Full breakdown of Purdue's Matt Ramos upset over 3x national champion Spencer Lee
The 2024 NCAA wrestling tournament will be held in Kansas City, Missouri from March 21-March 23.
Complete schedule
| ROUND | DAY | DATE | TIME (ET) | NETWORK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 - Championship First Round | Thursday | March 21 | 12pm | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| Session 2 - Championship Second Round + Consolations | Thursday | March 21 | 7pm | ESPN/ESPN+ |
| Session 3 - Championships Quarterfinals + Consolations | Friday | March 22 | 12pm | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| Session 4 - Championship Semifinals + Blood Round | Friday | March 22 | 8pm | ESPN/ESPN+ |
| Session 5 - Medal Round | Saturday | March 23 | 11am | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
| Session 6 - Championship Finals | Saturday | March 23 | 7pm | ESPN/ESPN+ |
Tickets
You can purchase tickets through the NCAA for each of the six sessions .
Future Sites
Next year's NCAA tournament will be held in Philadelphia from March 20-22. See the complete list of future sites below:
| DI WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP DATES AND SITES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | City | Venue | Dates | Host |
| 2025 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | March 20 - 22 | Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and PHL Sports |
| 2026 | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | March 19 - 21 | Mid-American Conference and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission |
History
The Oklahoma State Cowboys have won more NCAA wrestling titles than any program in the country with 34 championships. The Iowa Hawkeyes currently come in second with 23 titles. Penn State, the current No. 1-ranked team in the country, has 11 national championships.
See the complete wrestling history below:
| YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | POINTS | RUNNER-UP | POINTS | HOST OR SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 137.5 | Iowa | 82.5 | Tulsa |
| 2022 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 131.5 | Michigan | 95 | Detroit |
| 2021 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 129 | Penn State | 113.5 | St. Louis |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 137.5 | Ohio State | 96.5 | Pittsburgh |
| 2018 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 141.5 | Ohio State | 133.5 | Cleveland |
| 2017 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 146.5 | Ohio State | 110 | St. Louis |
| 2016 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 123 | Oklahoma St. | 97.5 | New York |
| 2015 | Ohio State | Tom Ryan | 102 | Iowa | 84 | St. Louis |
| 2014 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 109.5 | Minnesota | 104 | Oklahoma City |
| 2013 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 123.5 | Oklahoma St. | 119.5 | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 2012 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 143.0 | Minnesota | 117.5 | St. Louis |
| 2011 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 103.5 | Cornell | 89.5 | Philadelphia |
| 2010 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 134.5 | Cornell | 90 | Omaha, Neb. |
| 2009 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 96.5 | Ohio State | 92 | St. Louis |
| 2008 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 117.5 | Ohio State | 79 | St. Louis |
| 2007 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 98 | Iowa State | 88.5 | Auburn Hills, Mich. |
| 2006 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 122.5 | Minnesota | 84 | Oklahoma City |
| 2005 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 153 | Michigan | 83 | St. Louis |
| 2004 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 123.5 | Iowa | 82 | St. Louis |
| 2003 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 143 | Minnesota | 104.5 | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2002 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 126.5 | Iowa State | 104 | Albany, N.Y. |
| 2001 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 138.5 | Iowa | 125.5 | Iowa |
| 2000 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 116 | Iowa State | 109.5 | St. Louis |
| 1999 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 100.5 | Minnesota | 98.5 | Penn State |
| 1998 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 115 | Minnesota | 102 | Cleveland State |
| 1997 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 170 | Oklahoma State | 113.5 | UNI |
| 1996 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 122.5 | Iowa State | 78.5 | Minnesota |
| 1995 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 134 | Oregon state | 77.5 | Iowa |
| 1994 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 94.75 | Iowa | 76.5 | North Carolina |
| 1993 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 123.75 | Penn State | 87.5 | Iowa State |
| 1992 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 149 | Oklahoma State | 100.5 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1991 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 157 | Oklahoma State | 108.75 | Iowa |
| 1990 | Oklahoma State | Joe Seay | 117.75 | Arizona State | 104.75 | Maryland |
| 1989 | Oklahoma State | Joe Seay | 91.25 | Arizona State | 70.5 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1988 | Arizona State | Bobby Douglas | 93 | Iowa | 85.5 | Iowa |
| 1987 | Iowa State | Jim Gibbons | 133 | Iowa | 108 | Maryland |
| 1986 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 158 | Oklahoma | 84.25 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1985 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 145.25 | Oklahoma | 98.5 | Iowa State |
| 1984 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 123.75 | Oklahoma State | 98 | Maryland |
| 1983 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 155 | Oklahoma State | 102 | Iowa |
| 1982 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 131.75 | Iowa State | 111 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
| 1981 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 129.75 | Oklahoma | 100.25 | Princeton |
| 1980 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 110.75 | Oklahoma State | 87 | Oregon State |
| 1979 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 122.5 | Iowa State | 88 | Iowa State |
| 1978 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 94.5 | Iowa State | 94 | Maryland |
| 1977 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 95.5 | Oklahoma State | 88.75 | Oklahoma |
| 1976 | Iowa | Gary Kurdelmeier | 123.5 | Iowa State | 85.75 | Arizona |
| 1975 | Iowa | Gary Kurdelmeier | 102 | Oklahoma | 77 | Princeton |
| 1974 | Oklahoma | Stan Abel | 69.5 | Michigan | 67 | Iowa State |
| 1973 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 85 | Oregon state | 72.5 | Washington |
| 1972 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 103 | Michigan State | 72.5 | Maryland |
| 1971 | Oklahoma State | Tommy Chesbro | 94 | Iowa State | 66 | Auburn |
| 1970 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 99 | Michigan State | 84 | Northwestern |
| 1969 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 104 | Oklahoma | 69 | BYU |
| 1968 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 81 | Iowa State | 78 | Penn State |
| 1967 | Michigan State | Grady Peninger | 74 | Michigan | 63 | Kent State |
| 1966 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 79 | Iowa State | 70 | Iowa State |
| 1965 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 87 | Oklahoma State | 86 | Wyoming |
| 1964 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 87 | Oklahoma | 58 | Cornell |
| 1963 | Oklahoma | Thomas Evans | 48 | Iowa State | 45 | Kent State |
| 1962 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 82 | Oklahoma | 45 | Oklahoma State |
| 1961 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 82 | Oklahoma | 63 | Oregon State |
| 1960 | Oklahoma | Thomas Evans | 59 | Iowa State | 40 | Maryland |
| 1959 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 73 | Iowa State | 51 | Iowa |
| 1958 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 77 | Iowa State | 62 | Wyoming |
| 1957 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 73 | Pittsburgh | 66 | Pittsburgh |
| 1956 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 65 | Oklahoma | 62 | Oklahoma State |
| 1955 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 40 | Penn State | 31 | Cornell |
| 1954 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 32 | Pittsburgh | 17 | Oklahoma |
| 1953 | Penn State | Charles Speidel | 21 | Oklahoma | 15 | Penn State |
| 1952 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 22 | UNI | 21 | Colorado State |
| 1951 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 24 | Oklahoma State | 23 | Lehigh |
| 1950 | UNI | David McCuskey | 30 | Purdue | 16 | UNI |
| 1949 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 32 | UNI | 27 | Colorado State |
| 1948 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 33 | Michigan State | 28 | Lehigh |
| 1947 | Cornell College | Paul Scott | 32 | UNI | 19 | Illinois |
| 1946 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 25 | UNI | 24 | Oklahoma State |
| 1942 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 31 | Michigan State | 26 | Michigan State |
| 1941 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 37 | Michigan State | 26 | Lehigh |
| 1940 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 24 | Indiana | 14 | Illinois |
| 1939 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 33 | Lehigh | 12 | Frankline & Marshall |
| 1938 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 19 | Illinois | 15 | Penn State |
| 1937 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 31 | Oklahoma | 13 | Indiana State |
| 1936 | Oklahoma | Paul Keen | 14 | Central Oklahoma/Oklahoma State | 10 | Washington & Lee |
| 1935 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 36 | Oklahoma | 18 | Lehigh |
| 1934 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 29 | Indiana | 19 | Michigan |
| 1933 | *Iowa State/Oklahoma State | Hugo Otopali/E.C. Gallagher | Lehigh | |||
| 1932 | *Indiana | W.H. Thorn | 14 | Oklahoma State | 11 | Indiana |
| 1931 | *Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | Iowa State | Brown | ||
| 1930 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 27 | Illinois | 14 | Penn State |
| 1929 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 26 | Michigan | 18 | Ohio state |
| 1928 | *Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | Iowa State/Michigan | Iowa State |
