2026 National Duals Invitational Field Released

Today, the National Duals Invitational announced that the field has been set for their 2026 tournament. Half the field had been public prior to the day’s announcement.

Arizona State, Little Rock, Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers round out the field of 16.

Iowa State, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Virginia Tech, and Wyoming had already declared their intentions to compete in the event.

The 2026 field features six of the top ten teams from the 2026 NCAA Championships (#2 Oklahoma State, #5 Ohio State, #6 Stanford, #8 Iowa State, #9 Minnesota, and #10 NC State).

Virginia Tech (#11), Wyoming (#12), Arizona State (#13), and Missouri (#14) are other teams that finished in the top 15.

This will be the second straight year that the National Duals Invitational takes place. Ohio State defeated Iowa to win the inaugural title - along with a $200k prize. 1.2 million dollars will be awarded to teams in 2026.

The event is a 16-team dual tournament with wrestle-backs that determines placement down to eighth place.

This year, the tournament has been moved to December 12th-13th; however, the location stays the same - Tulsa, Oklahoma’s BOK Center.

We’ll have more information on particular matchups once the bracket has been constructed.