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NCAA D1 Wrestling Live One Flo: Week 2, November 8-9

All the NCAA D1 wrestling you can watch on FloWrestling in the second week of the 2025-26 season!
We got the NCAA D1 college wrestling ball rolling now, and it won’t stop until we get to March! 
We’re still in the very early stages of the 2025-26 season, and as such, tournaments dominate the calendar. You won’t find any dual meets on FloWrestlign this week, but you will find four very excellent tournaments!  And then a lot of dual meets in subsequent weeks!
Here’s what’s on tap for week 2 of the 2025-26 NCAA D1 wrestling season that you can watch LIVE on Flo!
November 8
Journeymen Wranglemania

Nov 8, 9:30 AM EST
2025 Journeymen’s Wranglemania

Journeymen Wrestling is bringing wrestling to the Lehigh Valley! More wrestling than there usually is in the Lehigh Valley anyway, which is actually a lot. But now there’s even more! Lehigh, Rutgers, App State, Lock Haven, Duke, Indiana, Navy, Virginia, Hofstra, and LIU will all be at Liberty High School in Bethlehem for a series of duals! Three mats and three sessions will be popping off for a total of nine dual meets. Not a bad deal!
Tune in at 11:30 am, 1:30 p,m and 3:30 pm and watch every dual. And you can do it on one screen if you’re watching on your laptop or desktop’s web browser. So you really have no excuse not to. 
Michigan State Open

Nov 8, 9:30 AM EST
2025 Michigan State Open

The Spartans host a ten-team wrestling tournament in the middle of the Mitten State! Edinboro, Kent State, Ohio State, Northwestern, Arizona State, Indiana, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, and Davidson will all be in East Lansing. You don’t have to be in East Lansing to watch, though. You can literally be anywhere in the world with an internet connection and a Flo subscription. Amazing what you can do with technology these days. 

November 9
Journeymen Collegiate Classic
2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic

Everyone’s favorite college wrestling round-robin is back in Bethlehem! Journeymen Wrestling is bringing together wrestlers from 21 D1 programs to Freedom High School, smack dab in the middle of the Lehigh Valley. 
Which schools specifically will have participants? I will list them for you: F&M, Lock Haven, Lehigh, Indiana, Penn, Navy, App State, Virginia, Maryland, Northern Iowa, Rutgers, Army, Columbia, Binghamton, Duke, LIU, Bloomsburg, … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/14716828-ncaa-d1-wrestling-live-one-flo-week-2-november-8-9

November 6, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | , | Leave a comment

Men’s College Notebook: One Storyline In Each Weight Class

We look at one major storyline from each of the 10 weight classes.
125 – Top Talent From 2025 To Run It Back In 2026 

Not only does this weight class return the reigning national champion, but six of the eight All-Americans, including all four semifinalists, are all returning to this same weight class. You can go even further; all four wrestlers that lost in the Blood Round are also back, meaning 10 of the top 12 finishers in 2025 at 125 pounds will compete for the 2026 national title.
NC State’s Vince Robinson is trying to become the first back-to-back national champion at 125 pounds since Iowa’s Spencer Lee won three straight from 2018-21 (2020 was canceled due to COVID). He will be challenged by returning national finalist Troy Spratley of Oklahoma State, 2025 U23 World champion Luke Lilledahl of Penn State, who was the #1 seed at NCAAs last year, and Virginia Tech’s two-time All-American Eddie Ventresca, who beat Robinson twice last year.

133 – Crookham Returns From Injury 

Coming off a third-place finish in 2024 in his first full season, Lehigh’s Ryan Crookham was off to a 5-0 start as was ranked #1 nationally before he suffered a season-ending injury last year. He is now back for the Mountain Hawks and is one of five projected Lehigh starters to start the season ranked in the top 10.
Illinois’ Lucas Byrd was one of only three #1 seeds … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/october/31/men-s-college-notebook-one-storyline-in-each-weight-class

November 6, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Top Big Ten Wrestling Matchups of the 2025-26 Season

The best in wrestling is back. These are the don’t-miss duals and individual matches every fan should have on their calendar
The road to the NCAA Wrestling Championships runs through the Big Ten, and this season is no exception. With 12 teams ranked in the preseason top 30, including four of the top five, the conference is absolutely stacked. A Big Ten school has won every NCAA team title since 2007, a testament to the league’s incredible depth and talent. 
The conference is dominated by the juggernaut that is Penn State. Riding a 71-match dual meet win streak and having won four straight NCAA titles under legendary coach Cael Sanderson, the Nittany Lions are the team to beat. However, teams like Nebraska, Iowa, and Ohio State are loaded with talent and ready to challenge for the top spot. Nebraska, the runner-up at both the NCAA and Big Ten Championships last season, is hungry for more. Iowa, a perennial powerhouse, and Ohio State both finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships and are bringing back star-studded lineups. 
This season’s conference slate is filled with can’t-miss duals that will have major implications for both the Big Ten and NCAA Championships. We’re breaking down the seven marquee matchups, individual bouts, and non-conference battles that you need to circle on your calendar.  You can  see the whole wrestling schedule here . All times are Eastern. … more at … https://bigten.org/article/58785/

November 6, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Runnin’ Bulldogs Open 2025 With Two Wins at Rutgers Quad Meet

PISCATAWAY, NJ – The Gardner-Webb wrestling team opened its 2025 season on Sunday afternoon at the Rutgers Quad Meet, scoring two wins in three duals against Centenary, Bloomsburg and Rutgers
Despite falling to Big Ten Rutgers in the second session, the Runnin’ Bulldogs scored victories over Bloomsburg and Centenary to end a successful first day on the mats. Redshirt sophomore and defending SoCon Champion T.K. Davis started his 2025 season with a bang in 133, defeating Gavin Mundy of Bloomsburg by fall in session one, then scoring a victory over Patrick Adams of Rutgers by tech fall, giving Davis a 2-0 day individually. At 141, Graduate student Dominic DiTullio was also among the individuals to post a strong afternoon for Gardner-Webb, with the Mason, Ohio native going 2-1, defeating Tristan Corbin of Bloomsburg by 8-2 decision and Daniel Haws of Centenary by fall in the final dual of the day
Freshman Nathan McCartney also preformed well in his first collegiate action, with a win over Reece Smith of Centenary by major decision 11-2 in the final match at 174. For the Runnin’ Bulldogs, as did freshman Isaiah Guerrero, who at 184 pounds and by fall, scored a victory over Luke McGovern of Centenary to wrap up the day’s action
Throwdown on The Yorktown is next for Gardner-Webb, with the Runnin’ Bulldogs returning to Charleston and the deck of the USS Yorktown to take on Maryland and Air Force on November 15th

GARDNER-WEBB 18, BLOOMSBURG 16
125: Jace Schafer (BU) over Tyson Lane (GW) by dec., 5-3; BU leads, 3-0
133: T.K. Davis (GW) over Gavin Mundy (BU) by fall (3:30); GW leads, 6-3
141: Dominic DiTullio (GW) over Tristan Corbin (BU) by dec., 8-2; GW leads, 9-3 … more at … https://gwusports.com/news/2025/11/2/wrestling-runnin-bulldogs-open-2025-with-two-wins-at-rutgers-quad-meet.aspx

November 6, 2025 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment