Are you ready for some Mat Madness?
The NCAA Wrestling Championships have arrived, with action taking place in Cleveland, Ohio, from March 19-21. Iowa, Iowa State and UNI are each sending contingents to the Buckeye State in hopes of crowning a national champion.
Here’s how you can follow the action:
How to watch the NCAA Wrestling Championships
2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships schedule
- Session 1 (First round, ESPN2 and ESPN+)- March 19, 11 a.m. CT
- Session 2 (second round, wrestlebacks, ESPN and ESPN+)- March 19, 6 p.m. CT
- Session 3 (quarterfinals, wrestlebacks, ESPNU and ESPN+)- March 20, 11 a.m. CT
- Session 4 (semifinals, bloodround and wrestlebacks, ESPN2 and ESPN+) – March 20, 7 p.m. CT
- Session 5 (consolations and placement matches, ESPNU and ESPN+) – March 21, 10 a.m. CT
- Session 6 (finals, ESPN) – March 21, 5:30 p.m. CT
Iowa wrestling’s 2025-26 schedule
- Nov. 6 – vs. Bellarmine (W, 40-0)
- Nov. 15-16 – National Duals Invitational (Second place, 3-1 in duals)
- Nov. 21 – vs. Pittsburgh (W, 36-0)
- Nov. 30 – at Iowa State (L, 14-20)
- Dec. 12 – Journeymen Wrestling’s Uncivil War (2-0 in duals vs. UT Chattanooga and Utah Valley)
- Jan 3-4 – at Solider Salute (one champion, fourth place)
- Jan. 9 – vs. Wisconsin (W, 23-12)
- Jan. 16 – vs. Penn State (L, 3-32)
- Jan. 23 – at Nebraska (W, 22-14)
- Jan. 30 – vs. Minnesota (L, 16-21)
- Feb. 6 – at Ohio State (L, 24-9)
- Feb. 8 – at Michigan State (W, 40-6)
- Feb. 13 – vs. Michigan (W, 19-17)
- Feb. 15 – at Purdue (W, 32-6)
- Feb. 22 – at Oklahoma State (L, 11-32)
- March 7-8 – at the Big Ten Championships (Fourth)
- March 19-21 – NCAA Championships (Cleveland, Ohio)
Iowa State’s 2025-26 wrestling schedule
- Nov. 14 – vs. Nebraska-Kearney (W, 37-3)
- Nov. 30 – vs. Iowa (W, 20-14)
- Dec. 5-6 – Cliff Keen Invitational (First place)
- Dec. 21 – Collegiate Duals (1-1 in duals vs. Lehigh and Ohio State)
- Jan. 4 – at Stanford (W, 20-18)
- Jan. 6 – at Arizona State (W, 29-14)
- Jan. 11 – at North Dakota State (W, 36-3)
- Jan. 23 – vs. Northern Colorado (W, 42-0)
- Jan. 25 – vs. South Dakota State (W, 29-7)
- Jan. 30 – at Oklahoma (W, 29-10)
- Feb. 1 – at Oklahoma State (L, 9-24)
- Feb. 13 – vs. West Virginia (W, 32-7)
- Feb. 15 – vs. Northern Iowa (W, 28-6)
- Feb. 22 – vs. Missouri (W, 20-14)
- March 6-7 – Big 12 Championships (Second)
- March 19-21 – NCAA Championships (Cleveland, Ohio)
UNI wrestling’s 2025-26 schedule
- Nov. 15-16 – National Duals Invitational (DNP, 1-2 in duals)
- Nov. 23 – vs. North Dakota State (W, 27-11)
- Dec. 6 – Cougar Clash (first place, three champions)
- Dec. 14 – vs. Missouri (W, 22-14)
- Dec. 21 – vs. North Carolina (L, 13-19)
- Jan. 3 – at Nebraska (L, 6-30)
- Jan. 9-10 – NWCA Multi-Divisional National Dual Meet Championships (1st place, 5-0 in duals)
- Jan. 22 – vs. Arizona State (W, 27-11)
- Jan. 30 – at Oklahoma State (L, 3-34)
- Jan. 31 – at Oklahoma (L, 18-23)
- Feb. 8 – at South Dakota State (W, 19-13)
- Feb. 14 – vs. West Virginia (L, 13-23)
- Feb. 15 – at Iowa State (L, 6-28)
- Feb. 22 – vs. Wisconsin (W, 16-15)
- Mar. 6-7 – Big 12 Championships (10th place)
- Mar. 19-21 – NCAA Championships (Cleveland, Ohio)
Required reading before the NCAA Championships
- Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling preview
- Iowa State Cyclones wrestling preview
- Northern Iowa Panther wrestling preview
- Yonger Bastida’s journey
- NCAA Championships weight-by-weight prediction
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
This article originally appeared on Hawk Central: How to watch Iowa wrestling, Iowa State and UNI at NCAA Championships
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