By Brian Reinhardt
USA Wrestling

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 Conference has released its seedings and brackets for the 2026 Big 12 Wrestling Championships, setting the stage for the two-day event at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Big 12 Wrestling Championships are set to begin on Friday, March 6, at 10 a.m. CT. The two-day event concludes on Saturday, March 7, with the final session beginning at 7 p.m. CT.

Oklahoma State comes in as the reigning Big 12 champion and has six of the 10 No. 1 seeds at this year’s tournament.

The top eight seeds for each weight class are listed below. Full brackets can be viewed here.

Top Eight Seeds by Weight Class

125 Pounds

1. Troy Spratley – Oklahoma State

2. Stevo Poulin – Iowa State

3. Jett Strickenberger – West Virginia

4. Brady Roark – South Dakota State

5. Conrad Hendrickson – Oklahoma

6. Ezekiel Witt – North Dakota State

7. Trever Anderson – Northern Iowa

8. Tucker Owens – Air Force

133 Pounds

1. Jax Forrest – Oklahoma State

2. Evan Frost – Iowa State

3. Kyler Larkin – Arizona State

4. Dominick Serrano – Northern Colorado

5. Gunner Andrick – West Virginia

6. Julian Farber – Northern Iowa

7. Gage Walker – Missouri

8. Luke Willochell – Wyoming

141 Pounds

1. Sergio Vega – Oklahoma State

2. Anthony Echemendia – Iowa State

3. Haiden Drury – Utah Valley

4. Julian Tagg – South Dakota State

5. Pierson Manville – Arizona State

6. Tyler Wells – Oklahoma

7. Carter Nogle – Air Force

8. Jesse Vasquez – Cal Baptist

149 Pounds

1. Casey Swiderski – Oklahoma State

2. Jacob Frost – Iowa State

3. David Evans – Utah Valley

4. Maxwell Petersen – North Dakota State

5. Josh Edmond – Missouri

6. Caleb Rathjen – Northern Iowa

7. Paul Kelly – Cal Baptist

8. Gabe Willochel – Wyoming

157 Pounds

1. Kaleb Larkin – Arizona State

2. Landon Robideau – Oklahoma State

3. Vinny Zerban – Iowa State

4. Ty Watters – West Virginia

5. Gavin Drexler – North Dakota State

6. Cael Swensen – South Dakota State

7. Teague Travis – Missouri

8. Jared Hill – Wyoming

165 Pounds

1. LaDarion Lockett – Oklahoma State

2. Ryder Downey – Northern Iowa

3. Nicco Ruiz – Arizona State

4. Maxx Mayfield – Missouri

5. Connor Euton – Iowa State

6. Gabriel Schumm – Cal Baptist

7. Sloan Swan – Wyoming

8. Marcus Espinoza-Owens – South Dakota State

 174 Pounds

1. Alex Facundo – Oklahoma State

2. Carter Schubert – Oklahoma

3. Cam Steed – Missouri

4. MJ Gaitan – Iowa State

5. Jared Simma – Northern Iowa

6. Moses Espinoza-Owens – South Dakota State

7. Brody Conley – West Virginia

8. Cael Valencia – Arizona State

184 Pounds

1. Aeoden Sinclair – Missouri

2. Zack Ryder – Oklahoma State

3. Eddie Neitenbach – Wyoming

4. Ian Bush – West Virginia

5. Nick Fox – Northern Iowa

6. Brian Soldano – Oklahoma

7. Isaac Dean – Iowa State

8. Aidan Brenot – North Dakota State

197 Pounds

1. Rocky Elam – Iowa State

2. Joey Novak – Wyoming

3. Cody Merrill – Oklahoma State

4. Bennett Berge – South Dakota State

5. DJ Parker – Oklahoma

6. Evan Bates – Missouri

7. Rune Lawrence – West Virginia

8. Devin Wasley – North Dakota State

285 Pounds

1. Yonger Bastida – Iowa State

2. Konner Doucet – Oklahoma State

3. Christian Carroll – Wyoming

4. David Szuba – Arizona State

5. Juan Mora – Oklahoma

6. Jack Forbes – Utah Valley

7. Jarrett Stoner – Missouri

8. Adam Ahrendsen – Northern Iowa