National championships

2026 NCAA Championships, Division I. 64 bouts at 197.

All-Americans at 197

Place	Wrestler	Path through the bracket
1st	Josh Barr Penn State, 23–0	W MD 11-3 over Dillon Bechtold W TF 20-4 over Blake Schaffer W TF 19-3 over Angelo Posada W MD 14-3 over Joey Novak W Dec 6-3 over Cody Merrill
2nd	Cody Merrill Oklahoma State, 22–5	W Dec 2-1 over Mac Stout W TF 18-3 over Ben Vanadia W Dec 8-3 over Remy Cotton W Dec 2-2 over Stephen Little L Dec 6-3 to Josh Barr
3rd	Stephen Little Little Rock, 18–2	W Dec 7-1 over Zayne Lehman W Dec 10-3 over Kade Rule W Dec 4-1 over Camden McDanel L Dec 2-2 to Cody Merrill W Dec 7-4 over Joey Novak W MD 14-4 over Angelo Posada
4th	Joey Novak Wyoming, 21–5	W Fall 4:56 over Rune Lawrence W Fall 4:43 over Kael Wisler W MD 17-5 over Colton Hawks L MD 14-3 to Josh Barr L Dec 7-4 to Stephen Little W Dec 7-3 over Camden McDanel
5th	Camden McDanel Nebraska, 25–8	W MD 13-5 over Justin Rademacher W Dec 7-2 over Devin Wasley W Dec 4-2 over Andrew Reall L Dec 4-1 to Stephen Little W Dec 13-6 over Angelo Posada W Dec 4-2 over Gabe Arnold L Dec 7-3 to Joey Novak
6th	Angelo Posada Stanford, 20–8	W Dec 9-4 over Evan Bates W Fall 2:56 over Brock Zurawski W MD 9-0 over Luke Geog L TF 19-3 to Josh Barr L Dec 13-6 to Camden McDanel W Dec 5-2 over Branson John L MD 14-4 to Stephen Little
7th	Gabe Arnold Iowa, 20–9	W Dec 7-2 over Devin Wasley L Dec 2-2 to Justin Rademacher W Dec 5-4 over Gabe Sollars W Dec 7-1 over Rune Lawrence W Dec 4-3 over Remy Cotton W Dec 6-2 over Branson John L Dec 4-2 to Camden McDanel
8th	Branson John Maryland, 25–10	W Dec 5-0 over Blake Schaffer L Dec 4-1 to Dillon Bechtold W Dec 4-1 over Mac Stout W Dec 11-4 over Rocky Elam W Dec 5-1 over Colton Hawks L Dec 6-2 to Gabe Arnold L Dec 5-2 to Angelo Posada

Every bout at 197

Cons Pigtail

Karson Tompkins

Air Force

result not printed on bracket

Kade Rule

Chattanooga

Cons R32

Branson John Maryland	Dec 5-0	Blake Schaffer Kent State
Brock Zurawski Rider	Dec 12-5	Deanthony Parker Oklahoma
Luke Geog Ohio State	Dec 6-4	Kael Wisler Michigan State
Sonny Sasso Virginia Tech	Fall 4:27	Wyatt Ingham Wisconsin
Gabe Sollars Indiana	TF 15-0	Karson Tompkins Air Force
Gabe Arnold Iowa	Dec 7-2	Devin Wasley North Dakota State
Mikey Squires Binghamton	MD 11-2	Ben Vanadia Purdue
Andrew Reall Brown	Dec 2-0	Kael Bennie Utah Valley

Pigtail

Blake Schaffer

Kent State

Dec 4-2

Karson Tompkins

Air Force

R16

Josh Barr Penn State	MD 11-3	Dillon Bechtold Bucknell
Angelo Posada Stanford	Dec 9-4	Evan Bates Missouri
Joey Novak Wyoming	Fall 4:56	Rune Lawrence West Virginia
Colton Hawks Arizona State	Dec 5-1	Bennett Berge South Dakota State
Stephen Little Little Rock	Dec 7-1	Zayne Lehman Ohio
Camden McDanel Nebraska	MD 13-5	Justin Rademacher Oregon State
Cody Merrill Oklahoma State	Dec 2-1	Mac Stout Pitt
Remy Cotton Rutgers	MD 12-4	Rocky Elam Iowa State

R32

Josh Barr Penn State	TF 20-4	Blake Schaffer Kent State
Dillon Bechtold Bucknell	Dec 4-1	Branson John Maryland
Angelo Posada Stanford	Fall 2:56	Brock Zurawski Rider
Evan Bates Missouri	Dec 4-3	Deanthony Parker Oklahoma
Joey Novak Wyoming	Fall 4:43	Kael Wisler Michigan State
Rune Lawrence West Virginia	Dec 9-6	Luke Geog Ohio State
Bennett Berge South Dakota State	Dec 8-5	Wyatt Ingham Wisconsin
Colton Hawks Arizona State	Dec 12-8	Sonny Sasso Virginia Tech
Stephen Little Little Rock	Dec 10-3	Kade Rule Chattanooga
Zayne Lehman Ohio	Dec 6-4	Gabe Sollars Indiana
Camden McDanel Nebraska	Dec 7-2	Devin Wasley North Dakota State
Justin Rademacher Oregon State	Dec 2-2	Gabe Arnold Iowa
Cody Merrill Oklahoma State	TF 18-3	Ben Vanadia Purdue
Mac Stout Pitt	Dec 5-2	Mikey Squires Binghamton
Remy Cotton Rutgers	Dec 4-2	Andrew Reall Brown
Rocky Elam Iowa State	Dec 9-3	Kael Bennie Utah Valley

Cons R12

Branson John Maryland	Dec 4-1	Mac Stout Pitt
Luke Geog Ohio State	Dec 6-3	Zayne Lehman Ohio
Gabe Arnold Iowa	Dec 5-4	Gabe Sollars Indiana
Andrew Reall Brown	Dec 5-4	Evan Bates Missouri

Cons R16

Branson John Maryland	Dec 11-4	Rocky Elam Iowa State
Mac Stout Pitt	Dec 10-3	Brock Zurawski Rider
Luke Geog Ohio State	Dec 3-2	Justin Rademacher Oregon State
Zayne Lehman Ohio	Dec 3-2	Sonny Sasso Virginia Tech
Gabe Sollars Indiana	TF 18-3	Bennett Berge South Dakota State
Gabe Arnold Iowa	Dec 7-1	Rune Lawrence West Virginia
Evan Bates Missouri	Dec 8-4	Mikey Squires Binghamton
Andrew Reall Brown	Dec 4-2	Dillon Bechtold Bucknell

Cons R8

Branson John Maryland	Dec 5-1	Colton Hawks Arizona State
Angelo Posada Stanford	MD 9-0	Luke Geog Ohio State
Gabe Arnold Iowa	Dec 4-3	Remy Cotton Rutgers
Camden McDanel Nebraska	Dec 4-2	Andrew Reall Brown

QF

Josh Barr Penn State	TF 19-3	Angelo Posada Stanford
Joey Novak Wyoming	MD 17-5	Colton Hawks Arizona State
Stephen Little Little Rock	Dec 4-1	Camden McDanel Nebraska
Cody Merrill Oklahoma State	Dec 8-3	Remy Cotton Rutgers

SF

Josh Barr Penn State	MD 14-3	Joey Novak Wyoming
Cody Merrill Oklahoma State	Dec 2-2	Stephen Little Little Rock

3rd place

Stephen Little

Little Rock

Dec 7-4

Joey Novak

Wyoming

5th place

Camden McDanel

Nebraska

Dec 13-6

Angelo Posada

Stanford

7th place

Gabe Arnold

Iowa

Dec 6-2

Branson John

Maryland

Cons QF

Angelo Posada Stanford	Dec 5-2	Branson John Maryland
Camden McDanel Nebraska	Dec 4-2	Gabe Arnold Iowa

Cons SF

Stephen Little Little Rock	MD 14-4	Angelo Posada Stanford
Joey Novak Wyoming	Dec 7-3	Camden McDanel Nebraska

Final

Josh Barr

Penn State

Dec 6-3

Cody Merrill

Oklahoma State

Team race

Place	Team	Points
1	Penn State	181.5
2	Oklahoma State	131
3	Nebraska	100.5
4	Iowa	92.5
5	Ohio State	84.5
6	Stanford	67.5
7	Michigan	66
8	Iowa State	52
9	Minnesota	48.5
10	NC State	44.5
11	Virginia Tech	41.5
12	Wyoming	38
13	Arizona State	36.5
14	Missouri	34
15	Illinois	28
16	Lehigh	26.5
17	Columbia	25
18	Cornell	21.5
19	Penn	21
20	Princeton	20
21	Indiana	19.5
22	Little Rock	17.5
23	American	17
24	West Virginia	17
25	Air Force	16