CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference will send 43 wrestlers to the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, set for March 19-21 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

The 43 wrestlers are the second most in ACC history since the NCAA adopted this allocation and at-large format. Last year, the ACC sent a record 46 grapplers to the NCAAs.

The ACC secured 39 automatic qualifiers at the 2026 ACC Wrestling Championship on Sunday, March 8, in front of a record-breaking crowd of 4,692 fans at Cassell Coliseum on the campus of Virginia Tech.

On Tuesday, March 10, the NCAA announced its 42 at-large selections, which included four ACC wrestlers.

The ACC’s at-large selections were Pitt’s Dylan Evans (157 pounds), Jared Keslar (165) and Luca Augustine (174), along with Duke’s Connor Barket (285).

The at-large selections join the 288 student-athletes who qualified automatically through their conference tournament finishes. At-large berths were determined by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee using the following criteria: head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, ratings percentage index (RPI), coaches ranking and conference tournament finish.

The complete list of at-large selections is available on NCAA.com.

Seeding and brackets for this year’s championship will be announced on Wednesday, March 11, during the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Selection Show at 8 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.

Visit NCAA.com/wrestling for more information on the 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.