#WPN showed out one last time at Reynolds this season! 🔥🐺 pic.twitter.com/7hB93pXuXx

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) February 21, 2026

NCAA Division I Wrestling Rankings: Koy Buesgens of NC State climbs four spots to No. 3 at 149 pounds after defeating Cornell's Jaxon Joy this past Friday night. Buesgens, a returning national qualifier, has a 20-2 record heading into the postseason. theopenmat.com/rankings/ncaa_…

#NCAAwrestling #d1wrestle

NCAA Division I Wrestling Rankings: Koy Buesgens of NC State climbs four spots to No. 3 at 149 pounds after defeating Cornell's Jaxon Joy this past Friday night. Buesgens, a returning national qualifier, has a 20-2 record heading into the postseason. https://t.co/6O4R4dHtEy… pic.twitter.com/x8whHkxQMp

— The Open Mat (@theopenmat) February 24, 2026

Final individual rankings of the regular season#PackMentality pic.twitter.com/fwRr76Af1J

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) February 24, 2026

𝗪𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞: February 23

💪 Koy Buesgens, @PackWrestle

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— The ACC (@theACC) February 24, 2026

Finishing the regular season at No. 8 in the country #PackMentality pic.twitter.com/QANE8fBCC4

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) February 25, 2026

"One of the premier clubs in America just got EVEN STRONGER!!!
Approximately one hour ago; it was announced that would be joining the staff at [KD Training Center[ effective upon the completion of his senior season at North Carolina State University!!
Currently ranked 10th in the nation at 141 pounds per InterMat; the Wolfpack sixth-year team member will be looking to add to an impeccable resume that already features:
*3x NCAA DI National Qualifier/2024 All-American (7th)
*3x ACC Conference finalist/2024 Champion"

The Popolizio standard 🐺#PackMentality pic.twitter.com/NluRd6LleD

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) February 25, 2026

https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-02-26/ncaa-division-i-wrestling-committee-releases-qualifying-tournament-allocations



We should be good to send 7 guys to nationals [125, 133, 141, 149, 165, 174, 285]

And there's a reasonable shot a Brophy going at 197.

Allocations are out !

The ACC grabs 39 total allocations for the NCAA Championships. There are 42 at-large allocations that will be announced on March 10 after conference tournaments conclude. Brackets and seeding will be announced on https://t.co/Mh6TgOxoUR at 8 pm on March 11. pic.twitter.com/hx9K9yRiZT

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) February 26, 2026

For Issac Trumble, preparation goes beyond the mat. From stress management techniques to daily mindset habits, he treats mental health like part of the workout. @BlueCrossNC is proud to partner with NC State to support youth mental health and the student‑athletes who inspire it. pic.twitter.com/DBfSUApfJc

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) February 26, 2026

The program-defining senior class of @PackWrestle may be done at Reynolds Coliseum, but their legacy will extend far beyond.

Trumble: "Spent a quarter of my life here, this is home to me."

@noah_teague1

https://technicianonline.com/156448/sports/nc-state-wrestlings-senior-class-set-to-leave-raleigh-with-a-legacy-of-excellence/

DiverDownBrian said:

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https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling-men/article/2026-02-26/ncaa-division-i-wrestling-committee-releases-qualifying-tournament-allocations



We should be good to send 7 guys to nationals [125, 133, 141, 149, 165, 174, 285]

And there's a reasonable shot a Brophy going at 197.

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Yep. The hope is 8. Brophy has been wrestling well lately, I think he can make something happen.

Brackets are out: https://theacc.com/news/2026/3/3/pre-seeds-and-brackets-announced-for-the-2026-acc-wrestling-championship.aspx

DiverDownBrian said:

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Brackets are out: https://theacc.com/news/2026/3/3/pre-seeds-and-brackets-announced-for-the-2026-acc-wrestling-championship.aspx

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ACC Championship seeds ➡️#PackMentality pic.twitter.com/AueI6ETDZu

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 3, 2026

DiverDownBrian said:

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Brackets are out: https://theacc.com/news/2026/3/3/pre-seeds-and-brackets-announced-for-the-2026-acc-wrestling-championship.aspx

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Not bad. Still think we can get 8 to NCAAs but that would need Brophy outperforming his seed.

Anyone have any predictions for this weekend? Hoping we can put up a fight for the team championship

Mjpennin said:

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Anyone have any predictions for this weekend? Hoping we can put up a fight for the team championship

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My guess is second behind VT, though I think it will be close heading to the final round.

Mjpennin said:

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Anyone have any predictions for this weekend? Hoping we can put up a fight for the team championship

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125 - I imagine Vince gets revenge on the Stanford dude and then maybe what the 4th/5th times the charm against Ventresca. Prediction: 2nd

133 - Redding wrestled Knox pretty close in January. Seems to be coming together at the right time. The question isn't if Seidel wins it. It's does he win any by minor decision? Prediction: 2nd

141 - Who knows with Ryan Jack. Somewhere between 1st and 6th. Prediction: 1st

149 - Top 3 here are all really good. Let's get my hopes up and say Buesgens wins it all. Prediction: 1st

157 - Prediction: Pain

165 - Denny solid. Let's go with him. Prediction: 1st

174 - Maybe I'm being too optimistic haha. Prediction: 1st

184 - Prediction: Pain

197 - Eh, let's go 3rd. Prediction: 3rd

HWT: Prediction: EZ Dubs

That all sounds reasonable to me. Headed up to Blacksburg Sunday morning to watch and wouldn't be disappointed with those results.

Mjpennin said:

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That all sounds reasonable to me. Headed up to Blacksburg Sunday morning to watch and wouldn't be disappointed with those results.

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Yup we'd take that and run

Postseason officially on deck 🔜#PackMentality pic.twitter.com/uBI0RIV0dq

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 4, 2026

Tournament time ⏰#PackMentality pic.twitter.com/xkmNxcpbBc

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 8, 2026

Gonna get going quickly here in round one

125: Vince with a major decision over Roller of UVA. 10-2
133: Redding wins by decision 6-1 over Yarbrough of UVA
141: Ryan Jack wins by decision 8-3 over Porter of UVA
149: Buesgens has a bye to the semifinals
157: Luca Felix, overmatched but gave good effort. Loses to Evans by major dec (Pitt)
165: Will Denny has a bye to the semifinals

Cates with a punch at the end of the match and he gets a DQ and done for the day. Disappointing way to finish.

To add we also lost a team point.

Team scores after round one.#PackMentality || #ACCWrestling pic.twitter.com/Ofa5TcdIPk

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 8, 2026

Redwolf55 said:

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Cates with a punch at the end of the match and he gets a DQ and done for the day. Disappointing way to finish.

To add we also lost a team point.

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The whole ending of the match was dumb.

Robinson loses to the Stanford kid again. Vince has absolutely zero on his feet this year. It is like he did absolutely nothing all offseason.

Redding drops an 8-0 major dec. to Knox of Stanford (not a huge surprise).

Feels like this is not going to be a good day for the Pack.

And Ryan Jack loses to UNC 6-5 on a called headgear grab in a scramble. Refs missed the takedown but called the technical violation on Jack.

What else can go wrong for State today?

This has been a brutal day for wrestling.

Koy into the finals at 149 with a easy win over the 4 seed from Pitt. So at least the shutout is off the table.

What a ****ing joke. Will Denny got absolutely screwed in his match against UNC.

An absolutely brutal day for State - unthinkable the **** that has gone wrong today for us. And twice against UNC in matches where our guy was clearly the better wrestler.

Singleton into the finals at 174 after a major dec win over unc. He'll face Desiante of VT in the finals, who he has beaten twice this year.

UNC guys have been ****ing buffoons today. But credit to them, they're having a much better day than we are.

Updated team scores after consolation quarterfinals and semifinals. #PackMentality || #ACCWrestling pic.twitter.com/yEAqN6qeAU

— NC State Wrestling 🤼‍♂️ (@PackWrestle) March 8, 2026