NCAA At-Large Berths from 2017-26

Yesterday, the NCAA announced the at-large berths who rounded out the NCAA field of 330. This practice typically ignites social media debate regarding who got snubbed or which conference should (or shouldn’t) get more at-larges. 

To dig more deeply into the subject, we’ve looked at at-large berths for the last ten years. Which teams have received the most? What is the greatest number a single team has received in that year? 

For those that may not necessarily care much about at-larges, there were four wrestlers who received at-large berths in 2025 who made the NCAA podium. Two finished fourth. Within the last decade, we even have a national champion and a national runner-up who got their starts from an at-large berth. 

More on the subject below:

Most At-Large Berths by Team (2017-2026)

15 At-Larges

Wyoming

14 At-Larges

Minnesota, Missouri, Stanford

13 At-Larges

Army West Point, Northwestern

12 At-Larges

Pittsburgh, Rutgers

11 At-Larges

Appalachian State, Northern Iowa

10 At-Larges

Iowa State, North Carolina, Northern Colorado, Penn

9 At-Larges

Central Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Ohio State, Princeton, South Dakota State, West Virginia, Wisconsin

8 At-Larges

Drexel, Lehigh, Purdue, Utah Valley

7 At-Larges

Cornell, CSU Bakersfield, NC State, Rider

6 At-Larges

American, Bucknell, Cal Poly, Campbell, Edinboro, Gardner-Webb, Iowa, Michigan State, Navy, North Dakota State, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech

5 At-Larges

Arizona State, Buffalo, Chattanooga, Columbia, Lock Haven, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Virginia

4 At-Larges

Air Force, Clarion, Oregon State, SIU Edwardsville

3 At-Larges

Brown, Duke, George Mason, Hofstra, Little Rock, Old Dominion, The Citadel

2 At-Larges

Binghamton, Fresno State, Harvard, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Penn State
 

1 At-Large

Bellarmine, Bloomsburg, Cal Baptist, Cleveland State, Franklin & Marshall

Most by a team in one Season

Stanford (5 in 2017)

American (4 in 2018)

Minnesota (4 in 2020)

NC State (4 in 2017)

Pittsburgh (4 in 2024)

Stanford (4 in 2025)

 

All-American Finishes

Champion: Carter Starocci - Penn State (2024)

Runner-Up: Kizhan Clarke - North Carolina (2022)

Third Place: Yahya Thomas - Northwestern (2021)

Fourth Place: Trevor Chumbley - Northwestern (2025), Isaac Trumble - NC State (2025)

Fifth Place: Joey Novak - Wyoming (2025)

Sixth Place: Bryce Andonian - Virginia Tech (2024), Michael McGee - Arizona State (2021)

Seventh Place: Paul Fox - Stanford (2017)

Eighth Place: Tyler Knox - Stanford (2025), Killian Cardinale - West Virginia (2023), Eric Barnett - Wisconsin (2021), Wyatt Sheets - Oklahoma State (2021), Jackson Turley - Rutgers (2021)