NCAA Championship Brackets
 
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Tonight (Wednesday, March 11), the NCAA released the pre-tournament seeds and brackets for the upcoming 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championship, and six Bald Eagles will make the trip to Cleveland.
 
The 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championship is set for March 19-21 (Thurs. – Sat.) at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
 
Gable Strickland (133), Wyatt Henson (141), Lucas Kapusta (149) and Avery Bassett (174) are all set to compete for Lock Haven. Nick Stampoulos (157) and Sam Gautreau (184) also earned spots as first alternatives.
 
Last weekend, The Haven battled to second place, edged out 102-100 to Rider, at the 2026 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship in Buffalo, New York, marking their fourth finish in the top-2 in five years.
 
Read the full recap, here.
 
Lock Haven – First Round Bouts:
133: #31 Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) vs. #2 Ben Davino (Ohio State)
 
141: #13 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) vs. #20 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State)
 
149: #17 Lucas Kapusta (Lock Haven) vs. Jacob Frost (Iowa State)
 
174: #29 Avery Bassett (Lock Haven) vs. #4 Carson Kharchia (Ohio State)
 
View the full bracket at the link above.