Without 4X NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis no longer in the field, 149 has opened up into quite an entertaining weight class this season. Before diving deep into this weight class preview, I encourage you to go check out all of the awesome preview content surrounding the NCAA Championships HERE.

The Big Ten, the nation's toughest and deepest college wrestling conference will hold their championship on Saturday and Sunday, March 9-10 in the Xfinity Center on the University of Maryland's College Park campus, and no we have the pressed for the tournament!

The last set of regular season upsets from the 2023-24 NCAA D1 college wrestling season is here! The usual caveats apply, in particular it worth keeping in mind that results that look like upsets now may not look like upsets after the NCAA tournament!

The Minnesota Gophers welcome the Nebraska Cornhuskers to the Maturi Pavillion for their college wrestling home opener.

The Cliff Keen Invitational has become a sort of measuring stick that the Huskers have used each year to see where they stack up against the rest of the country’s elites.

While it may have felt like 10,000 days since last NCAA wrestling season, it’s actually only been about seven months. The eulogy you hear is not the vicarious thrills you are about to experience but for the changing of the seasons and the schism between summer and autumn that marks the start of a new wrestling season.

Both of Princeton's returning national finalists are competing at the prestigious Midlands Championships on December 29-30, but neither is seeded first. Why? Both have moved up a weight from where they are ranked.

With the first dual meet of the season under their belt, it's now been confirmed by Nebraska (shout out to Geoff Extrom) that 2022 NCAA 149-pound runner-up Ridge Lovett will be making use of his available redshirt to defer eligibility for a season.

NCAA wrestling season is here! Check out every single event on this week's calendar with a list of all the ranked wrestlers we could see in action at each event. Please note that not every ranked wrestler will end up competing, but at least we know where their teams are scheduled to wrestle. We have links to previews and where applicable along with links to watch live for events on FloWrestling. All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

There are lots of familiar faces in this weight with Yianni Diakomihalis leading the way. The Cornell senior won a pair of NCAA titles at 141 pounds (2018-19) before moving up to 149 for the 2022 campaign where he won his third championship.

Taking 5th place, the Nebraska Cornhuskers had their highest finish as a team at the NCAA tournament since 2009 when they took 4th. Losing the likes of Chad Red, Taylor Venz, Eric Schultz, and Christian Lance, it will be hard to repeat such a performance. A couple of All-Americans and an NCAA finalist still highlight a tough starting lineup.

The U23 World Team Trials have always been big draws for NCAA participants, and this year is no exception.

In which we provide a quick guide to the men's freestyle weight classes at the USMC US Open.

The bracket at 149 lbs has a clear favorite in Yianni Diakomihalis, but it also has the kind of volatility fans love to see in March. Several wrestlers outside the top 8 seeds could finish, and in fact, have finished on the podium which makes for a chaotic forecast.

NCAA Championship Tournament seeds don't always align with expectations. Outside of the coaches' poll, however, there is essentially no human element is involved. A seed is determined by a national qualifier's body of work over the course of the season, as well as that of his competitors, and then a formula which is applied to everyone.