The No. 3 Oklahoma State wrestling team (13-1, 9-0 Big 12) heads to the 2025 NCAA Championships, held March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. After capturing the Big 12 Championship, OSU boasts nine national qualifiers and seven wrestlers seeded in the top eight.

“In the postseason, there’s always a little more energy to go out there and score more points,” said OSU’s Dean Hamiti Jr., who is the top seed at 174 pounds. “If there’s a big crowd, there’s more energy and you just feel it when you walk in there.”

Just ahead of the 2025 NCAA wrestling tournament, four former NCAA champions — Carter Starocci of Penn State, AJ Ferrari of Cal State Bakersfield, Gable Steveson of Minnesota and Keegan O'Toole of Missouri — took to the podium to speak about their mindset heading into competition,