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Indiana’s NCAA Championships Seeds Revealed
3/11/2026 8:45:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– The NCAA announced the seeding list and bracket placement at each of the 10 weight classes for the 2026 NCAA Championships on Wednesday night.
Indiana has six wrestlers who qualified for the championships. Jacob Moran (125), Bryce Lowery (157), Derek Gilcher (174) and Gabe Sollars (197) clinched automatic bids at the Big Ten Championships last weekend while Tyler Lillard (165) and Sam Goin (184) received at-large bids yesterday.
This year's total marks three-straight years of six qualifiers.
Moran and Sollars both got the No. 14 seed at their weight class while Lillard and Gilcher each got the No. 26 seed. Lowery was slotted as the No. 29 seed and Goin was named the No. 33 seed in the pigtail match at 184 lbs.
Opening Matches:
125: No. 14 Jacob Moran (IU) vs. No. 19 Kysen Terukina (North Carolina).
157: No. 29 Bryce Lowery (IU) vs. No. 4 Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State).
165: No. 26 Tyler Lillard (IU) vs. No. 7 Max Brignola (Lehigh).
174: No. 26 Derek Gilcher (IU) vs. No. 7 Cam Steed (Mizzou).
184: No. 33 Sam Goin (IU) vs. No. 32 Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley).
197: No. 14 Gabe Sollars (IU) vs. No. 19 Zayne Lehman (Ohio).
The 2026 NCAA Championships will take place from March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Indiana has six wrestlers who qualified for the championships. Jacob Moran (125), Bryce Lowery (157), Derek Gilcher (174) and Gabe Sollars (197) clinched automatic bids at the Big Ten Championships last weekend while Tyler Lillard (165) and Sam Goin (184) received at-large bids yesterday.
This year's total marks three-straight years of six qualifiers.
Moran and Sollars both got the No. 14 seed at their weight class while Lillard and Gilcher each got the No. 26 seed. Lowery was slotted as the No. 29 seed and Goin was named the No. 33 seed in the pigtail match at 184 lbs.
Opening Matches:
125: No. 14 Jacob Moran (IU) vs. No. 19 Kysen Terukina (North Carolina).
157: No. 29 Bryce Lowery (IU) vs. No. 4 Kaleb Larkin (Arizona State).
165: No. 26 Tyler Lillard (IU) vs. No. 7 Max Brignola (Lehigh).
174: No. 26 Derek Gilcher (IU) vs. No. 7 Cam Steed (Mizzou).
184: No. 33 Sam Goin (IU) vs. No. 32 Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley).
197: No. 14 Gabe Sollars (IU) vs. No. 19 Zayne Lehman (Ohio).
The 2026 NCAA Championships will take place from March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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