Duke wrestling will face a busy 2026-27 slate, and head coach Glen Lanham’s schedule brings a little bit of everything: seven home dates, six ACC duals and a run of nationally competitive opponents spread across the season.
The Blue Devils get started Sunday, Nov. 1, with the Black and Blue Duals in Card Gymnasium. Their first official action follows on Nov. 7 at the Journeymen Duals in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where Duke opens against Bloomsburg and Navy. The next day, Sunday, Nov. 8, the Blue Devils are back in Bethlehem for Wranglemania.
From there, Duke heads to Princeton, New Jersey, for the Princeton Duals. That stop includes matchups with Princeton, Ohio and Chattanooga. November wraps up with a road match at Appalachian State on Nov. 20, then a home date against UNI on Sunday, Nov. 22, in Card Gymnasium.
December starts with a trip to Fargo, North Dakota, where Duke meets North Dakota State and Michigan State on Dec. 4. The Blue Devils return home for Gardner-Webb on Dec. 18 in Cameron Indoor Stadium, then close out the calendar year at the Journeymen College Duals on Dec. 20 in Binghamton, New York, against Buffalo, Northern Colorado and Penn State.
The new year begins the same way it did before, with Duke at the Southern Scuffle Jan. 2-3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ACC competition starts Jan. 8 at NC State in Raleigh, and the non-conference portion ends when Brown visits Cameron Indoor Stadium on Friday, Jan. 15.
January stays packed from there. Duke hosts Stanford on Jan. 16 and Virginia Tech on Jan. 22, both in Cameron Indoor Stadium, before finishing the month at Pittsburgh on Jan. 31.
February brings one more home highlight, with North Carolina visiting for Senior Day on Feb. 12 in Card Gymnasium. The regular season ends Feb. 19 at Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The ACC Championship is set for March 6-7 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Pittsburgh serving as host.
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