COACHES' RANKINGS | RPI RANKINGS | NCAA CONFERENCE ALLOCATIONS

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA announced qualifier allocations for the 2026 NCAA Championships, along with updated Coaches' Panel Rankings and RPI. The Bald Eagles landed three wrestlers in the third Coaches' Poll and 10 in the second RPI.
 
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) was awarded 27 total NCAA championship qualifying spots stretched across the 10 weight classes.
 
Each qualifying conference tournament was awarded pre-allocations to the national tournament based on regular season performance by conference wrestlers through February 23. 
 
After all the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 42 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 10, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 8 p.m. on March 11.  All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. 
 
More information can be found at NCAA.com.
 
The University at Buffalo will host the 2026 Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships at Alumni Arena on March 6-7. Tickets are now on sale to the public on Ticketmaster.
 
Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship Allocations (27):
125: 2
133: 4
141: 2
149: 4
157: 4
165: 2
174: 2
184: 3
197: 2
285: 2
 
Bald Eagles in the Coaches' Rankings:
141: Wyatt Henson, No. 22
149: Lucas Kapusta, No. 21
174: Avery Bassett, No. 30
 
Bald Eagles in the RPI:
125: Curtis Nelson, No. 55
133: Gable Strickland, No. 28
141: Henson, No. 20
149: Kapusta, No. 22
157: Nick Stampoulos, No. 26
165: Nick Kunstek, No. 45
174: Bassett, No. 22
184: Sam Gautreau, No. 36
197: Tucker Hogan, No. 40
285: Kade Sottolano, No. 37