No. 4 Iowa wrestling (7-2) begins Big Ten play with a rivalry matchup against No. 18 Wisconsin (8-0) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight, with the Hawkeyes looking to start 2026 red-hot.
Iowa enters today’s clash on a two-meet winning streak, with wins over both Chattanooga and Utah State in the Dec. 12 Journeymen Wrestling “Uncivil War” from Hannibal, Mo., but dropped their last ranked matchup on Nov. 30, when they lost 20-14 against No. 3 Iowa State.
With the Hawkeyes primed to compete with the top-tier programs in the Big Ten, such as Nebraska, Ohio State, Minnesota, Illinois, and Penn State, Iowa’s star-studded lineup will hope to use Wisconsin as fuel for their rise to the top…