The 2026 Division 1 NCAA Wrestling Championships are underway in Cleveland, Ohio. This tournament highlights the nation’s best college wrestling and always has chaotic, unexpected results from the first round to the final match. As the chaos unfolds, check out the article below for a running compilation of every upset, by seed, from this year’s NCAA Tournament
Round Of 32
125 – #17 Jett Strickenberger (WVU) MD #16 Ezekiel Witt (NDSU), 13-5
125 – #18 Spencer Moore (ILL) DEC #15 Koda Holeman (POLY), SV-1 4-1
133 – #17 Dominick Serrano (UNC) DEC #16 Blake Boarman (PUR), 16-14
133 – #20 Julian Farber (UNI) DEC #13 Jacob Van Dee (NEB) 17-7 (Dec 5-4)
133 – #19 Gage Walker (MIZZ) DEC #14 Ethan Berginc (ARMY), 5-0
133 – #23 Braxton Brown (MARY) DEC #10 Maximilian Leete (AMER) 4-2
Pig Tails
133 – #33 Carter Schmidt (Oklahoma) MD #32 Andrew Austin (Central Michigan), 11-3
141 – #33 Aldo Hernandez (Appalachian State) DEC #32 Matthew Martino (Princeton), 8-5
149 – #33 Austin McBurney (Brown) DEC #32 Clayton Jones (Michigan State), 11-9
157 – #33 Yannis Charles (Morgan State) DEC Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine), 15-10
174 – #33 Grant O`Dell (Bellarmine) DEC Luke Condon (Wisconsin), TB-1 4-1
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