NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2026 NCAA Championships

133 lb

Champion Jax Forrest, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  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

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