CORVALLIS, Ore. – The 2026 Cascade Collegiate Conference Men’s Wrestling Championship, Presented by U.S. Bank, is set to begin Friday in Salem, Oregon. The two day event will be hosted by Corban University at the Salem Armory Auditorium.
Each day will have live video streaming, which can be found on the CCC Network on UEN and live results, which can be found through FloWrestling. Follow along on the CCC’s social media and the CCC Men’s Wrestling Championship Page as the 2026 Champions are crowned.
All 11 Cascade Conference programs will be represented at this year’s championship, including six nationally ranked teams and three additional programs receiving votes in the final NAIA Coaches’ Rating.
Southern Oregon University enters the weekend as the highest ranked CCC program at No. 6 nationally, followed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at No. 9 and University of Providence at No. 12. Arizona Christian University is tied at No. 19, while Corban University and Eastern Oregon University are tied at No. 23 in the national poll.
Receiving votes in the final rating were Montana State University-Northern, Simpson University, and The Evergreen State College.
Southern Oregon was selected to repeat as conference champion in the CCC Coaches’ Preseason Poll after capturing last year’s team title. The Raiders will look to defend their crown against a deep and nationally recognized conference field.
Friday’s matches are scheduled to begin at noon (PT) and Saturday’s action starting at 10 a.m. with the championship matches slated for 5 p.m.
Each conference tournament was awarded automatic bids per weight class based on the final regular-season rating, which can be seen HERE. Each conference is awarded automatic berths based on the number of wrestlers ranked in each weight class.
The Cascade Collegiate Conference received the highest number of automatic qualifiers to the NAIA Championships with a total of 47. The following numbers represented the allocations in each weight class.
125 – 6
133 – 3
141 – 6
149 – 4
157 – 6
165 – 4
174 – 6
184 – 3
197 – 4
285 – 5
A total of 254 automatic qualifiers will move forward after the conference tournaments. Additionally, 66 at-large selections will be made, three from each weight class.
After the conference tournaments have concluded, a 16-member committee consisting of conference raters and oversight members will meet to select the remaining at-large qualifiers, which will be released Tuesday, February 24, 2025, by 5 p.m. (CST), while the preliminary brackets and seeding will be announced on NAIA.org by 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, February 27, 2025. All weight classes will consist of 32 wrestlers.
The 69th Men’s Wrestling National Championship will be held March 5-7, 2026, at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, Kansas.