Overview
- Iowa advanced with wins over Missouri 34-3 and Illinois 24-13 and now meets No. 5 Oklahoma State in a Sunday morning semifinal on FloWrestling.
- The championship dual is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2, with all other sessions streaming on FloWrestling.
- The 16-team event seeded only the top four—No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Nebraska, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Oklahoma State—with remaining placements set by random draw and wrestle-backs through eighth.
- Prize payouts include $200,000 for first, $150,000 for second and third, and a guaranteed $20,000 per team, plus $10,000 session bonuses for fastest average takedown times on day one.
- Penn State declined an invitation, with coach Cael Sanderson citing the program’s focus on athlete welfare following recent U23 Worlds participation.