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From Carver-Hawkeye Arena and the 2026 NCAA Tournament First Four, Virginia knocks off Arizona State 57-55 in a thriller. The Cavaliers enter the field and will face Georgia on Saturday in Iowa City.

Iowa will have seven quarterfinalists competing tomorrow morning to secure All-American honors (and semifinal berths) - tied for 2nd most with NEB/OK. Of those seven quarterfinal matchups, six will be rematches - with Iowa a combined 4-10 against said opponents.

Stayin' alive! At 197lbs, #27 Gabe Arnold picks up a 7-2 consolation win over #22 Devin Wasley (North Dakota State). Gabe went duck-to-body lock TD in the 2nd period, then hit a sweet throw-by to shut the door in the 3rd. That means all nine Hawkeyes will wrestle on Friday.

Your team scores after Day 1 at the #NCAAWrestling Championships: Iowa (25.5) sits in 3rd behind Penn St (40.5) & Nebraska (27) - with Oklahoma St/Ohio St/Iowa St chasing close behind in 4th-6th. Note: Iowa’s seven quarterfinalists are the program’s most since 2021.

Big Ben stands tall. #8 Ben Kueter wins 4-0 vs. #9 Cole Mirasola (Penn St), sealing the deal on a counter TD w/ 0:25 left. Mirasola chose neutral in the 3rd but couldn't finish any of several decent shots over the 7 min match. Kueter will face #1 Yonger Bastida (ISU) tomorrow.

#7 Angelo Ferrari wins 11-5 at 184lbs, defeating #10 Caleb Campos (American) thanks to two TDs, a reversal & lots of riding time. I hadn't seen Campos before, but he's a big, tricky dude who threw the kitchen sink at the Iowa freshman. Nonetheless, Ferrari is quarterfinal bound

Mikey moves on! #3 Michael Caliendo techs #19 Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell), 20-5, with a flurry of takedowns spanning the 1st/2nd periods. The win sets up a 165lb quarterfinal vs Stanford's EJ Parco - the #27 seed & younger brother of Kyle Parco, who spent last season in Iowa City.

At 174lbs, #5 Patrick Kennedy becomes Iowa's 5th quarterfinalist - grinding out a 2-1 win over #12 Carter Schubert (Oklahoma). A 2nd period ride out was the difference, w/ the lone point PK conceded on a stall call with 0:02 left. PK gets #4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio St) tomorrow.

#7 Nasir Bailey is quarterfinal bound at 141 after an 11-5 dec. over #10 Jack Consiglio (Stanford). Lots of good stuff in that match from Bailey, but a late reversal (after a sweet blast double) ultimately costs him the major. He'll face #2 Sergio Vega (OKST) tomorrow morning.

After a slow start in which he gave up his legs too easily (and a pair of stall calls), #6 Drake Ayala flips a switch and routs #11 Tyler Ferrara (Cornell) via 19-4 TF. I think that 2nd stall call lit a fire under the Fort Dodge native - and it got ugly from there 😤

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Had a chance to talk to Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland about Iowa basketball and Ben McCollum. They are close and scrimmaged Iowa before the season. on3.com/boards/threads…

A busy day ahead in Tampa. All the latest news and notes from Iowa basketball at the link. on3.com/teams/iowa-haw…

What do the Iowa players expect from the Clemson game on Friday....a physical contest when the Hawkeyes are on offense. on3.com/teams/iowa-haw…

Iowa head coach Ben McCollum talks about what he has seen from Clemson and film and the pressure created by their guards. on3.com/teams/iowa-haw…

Watch: Iowa men's basketball hit the court in Tampa for a practice session. Take a look at some of the video from today. on3.com/teams/iowa-haw…

Here’s how the early team race stacks up after Session I in Cleveland: Iowa sits in 2nd, trailing Penn St by 7.5pts - with Ohio St, Oklahoma St, Iowa St & Nebraska right behind the Hawkeyes in 3rd-6th. Iowa went 8-1 in Round 1, incl. six bonus pt victories (5 MD’s and one pin).

A 2-0 win at HWT by #8 Ben Kueter over #25 Alex Semenenko (Brown) means the Hawkeyes will go 8-1 in Round 1. There wasn't much action in that one, with Kueter using an escape and a 3rd period rideout to advance. Nonetheless, he's moving on.