Full results of 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, held March 7–8, 2026 at Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania. Every result below is checked against the sources listed at the foot of the page.
Results
Team standings (top five)
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 184.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 148.5 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 116.5 |
| 4 | Iowa | 87.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 86.5 |
Finals results
| Weight | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) | SV 4-1 | Jore Volk (Minnesota) |
| 133 | Ben Davino (Ohio State) | 2-2 tiebreaker | Marcus Blaze (Penn State) |
| 141 | Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) | Dec 7-2 | Brock Hardy (Nebraska) |
| 149 | Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) | Fall 3:29 | Ethan Stiles (Ohio State) |
| 157 | PJ Duke (Penn State) | MD 12-4 | Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) |
| 165 | Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) | MD 12-3 | Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) |
| 174 | Levi Haines (Penn State) | Dec 2-1 | Christopher Minto (Nebraska) |
| 184 | Rocco Welsh (Penn State) | 2-1 tiebreaker | Max McEnelly (Minnesota) |
| 197 | Josh Barr (Penn State) | TF 19-4 | Camden McDanel (Nebraska) |
| 285 | Taye Ghadiali (Michigan) | Dec 5-2 | AJ Ferrari (Nebraska) |
What happened
Penn State won the 2026 Big Ten Championships on its home mat with a school-record 184 points and seven individual champions, 35.5 points clear of Ohio State.
The finals that mattered: Ohio State took two of the three titles Penn State did not win, through Ben Davino’s tiebreaker win over Marcus Blaze at 133 and Jesse Mendez’s 7-2 decision over Brock Hardy at 141. Michigan’s Taye Ghadiali beat Nebraska’s AJ Ferrari 5-2 at heavyweight. Nebraska put five wrestlers in the finals and lost all five, which is both a sign of its depth and a warning about its ceiling.
Our take
two of the closest finals — Rocco Welsh over Max McEnelly at 184 and Davino over Blaze at 133 — were decided on tiebreakers, and one of them flipped two weeks later: McEnelly won the national title at 184. The Big Ten tournament remains the best preview of the NCAA Championships, but not a reliable one.
Related
Sources: FloWrestling: 2026 Big Ten champions · Penn State News. Facts verified Oct 18, 2026.