BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- The 2026 NAIA Men's Wrestling Championship begins today at the Heartland Credit Union Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

Forty-six Mid-South Conference grapplers are among the 320 men's wrestlers who will compete over the three days.

Cumberlands (Ky.) sends the maximum number of wrestlers allowed from a single institution, with 12. Cumberland (Tenn.) has the second most from the MSC with 11, followed by Campbellsville's (Ky.) eight, Lindsey Wilson's (Ky.) 6, Georgetown's (Ky.) five, Rio Grande's (Ohio) three, and Midway's (Ky.) one.

Four MSC wrestlers are seeded in the top four seeds in their weight class.

Lindsey Wilson's Adrian Ayala is the top seed in the 141-pound weight class, while Cumberland's Sammy Shires is the No. 3 seed at 141. At 149 pounds, Campbellsville's Nik Yancey is seeded third, while his teammate Jasitin Kubwimana is the No. 4 seed at 165 pounds.

The morning session each day begins at 11 a.m. CT. Today's and Friday's evening sessions are scheduled for 6 p.m. CT, with the championship session at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday.