The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational is like a magnet for top collegiate programs, and the 2025 event will include programs from across the United States.

The tournament will take place Dec. 5-6 at the Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center, just off the famous Las Vegas Strip, and it will give fans a chance to see teams from all corners of the country and a variety of different conferences go head-to-head. 

Many of the teams appeared in the latest FloWrestling 2025-2026 NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings and likely will be contenders for national championships in March.

For wrestling fans in the United States, the entire Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational will broadcast live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app, beginning at noon Eastern/9 a.m. PST on Dec. 5.

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The field this year will feature 32 teams, many that wouldn’t normally see each other during the regular season or during conference action. 

Some of the teams to keep an eye on in Las Vegas are Iowa State, Stanford and Michigan, which are ranked No. 4, 5, 9 and 10 in the latest FloWrestling 2025-2026 NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings, released Nov. 24. 

Oklahoma State was the 2024 team champion at the event. Check out this recap from OSU’s win in 2024.

What Teams Will Be Competing At The 2025 Cliff Keen Invitational, And Where Are They Ranked?

The 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational will feature 32 teams from across the collegiate wrestling landscape. All regions of the United States will be represented, from the West Coast to the Northeast. 

Here are the schools headed to the Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center in Las Vegas for the 43rd edition of the event and where they were ranked this week (the rankings go down 50 spots):

• Air Force (NR)
• Appalachian State (NR)
• Arizona State (No. 18)
• California Baptist (NR)
• Cal Poly (T29)
• CSU Bakersfield (NR)
• Columbia (T44)
• Cornell (No. 22)
• Edinboro (T44)
• Franklin & Marshall (T38)
• Harvard (T50)
• Iowa State (No. 4)
• Michigan (No. 10)
• Navy (T29)
• Northern Illinois (T44)
• Northwestern (T50)
• Ohio University (T35)
• Oklahoma (No. 19)
• Oregon State (No. 28)
• Presbyterian (NR)
• Princeton (T38)
• Purdue (No. 23)
• Rider (T35)
• Sacred Heart (NR)
• South Dakota State (No. 25)
• Stanford (No. 9)
• Utah Valley (T38)
• VMI (NR)
• Virginia Tech (No. 17)
• West Virginia (No. 15)
• Wyoming (No. 31)

See the complete FloWrestling rankings here.

How To Watch The 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

Wrestling fans in the United States can watch the action from the 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app.

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

If you’re going to be in Las Vegas and want to watch the event in person, click here for ticket information. All all-session pass, including the Championship Finals, is $60.

2025 Cliff Keen Invitational Schedule

Here is the complete schedule for the 2025 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Invitational:

All Times Pacific

Thursday, Dec. 4

• 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Registration (Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center)

Friday, Dec. 5

• 6:45 a.m. – Skin check
• 7 a.m. – Weigh-ins 
• 9 a.m. –Round 1 Pig Tail Championship
  • Round 2 of (32) Championship
  • Round 3 Consolation of (32)
  • Round 4 Championship of (16); Consolation 1st of (16)
  • Round 5 Consolation 2nd of (16)
• 6 p.m. –Round 6 Championship Quarterfinals; Consolation Round 1st of (8)
  • Round 7 Consolation 2nd of (8)

Saturday, Dec. 6

• 7:45 a.m. – Skin check
• 8 a.m. – Weigh-ins
• 10 a.m. –Round 8 Championship Semifinals
  • Round 9 Consolation Semifinals; Consolation Finals (fifth-sixth; seventh-eighth)
• 3 p.m. – Championship Finals (first-second; third-fourth)

Results From The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Since 2010

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010

Team Champions At The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Since 2010

• 2024: Oklahoma State
• 2023: Iowa State
• 2022: Nebraska
• 2021: Nebraska
• 2019: Nebraska
• 2018: Ohio State
• 2017: Ohio State
• 2016: Ohio State
• 2015: Missouri
• 2014: Minnesota
• 2013: Oklahoma
• 2012: Ohio State
• 2011: Ohio State
• 2010: Cornell

2025-2026 FloWrestling NCAA DI Wrestling Rankings

As of Nov. 24, 2025

1. Penn State – 119 points (Previous: 1)
2. Iowa – 100 points (Previous: 3)
3. Ohio State – 97.5 points (Previous: 2)
4. Iowa State – 78.5 points (Previous: 4)
5. OK State – 72 points (Previous: 5)
6. NC State – 61.5 points (Previous: 6)
7. Nebraska – 60 points (Previous: 7)
8. Lehigh – 38.5 points (Previous: 8)
9. Stanford – 36.5 points (Previous: 9)
10. Michigan – 35.5 points (Previous: 10)
11. Illinois – 33.5 points (Previous: 12)
12. Minnesota – 33.5 points (Previous: 11)
13. Missouri – 24.5 points (Previous: 13)
14. Little Rock – 24 points (Previous: 13)
15. West Virginia – 23.5 points (Previous: 13)
16. Penn – 21 points (Previous: 18)
17. Virginia Tech – 19 points (Previous: 17)
18. Arizona State – 18 points (Previous: 19)
19. Oklahoma – 17 points (Previous: 20)
20. Rutgers – 16.5 points (Previous: 16)
21. Wisconsin – 16.5 points (Previous: 25)
22. Cornell – 16 points (Previous: 22)
23. Purdue – 15 points (Previous: 23)
24. Pittsburgh – 14 points (Previous: 20)
25. SD State – 13 points (Previous: 25)

When Is The 2026 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships?

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