Conference Finals Matchups and NCAA Qualifiers

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Big 12

Finals Matchups​

125 - #6 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) vs #10 Stevo Poulin (Iowa State)
133 - #6 Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) vs #5 Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)
141 - #2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) vs #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State)
149 - #7 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) vs #16 Caleb Rathjen (Northern Iowa)
157 - #5 Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) vs #6 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State)
165 - #4 LaDarion Lockett (Oklahoma State) - #10 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State)
174 - #6 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State) vs #10 Cam Steed (Missouri)
184 - #3 Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) vs #9 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming)
197 - #2 Rocky Elam (Iowa State) vs #3 Joey Novak (Wyoming)
285 - #1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) vs #8 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)


Big 12 NCAA Automatic Qualifiers​

125: 5 Automatic Qualifiers - Troy Spratley, Stevo Poulin
133: 8 Automatic Qualifiers - Jax Forrest, Julian Farber, Gage Walker, Kyler Larkin
141: 7 Automatic Qualifiers - Sergio Vega, Julian Tagg, Tyler Wells, Anthony Echemendia
149: 5 Automatic Qualifiers - Casey Swiderski, Caleb Rathjen
157: 5 Automatic Qualifiers - Kaleb Larkin, Landon Robideau
165: 4 Automatic Qualifiers - LaDarion Lockett, Nicco Ruiz
174: 7 Automatic Qualifiers - Alex Facundo, MJ Gaitan, Cam Steed, Carter Schubert
184: 8 Automatic Qualifiers - Aeoden Sinclair, Ian Bush, Eddie Neitenbach, Isaac Dean
197: 8 Automatic Qualifiers - Rocky Elam, DJ Parker, Cody Merrill, Joey Novak
285: 6 Automatic Qualifiers - Yonger Bastida, Konner Doucet


Pac-12​

Results​

Finals

125 - Koda Holeman (Cal Poly) 14-4 won by decision over Maximo Renteria (Oregon State) 19-3 (Dec 5-4)
133 - Gabe Whisenhunt (Oregon State) 9-8 won by major decision over Dillon Cooper (Little Rock) 5-11 (MD 10-1)
141 - Nash Singleton (Oregon State) 15-7 won by major decision over Brennan Van Hoecke (Little Rock) 9-9 (MD 11-2)
149 - Brock Herman (Little Rock) 12-2 won by decision over Andre Gonzales (Cal Poly) 11-9 (Dec 12-10)
157 - Jaivon Jones (Little Rock) 19-7 won in tie breaker - 1 over CJ Hamblin (Oregon State) 17-11 (TB-1 5-1)
165 - Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) 17-6 won by decision over Anthony Berg (Cal Poly) 8-6 (Dec 8-3)
174 - Daschle Lamer (Oregon State) 19-3 won by major decision over Gunner Holland (Little Rock) 7-7 (MD 9-1)
184 - Ceasar Garza (Cal Poly) 18-2 won by decision over TJ McDonnell (Oregon State) 14-9 (Dec 2-1)
197 - Stephen Little (Little Rock) 13-2 won by decision over Justin Rademacher (Oregon State) 22-3 (Dec 4-3)
285 - Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly) 9-3 won by decision over Michael Gasper (Little Rock) 11-8 (Dec 1-0)

Pac-12​

NCAA Qualifiers​

125 - Koda Holeman, Cal Poly & Maximo Renteria, Oregon State
133 - Gabe Whisenhunt, Oregon State
141 - Nash Singleton, Oregon State
149 - Brock Herman, Little Rock
157 - Jaivon Jones, Little Rock
165 - Matthew Olguin, Oregon State
174 - Daschle Lamer, Oregon State
184 - Ceasar Garza, Cal Poly
197 - Stephen Little, Little Rock & Justin Rademacher, Oregon State
285 - Trevor Tinker, Cal Poly


EIWA​

Finals Matchups​

125: #3 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) vs Andrew Binni (Navy)
133: #12 Ethan Berginc (Army West Point) vs #21 Maximilian Leete (American)
141: #5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) vs #20 Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy)
149: #31 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) vs Riley Bower (Bucknell)
157: #14 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) vs Yannis Charles (Morgan State)
165: #11 Max Brignola (Lehigh) vs #25 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell)
174: #16 Carter Baer (Binghamton) vs #18 Myles Takats (Bucknell)
184: #5 James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) vs #30 Caleb Campos (American)
197: #19 Mikey Squires (Binghamton) vs #28 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell)
285: #12 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh). vs #24 Nate Schon (Drexel)

EIWA​

NCAA Qualifiers​

125 (2 bids): Sheldon Seymour (LEH), Andrew Binni (Navy)
133 (2 bids): Max Leete (AMER), Ethan Berginc (Army)
141 (3 bids): Luke Stanich (LEH), Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy)
149 (1 bid):
157 (2 bids): Yannis Charles (MSU), Riley Bower (BUCK)
165 (4 bids): Max Brignola (LEH), Noah Mulvaney (BUCK)
174 (3 bids): Myles Takats (BUCK), Carter Baer (BING)
184 (3 bids): James Conway (F&M), Caleb Campos (AMER)
197 (2 bids): Dillon Bechtold (BUCK), Mikey Squires (BING)
285 (4 bids): Nate Schon (DREX), Nathan Taylor (LEH)
 
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hawkwatcher83

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Some interesting nuggets here.

The EIWA has only one automatic bid at 149 lbs. Harney is trying to become the first Morgan State qualifier in the modern era. My prediction is that Harney is either going to make history as the first Morgan State qualifier or he’s going to be a Top-30 RPI wrestler left in the cold. Can you really put him ahead of a 'bubble' guy if he loses?​

Jax has to be near the top in 'match point differential.' If he techs a top-5 guy like Larkin, is there a mathematical reason he shouldn't be the #1 seed in Cleveland? He's obviously going to be punished in the RPI just because he hasn't had enough matches, but he's outscoring his opponents 55-10 this tournament. 2021 Spencer Lee outscored his 44-7 (yes, he had a fall in there). Either way, 133 lbs is going to be amazing to watch at the NCAAs.

125 lbs continues to have the highest upset frequency of any weight class in 2026. Holeman (Cal Poly) beat Renteria (Oregon State) taking an at-large bid away from someone.

Oklahoma State is sending 4 freshmen to the Big 12 finals and will have 6 freshman qualifiers. Taylor is doing something right. This has to be considered one of the best freshman class performances at a conference tournament.​
 
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EIWA​

Finals Matchups/Results​

125: #3 Sheldon Seymour (Lehigh) MD Andrew Binni (Navy), 17-6
133: #21 Maximilian Leete (American) DEC #12 Ethan Berginc (Army West Point), 9-2 SV
141: #5 Luke Stanich (Lehigh) MD #20 Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy), 14-3
149: #31 Eugene Harney (Morgan State) DEC Riley Bower (Bucknell), 6-5
157: #14 Logan Rozynski (Lehigh) MEDFOR Yannis Charles (Morgan State)
165: #11 Max Brignola (Lehigh) DEC #25 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell), 4-2
174: #18 Myles Takats (Bucknell) DEC #16 Carter Baer (Binghamton), 5-2
184: #30 Caleb Campos (American) DEC #5 James Conway (Franklin & Marshall), 8-5
197: #28 Dillon Bechtold (Bucknell) DEC #19 Mikey Squires (Binghamton), 4-0
285: #12 Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) DEC #24 Nate Schon (Drexel), 4-1

NCAA Qualifiers​

125 (2 bids): Sheldon Seymour (LEH), Andrew Binni (Navy)
133 (2 bids): Max Leete (AMER), Ethan Berginc (Army)
141 (3 bids): Luke Stanich (LEH), Caedyn Ricciardi (Navy), Dylan Chappell (BUCK)
149 (1 bid): Eugene Harney (Morgan State)
157 (2 bids): Logan Rozynski (LEH), Yannis Charles (Morgan State)
165 (4 bids): Max Brignola (LEH), Noah Mulvaney (BUCK), Cody Walsh (DREX), Gunner Filipowicz (Army)
174 (3 bids): Myles Takats (BUCK), Carter Baer (BING), Danny Wask (Navy)
184 (3 bids): Caleb Campos (AMER), James Conway (F&M), Rylan Rogers (LEH)
197 (2 bids): Dillon Bechtold (BUCK), Mikey Squires (BING)
285 (4 bids): Nathan Taylor (LEH), Nate Schon (DREX), Brady Colbert (Army), Spencer Lanosga (Navy)

Big 12 Wrestling Championship Results​

125 - #6 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) DEC. #10 Stevo Poulin (Iowa State) 5-2
133 - #6 Jax Forrest (Oklahoma State) MAJ DEC #5 Kyler Larkin (Arizona State)15-2
141 - #2 Sergio Vega (Oklahoma State) DEC TB1 vs #4 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) 2-1
149 - #7 Casey Swiderski (Oklahoma State) DEC #16 Caleb Rathjen (Northern Iowa) 5-3
157 - #5 Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State) DEC #6 Landon Robideau (Oklahoma State) 4-3
165 - #10 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) DEC #4 LaDarion Lockett (Oklahoma State) 2-1
174- #10 Cam Steed (Missouri) DEC
#6 Alex Facundo (Oklahoma State)10-6
184 - #3 Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) DEC #9 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) 8-1
197 - #2 Rocky Elam (Iowa State) DEC #3 Joey Novak (Wyoming) 5-4
285 - #1 Yonger Bastida (Iowa State) DEC #8 Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State) 4-1

2026 MAC Wrestling Championship Title Matches
125 lbs.: #21 Tyler Klinsky (Rider) def. Chris Vargo (Edinboro) MD 11-3
True 2nd Place J. Schafer (Bloomsburg) DEC. C. Vargo 5-1
133 lbs.: #28 Markel Baker (Northern Illinois) def. Will Betancourt (Rider) Dec. 2-1
141 lbs.: #29 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) def. #18 Elijah Griffin (Rider) SV-1 4-1
True 2nd Place Griffin MAJ DEC C. Curtis (Northern Illinois) 15-2
149 lbs.: #28 Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) def. #2 Caleb Tyus (SIUE) Dec. 2-1
157 lbs.: #26 Derek Raike (Ohio) def. Garrett McChesney (Edinboro) TB-1 2-1
165 lbs.: Chris Earnest (Kent State) def. Brett Smith (Northern Illinois) Dec. 2-0
True 2nd Place #29 B. Woodcock (SIUE) DEC. B. Smith (Northern Illinois) 9-3
174 lbs.: #32 Logan Messer (George Mason)def. Enrique Munguia (Rider) MD 13-5
True 2nd Place #23 G Thompson (Ohio) DEC E Munguia (Rider) 9-4
184 lbs.: #18 Sal Perrine (Ohio) def. #26 Malachi DuVall (George Mason) 12-3
197 lbs.: #26 Zayne Lehman (Ohio) def. Blake Schaffer (Kent State) Dec. 5-4
285 lbs.: #20 Devin Dawson (Northern Illinois) def. Bryson Buhk (SIUE) Dec. 12-8
 
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