DI Live Streaming Guide (2/5 – 2/8/2026)
We’re into February and only have three weeks left in the collegiate regular season! From here on out, the majority of the action will be in dual meet competition. Almost all of the DI action this week will come via duals. A total of 43 duals will be contested. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links).
All Times Eastern
Thursday, February 5:
Lock Haven at Bloomsburg 6:00 PM FloWrestling
Clarion at Edinboro 7:00 PM FloWrestling
Friday, February 6:
Northern Illinois at Buffalo 6:00 PM ESPN+
The Citadel at Gardner-Webb 6:00 PM ESPN+
Penn State at Michigan 6:00 PM Big Ten Network
Lehigh at Morgan State 6:00 PM FloWrestling
Campbell at Bellarmine 7:00 PM ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State 7:00 PM Boxcast
Duke at North Carolina 7:00 PM ACC Network Extra
NC State at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM ACC Network
Lock Haven at Rider 7:00 PM ESPN+
Minnesota at Rutgers 7:00 PM B1G+ … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/47_streaming-guide/di-live-streaming-guide-25-282026-r100797/
Why is Penn State wrestling, Cael Sanderson more dominant than ever?
Penn State wrestling is still finding ways to outdo itself.
What’s next for the No. 1 team in the nation, the one that somehow appears even more dominant than its two previous record-setting versions?
The Nittany Lions and coach Cael Sanderson, who are well on their way to their 13th national title in the past 15 years, seem to be only distancing themselves further from the rest of the country, including the preeminent Big Ten.
The Lions are in the midst of an NCAA-record 82-match winning streak. They have six No. 1-ranked wrestlers for the first time in history. They’ve stunningly shut out seven opponents this season, another school record.
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When asked recently about they’re ever-growing dominance, Sanderson talked about culture and their long-standing program process. “I mean, we have a special thing going here, right? The kids know that. They see that,” he told reporters last week in State College. “I think I have a pretty good idea of what we’re doing and what we’re not doing. I think, in this era, the NIL era, and all the different motivations to go to different programs, our kids know that they’re coming here because they want to be the best wrestlers they can possibly be.
“I think when we look back, we’ll see that this era has been good to us because we do our best to follow the rules. And we’re going to get the kids that are coming here for the right reasons. Because the kids know, recruits know, parents know.
“Kids are coming here with very high character, wanting to be the best wrestlers in the world.”
How a Penn State wrestling dynasty grows even stronger
Their overall dominance of the sport in the past 15 years is one matter. How they continually find new ways to improve upon themselves is quite another. They certainly own an even deeper roster than the past two teams that broke overall points records at the NCAA Championships. They certainly seem possible of tying or bettering records for most individual finalists (six) and winners (five) at those national championships in Cleveland in late March. … more at … https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/college/penn-state/2026/01/27/why-is-penn-state-college-wrestling-cael-sanderson-more-dominant-than-ever/87702514007/
Men’s College Notebook: Oklahoma State Earns Top-5 Win Over Iowa State; Minnesota Upsets Iowa
Cowboys Reign Over the State of Iowa
Oklahoma State had a statement weekend in Stillwater, taking out #13 Northern Iowa (34-3) and #3 Iowa State (24-9) over the course of the weekend. Against Northern Iowa on Friday night, the Cowboys won nine of the 10 matches, with four going for bonus points. They also won all five ranked versus ranked battles. Top wins came at 165 pounds as #2 LaDarion Lockett downs #6 Ryder Downey (6-4), and at 174 pounds as #7 Alex Facundo took out #12 Jared Simma (5-1).
On Sunday afternoon, Oklahoma State was just as dominant in taking out the Cyclones. The Cowboys won the first seven bouts of the day and jumped out to a 24-0 lead before Iowa State got decisions in the final three bouts. In fact, Oklahoma State only gave up two takedowns in the entire dual, the first not coming until the final seconds of the eighth match of the dual. From 141-157 pounds, the Cowboys defeated three top-10 foes, all with late takedowns in the third period: #2 Sergio Vega over #3 Anthony Echemendia (4-2) at 141 pounds, an upset at 149 pounds as #12 Casey Swiderski posted the same score over #6 Jacob Frost. At 157 pounds, #6 Landon Robideau took out #8 Vince Zerban.
Golden Performance
#7 Minnesota won four of the first five matches of the night, including three by bonus points, and knocked off #4 Iowa Friday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 21-16. The win snapped an 11-match losing streak for the Golden Gophers against Iowa, and the 21 team points scored were their most in the series since 2007.
Iowa was without starters at 125 and 184 pounds, and Minnesota took advantage with a major and a decision in those weights. Bonus points also came into play at 141 pounds for #9 Vance VomBaur over #11 Nasir Bailey (10-1) and at 157 pounds for #21 Charlie Millard over #12 Jordan Williams (13-3).
An incredible stat, of Minnesota’s 13 duals this season, 12 have been against a ranked foe.
Virginia Tech Takes Control of the ACC
In a top-10 battle in Raleigh, #7 Virginia Tech came out on top against #8 NC State 21-12 and now sits alone atop the ACC standings. Virginia Tech took six of the 10 matches and had both of the bonus point victories. It was also the Hokies’ sixth top-25 win this year.
#2 Eddie Ventresca claimed his fourth straight win over defending national champion Vincent Robinson to open the dual. At 149 pounds, true freshman Collin Gaj used a second-period ride out, which included a four-point near fall, and scored a 6-0 decision over #5 Koy Buesgens.
The Hokies have now won three in a row in the series and picked up their first win at NC State since 2016.
Columbia’s Day
Columbus Day is celebrated in October, but in the college wrestling world, January 31 was Columbia’s day. The Lions, from the Ivy League, had a pair of impressive dual victories this weekend. First was an upset at #22 Cornell, followed later in the day with a win over Arizona State. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2026/february/02/men-s-college-notebook-oklahoma-state-earns-top-5-win-over-iowa-state-minnesota-upsets-iowa
App. State Improves to 4-0 in SoCon with Impressive Takedown of Knights
BOONE, N.C. — Only one team could exit Varsity Gym with an unbeaten SoCon record Monday.
With App State Wrestling putting together its most complete performance of the season in a 30-6 home win against Bellarmine, the same scenario likely will be in play Sunday.
In a delayed-by-a-day matchup of teams with 3-0 league marks, the Mountaineers took eight of 10 matches against Bellarmine, highlighted by impressive victories from a pair of true freshmen (Colt Campbell, Cooper Foster) and Stephan Monchery’s strong finish in a showdown of talented heavyweights.
Next up for App State (7-5, 4-0 SoCon) is a 2 p.m. home dual on Super Bowl Sunday against The Citadel, which will take a 7-6 overall record and 3-0 league mark into a Thursday match at Gardner-Webb.
Campbell won a 17-3 major decision at 174 pounds against redshirt junior Grant O’Dell, who arrived in Boone with a 19-6 record, and Monchery won a 7-3 decision despite giving up a first-period takedown and rideout to graduate student Daulton Mayer, whose 38-20 record (with 25 pins) over the last two seasons included an opening-minute fall last year when Monchery was a true freshman.
Foster, who got caught in a bad position and was pinned in less than 30 seconds Friday at Campbell, bounced back to win a 5-0 decision against Damion Ryan, whose 4-0 record against SoCon opponents this season included a win against the same Campbell wrestler.
Jeremiah Price (7-0 decision at 157 pounds to start the dual), Tomas Brooker (19-4 tech fall at 184), Logan Eller (6-2 decision at 197) and Jarvis Little (4-2 decision at 133) also prevailed before Kaden Keiser ended the dual with a first-period pin of Zac Cowan, who had beaten Keiser a year earlier in the dual at Bellarmine.
App State, Bellarmine and The Citadel began this week as the only teams without a SoCon loss, as the Bulldogs won at Chattanooga on Saturday in a dual decided by criteria (an 18-all tie was broken by the fact that the lone pin of the night belonged to The Citadel).
There doesn’t appear to be much separation between Chattanooga, The Citadel, App State and Bellarmine this season — that was the predicted order of finish in the preseason coaches’ poll, with BU having beaten The Citadel last season in between close losses to App State (23-19) and Chattanooga (16-15).
With that laid out, App State was probably the clear favorite on paper in just two of the 10 matches Monday against Bellarmine (6-5, 3-1). They were supposed to meet Sunday, but the weekend snow in Boone postponed the match until Monday.
The dual was tied at 3-all after Price pitched a shutout and Bellarmine won a 10-5 decision at 165, as Noah Hall quickly followed Anthony Conetta’s tiebreaking takedown in the third period with a reversal and four near fall points.
Campbell gave up a first-period takedown to O’Dell in the next match before producing two near falls during a second-period rideout as a 3-1 deficit turned into a 9-3 lead. Campbell added an escape and a takedown in the third period, finishing on top as three penalty points for stalling from the bottom position increased the margin.
After Brooker had six takedowns at 184, Eller used takedowns in the first and third periods at 197 … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2026/2/2/wrestling-improves-to-4-0-in-socon-with-impressive-takedown-of-knights.aspx
NCHSAA State Wrestling Playoff changes
The dual team wrestling playoffs were originally supposed to be under way by this week. Now every round has been postponed:
- Rounds 1/2: February 10–12
- Rounds 3/4: February 16–18
- State Finals (Greensboro): Sunday afternoon, February 22
There are no changes to the men’s individual regional or state championships.
The girls regional wrestling scheduled for February 6–7 will be postponed. Regionals will now be held February 10–12. … more at … https://www.highschoolot.com/story/nchsaa-announces-mass-changes-to-the-2026-winter-sports-schedule/22315784/
Minnesota’s first win against Iowa since 2014 leads upset-heavy weekend in college wrestling
Upsets dominated the weekend in NCAA men’s wrestling, highlighted by two big wins in the top 10. No. 5 Oklahoma State took care of No. 3 Iowa State, while No. 9 Minnesota beat No. 4 Iowa on the road.
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Here’s a recap of what you may have missed from the weekend.
Oklahoma State blows out Iowa State in important Big 12 dual
No. 5 Oklahoma State proved itself to be the standard in the Big 12, beating No. 3 Iowa State, 24-9, in Stillwater. Sunday’s dual was Iowa State’s first loss since falling to Ohio State in the National Duals in December.
CY-HAWK: How Iowa State stopped the Hawkeyes for the first time in 20 years
The Cowboys won each of the first seven weights in front of a crowd of over 10,000. No. 7 Troy Spratley began the dual at 125 pounds with a 3-1 decision win over No. 13 Stevo Poulin. At 133 pounds, star freshman No. 12 Jax Forrest picked up a tech fall against Osmany Diversent early in the second period.
In an important 141-pound match, No. 2 Sergio Vega kept the start going for the Cowboys with a 4-2 decision over No. 3 All-American Anthony Echemendia. No. 12 Casey Swiderski upset No. 6 Jacob Frost in the 149-pound tilt by decision, 4-2. Swiderski’s win was especially significant given that he wrestled the first three years of his career for Iowa State. Following his win, the Oklahoma State speakers belted the lyrics to “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” a fitting wink to Swiderski’s literal and symbolic win over his former team. This was also Swiderski first official win of the year over an All-American and could prove to be a critical victory come seeding time for the Big 12 tournament
Freshman No. 6 Landon Robideau earned his second win over an All-American with a 4-1 win over No. 8 Vinny Zerban at 157 pounds. No. 2 LaDarion Lockett stayed undefeated at 165 pounds, earning a major win over No. 16 Connor Euton, 12-3. Lockett will have a tough stretch ahead of him to close out the season, however, as he’ll be expected to take on All-American No. 5 Matt Bianchi on Friday, No. 12 Ryan Burton on Feb. 15 and No. 3 Mikey Caliendo on Feb. 22. A clean sweep would keep LaDarion Lockett at the No. 2 spot and put him position to be on the other side of the bracket from No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink of Penn State at NCAAs, assuming he maintains his trajectory through the conference tournament.
Oklahoma State’s depth and dominance continued in the upperweights … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-02-02/minnesotas-first-win-against-iowa-2014-leads-upset-heavy-weekend-college
Fast Start Leads to 26-16 Ohio State Win Over Michigan
No. 2 Buckeyes face No. 4 Iowa In final home dual Friday at Covelli
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 2 Ohio State (16-0, 5-0) jumped to a 16-0 lead over visiting No.13 Michigan (8-3, 4-1) Sunday to down the Wolverines 26-16 at the Covelli Center.
It was the fourth-consecutive win over Michigan in the series.
Nic Bouzakis got things started with a pin at 125 before a pair of wins by technical fall from Ben Davino (133) and Jesse Mendez (141). Paddy Gallagher (165), Carson Kharchla (174) and Luke Geog (197) secured the victory down the stretch.
125 – (2) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. (24) Diego Sotelo (MICH), F, 3:47
Bouzakis earned the first takedown of the match after a called takedown by Sotelo was reviewed and reversed. After the stoppage, Sotelo escaped to make it 3-1 Buckeyes. Bouzakis working on an escape, flipped Sotelo to his back and got the pin at 3:47.
A second-period pin to get things started in Columbus ??@wrestlingbucks‘ No. 2 at 125 lbs Nic Bouzakis secured the pin at 3:47 against No. 24 Diego Sotelo ?? pic.twitter.com/ZGZVfWzDl2— Big Ten Wrestling (@B1GWrestling) February 1, 2026
133 – (2) Ben Davino (OSU) def. Gauge Botero (MICH), TF, 19-4
Davino scored first with a takedown and added another for a 6-1 lead midway through the opening period. Two more Davino takedowns made it 12-3 after the opening period. an ascape in the second made it 13-3 Buckeyes. Another takedown sent the match to the third with Davino leading 16-3. Davino finished off the match for the win by technical fall, 19-4.
141 – (1) Jesse Mendez (OSU) def. (25) Dylan Ragusin (MICH), TF, 19-3
Mendez struck first with a double-leg takedown for a 3-1 lead after a Ragusin escape. Ragusin was called for stalling and Mendez added a late takedown to lead 7-1 after three minutes. Mendez increased the lead to 13-3 after five minutes. A Mendez escape, a three-point near fall and reversal got the win by technical fall, 19-3. … more at … https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/news/2026/2/1/wrestling-fast-start-leads-to-26-16-ohio-state-win-over-michigan
Cowboy Wrestling Collects Statement Victory Over No. 3 Iowa State
STILLWATER – The No. 5 Oklahoma State wrestling team defeated No. 3 Iowa State, 24-9, on Sunday afternoon inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
The Cowboys took seven of 10 bouts, with No. 12 Jax Forrest (133) and No. 2 Dee Lockett (165) picking up bonus points. The win improves the Cowboys to 12-1 overall and 7-0 in the Big 12, while the loss drops the Cyclones to 9-1 on the season and 5-1 in the conference. Additionally, it’s OSU’s third top-10 win this season.
“This is probably our toughest challenge that we’ve had this year,” head coach David Taylor said. “I got onto these guys on Friday, just felt like we had a little more to give and a little more effort and a little more energy. I think they responded really well. I think our team kind of grew together over the last couple of days. I think tonight was very much a team effort. We came in, and the guys wrestled well and finished matches strongly at the end. I’m proud of the guys.”
In the highest-ranked matchup of the afternoon, true freshman No. 2 Sergio Vega (141) took on fellow Sunnyside High School graduate No. 3 Anthony Echemendia. Late in the third, Vega collected the bout-winning takedown for his team-leading seventh ranked win of the season. Vega, 12 bouts into his college career, has yet to surrender a takedown despite facing three All-Americans, including Nebraska’s Brock Hardy twice.
At 149-pounds No. 12 Casey Swiderski, the former Cyclone, took on No. 6 Jacob Frost in Swiderski’s first meeting against Iowa State since his departure. With under a minute to go in the final period, Swiderski collected the winning takedown and improved to 10-1 in his last 11 bouts.
No. 6 Landon Robideau (157) continued his impressive freshman campaign with a 4-1 win over No. 8 Vinny Zerban. The win was Robideau’s fifth ranked win of his career and second over a former All-American.
Other true freshman phenom Forrest moved to 8-0 in his career with a technical fall victory over Osmaney Diversent. The meeting was the second between the two this season, as Forrest pinned Diversent at the Cyclone Open on January 18. Forrest has seven bonus-point wins over his eight career bouts.
174-pounder No. 7 Alex Facundo picked up his second top-15 win of the weekend with a 4-1 win over No. 13 MJ Gaitan. The reigning Big 12 Wrestler of the Week has now won 11 of his last 12 bouts.
No. 7 Troy Spratley continued his impressive run atop the Cowboy lineup with his eighth-straight victory, … more at … https://okstate.com/news/2026/2/1/cowboy-wrestling-collects-statement-victory-over-no-3-iowa-state
What California Baptist Is Doing To Save Its Wrestling Program
Nearly a month after California Baptist announced plans to cut wrestling, supporters of the program are stepping up in an effort to save the sport.
The life trajectories of Derek Moore, his coaching staff and team of California Baptist University wrestlers dramatically shifted Jan. 2. Everything flipped when California Baptist announced it would cut the wrestling, men’s golf, and men’s swim and dive programs after the 2025-26 season. “This has been by far the hardest few days of coaching I have ever had in my life,” Moore, the CBU wrestling coach, said the week after the decision. “Just definitely heartbroken for my athletes and their families and the sport of wrestling in a whole as we continue to fight in an ever-changing landscape. My donors and supporters that have been behind us and this program, it has just been really tough.”
The school restructured its athletic programs, “in response to the evolving intercollegiate landscape,” as it prepares to compete as a full member in the Big West Conference beginning in July 2026, according to its website. CBU wrestling is a Big 12 affiliate. “We have closely monitored the shifting landscape of intercollegiate athletics that has affected institutions across the nation,” CBU vice president for athletics Micah Parker said in a news release. “While we had hoped to continue offering our full slate of athletic programs in this new environment, it has become clear that changes are required to realize the university’s goal of achieving greater competitive excellence that the new Division I era demands.”
As the school transitions to the Big West, Parker deemed the decision as “necessary to discontinue some athletic programs in order to offer remaining student-athletes and teams the best chance to succeed.” “Considerable thought and prayer went into the decision,” Parker said. “We take seriously the responsibility of supporting our student-athletes, and we are committed to walking beside those impacted as they navigate next steps for their academic and athletic careers.”
The school cited “community impact, Title IX, the House settlement, and available resources and facilities,” as reasons behind the decision, according to its website. The school will honor the athletes’ financial aid package if they remain at CBU or help those in the transfer process, according to its website. “I think as a wrestling program in today’s landscape, every coach knows that there is a challenge on the horizon with NIL and with the need for money for revenue-generating sports,” Moore said. “However, for our program being the only one in the Big 12 and some of the conversations that we were having about the future, it wasn’t something that we saw coming.”
Moore was informed of the news in an annual budget meeting on Jan. 2 with Parker and CBU’s sports supervisors, he said. The head men’s golf coach and head men’s swimming and diving coaches also attended. “When I walked in, all three of the head coaches were there, and they let us knew,” Moore said. … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/15299763-what-california-baptist-is-doing-to-save-its-wrestling-program
Life Emerges as New No. 1 in NAIA Men’s Wrestling Rankings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Life (Ga.) took over the throne as the No. 1 team in the NAIA Men’s Wrestling rankings on Jan. 29 behind 261 points. The Running Eagles had 12 individual wrestlers appear in the rankings, with three ranked at No. 2, two ranked at No. 3, and seven individuals within the top five.
Within the team rankings, Life (Ga.) and Grand View (Iowa) flipped in the one and two spots from the last ranking, while the remainder of the top five teams stayed the same, with Southeastern (Fla.) at No. 3 with 221 points, Indiana Tech at No. 4 with 180 points, and Oklahoma City at No. 5 with 170 points.
Cumberlands (Ky.) moved into a stronger position within the top 10, climbing from No. 9 to No. 7 with 141 points. Missouri Valley posted the largest jump among teams in the top-10 discussion, moving up three spots from No. 13 to No. 10 with 131 points. … more at … https://nwcaonline.com/news/2026/1/29/national-wrestling-coaches-association-life-emerges-as-new-no-1-in-naia-mens-wrestling-rankings.aspx
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