The Journeymen Collegiate Classic is unlike most wrestling tournaments, and it again will serve as the ultimate appetizer to what no doubt will be another unforgettable college wrestling season. 

The 2025 edition of the Journeymen Collegiate Classic will be held at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 9, with competitors from 21 programs showcasing their skills and helping to put the finishing touches on special weekend in the Quaker State.

The action will start a day prior with the 10-team Journeymen Wranglemania 2025 at nearby Liberty High School. Those 10 teams all will be participating in both events.

For wrestling fans in the United States, all of the action from the 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic and Journeymen Wranglemania 2025 will be broadcast live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app.

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The unique Collegiate Classic is a little less fan-friendly, but it’s an amazing opportunity for the athletes, who are guaranteed to wrestle at least three matches.

Instead of traditional brackets, the 10 weight classes are divided into several groups, most of which are then split again into two pools – A and B. 

Within each pool, is a mini round-robin tournament. The wrestlers with the best record in each pool get to face off to be that group’s ultimate winner. In groups with only one pool, the athletes with the best records are recognized for their success.

The full slate of participating programs includes:

• Appalachian State
• Army West Point
• Binghampton University
• Bloomsburg University
• Clarion University
• Columbia
• Duke
• Franklin and Marshall College
• Harvard
• Hofstra
• Indiana
• Lehigh
• Lock Haven
• Long Island University
• Maryland
• Northern Iowa
• Rutgers
• Sacred Heart
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Virginia 
• U.S. Naval Academy.

Appalachian State, Duke, Hofstra, Indiana, Lehigh, LIU, Lock Haven, Navy, Rutgers and Virginia are the programs that will be at both events.

Many of the squads headed to Bethlehem landed in the top 25 of the preseason edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Coaches Poll, released on Oct. 29. Others received votes. To see the entire list, click here.

How To Watch The 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic

Wrestling fans in the United States can watch all of the action from the 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app.

Highlights, replays and news also will be available on FloWrestling.

If you’re going to be in Pennsylvania and want to watch the event in person, click here for ticket information.

2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic Schedule

All Times Eastern

Sunday, Nov. 9

• 7:30 a.m. – Weigh ins
• 9 a.m. – Wrestling Begins

What Are The Weight Classes For The 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic

• 125
• 133
• 141
• 149
• 157
• 165
• 174
• 184
• 197
• 285

2025 NWCA Preseason Coaches Poll

As of Oct. 29, 2025

1. Penn State – 400 points (Previous: 1)
2. Nebraska – 379 points (Previous: 5)
3. Iowa – 363 points (Previous: 2)
4. Ohio State – 330 points (Previous: 7)
5. Oklahoma State – 328 points (Previous: 3)
6. Iowa State – 321 points (Previous: 12)
7. NC State – 279 points (Previous: 9)
8. Lehigh – 274 points (Previous: 21)
9. Minnesota – 263 points (Previous: 6)
10. Virginia Tech – 257 points (Previous: 8)
11. Michigan – 215 points (Previous: 19)
12. Cornell – 214 points (Previous: 10)
13. Northern Iowa – 199 points (Previous: 4)
14. Stanford – 198 points (Previous: 18)
15. Rutgers – 189 points (Previous: 11)
16. Illinois – 187 points (Previous: 14)
17. South Dakota State – 135 points (Previous: 13)
18. Missouri – 123 points (Previous: 25)
19. Oklahoma – 104 points (Previous: 20)
20. West Virginia – 83 points (Previous: 24)
21. Pittsburgh – 81 points (Previous: 17)
22. Little Rock – 78 points (Previous: 15)
23. North Carolina – 55 points (Previous: 16)
24. Army – 38 points (Previous: 23)
25. Wyoming – 29 points (Previous: NR)

Others Receiving Votes: Purdue 20, Penn 19, Wisconsin 11, Arizona State 5, Navy 5, Indiana 4, Lock Haven 4, Cal Poly 3, Columbia 3, Maryland 2, Oregon State 1, Rider 1.

Who Were The Winners At The 2024 Journeymen Collegiate Classic?

To see all of the winners from the 2024 Journeymen Collegiate Classic, click here.

When Is The 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships?

The 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will take place at the Rocket Arena in Cleveland from March 19-21.

About Journeymen Wrestling

The Journeymen Wrestling Club was the brainchild of Frank Popolizio, now a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (2018).

Popolizio’s hope, when developing the concept in 1999, was to bring top-tier wrestling to upstate New York, while supporting and teaching the area’s up-and-coming amateur competitors. 

His efforts first brought Division I collegiate teams to the area, and it wasn’t long before Popolizio was able to introduce a youth program, plus camps and clinics that featured some of the sport’s top names as instructors and mentors.

Even as the Journeymen Wrestling Club continued to grow, host more events and spread its messages, Popolizio continued reaching the next generation of stars as a championship-winning high school coach in the Capital Region of upstate New York.

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