Iowa State

[Travis25]

I’m down for the beers.

That's all that really matters. Who really wants to sit around hashing out their positions on women's wrestling for more than 30 seconds? We'll make it happen come fall.

 

[chasepollard]

That's all that really matters. Who really wants to sit around hashing out their positions on women's wrestling for more than 30 seconds? We'll make it happen come fall.

Come to the skeet shoot May 1st

 

[cbond]

Someone has to be a voice for 99% of sports fans. No one cares about women's sports. They never have and they never will. Maybe that's not fair, but it is true.

This might be your opinion but actual data suggests 2x-4x more people care about the Women's College World Series than the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

The 2025 Women’s College World Series (WCWS) set all-time viewership records, with an average of 1.3 million viewers across 15 games on ESPN platforms, marking a 24% increase over the previous year. The 2025 championship series saw 2.4 million viewers for Game 3, making it the most-watched NCAA softball game ever.

• Most-Watched Championship Game: Game 3 (Texas vs. Texas Tech) drew 2.4 million viewers.
• Championship Records: Games 1 and 2 both drew 2.1 million viewers.
• Top Non-Finals Game: The UCLA-Tennessee game on June 1 reached 2.2 million viewers, with a peak of 3.9 million, setting a record for the best non-Finals game in history.
• Tournament Growth: The entire NCAA softball tournament was up 2% year-over-year.

The 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships saw strong viewership, with sessions on ESPN reaching over 700,000 viewers in March 2026. The tournament consistently performs well on cable, often reaching 8 million viewers over three days, with the finals typically drawing over 600,000–700,000 viewers on ESPN or ESPN2.

Recent Ratings and Viewership Trends

• 2026: A March 21, 2026, session on ESPN averaged 712,000 viewers, with a 0.22 rating.