Illinois

Big Ten, Division I, 2026–27. From the official 2026–27 schedule, plus any dates its opponents list.

Events	Duals	Home	Away	Tournaments
16	10	4	5	6

2025–26 results Full calendar

Schedule

1Nov
Sun

9 am

Southeast Open

Cregger Center, Salem, VA

12 teams listed

Appalachian State Campbell Davidson George Mason Illinois NC State North Carolina Ohio Roanoke Virginia Tech Washington and Lee West Virginia

7Nov
Sat

9 am

vsHofstraNeutral site

Bethlehem, Pa.

8Nov
Sun

9 am

Journeymen Collegiate Classic

Bethlehem, Pa.

15 teams listed

Appalachian State Bloomsburg Clarion Columbia Cornell Davidson Duke Franklin & Marshall Harvard Hofstra Illinois Indiana Lehigh Lock Haven NC State

14Nov
Sat

7 pm

atThe Citadel

McAlister Field House, Charleston, S.C.

5Dec
Sat

10 am

Cougar Clash through Sun, Dec 6

First Community Arena, Edwardsville

8 teams listed

Illinois Indiana Mount Olive Northern Iowa Oklahoma State SIUE Southern Virginia Wisconsin

28Dec
Mon

Midlands ChampionshipsChampionships through Wed, Dec 30

Evanston, Ill.

10 teams listed

Franklin & Marshall Harvard Illinois Indiana Michigan State Northwestern Pitt SIUE Stanford Wisconsin

8Jan
Fri

vsNorthwestern

Huff Hall, Champaign, Ill.

10Jan
Sun

2 pm

atIndiana

Wilkinson Hall, Bloomington, Ind.

15Jan
Fri

vsIowa

Huff Hall, Champaign, Ill.

24Jan
Sun

atNebraska

Lincoln, Neb.

29Jan
Fri

vsMichigan

Huff Hall, Champaign, Ill.

31Jan
Sun

vsMaryland

Huff Hall, Champaign, Ill.

12Feb
Fri

atMinnesota

Maturi Pavilion

14Feb
Sun

atWisconsin

UW Field House, Madison, WI

6Mar
Sat

Big Ten ChampionshipsChampionships through Sun, Mar 7

Columbus, Ohio

11 teams listed

Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin

18Mar
Thu

12 pm

NCAA Division I ChampionshipsPostseason through Sun, Mar 21

St. Louis, Mo.

56 teams listed

Times are local to the event, as the schools list them. Schedules change; check the school’s site before you travel.

Roster

25 wrestlers

14 returning, 4 transfers, 7 new. Names link to each wrestler’s last season in the book.

Wt	Wrestler	Class
125	CJ Campbell Last season 3–6 at 125	So
125	Ethan Perryman Transfer from Iowa State, 2–3 at 125	Gr
125	Caelan Riley Last season 1–2 at 125	Gr
133	Troy Hohman Transfer from NC State, 7–5 at 133	Gr
133	Joey Ruzic Last season 0–6 at 133	Jr
141	Will Baysingar Last season 8–13 at 149	Sr
141	Greyson Clark Transfer from Purdue, 13–6 at 141	Sr
141	Caeleb Hutchinson New to the book	Fr
141	Griff Powell New to the book	Fr
149	Antonio Alvarado Last season 3–5 at 149	Sr
149	Michael Gioffre Last season 16–11 at 149	Gr
157	Wyatt Medlin New to the book	Fr
157	Kannon Webster Last season 25–6 at 157, NCAA 5th	Sr
165	Ryan Bennett Last season 5–6 at 157	Jr
165	Braeden Scoles Last season 16–11 at 165	Sr
165	Logan Swaw Last season 0–5 at 165	Sr
174	Colin Kelly Last season 19–10 at 174	Jr
174	Royce Lopez New to the book	Fr
184	Chris Moore Last season 20–11 at 184	Sr
184	Aaron Stewart New to the book	Fr
197	Jaxon Penovich New to the book	Fr
197	Payton Thomas Transfer from Navy, 11–9 at 197	Sr
285	Ryan Boersma Last season 1–9 at 285	Gr
285	Josh Hoffer New to the book	Fr
285	Peter Marinopoulos Last season 2–4 at 285	Sr

From the school’s official roster, read Oct 10. Weights are where the school lists each wrestler, not a starting lineup.