The Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 8-9. The Big 12 received 61 automatic allocations to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia on March 20-22, with 125, 141, 157, 165, and 184 earning a conference high seven bids. 

Below is the weight-by-weight breakdown.

125: 7    
133: 6    
141: 7    
149: 6    
157: 7    
165: 7    
174: 6    
184: 7    
197: 4    
285: 4    
Total: 61

Oklahoma State is the favorite after an undefeated conference dual season (9-0). The Cowboys have the most Big 12 titles (18) but haven’t won since 2021. This could be a statement win for head coach David Taylor during his rookie season. 

Iowa State (2024) and Missouri (2022-23) combined to win the past three conference titles but have been decimated by injuries this season. The Cyclones fell to Oklahoma State and Northern Iowa in duals but still have tournament strength with half their lineup in the top three of FloWrestling’s conference rankings. 

Northern Iowa had a remarkable dual season, dropping its lone dual to Oklahoma State, 22-14, on Jan. 24. The Panthers are led by four-time Big 12 and 2024 NCAA champion Parker Keckeisen. Head coach Doug Schwab can prove that UNI is more than a dual team with a solid performance.

The remaining teams have a strong individual or two but will need help to make a top-three push. Arizona State could make things interesting with national champion Richie Figueroa (125) and national finalist Cohlton Schultz (285).

Missouri’s two-time NCAA champion Keegan O’Toole was injured for the last half of the season but is the 174-pound favorite despite limited conference action. Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez won the 2023 NCAA Championships and is 12-0 this season. 

Below are FloWrestling’s conference rankings for each weight and national rankings in front of each wrestler's name. Schools may use a wrestler other than the one listed. 

125 Pounds (7 Allocations)

Breakdown: Returning NCAA champion Richard Figueroa is the class of the field after a perfect conference record and an 11-2 win over West Virginia’s Jett Strickenberger on Feb. 23. Strickenberger pinned Oklahoma State’s Troy Spratley Jan. 19 but Figueroa and Spratley haven’t met yet. The best competition will be for seventh place and an automatic berth to nationals. 

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. #2 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) JR
2. #7 Jett Strickenberger     (West Virginia) SR
3. #5 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) SO
4. #9 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) JR
5. #12 Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) SR
6. #20 Tanner Jordan (South Dakota State) SR
7. #22 Antonio Lorenzo (Oklahoma) SR
8. #23 Trever Anderson (UNI) SO
9. #33 Gage Walker (Missouri) FR
10. Bridger Ricks (Utah Valley) JR
11. Garrett Ricks (Wyoming) SR
12. Tristan Daugherty (North Dakota State) SR
13. Mitchell Neiner (California Baptist) FR
14. Robert Wright (Air Force) SO

2024 Results
1st Place - Jore Volk of Wyoming
2nd Place - Troy Spratley of Oklahoma State
3rd Place - Jett Strickenberger of West Virginia
4th Place - Kysen Terukina of Iowa State
5th Place - Tanner Jordan of South Dakota State
6th Place - Noah Surtin of Missouri
7th Place - Stevo Poulin of Northern Colorado
8th Place - Elijah Griffin of California Baptist

133 Pounds (6 Allocations)

Breakdown: Iowa State’s Evan Frost posted a perfect conference record and is the only returning All-American. The remaining field is wide open, with eight wrestlers capable of reaching the finals.

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. # 3 Evan Frost (Iowa State) SO
2. #20 Julian Farber (UNI) SR
3. #14 Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado) JR
4. #17 Reece Witcraft (Oklahoma State) SR    
5. #22 Cleveland Belton (Oklahoma) SR
6. #29 Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) JR
7. Kade Moore (Missouri) SO
8. #28 Kyle Burwick (North Dakota State) SR
9. #26 Julian Chlebove (Arizona State)    SR
10. Hunter Leake (California Baptist) SR
11. Kase Mauger (Utah Valley) SR
12. Gavin Caprella (Air Force) SO
13. Tommy Maddox (West Virginia) SR
14. Stockton O'Brien (Wyoming) JR

2024 Results
1st Place - Daton Fix of Oklahoma State
2nd Place - Evan Frost of Iowa State
3rd Place - Dominick Serrano of Northern Colorado
4th Place - Derrick Cardinal of South Dakota State
5th Place - Jace Koelzer of Oklahoma
6th Place - Hunter Leake of California Baptist
7th Place - Julian Farber of Northern Iowa
8th Place - Kase Mauger of Utah Valley

141 Pounds (7 Allocations)

Breakdown: Northern Colorado’s Andrew Alirez enters his final postseason as the favorite but will get tested by Cael Happel (UNI), Jacob Frost (Iowa State), and Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State). Alirez and Mosha Swartz (Oklahoma) were teammates at Northern Colorado, so keep an eye on that potential matchup.

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. #3 Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) SR
2. #5 Cael Happel (UNI) JR
3. #9 Jacob Frost (Iowa State) FR
4. #6 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) SO
5. #12 Mosha Schwartz (Oklahoma) SR
6. #13 Josh Edmond (Missouri) JR
7. #19 Haiden Drury (Utah Valley) SR
8. #20 Julian Tagg (South Dakota State JR
9. #32 Emilio Ysaguirre (Arizona State) SO
10. Cole Brooks (Wyoming) SO
11. Eli Griffin (California Baptist) JR
12. Carter Nogle (Air Force) FR
13. Jordan Titus (West Virginia ) JR
14. Kellyn March (North Dakota State) SR

2024 Results
1st Place - Anthony Echemendia of Iowa State
2nd Place - Cael Happel of Northern Iowa
3rd Place - Josh Edmond of Missouri
4th Place - Tagen Jamison of Oklahoma State
5th Place - Clay Carlson of South Dakota State
6th Place - Jordan Titus of West Virginia
7th Place - Haiden Drury of Utah Valley
8th Place - Cole Brooks of Wyoming

149 Pounds (6 Allocations)

Breakdown: Colin Realbuto (UNI) is on an 11-match winning streak with a 10-7 SV win over Iowa State’s Paniro Johnson on Feb. 16. This would be an interesting rematch since Realbuto earned four stall calls against Johnson during their most recent match. Arizona State’s Jesse Vasquez fell to Realbuto and Johnson but has wins over Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) and Carter Young (Oklahoma State). 

FloRankings
1. #8 Colin Realbuto (UNI) SR
2. #9 Paniro Johnson (Iowa State) SO
3. #19 Jesse Vasquez (Arizona State) SR
4. #13 Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) JR
5. #20 Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) JR
6. #14 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) JR
7. Gavin Drexler (North Dakota State) SO
8. Paul Kelly (California Baptist) FR
9. Logan Gioffre (Missouri) SR
10. Sam Hillegas (West Virginia) SR
11. Benjamin Alanis (Northern Colorado) JR
12. Avery Allen (South Dakota State) FR    
13. Smokey McClure (Utah Valley) FR
14. Alec Viduya (Air Force) SR 

2024 Results
1st Place - Ty Watters of West Virginia
2nd Place - Jordan Williams of Oklahoma State
3rd Place - Casey Swiderski of Iowa State
4th Place - Gabe Willochell of Wyoming
5th Place - Willie McDougald of Oklahoma
6th Place - Logan Gioffre of Missouri
7th Place - Alek Martin of South Dakota State
8th Place - Maxwell Petersen of North Dakota State

157 Pounds (7 Allocations)

Breakdown: This is another balanced field with seven wrestlers capable of reaching the finals. Iowa State’s Cody Chittum avenged last year’s Big 12 finals loss to Northern Iowa’s Ryder Downey with a 4-2 win on Feb 16, but fell to Missouri’s James Conway the following week. Oklahoma State’s Caleb Fish has lost three of his last four but has a win over Conway and Downey.

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. #10 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) SO
2. #13 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) SR
3. #6 Ryder Downey (UNI) SO
4. #19 Cobe Siebrecht (South Dakota State) SR
5. #20 Jared Hill (Wyoming) JR
6. #21 Vincent Zerban (Northern Colorado) JR
7. #25 James Conway (Missouri) SO
8. Drayden Morton (California Baptist) FR
9. Maxwell Petersen (North Dakota State) SO
10. KJ Evans (Oklahoma) FR
11. Sasha Gavronsky (West Virginia) FR    
12. Ryker Fullmer    (Utah Valley) FR
13. EJ Beloncik (Air Force) FR
14. Michael Kilic (Arizona State) SO

2024 Results
1st Place - Ryder Downey of Northern Iowa
2nd Place - Cody Chittum of Iowa State
3rd Place - Cael Swensen of South Dakota State
4th Place - Teague Travis of Oklahoma State
5th Place - Brock Mauller of Missouri
6th Place - Jared Hill of Oklahoma
7th Place - Vinny Zerban of Northern Colorado
8th Place - Sloan Swan of Wyoming

165 Pounds (7 Allocations)

Breakdown: Five of 14 wrestlers are ranked in the top 10, making this a top-heavy and competitive weight. Utah Valley’s Terrell Barraclough has a loss to Northern Iowa’s Jack Thomsen at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational but has been in top form other than that. His wins over West Virginia’s Peyton Hall and Oklahoma State’s Cam Amine make him a slight favorite, but this weight is up for grabs — especially for the top spot. 

Flo Big 12 Rankings
#3 Terrell Barraclough (Utah Valley) SR
#4 Peyton Hall (West Virginia) SR
#6 Cameron Amine (Oklahoma State) SR
#9 Cameron Steed (Missouri) SO
#10 Drake Rhodes     (South Dakota State)    SO
#11 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) FR
#19 Jack Thomsen (UNI) SR
Aiden Riggins    (Iowa State) SO
Tate Picklo (Oklahoma) JR
Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming)    JR
Boeden Greenley (North Dakota State) FR
Logan Fowler (Air Force) FR
Clayton Ulrey (Northern Colorado) SR
Daniel Manibog (California Baptist) SR

2024 Results
1st Place - Keegan O`Toole of Missouri
2nd Place - David Carr of Iowa State
3rd Place - Izzak Olejnik of Oklahoma State
4th Place - Peyton Hall of West Virginia
5th Place - Giano Petrucelli of Air Force
6th Place - Jack Thomsen of Northern Iowa
7th Place - Cael Carlson of Oklahoma
8th Place - Cooper Voorhees of Wyoming

174 Pounds (6 Allocations)

Breakdown: Keegan O’Toole enters his senior season as a two-time NCAA champion. He moved from 165 and will have a few landmines at the Big 12 Championships. Oklahoma State’s Dean Hamiti is undefeated this season and is expected to meet O’Toole in the finals. 

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. #1 Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) SR
2. #3 Dean Hamiti (Oklahoma State) SR
3. #10 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) SR
4. #17 Gaven Sax (Oklahoma) SR
5. #25 Brody Conley (West Virginia) SO
6. #18 Jared Simma (UNI) JR
7. #26 MJ Gaitan (Iowa State) SO
8. Riley Davis (Wyoming) FR
9. Mark Takara (Utah Valley) SO
10. Devin Wasley (North Dakota State) SO
11. Carter Schmidt (California Baptist) SR
12. Jack Ganos (Air Force) SR
13. Ayden Rix-McElhinney (Northern Colorado)    SO
14. Maxwell Wilner (Arizona State) JR

2024 Results
1st Place - Cade DeVos of South Dakota State
2nd Place - Gaven Sax of North Dakota State
3rd Place - Brayden Thompson of Oklahoma State
4th Place - MJ Gaitan of Iowa State
5th Place - Brody Conley of West Virginia
6th Place - Peyton Mocco of Missouri
7th Place - Jared Simma of Northern Iowa
8th Place - Tate Picklo of Oklahoma

184 Pounds (7 Allocations)

Breakdown: Will we get Parker Keckeisen (UNI) and Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) again? The pair have met five times, including last year’s Big 12 and NCAA finals. Keckeisen holds a 5-0 record. Can Plott crack the code and secure a win in Tulsa? South Dakota State’s Bennett Berge will have his say on who will likely wrestle Keckeisen in the finals. 

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. #2 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) SR
2. #3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) SR
3. #5 Bennett Berge (South Dakota State) SO
4. #14 Colton Hawks (Missouri) SR
5. #13 Evan Bockman (Iowa State) SR
6. #18 Deanthony Parker (Oklahoma) JR
7. #24 Eddie Neitenbach (Wyoming) FR
8. #25 Dennis Robin (West Virginia) JR
9. Gage Musser    (Air Force) SR    
10. Aidan Brenot (North Dakota State) FR
11. Nathan Haas (California Baptist) JR
12. Caleb Uhlenhopp (Utah Valley) SO
13. AJ Heeg (Northern Colorado) FR
14. Cael Valencia (Arizona State) JR

2024 Results
1st Place - Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa
2nd Place - Dustin Plott of Oklahoma State
3rd Place - Sam Wolf of Air Force
4th Place - Bennett Berge of South Dakota State
5th Place - Colton Hawks of Missouri
6th Place - Will Feldkamp of Iowa State
7th Place - Dennis Robin of West Virginia
8th Place - Ethan Ducca of Wyoming

197 Pounds (4 Allocations)

Breakdown: With only four allocations, every win has added significance. Oklahoma State’s Luke Surber is the favorite with a perfect conference record. Joey Novak (Wyoming), Wyatt Voelker (Northern Iowa), and Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) will battle for a finals spot and a top-four finish to ensure they punch a ticket to nationals.  

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. #5 Luke Surber (Oklahoma State) SR
2. #10 Joey Novak (Wyoming) SO
3. #11 Wyatt Voelker (UNI) SO
4. #15 Zach Glazier (South Dakota State) SR
5. Ian Bush (West Virginia) SO
6. Nate Schon (Iowa State) SO
7. Brian Burburjia (Air Force) FR
8. Bradley Hill (Oklahoma) SO
9. Andrew Donahue (Northern Colorado) SO
10. Kael Benni (Utah Valley) FR
11. Eli Sheeran (California Baptist) JR
12. Tayshaun Glover (North Dakota State) FR
13. Max Acciardi (Arizona State) FR
14. Jesse Cassat (Missouri) JR

2024 Results
1st Place - Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State
2nd Place - Rocky Elam of Missouri
3rd Place - Stephen Buchanan of Oklahoma
4th Place - Joseph Novak of Wyoming
5th Place - Wyatt Voelker of Northern Iowa
6th Place - Luke Surber of Oklahoma State
7th Place - Evan Bockman of Utah Valley
8th Place - Xavier Vasquez of Northern Colorado

285 Pounds (4 Allocations)

Breakdown: Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hedrickson is the favorite after four years at Air Force. He fell 10-7 to Iowa State’s Yonger Bastida during last year’s final, but Bastida is injured. Arizona State’s Cohlton Schultz enters the conference as a four-time All-American and 2022 NCAA finalist. Hendrickson is undefeated this season, with an 11-5 win over Schultz. 

Flo Big 12 Rankings
1. #3 Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State) SR
2. #6 Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State) SR
3. #21 Daniel Herrera (Iowa State) FR
4. #14 Lance Runyon (UNI) SR
5. #20 Seth Nitzel (Missouri) JR
6. #30 Juan Mora (Oklahoma) JR
7. Luke Rasmussen (South Dakota State) SO
8. Sam Mitchell (Wyoming) SO
9. Andrew Blackburn-Forst (North Dakota State) SO
10. Michael Wolfgram (West Virginia) SR
11. Jack Forbes (Utah Valley) JR    
12. Jose Valdez (Northern Colorado) SR
13. Tristan Kemp (California Baptist) JR
14. Antonio Ramos (Air Force) SO

2024 Results
1st Place - Yonger Bastida of Iowa State
2nd Place - Wyatt Hendrickson of Air Force
3rd Place - Zach Elam of Missouri
4th Place - Josh Heindselman of Oklahoma
5th Place - Konner Doucet of Oklahoma State
6th Place - Michael Wolfgram of West Virginia
7th Place - Luke Rasmussen of South Dakota State
8th Place - Chase Trussell of Utah Valley

2024 Team Results

1. Iowa State — 152.5
2. Oklahoma State — 141.5
3. South Dakota State — 122.0
4. Missouri — 115.5
5. Northern Iowa — 100.0
6. West Virginia     97.5
T7. Oklahoma — 68.5
T7. Wyoming — 68.5
9. Air Force — 45.0
10. Northern Colorado — 33.5
11. North Dakota State — 28.0
12. Utah Valley — 22.0
13. California Baptist — 16.0

Team Champions

1997 — Oklahoma State
1998 — Oklahoma State
1999 — Oklahoma
2000 — Oklahoma State
2001 — Oklahoma State
2002 — Oklahoma
2003 — Oklahoma State
2004 — Oklahoma State
2005 — Oklahoma State
2006 — Oklahoma State
2007 — Iowa State
2008 — Iowa State
2009 — Iowa State and Nebraska
2010 — Iowa State
2011 — Oklahoma State
2012 — Missouri
2013 — Oklahoma State
2014 — Oklahoma State
2015 — Oklahoma State
2016 — Oklahoma State
2017 — Oklahoma State
2018 — Oklahoma State
2019 — Oklahoma State
2020 — Oklahoma State
2021 — Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
2022 — Missouri
2023 — Missouri
2024 — Iowa State