Paycom 2026 National Duals

[Acacia]

Automatic entry will be awarded to the top 10 teams in the final NCAA standings and the top four finishes of last year’s National Duals Invitational. Qualified teams must complete their participation agreements by mid-April to secure their spots.

Penn State, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio State, Stanford, Michigan, Iowa State, Minnesota and NC State have all received automatic qualifier invitations.

it’s mid April…. Are we going?

 

[Scam likely]

Ahh nope.

 

[PSUbluTX]

 

[Roar More]

I wonder how attendance will be after the Ohio State success that followed winning last year's tournament.

 

[Headlock]

Life is full of options and this tournament is certainly one. To suggest that it is THE championship of collegiate wrestling is a big desire of a small number of teams. The majority of Division One teams aren't even invited so I'll bet those schools don't see this as anymore than what it is...a big money donor (or two) trying to buy a backyard trophy.

 

[Matter7172]

I'm telling you - if they made it winner-take-all and upped the jackpot, PSU would probably go. But then all the other "rivals" might bail.

 

[Sunshinedynomite 1]

It should be the winner gets to host nationals.
Then PSU will go

 

[creamery freak]

It should be the winner gets to host nationals.
Then PSU will go

Or winner gets a do over match when the replay officials or mat official screws the pooch.

 

[Acacia]

A couple of thoughts...

1( Why do teams need to accept mid April? Its before U S Open. Last year with Penn State in 15 of the 30 spots of the age group worlds, the Paycom event was too soon for PSU to shift from freestyle to folk style with adequate rest and preparation.

2) Last year PSU went to the Collegiate Duals in Nashville Dec 20-21. So did Ohio State, Iowa State, Cornell, Stanford, Little Rock, Lehigh and Illinois. Will there be a Collegiate duals this year? I can't imagine the same teams competing in back to back weeks. Also last year Ohio State and Nebraska skipped CKLV. Again a potential 10 matches by mid December if they go to both CKLV and Paycom.

3) If we don't go, how will Cael ever win Coach of the Year? (tic)

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[BWFight]

 

[Rmg975]

Willie, on Basch and the Brain this morning, said there are quite a few teams not going to this event this year, they listed Nebraska as a no, Iowa as a likely no, Michigan as a no, none of the Ivy's. They also said VaTech is up in the air as that is during their finals but were trying to work around it.

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

Willie, on Basch and the Brain this morning, said there are quite a few teams not going to this event this year, they listed Nebraska as a no, Iowa as a likely no, Michigan as a no, none of the Ivy's. They also said VaTech is up in the air as that is during their finals but were trying to work around it.

Haha! Going from the Paycom National Duals to the “Pay[ne] County Duals”

 

[donboy6499]

Willie, on Basch and the Brain this morning, said there are quite a few teams not going to this event this year, they listed Nebraska as a no, Iowa as a likely no, Michigan as a no, none of the Ivy's. They also said VaTech is up in the air as that is during their finals but were trying to work around it.

This is especially delicious as, according to past information from FRL, it was moved back to December at least partly so it didn't butt up against Worlds so much (and thus PSU had no excuses to not attend).

 

[El_Jefe]

This is especially delicious as, according to past information from FRL, it was moved back to December at least partly so it didn't butt up against Worlds so much (and thus PSU had no excuses to not attend).

... and then nobody in Stilly bothered to check the academic calendars of any other schools. Not our finals week, must be good to go for everyone else.

 

[manatree]

To quote myself……

PayCom Duals: Dec 12-13

• Arizona State: study days: Dec 5-6, finals Dec 7-12
• Columbia: study days: Dec 15-16, finals: Dec 17-23
• Cornell: study days: Dec 8-10, finals Dec 11-19
• Illinois: reading day: Dec 10, finals Dec 11-17
• Iowa: finals: Dec 14-18
• Iowa State: prep week: Dec 7-11, finals: Dec 14-17
• Lehigh: review days: Dec 5-7, Dec: 8-16
• Michigan: study days: Dec 12-13, finals: Dec 14-18, 21
• Minnesota: finals: Dec 17-19, 21-23
• Missouri: reading day: Dec 11, finals: Dec 14-18
• Nebraska: finals: Dec 14-18
• North Carolina State: reading day: Dec 2, finals: Dec 3-9
• Ohio State: finals: Dec 11, 14-17
• Oklahoma State: finals: Dec 7-11
• Penn: reading days: Dec 8-9, finals: Dec 10-17
• Penn State: study days: Dec 12-13, finals: Dec 14-18
• Princeton: reading days: Dec 8-15, finals: Dec 16-22
• Stanford: finals: Dec 7-11
• Virginia Tech: reading day: Dec 10, finals: Dec 11-16
• Wyoming: finals: Dec 14-18

The dates suck for a lot of schools. The schedule does work fairly well Columbia, Minnesota, NCState, and Princeton.

 

[donboy6499]

... and then nobody in Stilly bothered to check the academic calendars of any other schools. Not our finals week, must be good to go for everyone else.

It's like no one did even the most elementary diligence on any of it.

 

[Headlock]

So what is this finals stuff? Is it important cause this is wrasslin!

 

[Anon1771451651]

Automatic entry will be awarded to the top 10 teams in the final NCAA standings and the top four finishes of last year’s National Duals Invitational. Qualified teams must complete their participation agreements by mid-April to secure their spots.

Penn State, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Iowa, Ohio State, Stanford, Michigan, Iowa State, Minnesota and NC State have all received automatic qualifier invitations.

it’s mid April…. Are we going?

Wonder if both Tom’s rethink and follow Caels lead. They had nothing left come tourney time, but, Penn St sure seemed too.

 

[mjmirv]

Ohio State is the interesting one to watch. Tom Ryan has boxed himself in with his comments last year. I bet he regrets it now because he would drop out asap otherwise.

 

[El_Jefe]

Ohio State is the interesting one to watch. Tom Ryan has boxed himself in with his comments last year. I bet he regrets it now because he would drop out asap otherwise.

Like he boxed himself in with his comments about the portal and doing things the right way?

Ryan has a closer's abiility to forget throwing a fat pitch down the middle.

 

[Lil Nicky Scarfo]

Like he boxed himself in with his comments about the portal and doing things the right way?

Ryan has a closer's abiility to forget throwing a fat pitch down the middle.

Haha! He’s Mitch Williams with cauliflower ears

 

[El_Jefe]

National Duals now elite!

 

[CentexLion]

National Duals now elite!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[creamery freak]

Even Paycom needs a BOOM once in a while!

 

[TwoJoints]

Even Paycom needs a BOOM once in a while!

My Google isn’t working. Can someone remind me again how many returning All-Americans Rutgers will have on its team next year?

 

[railbirrd]

My Google isn’t working. Can someone remind me again how many returning All-Americans Rutgers will have on its team next year?

Do coaches count (Ashnault)? ;-)

 

[Foreverinbluejeans57]

Willie, on Basch and the Brain this morning, said there are quite a few teams not going to this event this year, they listed Nebraska as a no, Iowa as a likely no, Michigan as a no, none of the Ivy's. They also said VaTech is up in the air as that is during their finals but were trying to work around it.

Strictly from a marketing and PR perspective the tournament could spin last year that this is “The National dual tournament” and Penn state is just afraid, taking their ball and going home, but you can’t spin multiple top teams being out the second year

 

[Foreverinbluejeans57]

National Duals now elite!

What a picture lol you know you’re starting to bottom out when you have to invite that clown posse

 

[AndEEss]

This seemed appropriate:

 

[Nitlion1986]

Strictly from a marketing and PR perspective the tournament could spin last year that this is “The National dual tournament” and Penn state is just afraid, taking their ball and going home, but you can’t spin multiple top teams being out the second year

Or they could spin it like last year. A national invite tournament with multiple top teams competing.
The national dual champion is a peripheral narrative that is propagated a lot on this board.
The spiel about Penn State should be here was they were the only top team missing.

 

[creamery freak]

My Google isn’t working. Can someone remind me again how many returning All-Americans Rutgers will have on its team next year?

I don't know about All-Americans, but they all qualified for the B10 tournament. So there's that to hang their hat on.

 

[Nitlion1986]

I don't know about All-Americans, but they all qualified for the B10 tournament. So there's that to hang their hat on.

I like poking fun at Rutgers as much as anyone not named Matter. However, to qualify for the Big10 tournament you must be a starter for a Big10 program. Even a bad Big10 starter is pretty damn good at this wrestling thing we all love.

 

[creamery freak]

I like poking fun at Rutgers as much as anyone not named Matter. However, to qualify for the Big10 tournament you must be a starter for a Big10 program. Even a bad Big10 starter is pretty damn good at this wrestling thing we all love.

At Rutgers, good = elite. I agree they're really good wrestlers, but the ' Booms ' give me a chuckle. The Harer brothers are just over the mountain from where I live. I'll cheer for them unless it's against PSU wrestlers.

 

[Nitlion1986]

At Rutgers, good = elite. I agree they're really good wrestlers, but the ' Booms ' give me a chuckle. The Harer brothers are just over the mountain from where I live. I'll cheer for them unless it's against PSU wrestlers.

This was something I have been meaning to post, I just used your post as a path to the post.

My dad got a masters from Rutgers, but I have no feeling of allegiance to the school. I do however wish they would make a commitment to developing a top tier program. Goodale is never, ever going to deliver them into anything resembling a top tier program. Go get a coach, put the financial backing into the entire program, keep your talent at home and have a run at it.

 

[tullfan68]

isn't rutgers a top 10 team how many points did they score at NCAA?

 

[Corby2]

isn't rutgers a top 10 team how many points did they score at NCAA?

7 tied for 34th with GM and Utah valley

 

[El_Jefe]

"But wait, Rutgers is an elite duals team!"

"Yeah, about that ..."

 

[SleepyLion]

I actually hope Rutger wins this thing. They probably will not finish in the top 3 of the B1G this year.