Husker Wrestling: Nebraska Sending Two to NCAA Finals, Including Returning Champ Taylor
Both Antrell Taylor and Christopher Minto reached the NCAA final for the Huskers who are in third in the team race
CLEVELAND, OHIO - MARCH 20: Antrell Taylor of the Nebraska Cornhuskers celebrates after defeating Ty Watters of the West Virginia Mountaineers during the Division I Men's Wrestling Championship held at Rocket Arena on March 20, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images Nebraska put together a solid Day 2 at the NCAA Championships but fell to third place in the team race going into Saturday’s final day. The Huskers punched a program record five wrestlers into the semifinal round, securing All-American honors — Nebraska went on to go 2-3 in the semifinal round, sending two wrestlers to Saturday’s NCAA finals.
5 NCAA semifinalists: the most in program history 👊 #ToughTogether | #NCAAWrestling pic. twitter. com/G190GTpbtK — Nebraska Wrestling (@HuskerWrestling) March 20, 2026 In the team race, Penn State is way out in front with 153 points and six finalists — no team has ever had six NCAA champions, so that’ll be something to watch if Penn State can go perfect in their finals to break that record.
Oklahoma State jumped Nebraska on Day 2 and has 111. 5 points, while Nebraska sits in third with 90. 5.
Iowa has 81 points for fourth, and Ohio State has 77. 5 points and sits in fifth. As for finalists, ten teams are represented — Penn State has six, Oklahoma State has four, Nebraska and Ohio State each have two, and Oregon State, Arizona State, Iowa, Minnesota, Iowa State and NC State each have one national finalist.
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