With the conclusion of the qualifying rounds and Wildcard rounds, 36 teams are set to rope in the 2026 Cheyenne Frontier Days Semifinals.
The Semifinals will be made up of three, 12-team performances July 23-25, with the top four teams in each Semifinals performance advancing to the Finals, creating a 12-team Finals. The top five teams from each qualifying round, plus the top three from the two Wildcards, advanced to the Semifinals.
These are the 36 teams still alive in the hunt for the prestigious Cheyenne Frontier Days title.
How does the Daddy of ’em All work in 2026? Full breakdown HERE.
2026 Cheyenne Frontier Days team roping Semifinals qualifiers
| Header | Heeler |
|---|---|
| Riley Kittle | Trey Yates |
| Jake Clay | Whip Peterson |
| Austin Crist | Dave Tripp |
| Bodie Mattson | Arye Espenscheid |
| Wawa Ben Jr. | Blake Walker III |
| Lightning Aguilera | Kaden Profili |
| Riley Minor | Brady Minor |
| JC Akuhlta | Brandon Barta |
| Kolby Krieger | Sid Spore |
| Cameron Irwin | Coley Nicholls |
| Clay Tryan | Will Woodfin |
| Stefan Ramone | Treyden Gonzales |
| Chad Masters | Joseph Harrison |
| Billy Bob Brown | Blaine Vick |
| Brye Crites | Ross Ashford |
| Clayton Van Aken | Jaydon Warner |
| Kavis Drake | Denim Ross |
| Erich Rogers | Cory Petska |
| Corben Culley | Calgary Smith |
| Denton Parish | Buddy Hawkins II |
| Tyler Tryan | Nicky Northcott |
| Tanner Tomlinson | Wesley Thorp |
| J.C. Yeahquo | Logan Moore |
| Nelson Wyatt | Jonathan Torres |
| Luke Brown | Hunter Koch |
| Andrew Ward | Jake Long |
| Coleman Proctor | Travis Graves |
| Tanner James | Trey White |
| Kaleb Driggers | Junior Nogueira |
| Korbin Rice | Cooper Freeman |
| Coy Rahlmann | Logan Medlin |
| James Arviso | Levi Lord |
| Derrick Begay | Colter Todd |
| Cody Snow | Lane Mitchell |
| Jr Dees | Landen Glenn |
| Cole Eiguren | Dylin Ahlstrom |
Semifinals 1 | Thursday, July 23
- Nelson Wyatt / Jonathan Torres
- Luke Brown / Hunter Koch
- Andrew Ward / Jake Long
- Bodie Mattson / Arye Espenscheid
- Tanner James / Trey White
- Kaleb Driggers / Junior Nunes Nogueira
- Korbin Rice / Cooper Freeman
- Coy Rahlmann / Logan Medlin
- James Arviso / Levi Lord
- Derrick Begay / Colter Todd
- Erich Rogers / Cory Petska