About
NJSIAA Boys Wrestling 2025-26 season
Pre-Season & Season Start
33-Match Limit Approved (one-season increase from 30 to 33)NJSIAA Executive Committee approval
September 17, 2025
Weight Certification Begins
November 3, 2025
Tryout Period
November 24–26, 2025
First Practice
December 1, 2025
Competition May BeginOnce 6-days-practice / 1-day-rest requirement is satisfied
December 8, 2025
Post-Season Transfer By Date
December 8, 2025
Weight Allowances
One-Pound Weight Allowance
December 26, 2025
Two-Pound Growth Allowance
January 1, 2026
One-Pound Weight AllowanceA standing 1-lb allowance also applies every Monday during the regular season and Monday of the team tournament (max 2 lbs combined with any weather allowance)
January 2, 2026
Team Tournament Entry & Rankings
First Power Points Calculation (approx.)4 Sundays before cutoff
January 11, 2026
Tournament Entry Period (Team)
January 20–30, 2026
Team Tournament Cutoff
February 7, 2026
Power Points Close5th Power Points recalculation runs this Sunday. PP only counts matches on or before this date/time.
February 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Team Tournament Seeding (Boys/Girls)Brackets posted to nj.com. Final (6th) PP recalculation runs just before seeding.
February 10, 2026
33-Match Limit Cutoff (Boys/Girls)
February 14, 2026
Regular Season Competition Ends (Boys/Girls)
February 22, 2026
Boys Public Team Tournament
Rounds 1 & 2Seeds #1 & #2 host
February 16, 2026
Sectional FinalsHigher seed hosts
February 18, 2026
State SemifinalsHigher seed hosts
February 20, 2026
State FinalsLocation TBD
February 22, 2026
Boys Non-Public Team Tournament
Rounds 1 & 2Higher seed hosts; includes NP-B prelim (8v9) earlier in the day
February 17, 2026
State SemifinalsHigher seed hosts
February 19, 2026
State FinalsLocation TBD; same day as public State Finals
February 22, 2026
Girls Team Tournament
Rounds 1 & 2Higher seed hosts
February 17, 2026
Sectional FinalsHigher seed hosts
February 19, 2026
State FinalsLocation TBD
February 22, 2026
Individual Tournament — Boys
District Seeding (Boys)
February 26, 2026
Districts (Boys)32 sites statewide
February 28, 2026
Region Seeding (Boys)
March 3–4, 2026
Regions (Boys)8 sites statewide; two-day / 3-round format
March 6–7, 2026
Individual State Seeding (Boys/Girls)
March 10, 2026
Individual Championships — BoysBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
March 12–14, 2026
Individual Tournament — Girls
District Seeding (Girls)
February 25, 2026
Districts (Girls)
March 1, 2026
Region Seeding (Girls)
March 2–3, 2026
Regions (Girls)
March 8, 2026
Individual Championships — GirlsBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City
March 12–14, 2026
State Individual Championships (Boardwalk Hall)
Thursday, March 12, 2026
8:00 am
Weight Check — Girls
8:30 am
Weigh-Ins — Girls
9:00 am
Weight Check — Boys
9:30 am
Weigh-Ins — Boys
10:00 am
Wrestling — Girls: Pre-Quarters, Quarters, WB 1
11:25 am
Wrestling — Boys: Preliminaries, Pre-Quarters, WB 1
Friday, March 13, 2026
7:00 am
Weight Check — Boys
7:30 am
Weigh-Ins — Boys
8:30 am
Weight Check — Girls
9:00 am
Weigh-Ins — Girls
9:00 am
Wrestling — Boys: WB 2, Quarters, WB 3
10:45 am
Wrestling — Girls: WB 2
2:30 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Wrestling — Girls: Semis, WB 3
5:40 pm
Awards
6:00 pm
Wrestling — Boys: Semifinals, WB 4
8:00 pm
Wrestling — Girls: Consolation Semifinals
8:40 pm
Wrestling — Boys: WB 5
Saturday, March 14, 2026
7:00 am
Weight Check — Boys
7:30 am
Weigh-Ins — Boys
7:30 am
Weight Check — Girls
8:00 am
Weigh-Ins — Girls
9:00 am
Wrestling — Boys: WB 6
9:45 am
Wrestling — Boys & Girls: 3rd–5th–7th Place
~12:45 pm
Girls Parade
1:00 pm
Girls FinalsNot before 1:00 pm
~3:20 pm
Boys Parade
3:30 pm
Boys FinalsNot before 3:30 pm
State Team Championships
Sunday, February 22, 2026
12:00 PM
State Team Championships — Session 1Public Groups 1–5
2:30 PM
State Team Championships — Session 2Non-Public A & B; 10-min warm-up per team before each session
Administrative / Policy
NJSIAA: $200 fine / 2-week suspension for incorrect Trackwrestling weight entry
September 17, 2025
NJSIAA regulation documents publishedRegular Season Rules, Team Tournament Regs, Individual Tournament Regs
November 25, 2025
