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ACC to Send 43 Wrestlers to 2026 NCAA Championships

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference will send 43 wrestlers to the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, set for March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
The 43 wrestlers are the second most in ACC history since the NCAA adopted this allocation and at-large format. Last year, the ACC sent a record 46 grapplers to the NCAAs.
The ACC secured 39 automatic qualifiers at the 2026 ACC Wrestling Championship on Sunday, March 8, in front of a record-breaking crowd of 4,692 fans at Cassell Coliseum on the campus of Virginia Tech.
On Tuesday, March 10, the NCAA announced its 42 at-large selections, which included four ACC wrestlers.
The ACC’s at-large selections were Pitt’s Dylan Evans (157 pounds), Jared Keslar (165) and Luca Augustine (174), along with Duke’s Connor Barket (285).

The at-large selections join the 288 student-athletes who qualified automatically through their conference tournament finishes. At-large berths were determined by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee using the following criteria: head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, ratings percentage index (RPI), coaches ranking and conference tournament finish.
The complete list of at-large selections is available on NCAA.com. … more at …https://theacc.com/news/2026/3/10/wrestling-acc-to-send-43-wrestlers-to-2026-ncaa-championships.aspx

March 13, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Singleton and Trumble Win ACC Titles, Team Comes in Third

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Led by two individual titles and four more guys on the podium, NC State wrestling finished third with 57 points at the 2026 ACC Wrestling Championship hosted by Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Seven wrestlers for the Pack earned automatic qualification for the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, later this month. The group marks the 11th straight season under Popolizio that at least seven NC State wrestlers have earned bids to the national tournament.
Matty Singleton at 174 lbs and Isaac Trumble at 285 lbs each were crowned individual champions at Cassell Coliseum on Sunday night, while six total landed on the podium at third or better in the red-and-white.
Defending his title at 174 lbs, Singleton defeated the No. 7, No. 6, and No. 4 seeds of his bracket to be crowned champion of the weight yet again after winning his first title last year at the 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship in Durham.
Remaining undefeated this season at 16-0, sixth-year senior Trumble earned his first-ever conference title while dominating his No. 5 and No. 2 seed opponents both by major decision in the heavyweight bracket.
The squad turns its focus to the national tournament, which will be at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio … more at … https://gopack.com/news/2026/3/9/wrestling-singleton-and-trumble-win-acc-titles-team-comes-in-third

March 13, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2026 DIII men’s wrestling championships: Brackets, schedule, results

The 2026 DIII wrestling championships begins March 13 through 14 at Alliant Energy Power House in Cedar Rapids, IA. The championship qualifiers were announced on Monday, March 2, and brackets were released Friday, March 6 on NCAA.com.
Below you can find the complete schedule of the 2026 DIII wrestling championship.
👉 Click here to see the full list of championship qualifiers
➡️ Watch live: 2026 DIII men’s wrestling championships 
2026 NCAA DIII wrestling championship brackets
The official 2026 DIII wrestling brackets were released Wednesday, March 11. Click here to see every bracket weight-by-weight. 
2026 NCAA DIII wrestling championships schedule 
*All times Eastern … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-03-13/2026-diii-mens-wrestling-championships-brackets-schedule-results

March 13, 2026 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment