Wrestling fans have a week to engage in their second-favorite pastime — poring over brackets and debating matchups in the NCAA Championships.

The NCAA announced Wednesday evening the seeds, brackets and first-round pairings for the 330-man field of the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships scheduled for March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

Four Lock Haven Bald Eagles, five Bucknell Bison and 10 Penn State Nittany Lions learned their places in the bracket, first-round matchups and potential paths to the top of the podium.

Penn State was accorded what is believed to be an NCAA record seven No. 1 seeds. That should go a long way in helping the Nittany Lions win a fifth consecutive team title

Lock Haven

Four Bald Eagles will represent Lock Haven in Cleveland, after a six-man contingent traveled to Philadelphia a year ago.

Gable Strickland (26-9), a senior 133-pounder, is the No. 31 seed and will meet Ohio State No. 2 seed Ben Davino (27-1), the Big Ten champion.

Wyatt Henson (24-5), a senior 141-pounder who won his third consecutive MAC title, earned a third berth to the NCAA Championships and the No. 13 seed. He meets Julian Tagg (18-6) of South Dakota State, the No. 20 seed.

Sophomore Lucas Kapusta (25-4) won the MAC championship at 149 pounds and earned his first trip to the NCAAs as the No. 17 seed. He meets No. 16 seed Jacob Frost (17-7) of Iowa State.

Graduate student 174-pounder Avery Bassett (22-7) received an at-large bid on Tuesday. He is seeded No. 29 and meets Ohio State No. 4 seed Carson Kharchla (18-4).

Both 157-pounder Nick Stampoulos and 184-pounder Sam Gautreau were selected as alternates at their respective weights, Stampoulos for the second year in a row. Each of them will travel to Cleveland, weigh in and be ready to step in if another wrestler at the weight can’t wrestle.

Bucknell

Fifth-year 141-pounder Dylan Chappell (21-10) earned his fourth trip to the NCAA tournament after his third-place finish at the EIWA Championships. He is seeded 23rd and is paired with No. 10 seed Jack Consiglio (14-5) from Stanford.

Junior Noah Mulvaney (25-7) finished as a runner-up at 165 pounds in the EIWA tournament for the second year in a row and earned his third trip to the NCAA Championships. That earned him the No. 19 seed and a showdown with Andrew Barbosa (18-8), the No. 14 seed from Rutgers.

Junior Myles Takats (22-6) earned his third trip to the NCAA tournament after winning the EIWA 174-pound title as the No. 1 seed. He is seeded 10th, which pairs him with No. 23 seed Luca Augustine (12-6) of Pittsburgh.

Sophomore 184-pounder Tyler Bienus (19-14) earned his first trip to NCAAs after receiving an at-large berth following a fifth-place finish in the EIWAs. As the 30 seed, Bienus will take on Max McEnelly (19-2), the No. 3 seed from Minnesota.

Dillon Bechtold (15-4), a sophomore 197-pounder, earned his second NCAA berth with his first EIWA championship. He’s seeded No. 17 and will square off with No. 16 seed Branson John (25-7) from Maryland.

Penn State

Sophomore 125-pounder Luke Lilledahl (20-0), fresh off his second Big Ten title, was seeded first again as he attempts to improve on his third-place finish in 2025. He will meet the winner of a pigtail bout between No. 32 seed Mack Mauger (22-14) of Missouri and No. 33 seed Jace Schafer (23-8) of Bloomsburg.

Freshman Marcus Blaze (21-1) was seeded third at 133 pounds after his runner-up finish in the Big Ten tournament. He is paired with No. 30 seed Gabe Whisenhunt (9-8) of Oregon State.

Junior 141-pounder Braeden Davis (12-5) earned his third trip to nationals after placing seventh in the Big Ten tourney. He’ll try to improve on his fifth-place finish at 133 pounds a year ago as the No. 14 seed. He is paired with No. 19 seed Haiden Drury (21-9) of Utah Valley.

Junior 149-pounder Shayne Van Ness (21-0) is seeded first in his search for a third All-America honor and first championship. He has twice placed third, in 2025 and 2023. He will meet the winner of a pigtail bout between No. 32 seed Clayton Jones (11-15) of Michigan State and No. 33 seed Austin McBurney (21-13) of Brown.

Freshman P.J. Duke (19-1) earned the No. 1 seed after his major decision win over defending NCAA champion Antrell Taylor of Nebraska in the Big Ten 157-pound final. He will meet the winner of a pigtail bout between No. 32 seed Jeb Prechtel (18-14) of Bellarmine and No. 33 seed Yannis Charles (5-8) from Morgan State.

Junior 165-pounder Mitchell Mesenbrink (22-0), the defending NCAA champion and a two-time finalist, is seeded first for the second year in a row after winning his third Big Ten title. He will meet the winner of a pigtail bout between No. 32 seed Cody Walsh (27-13) of Drexel and No. 33 seed Ryan Vigil (14-9) from VMI.

Senior 174-pounder Levi Haines (21-0) is seeking his second NCAA championship and fourth All-America honor as the No. 1 seed. The four-time Big Ten champion placed third at 174 following a championship in 2024 at 157 and runner-up finish the year before. He will meet the winner of a pigtail bout between No. 32 seed Luke Condon (13-13) of Wisconsin and No. 33 seed Grant O’Dell (24-8) from Bellarmine.

Sophomore transfer Rocco Welsh (20-0) is seeded first after his Big Ten title. Welsh was an NCAA runner-up in 2024 at 174 pounds, losing 2-0 to Penn State’s Carter Starocci in the final. Welsh will meet the winner of a pigtail bout between No. 32 seed Caleb Uhlenhopp (16-14) of Utah Valley and No. 33 seed Sam Goin (12-8) from Indiana.

Fresh off his first Big Ten championship, sophomore Josh Barr (19-0) looks to improve on his NCAA runner-up finish in 2025 as the 2026 No. 1 seed. He will meet the winner of a pigtail bout between No. 32 seed Blake Schaffer (22-9) of Kent State and No. 33 seed Karson Tompkins (21-12) from Air Force

Redshirt freshman 285-pounder Cole Mirasola (17-6) earned his first NCAA berth after finishing fifth finish at the Big Ten tourney. Mirasola is seeded No. 9 and will meet No. 24 seed Connor Barket (23-7) from Duke.