Bold Predictions for 2025-2026 Season

[Winners Circle]

What's everyone got? I'll start. PJ Duke: 2026 157 lb. National Champion.

[Truzzcat]

As the person who said Dean hamiti national champ in last years iteration of this I would like to go 2 for 2 with Jordan Williams 149 national champion.

[Winners Circle]

2 minutes ago, Truzzcat said:

As the person who said Dean hamiti national champ in last years iteration of this I would like to go 2 for 2 with Jordan Williams 149 national champion.

That is indeed a bold prediction.

[Pinnacle]

Josh Barr 197 Champ

[okokzach]

3 minutes ago, Pinnacle said:

Josh Barr 197 Champ

Last year's 2nd place gets 1st place this year after 1st place guy graduates. How bold of you 

Edited May 29 by okokzach

[Ragu]

Idk how bold this is but 9 new NCAA champs (Mitch)

[Pinnacle]

14 minutes ago, okokzach said:

Last year's 2nd place gets 1st place this year after 1st place guy graduates. How bold of you 

Boldness is in the eye of the beholder, or is that the bebolder?

[okokzach]

2 minutes ago, Ragu said:

Idk how bold this is but 9 new NCAA champs (Mitch)

So more specifically, Robinson, Byrd, Mendez, and Taylor don't repeat. Only the anti-Mendez pick is somewhat bold, with a couple bonus points for a 4-way parlay. Not bad!

[Wrestleknownothing]

PSU gets 4 champs moving Sanderson ahead of Gable to number one on the all-time individual champs coached list.

[Winners Circle]

8 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

PSU gets 4 champs moving Sanderson ahead of Gable to number one on the all-time individual champs coached list.

Which 4? MM is one I assume, so who's the other 3. Could be a number of choices, obviously.

[Wrestleknownothing]

10 minutes ago, Winners Circle said:

Which 4? MM is one I assume, so who's the other 3. Could be a number of choices, obviously.

Well in the spirit of boldness I will not pick Mesenbrink.

Instead it will be Lilledahl, Ono, Haines and Barr.

[Dark Energy]

38 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

PSU gets 4 champs moving Sanderson ahead of Gable to number one on the all-time individual champs coached list.

How many different champs / people for each one?  This is pretty impressive by Cael.  

[bnwtwg]

AJ Ferrari, champion, Cal State Bakersfield

I need a shower.

[TNwrestling]

PSU wins NCAAs by less than 80

Edited May 29 by TNwrestling

[Eagle26]

6 hours ago, Winners Circle said:

What's everyone got? I'll start. PJ Duke: 2026 157 lb. National Champion.

It should be very bold to call a true freshman as a national champ, but in this case, it doesn’t even seem like much of a bold pick! 

[Eagle26]

PSU has 6 or more national champions, setting a new record! Not sure if that even qualifies as bold, but it is something that’s never been done before so I think it should. 

[nhs67]

1 hour ago, Eagle26 said:

It should be very bold to call a true freshman as a national champ, but in this case, it doesn’t even seem like much of a bold pick! 

Especially since he just beat the reigning 149lb and 157lb champs at WTT - albeit in MFS.

[lisa morales]

A woman is seeded at Nationals.  

[Simpleman424]

Ben Davino makes the NCAA finals at 133lbs after finishing 2nd in the B1G Tournament.

[Wrestleknownothing]

3 hours ago, Dark Energy said:

How many different champs / people for each one?  This is pretty impressive by Cael.  

Sanderson has done it with 22 unique champs (1.91 per) while Gable had 29 (1.55 per).

[MPhillips]

2 hours ago, Simpleman424 said:

Ben Davino makes the NCAA finals at 133lbs after finishing 2nd in the B1G Tournament.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Iowa wins it

[ionel]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Iowa wins it

After the Focus transfers in correct?

[bnwtwg]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Iowa wins it

I missed the spelling bee last night. Didn't realize that's the academically correct way to spell "third place."

[lisa morales]

Ryan Crookham will wrestle a full season.