Full results of 2026 Southern Scuffle, held January 3–4, 2026 at Chattanooga, Tennessee. 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 | 143.5 |
| 2 | Penn | 123.5 |
| 3 | Little Rock | 106 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 105.5 |
| 5 | North Dakota State | 99 |
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | School |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Eddie Ventresca | Virginia Tech |
| 133 | Dom Serrano | Northern Colorado |
| 141 | Vince Cornella | Cornell |
| 149 | Connor Pierce | Penn State |
| 157 | Joe Sealey | Penn State |
| 165 | Matty Bianchi | Little Rock |
| 174 | Will Henckel | Penn State |
| 184 | Asher Cunningham | Penn State |
| 197 | Josh Barr | Penn State |
| 285 | Jimmy Mullen | Virginia Tech |
What happened
Penn State won the 2026 Southern Scuffle with five champions, and only one of them — Josh Barr at 197 — went on to win an NCAA title in March. The other four (Connor Pierce, Joe Sealey, Will Henckel and Asher Cunningham) were not Penn State’s entries at those weights at the Big Ten Championships, which says more about the team’s depth than any score could.
Our take
the Scuffle has become the event where programs below the very top get real midseason measuring sticks. Little Rock’s third place and Matty Bianchi’s title at 165 were standout results for a young program, and Penn finishing second ahead of Virginia Tech was a strong statement from the Ivy League.
Related
Sources: TheMat.com: Penn State collects Southern Scuffle title. Facts verified Oct 18, 2026.