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Big 12 Releases 2026 Wrestling Championship Brackets
02.27.2026 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa - Brackets for the 2026 Big 12 Wrestling Championship presented by Allstate were released by the league office on Monday. In total, all 10 Iowa State wrestlers are seeded in their bracket, seven of which are seeded third or better.
Iowa State's closing one-two punch of Rocky Elam (197) and Yonger Bastida (285) were both given the top seed in their bracket after undefeated regular seasons. Four other Cyclones - Stevo Poulin (125), Evan Frost (133), Anthony Echemendia (141) and Jacob Frost (149) - were slotted as the No. 2 seed at their weight.
First round matchups are listed below. Two Cyclones - Evan Frost and Connor Euton - received a first-round bye into the quarterfinals.
The Big 12 Championship will be held March 6-7 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. All sessions can be streamed on ESPN+.
Iowa State Seeds & First Round Matches
125: No. 2 Stevo Poulin (12-6) vs. Anee Vigil (ASU, 12-8)
133: No. 2Â Evan Frost (13-1) received a bye
141: No. 2 Anthony Echemendia (16-2) vs. David Saenz (WYO, 14-8)
149: No. 2 Jacob Frost (14-5) vs. Kenneth Evans (UNCO, 10-9)
157: No. 3 Vinny Zerban (14-3) vs. Daishun Powe (UNCO, 11-13)
165: No. 5Â Connor Euton (14-6) received a bye
174: No. 4 MJ Gaitan (12-5) vs. Murphy Menke (UNCO, 10-8)
184: No. 7 Isaac Dean (15-5) vs. Brock Fettig (SDSU, 12-11)
197: No. 1 Rocky Elam (14-0) vs. Colton Hawks (ASU, 5-6)
285: No. 1 Yonger Bastida (21-0) vs. Brock Kehler (WVU, 11-17)
Big 12 Championship Schedule
Friday, March 6
Session 1: Preliminary & Quarterfinal Matches - 10 a.m. (ESPN+)
Session 2: Semifinal & Consolation Quarterfinal Matches -Â 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 7
Session 3: Consolation Semifinals and Placing Matches -Â Noon (ESPN+)
Session 4: Finals -Â 7Â p.m. (ESPN+)
The Big 12 was awarded 63 allocations, the second-most of any conference. Those allocations are broken down by weight class below and represent how many Big 12 Championship placewinners at each weight will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Big 12 Allocations By Weight
125:Â 5
133:Â 8
141:Â 7
149:Â 5
157:Â 5
165:Â 4
174:Â 7
184:Â 8
197:Â 8
285:Â 6
Total:Â 63
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