Six Nebraska wrestlers are seeded in the top eight of their weight class for the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships, March 19-21 in Cleveland, Ohio. All 10 Cornhusker wrestlers made it into the field, nine as automatic qualifiers with the 10th, Chance Lamer, earning a wild card bid.
Defending national champion Antrell Taylor (157 pounds) is the highest seeded Nebraska wrestler, placed at No. 2 in his weight class. Brock Hardy (141 pounds) and Christopher Minto (174) are both seeded No. 3 in their respective weight classes, while AJ Ferrari is the No. 4 seed at heavyweight. LJ Aruajo (165 pounds) is the No. 6 seed in his weight class, while Silas Allred is the No. 8 seed in his.
The Huskers will look to build off last year’s national runner-up finish, the best in school history. Nebraska finished third last week at the Big Ten Championships.
Nebraska’s NCAA Championship Lineup
125: No. 25 Kael Lauridsen
133: No. 13 Jacob Van Dee
141: No. 3 Brock Hardy
149: No. 20 Chance Lamer
157: No. 2 Antrell Taylor
165: No. 6 LJ Araujo
174: No. 3 Christopher Minto
184: No. 8 Silas Allred
197: No. 11 Camden McDanel
HWT: No. 4 AJ Ferrari