2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships: Luke, Mac Stout on collision course at 197 lbs.

Luke Stout and Mac Stout are contenders for the All-American podium at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships this season. Both at 197 pounds, the brothers are seeded No. 11 and 6, respectively.

Luke Stout, who won the inaugural Ivy League 197 bracket for Princeton during conference weekend, may be seeded lower than his brother, but could see him in the second round. Mac Stout won the ACC title for Pittsburgh and could be a dark horse on the lower half of the 33-man bracket.

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But it’s the second round matchup that could be more fascinating if they both win Thursday morning. In our On3 NCAA Wrestling predictions, we have Mac Stout beating brother Luke in the second round and then again in the 7th place match. But both will be All-Americans by our estimation.

“A lot of people have asked us about (possibly facing off),” Luke Stout said, via NJ Advance Media. “We’ve joked around about it and said we’ll cross that bridge if we get there. I think we would have settled for it if it was the semifinals or finals, but we always said it’s out of our control.”

Funny enough, the Stout brothers have not crossed paths in college. It’s almost happened, but Thursday night could be must-see TV.

“It was kind of this dramatic thing, he made a sad face and I said let me guess,” Mac told NJ.com’s Bill Evans. “(Luke’s) my best friend. We text every day. When I found out Wednesday night, a little bit later I texted him and it was pretty normal. Just like how many comments have you gotten?

“But it’s not awkward, there’s no bad blood. It’s just a situation. We both have much higher values in the sport. We always said we can’t control it. It’s out of our hands. If it happens, it happens. Nothing changes between us. It is what it is, and we didn’t think about it. It’s actually a miracle it took so long to happen.”

Mac Stout is 23-2 this season, qualifying for NCAAs for the second straight year. He finished in the Round of 16 for Pitt last season. Mac is 45-10 in his career (two varsity seasons).

Meanwhile, Luke Stout just qualified for NCAAs for the fourth time in his illustrious Princeton career. Although, he has yet to reach the All-American podium as well. He’s 14-2 this season and 72-38 for his career.

The 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships begin Thursday 12:00 p.m. ET in Philadelphia. The tournament runs through Saturday night, dubbed “the best three days in March.”