INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) released Tuesday the bracket for the 2026 GLVC Wrestling Championship Tournament. Regular Season Champion and reigning champion McKendree earned the No. 1 overall seed, while last year’s runner-up, Upper Iowa gleaned the second seed. The top two seeds both earn a first round bye. The tournament is being held in Quincy, Ill., at Pepsi Arena on the campus of Quincy University. The tournament is a one day event on Sunday February 15.
The six-team tournament is seeded 1-6 based on Conference winning percentage with ties broken pursuant to GLVC Handbook Section 1 and 16. Maryville was tabbed as the 3-seed with Indianapolis claiming the 4-seed. Hosts Quincy earning the 5-seed and Drury rounded out the field as the 6-seed.
Match 1: #4 Indianapolis vs. #5 Quincy | 10:00 AM CT
- Indianapolis went 4-6 overall and 2-3 in GLVC action during the regular season.
- Quincy went 9-8 overall and 1-4 in GLVC action during the regular season.
- The Greyhounds beat the Hawks, 28-9, in Quincy on Jan. 22.
Match 2: #3 Maryville vs. #6 Drury | 10:00 AM CT
- Maryville went 9-9 overall and 3-2 in GLVC action during the regular season.
- Drury went 2-11 overall and 0-5 in GLVC action during the regular season.
- The Saints defeated the Panthers 23-15 on Jan. 17 in Springfield.
Match 3: #1 McKendree vs. Winner of Match #1 | 11:30 AM CT
- McKendree went 14-5 overall and 5-0 in GLVC action during the regular season.
- The Bearcats defeated Indianapolis 19-19 +1 on Feb. 5 in Lebanon, and defeated Quincy 25-20 in Quincy.
Match 4: #2 Upper Iowa vs. Winner of Match #2 | 11:30 AM CT
- Upper Iowa went 6-5 overall and 4-1 in GLVC action during the regular season.
- The Peacocks defeated Maryville 28-13 on Jan.16 in St. Louis and Drury 38-7 on Feb. 5 in Fayette.
The losers of Match #1 and Match #2 will face off in the Fifth Place Match at 1:00 PM CT and the losers of Match #3 and Match #4 will face of in the Third Place Match at 1:00 PM CT. The champions will be crowned between the winners of Match #3 and Match #4 as they take center stage at 2:30 PM CT for the title of 2025 GLVC Wrestling Champion.
For the fourth consecutive season, all GLVC Championship Tournament action will be streamed on
GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. As was the case the past two season, all spectators attending in person will be required to pre-purchase tickets online, which can be done at
GLVCsports.com/tickets. For further information regarding the Conference Championship Tournament, visit
GLVCsports.com/2026wrestle.