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NCAA wrestling championships brackets released. See where OU, OSU wrestlers are seeded

March 12, 2026 • 5 min read • views
NCAA wrestling championships brackets released. See where OU, OSU wrestlers are seeded
Story byNCAA wrestling championships brackets released. See where OU, OSU wrestlers are seededScott Wright, The OklahomanThu, March 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM UTC·2 min read

In the span of three months, Jax Forrest has gone from high school student to the No. 1 seeded wrestler at the NCAA Championships.

Forrest, who is coming off a Big 12 title last weekend, is undefeated since enrolling at OSU and beginning his college wrestling career a semester early.

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Now, he’ll have an even bigger target on his back at the NCAA Championships on March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

The Cowboys are sending all 10 wrestlers to the national tournament, with nine of them earning a top-eight seed.

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Only 184-pound redshirt freshman Zack Ryder, who battled through a dislocated shoulder at the Big 12 Championships to earn his automatic bid, was outside the top eight. Ryder was seeded No. 22.

Behind Forrest, OSU freshman Sergio Vega is the No. 2 seed at 141, while Troy Spratley (125), Landon Robideau (157) and Dee Lockett (165) earned No. 5 seeds.

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OU will have seven wrestlers competing in Cleveland, with six clinching automatic bids through their performances at the Big 12 Championships, and 184-pound Brian Soldano earning an at-large berth as a No. 20 seed.

OU’s highest seed is 197-pounder DJ Parker at No. 8.

Here’s a look at all of the OSU and OU wrestlers’ seeds at the NCAA Championships and their first-round matchups.

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Oklahoma State's Jax Forrest talks with coach David Taylor as he wrestles Iowa's Drake Ayala at 133 pounds during a college wrestling dual between the Oklahoma State University Cowboys (OSU) and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla., Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.Oklahoma State's Jax Forrest talks with coach David Taylor as he wrestles Iowa's Drake Ayala at 133 pounds during a college wrestling dual between the Oklahoma State University Cowboys (OSU) and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla., Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.

Oklahoma State wrestling NCAA seeds

  • 125 pounds: Troy Spratley, No. 5 vs. No. 28 Andrew Binni, Navy

  • 133 pounds: Jax Forrest, No. 1 vs. winner of No. 32 Andrew Austin, Central Michigan, and No. 33 Carter Schmidt, OU

  • 141 pounds: Sergio Vega, No. 2 vs. No. 31 Billy DeKraker, Northwestern

  • 149 pounds: Casey Swiderski, No. 8 vs. No. 25 Michael Gioffre, Illinois

  • 157 pounds: Landon Robideau, No. 5 vs. No. 28 Gavin Drexler, North Dakota State

  • 165 pounds: Dee Lockett, No. 5 vs. No. 28 Cody Goebel, Wisconsin

  • 174 pounds: Alex Facundo, No. 8 vs. No. 25 Sergio Desiante, Virginia Tech

  • 184 pounds: Zack Ryder, No. 22 vs. No. 11 Shane Cartagena-Walsh, Rutgers

  • 197 pounds: Cody Merrill, No. 7 vs. No. 26 Ben Vanadia, Purdue

  • Heavyweight: Konner Doucet, No. 7 vs. No. 26 Luke Luffman, Illinois

OU wrestling NCAA seeds

  • 125 pounds: Conrad Hendriksen, No. 21 vs. No. 12 Vincent Robinson, North Carolina State

  • 133 pounds: Carter Schmidt, No. 33 vs. No. 32 Andrew Austin, Central Michigan

  • 141 pounds: Tyler Wells, No. 21 vs. No. 12 Luke Simcox, North Carolina

  • 174 pounds: Carter Schubert, No. 12 vs. No. 21 Lenny Pinto, Rutgers

  • 184 pounds: Brian Soldano, No. 20 vs. No. 13 Isaac Dean, Iowa State

  • 197 pounds: DJ Parker, No. 8 vs. No. 25 Evan Bates, Missouri

  • Heavyweight: Juan Mora, No. 21 vs. No. 12 Braxton Amos

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: NCAA wrestling championships brackets released for OU, OSU wrestlers

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