2023 NWCA All-Star Classic

How To Watch The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic On FloWrestling

How To Watch The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic On FloWrestling

The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic returns and is headed to Happy Valley. Here's how to watch the event that features some of the best NCAA Wrestlers.

Nov 21, 2023 by Joe Harrington
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Some of the best college wrestlers of the 2023-2024 season are competing at the 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic including six wrestlers currently ranked No.1 in their weight classes in the FloWrestling rankings. 

That includes the No.1 pound-for-pound wrestler Carter Starocci of Penn State who faces No.3 Mekhi Lewis of Virginia in the 174-pound weight class. 

The top women’s wrestlers will also compete at the NWCA All-Star Classic as the No.1-ranked wrestlers in the 116, 130, 136 and 160-pound weight classes will all be in action. 

The event is one of the most anticipated of the preseason and features some of the biggest stars of the sport breaking out of their college team’s 2023-2024 schedule to compete at the event. 

Here’s what to know about the 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic. 

When Is The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic?

The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic is 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 21. 

Where Is The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic?

The event is on the campus of Penn State, the current No.1-ranked men’s team in college wrestling according to the FloWrestling rankings. The event will be at the Rec Hall. 

How To Watch The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic

The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic will stream live on FloWrestling and the FloSports app.

Match replays, highlights and all breaking news and analysis will be on both platforms. 

Need Tickets To The The 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic?

Tickets are available to purchase for the NWCA All-Star Classic, which returned in 2022 after a four-year hiatus. The event first began in 1967.  

2023 NWCA All-Star Classic Matchups

  • 125: #1 Matt Ramos, Purdue vs #2 Anthony Noto, Lock Haven
  • 133: #4 Sam Latona, Virginia Tech vs #6 Connor McGonagle, Lehigh
  • 141: #3 Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina vs #6 Clay Carlson, South Dakota State
  • 149: #2 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs #3 Kyle Parco, Arizona State
  • 157: #1 Nick Novak, St. Cloud State vs. No. 2 Nolan Hertel, UW-LaCrosse
  • 165: #4 Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin vs #6 Izzak Olejnik, Oklahoma State
  • 174: #1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs #3 Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech
  • 184: #1 Parker Keckeisen, Northern Iowa vs #2 Bernie Truax, Penn State
  • 197: #1 Aaron Brooks, Penn State vs #2 Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
  • 285: #1 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs #2 Wyatt Hendrickson, Air Force

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2023 NWCA All-Star Classic Women’s Matchups

  • 116: #1Jaslynn Gallegos, North Central (NCAA)  vs #2 Samara Chavez, King (NCAA)
  • 130: #1 Sarah Savidge, Life (NAIA) vs #2 Alexis Janiak, Aurora (NCAA)
  • 136: #1 Adaugo Nwachukwu, William Penn (NAIA) vs #1 Yele Aycock, North Central (NCAA)
  • 160: #1 Marlynne Deede, Iowa (NCAA) vs #1 Latifah McBryde, Life (NAIA)

More 2023 NWCA All-Star Classic News

FloWrestling 2023-2024 College Wrestling Rankings: Pound-for-Pound

Here are the top 20 pound-for-pound rankings entering the season. Here are the full rankings for every weight class.

Rank    Grade    Name    School    WT    Previous

1    SR    Carter Starocci    Penn State    174    1

2    JR    Keegan O'Toole    Missouri    165    2

3    SR    David Carr    Iowa State    165    3

4    SR    Aaron Brooks    Penn State    197    4

5    SR    Vito Arujau    Cornell    133    5

6    JR    Parker Keckeisen    UNI    184    6

7    SR    Daton Fix    OK State    133    7

8    SR    Greg Kerkvliet    Penn State    285    8

9    SR    Real Woods    Iowa    141    9

10    SR    Trent Hidlay    NC State    197    10

11    SR    Mekhi Lewis    Virginia Tech    174    11

12    SR    Wyatt Hendrickson    Air Force    285    12

13    SR    Chris Foca    Cornell    174    13

14    SR    Anthony Cassioppi    Iowa    285    14

15    JR    Ridge Lovett    Nebraska    149    15

16    SO    Levi Haines    Penn State    157    16

17    SR    Tanner Sloan    SD State    197    17

18    SR    Stephen Buchanan    Oklahoma    197    18

19    SR    Rocky Elam     Missouri    197    19

20    SR    Bernie Truax    Penn State    184    20

FloWrestling College Wrestling Rankings

Here’s the FloWrestling top 25 preseason rankings: 

1    Penn State    141

2    Iowa    73.5

3    Virginia Tech    64.5

4    Missouri    62

5    Cornell    61.5

6    Nebraska    59.5

T7    Arizona State    50.5

T7    NC State    50.5

9    Michigan    49

10    OK State    38

11    Iowa State    35.5

12    N. Colorado    31

13    SD State    27

14    UNI    26

15    Ohio State    25.5

16    Wisconsin    24.5

17    North Carolina    23

18    Oklahoma    21.5

19    Purdue    20

20    Air Force    18

T21    Lock Haven    17.5

T21    Oregon State    17.5

T23    Lehigh    13.5

T23    Rutgers    13.5

25    Indiana    13

When is the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Tournament?

The NCAA Wrestling Championships are March 21- 23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.

FloWrestling Archived Footage

Video footage from all events will be archived and stored in a video library for FloWrestling subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription.

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