Wrestling Releases 2025-26 Schedule

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Entering year three under the direction of head coach Rob Koll, the North Carolina wrestling program announced its 2025-26 schedule Thursday afternoon.

The slate for the upcoming campaign is highlighted six home duals and the 2025 Carolina Duals inside Carmichael Arena.

In the opening month of November, the Tar Heels begin the season at the Southeast Open (Nov. 2), followed by two-straight home duals versus Northern Colorado (Nov. 9) and Navy (Nov. 15).

The Tar Heels close the month on Nov. 21 hosting the Carolina Duals, squaring off with Davidson, Greensboro College and UNC Pembroke.

Carolina concludes the calendar year with a home date versus West Virginia (Dec. 12), followed by two-straight duals at Nebraska (Dec. 19) and Northern Iowa (Dec. 21). Ringing in the new year, Carolina travels to Iowa for Soldier Salute (Jan. 3-4), prior to beginning the Atlantic Coast Conference slate.

The Tar Heels will wrestle Pitt, Duke and Stanford at home inside Carmichael Arena in ACC action, with road dates versus Virginia, NC State and Virginia Tech.

Carolina opens the ACC slate with back-to-back duals on the road, traveling to Virginia (Jan. 16) and rival NC State (Jan. 23). The Tar Heels conclude the month of January with the conference home opener against Pitt (Jan. 30), followed by a home matchup against Duke (Feb. 6).

The program closes the conference portion of the regular season at Virginia Tech (Feb. 13) and the home finale against Stanford (Feb. 20).

The 2026 ACC Championships will be held March 8 at Virginia Tech, followed by the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, March 19-21.

Last season, Carolina claimed a share of the ACC regular season title, splitting the dual meet championship with NC State and Virginia Tech. The dual championship was the 19th in program history for the Tar Heels, the first since the 2018-19 campaign.

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