ESPN will air the Round of 16 in the college wrestling NCAA Championships on Thursday night.

Tune in to watch NCAA Championship wrestling matches in the second round (Round of 16) and consolations on Thursday night. All 330 NCAA wrestling championship qualifiers learned their seed on Wednesday afternoon and opened up competition in the first round earlier in Philadelphia, competing against one another for championship honors under the bright lights of the Wells Fargo Arena. There are 10 different weight classes that will be competing with an average of around 30 wrestlers per bracket, ranging from 125 to 285 pounds.

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Game Date: Thursday, Mar. 20, 2025

Game Time: 7 p.m. ET

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In the opening round of the tournaments, several wrestlers made big names. Penn State came into the tournament as the No. 1-ranked team in the country, followed by Iowa, Oklahoma State, Northern Iowa, and Nebraska, rounding out the top five. Heading into the second rounds, all of those teams have a majority of wrestlers remaining.

In the 125-pound class, No. 2 Matt Ramos of Purdue — a 2023 NCAA finalist — takes the mat against No. 31 Richard. He gets the 11-3 major decision victory and is moving on. Braxon Brown gives Maryland their first win of the day in the 133-pound class and moves on. Penn State added another second round with Shayne Van Ness winning in the 149-pound weight class.

Keegan O’Toole from Missouri leads the odds for the 174-pound class and advanced to the second round as did another Penn State star Carter Starocci in the 184-pound class. The two highest classes are led by Cal State-Bakersfield’s AJ Ferrari and Minnesota’s Gable Steveson in the 195 and 285-pound weight classes.

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