-tournament, in-session, and post-session discussion for the 2026 B1G Wrestling Tournament.

When:
March 7, 10:00 am EST

Where:
Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA

Action:
This will be R1, then Quarterfinals, as well as some Wrestlebacks

TV:
BTN

Video Streaming:
For BTN subscribers, you can stream it via the FOX Sports App. For B1G+ subscribers, you can also watch there. (This enables you to dictate which mat you watch, whereas with the BTN TV coverage you are at the whim of the BTN producer as to what mat is on the broadcast.)

Audio Streaming:
The radio PBP, with Jeff Byers at the mic, will be streamed for free. The pre-Session portion of the broadcast will begin at 9:40 am EST, with the actual PBP of the matches taking place at 10:00 am EST. To get the PBP via LionVision, go to:

GoPSUsports.com

Once there, click on the 3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner

From the drop-down menu that appears, select the down arrow to the right of Multimedia

Next, select LionVision from the Multimedia drop down menu

On the LionVision screen, click on the arrow to the left of Wrestling: Big Ten Championships (Session 1) - State College, PA

Team Scoring:
Generally, the best place to track the team scoring is the Penn State Wrestling Club web site. The link for the team scoring is:

https://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org

They may only offer this to members for B1Gs (I don't know). If that's the case, then TrackWrestling usually has the scores up pretty quickly.

PBP:
Unfortunately, I have something to attend to Saturday morning (the only reason I won't be at the BJC for this event). So I'm out for PBP, at least for the first couple of hours of Session I. I haven't checked with either of them, but I believe that @SlipperyPete and @GregPickel will be posting results/doing PBP, and anyone else is encouraged to help with that as well. As always, I remind you to please include the score for the match in your posts, or provide some context (wrestler, school, and weight class) beyond just "that's not a takedown." It also helps to give folks a heads up as to what mat a PSU wrestler will be wrestling on. You can usually get that info from Ironhead's audio PBP, from Penn State Wrestling's twitter account, or from TrackWrestling.
When you’re at home how do you watch (B1G, B1G+ ?) and listen (stream Byers) to PSU wrestling?
 

Sunshine88!

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I'm setting this (and all of the B1G Session Threads) the day before the start of the B1G Tourney, so that everyone knows the plans, has the links, etc.

Please use the thread for all pre-tournament, in-session, and post-session discussion for the 2026 B1G Wrestling Tournament.

When:
March 7, 10:00 am EST

Where:
Bryce Jordan Center, State College, PA

Action:
This will be R1, then Quarterfinals, as well as some Wrestlebacks

TV:
BTN

Video Streaming:
For BTN subscribers, you can stream it via the FOX Sports App. For B1G+ subscribers, you can also watch there. (This enables you to dictate which mat you watch, whereas with the BTN TV coverage you are at the whim of the BTN producer as to what mat is on the broadcast.)

Audio Streaming:
The radio PBP, with Jeff Byers at the mic, will be streamed for free. The pre-Session portion of the broadcast will begin at 9:40 am EST, with the actual PBP of the matches taking place at 10:00 am EST. To get the PBP via LionVision, go to:

GoPSUsports.com

Once there, click on the 3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner

From the drop-down menu that appears, select the down arrow to the right of Multimedia

Next, select LionVision from the Multimedia drop down menu

On the LionVision screen, click on the arrow to the left of Wrestling: Big Ten Championships (Session 1) - State College, PA

Team Scoring:
Generally, the best place to track the team scoring is the Penn State Wrestling Club web site. The link for the team scoring is:

https://www.pennstatewrestlingclub.org

They may only offer this to members for B1Gs (I don't know). If that's the case, then TrackWrestling usually has the scores up pretty quickly.

PBP:
Unfortunately, I have something to attend to Saturday morning (the only reason I won't be at the BJC for this event). So I'm out for PBP, at least for the first couple of hours of Session I. I haven't checked with either of them, but I believe that @SlipperyPete and @GregPickel will be posting results/doing PBP, and anyone else is encouraged to help with that as well. As always, I remind you to please include the score for the match in your posts, or provide some context (wrestler, school, and weight class) beyond just "that's not a takedown." It also helps to give folks a heads up as to what mat a PSU wrestler will be wrestling on. You can usually get that info from Ironhead's audio PBP, from Penn State Wrestling's twitter account, or from TrackWrestling.
Tom,
Will you please put the Lionvision link here like you normally do ? It’s so much easier and convenient. I just took 30 minutes trying to navigate trying to find it. You you put the one word Link that says Lionvision it’s 100 times easier through the entire weekend. Appreciate you Tom. Please put up in your initial post. Thanks again
 
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Tom,
Will you please put the Lionvision link here like you normally do ? It’s so much easier and convenient. I just took 30 minutes trying to navigate trying to find it. You you put the one word Link that says Lionvision it’s 100 times easier through the entire weekend. Appreciate you Tom. Please put up in your initial post. Thanks again
 

Aardvark86

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Good morning everyone. Happy Day 1 of Big Tens. Look forward to being along for the ride with you all.
Good morning all. It’s a beautiful and warm day in the Shenandoah, and I’m looking forward to following along when Mrs a doesn’t have me out on the bike. Thanks in advance for all of your great work and good humor!