The National Duals Invitational wrestling tournament returns in 2026 with another impressive 16-team field and a prize purse of more than $1.2 million. It also returns without five-time defending national champion Penn State.
For the second straight year, the Nittany Lions are not in the field for the most lucrative event of the college wrestling season. Penn State swam upstream in the sport last year, skipping the inaugural duals tournament despite its impressive field and $1 million prize purse.
And after winning its fifth straight NCAA wrestling title, Penn State again has chosen not to participate in the second National Duals Invitational, scheduled for Dec. 12-13 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma…