MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota wrestling team has confirmed its participation in the inaugural National Duals Invitational, scheduled for November 15-16 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

According to the press release unveiling the event in January, the 16-team event will feature a total purse of more than $1 million. The top eight teams will all earn payouts, with the winning squad walking away with $200,000. The second- and third-place teams will earn $150,000, while fourth place earns $75,000. Fifth through eighth place payouts will be: $50,000, $40,000, $25,000, and $20,000, respectively. All participating teams will receive $20,000 for attending.

Automatic entry was awarded to the top 12 teams in the final 2025 NCAA Division I standings, at which Minnesota tied for fifth. At press time, the other teams confirmed for the event were host-Oklahoma State, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Northern Iowa and Ohio State. Cornell, Penn State and Virginia Tech are the remaining teams that finished in the top 12 but have not yet confirmed participation.

The remaining spots will be filled through a random drawing on April 24 from teams that finished 13-24 in the NCAA standings. The teams competing for these final spots are (in alphabetical order) Arizona State, Indiana, Lehigh, Little Rock, Maryland, Missouri, Navy, Oregon State, Penn, Purdue, South Dakota State, Stanford, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Final teams, brackets and television information will be listed on NationalDualsInvitational.com as the information is announced.