The 2025 National Duals Invitational Sponsored by Paycom very well might include the greatest collection of collegiate wrestling talent outside of the season-ending NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and you can catch all the action through a tag-team effort between FloWrestling and ESPN.
The groundbreaking event, featuring an unprecedented prize purse topping $1 million, will be held Nov. 15-16 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and bring 16 of the nation’s top college wrestling programs to the second-largest city in the Sooner State.
For wrestling fans in the United States, there will be 27 duals broadcast live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app, while the championship match for the $200,000 top prize Nov. 16 will air live on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. Eastern.
A month after the conclusion of the 2025 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, the top 12 teams received invitations to the inaugural National Duals Invitational, with 11 accepting the opportunity to join the competition. The one that declined was four-time defending NCAA champion Penn State.
The rest of the 16-team field was selected randomly from a pool of teams that finished from 13th through 24th at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
The list of participating teams includes: Arizona State, Cornell, Illinois, Iowa, Lehigh, Little Rock, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, NC State, Northern Iowa, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech.
As announced in October, FloSports has signed a three-year media rights agreement to be the official home of the new National Duals Invitational.
2025 National Duals Invitational Schedule
Here is the complete schedule for the 2025 National Duals Invitational:
All Times Eastern
Saturday, Nov. 15
- 10 a.m.-2 p.m. – Session 1 (FloWrestling)
- 4 p.m.-10 p.m. – Session 2 (FloWrestling)
Sunday, Nov. 16
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Session 3 (FloWrestling)
- 7 p.m. – Finals (ESPN2)
2025 National Duals Invitational Matchups And Bracket
Here are the first-round matchups for the inaugural National Duals Invitational:
All Times Eastern
Saturday at 10 a.m.
Saturday at noon
- Ohio State vs. Wyoming
- Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota
- Arizona State vs. Michigan
- Lehigh vs. Nebraska
The official bracket for the 2025 National Duals Invitational can be found here.
What Teams Will Be Competing At The 2025 National Duals Invitational Sponsored by Paycom?
The 2025 National Duals Invitational will feature 16 of the most successful and revered programs in the history of college wrestling.
The teams have combined for more than 60 NCAA team titles and more than 450 individual national championships.
Here are the schools headed to the BOK Center in Tulsa for the inaugural edition of the historic event:
- Arizona State
- Cornell
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Lehigh
- Little Rock
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- NC State
- Northern Iowa
- Oklahoma State
- Ohio State
- Virginia Tech
How To Watch The 2025 National Duals Invitational
Highlights, replays and news also will be available on FloWrestling.
The $200,000 championship match at the 2025 National Duals Invitational will be broadcast live on ESPN2 on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. EST.
If you’re going to be in Oklahoma and want to watch the event in person, click here for ticket information.
How Was The Bracket For The 2025 National Duals Invitational Determined?
The National Duals Invitational seeding committee met prior to the Oct. 7 bracket reveal show to determine the tournament’s top four seeds.
The other 12 teams were randomly drawn into the bracket.
The random draw, coupled with the event’s elite level of competition, ensures wrestling fans will see highly competitive dual meets from the first whistle until the last.
The 16 teams in this year’s National Duals Invitational were determined in April, when the 12 highest-finishing teams at the 2025 NCAA Division I Championships were invited to compete in Tulsa.
The remaining teams were selected randomly from a pool of teams that finished from 13th through 24th at the 2025 NCAA Championships.
Prize Purse For 2025 National Duals Invitational
- First Place – $200,000
- Second Place – $150,000
- Third Place – $150,000
- Fourth Place – $75,000
- Fifth Place – $50,000
- Sixth Place – $40,000
- Seventh Place – $25,000
- Eighth Place – $20,000
*All teams will receive $20,000 just for attending the event.
**There will be special takedown bonuses awarded during all first-round matches, the quarterfinals and the two consolations rounds. One team will win a $10,000 bonus each round, and teams can win multiple times.
Read more about the takedown bonuses: National Duals Invitational Introduces $50,000 In Team Takedown Bonuses
2025 NWCA Preseason Coaches Poll
As of Oct. 29, 2025
- Penn State – 400 points (Previous: 1)
- Nebraska – 379 points (Previous: 5)
- Iowa – 363 points (Previous: 2)
- Ohio State – 330 points (Previous: 7)
- Oklahoma State – 328 points (Previous: 3)
- Iowa State – 321 points (Previous: 12)
- NC State – 279 points (Previous: 9)
- Lehigh – 274 points (Previous: 21)
- Minnesota – 263 points (Previous: 6)
- Virginia Tech – 257 points (Previous: 8)
- Michigan – 215 points (Previous: 19)
- Cornell – 214 points (Previous: 10)
- Northern Iowa – 199 points (Previous: 4)
- Stanford – 198 points (Previous: 18)
- Rutgers – 189 points (Previous: 11)
- Illinois – 187 points (Previous: 14)
- South Dakota State – 135 points (Previous: 13)
- Missouri – 123 points (Previous: 25)
- Oklahoma – 104 points (Previous: 20)
- West Virginia – 83 points (Previous: 24)
- Pittsburgh – 81 points (Previous: 17)
- Little Rock – 78 points (Previous: 15)
- North Carolina – 55 points (Previous: 16)
- Army – 38 points (Previous: 23)
- Wyoming – 29 points (Previous: NR)
Others Receiving Votes: Purdue 20, Penn 19, Wisconsin 11, Arizona State 5, Navy 5, Indiana 4, Lock Haven 4, Cal Poly 3, Columbia 3, Maryland 2, Oregon State 1, Rider 1.
When Is The 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships?
The 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will take place at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland from March 19-21.
2025 National Duals Invitational Sponsored by Paycom Bracket Reveal Show
Watch the bracket reveal show for the 2025 National Duals Invitational Sponsored by Paycom.
The show aired Oct. 7.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=live
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