NCAA Division I championship wrestling, 1928–2025

Start with a wrestler, program, tournament year, or match.

39,395recorded matches

13,167wrestler profiles

323program labels

899individual awards

Individual title leaders

Programs with the most individual titles, All-Americans, and qualifiers
Rank	Program	Titles	All-Americans	Qualifiers
1	Oklahoma State	144	472	829
2	Iowa	85	356	626
3	Iowa State	72	301	636
4	Oklahoma	68	266	657
5	Penn State	61	258	574
6	Lehigh (PA)	28	158	523
7	Cornell (NY)	25	101	286
8	Illinois	25	131	419
9	Michigan State	25	133	416
10	Ohio State	25	127	354

Titles are individual weight-class championships, All-Americans are top-eight finishes as each era awarded them, and qualifiers are tournament entries. Team championships are on each tournament page.

2025 individual champions

Full 2025 results

2025 NCAA individual champions by weight
Weight	Champion	Program	Bracket
125	Vince Robinson	North Carolina State	Bracket
133	Lucas Byrd	Illinois	Bracket
141	Jesse Mendez	Ohio State	Bracket
149	Ridge Lovett	Nebraska	Bracket
157	Antrell Taylor	Nebraska	Bracket
165	Mitchell Mesenbrink	Penn State	Bracket
174	Dean Hamiti Jr.	Oklahoma State	Bracket
184	Carter Starocci	Penn State	Bracket
197	Stephen Buchanan	Iowa	Bracket
285	Wyatt Hendrickson	Oklahoma State	Bracket

Featured wrestler: George Layman

Full record

School: Oklahoma State
Year: 1952
Weight: 137

8–0in recorded outcomes

2individual titles

1recorded falls

George Layman recorded matches, 1952 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1952
137	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Sam Costanza · Wisconsin	Dec 6–0	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
137	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Leo Ballinger · Wyoming	Dec 11–2	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
137	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Norton Compton · Illinois	Dec 9–2	No. 1 / No. 4	Open
137	Championship final 1st	W	Bob Morris · Northern Iowa	Dec 6–4	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open

Featured wrestler: Darian Cruz

Full record

School: Lehigh (PA)
Year: 2018
Weight: 125

17–6in recorded outcomes

1individual titles

1recorded falls

Darian Cruz recorded matches, 2018 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
2018
125	Round of 32 Champ 32	W	RayVon Foley · Michigan State	Dec 7–4	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
125	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Drew Mattin · Michigan	Dec 1–0	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
125	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Ronnie Bresser · Oregon State	Dec 2–0	No. 1 / No. 9	Open
125	Semifinal Champ 4	L	Nick Suriano · Rutgers (NJ)	Dec 2–0	No. 4 / No. 1	Open
125	Consi 4 #2	L	Ethan Lizak · Minnesota	Dec 5–2	No. 8 / No. 1	Open
125	Fifth-place bout 5th	W	Sebastian Rivera · Northwestern (IL)	Dec 7–4	No. 1 / No. 10	Open

Featured wrestler: Tadaaki Hatta

Full record

School: Oklahoma State
Year: 1966
Weight: 115

10–2in recorded outcomes

1individual titles

0recorded falls

Tadaaki Hatta recorded matches, 1966 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1966
115	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Jon Shurberg · Virginia	Dec 13–4	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
115	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Steve Walenz · Indiana State	Dec 5–4	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
115	Semifinal Champ 4	L	Rick Sanders · Portland State (OR)	Fall 5:31	No. 4 / No. 1	Open
115	Consi 4 #2	W	Ron Iwasaki · Oregon State	Dec 8–3	No. 1 / No. 5	Open
115	Third-place bout 3rd	W	Mike Remer · California-Poly	Dec 5–2	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open

Featured wrestler: Ed Peery

Full record

School: Pittsburgh (PA)
Year: 1957
Weight: 123

12–0in recorded outcomes

3individual titles

1recorded falls

Ed Peery recorded matches, 1957 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1957
123	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Ray Haney · Maryland	Dec 4–0	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
123	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Leonard Shelton · Oklahoma	Dec 6–0	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
123	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Don Stroud · Michigan State	Dec 5–1	No. 1 / No. 4	Open
123	Championship final 1st	W	Harmon Leslie · Oklahoma State	Dec 9–9	No. 1 / No. 3	Open

Featured wrestler: Edwin Belshaw

Full record

School: Indiana (IN)
Year: 1932
Weight: 134

3–1in recorded outcomes

1individual titles

0recorded falls

Edwin Belshaw recorded matches, 1932 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1932
134	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Arch Keller · Ohio	Dec TA 8:30	0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero	Open
134	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Ralph Rasor · Oklahoma State	Dec	0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero	Open
134	Championship final 1st	W	Lyle Morford · Cornell College (IA)	Dec	0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero	Open

Featured wrestler: Mekhi Lewis

Full record

School: Virginia Tech
Year: 2024
Weight: 174

20–7in recorded outcomes

1individual titles

2recorded falls

Mekhi Lewis recorded matches, 2024 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
2024
174	Round of 32 Champ 32	W	Cael Valencia · Arizona State	MD 14–3	No. 1 / No. 33	Open
174	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Jackson Turley · Rutgers (NJ)	Dec 5–2	No. 1 / No. 16	Open
174	Quarterfinal Champ 8	L	Carter Starocci · Penn State	Dec 4–0	No. 9 / No. 1	Open
174	Consi 8 #2	W	Patrick Kennedy · Iowa	Dec 8–4	No. 1 / No. 12	Open
174	Consi 4 #1	W	Benjamin Pasiuk · Army (NY)	Dec 4–0	No. 1 / No. 18	Open
174	Consi 4 #2	W	Lennox Wolak · Columbia (NY)	Dec 9–6	No. 1 / No. 7	Open
174	Third-place bout 3rd	L	Shane Griffith · Michigan	Dec 4–0	No. 4 / No. 1	Open

Featured wrestler: Jim Zalesky

Full record

School: Iowa
Year: 1984
Weight: 158

21–2in recorded outcomes

3individual titles

5recorded falls

Jim Zalesky recorded matches, 1984 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1984
158	Opening round Champ 64	W	Mike Gerdes · Illinois State	SD 23–6	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
158	Round of 32 Champ 32	W	Greg Evans · Minnesota	SD 19–4	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
158	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	John Barrett · St. Cloud State (MN)	Fall 6:40	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
158	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Greg Elinsky · Penn State	Dec 3–2	No. 1 / No. 8	Open
158	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Johnny Johnson · Oklahoma	Dec 10–3	No. 1 / No. 4	Open
158	Championship final 1st	W	Mark Schmitz · Wisconsin	Dec 9–5	No. 1 / No. 6	Open

Featured wrestler: Laurance Mantooth

Full record

School: Oklahoma
Year: 1930
Weight: 125

7–1in recorded outcomes

2individual titles

0recorded falls

Laurance Mantooth recorded matches, 1930 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1930
125	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Howard Cline · Oklahoma State	Dec TA 3:45	0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero	Open
125	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Frank Stella · Tufts (MA)	Dec TA 6:35	0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero	Open
125	Championship final 1st	W	Lyle Morford · Cornell College (IA)	Dec TA 1:49	0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero	Open

Featured wrestler: Gene Grenard

Full record

School: Colorado State
Year: 1940
Weight: 165

4–1in recorded outcomes

1individual titles

2recorded falls

Gene Grenard recorded matches, 1940 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1940
165	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Bob Rhinehart · Temple (PA)	Fall 4:44	No. 2 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
165	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Ken Berry · Illinois	Dec	No. 2 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
165	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Clay Albright Jr. · Oklahoma State	Dec	No. 2 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
165	Championship final 1st	W	Chauncey McDaniel · Indiana (IN)	Fall 7:47	No. 2 / No. 1	Open

Featured wrestler: Jack Cuvo

Full record

School: East Stroudsburg (PA)
Year: 1989
Weight: 118

17–4in recorded outcomes

2individual titles

0recorded falls

Jack Cuvo recorded matches, 1989 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1989
118	Round of 32 Champ 32	W	Jack DeBoe · Kent State (OH)	TF 24–8	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
118	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	John Galkowski · California-Poly	TF 24–9	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
118	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Larry 'Zeke' Jones · Arizona State	Dec 8–3	No. 1 / No. 9	Open
118	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Ken Chertow · Penn State	Dec 8–7	No. 1 / No. 4	Open
118	Championship final 1st	W	Doug Wyland · North Carolina	Dec 10–8	No. 1 / No. 3	Open

Featured wrestler: Larry Hayes

Full record

School: Iowa State
Year: 1961
Weight: 147

14–0in recorded outcomes

3individual titles

2recorded falls

Larry Hayes recorded matches, 1961 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
1961
147	Round of 32 Champ 32	W	Truman Sandelin · Western Colorado	Dec 10–7	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
147	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Larry Bender · Pacific (OR)	Dec 17–3	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
147	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	LaVern Alton · Portland State (OR)	Dec 6–0	No. 1 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
147	Semifinal Champ 4	W	Bobby Wilson · Oklahoma State	Dec 10–7	No. 1 / No. 4	Open
147	Championship final 1st	W	Ron Pifer · Penn State	Dec 4–0	No. 1 / No. 3	Open

Featured wrestler: Steve Bosak

Full record

School: Cornell (NY)
Year: 2013
Weight: 184

17–5in recorded outcomes

1individual titles

3recorded falls

Steve Bosak recorded matches, 2013 NCAA Championships
Weight	Round	Result	Opponent	Method	Recorded seeds	Match link
2013
184	Round of 32 Champ 32	W	Ty Vinson · Oregon State	MD 12–0	No. 4 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
184	Round of 16 Champ 16	W	Mason Bailey · Navy (MD)	Dec 2–0	No. 4 / 0 · recorded zero	Open
184	Quarterfinal Champ 8	W	Ethen Lofthouse · Iowa	Dec 4–1	No. 4 / No. 12	Open
184	Semifinal Champ 4	L	Ed Ruth · Penn State	Dec 4–1	No. 1 / No. 4	Open
184	Consi 4 #2	W	Jimmy Sheptock · Maryland	Dec 3–0	No. 4 / No. 7	Open
184	Third-place bout 3rd	W	Ben Bennett · Central Michigan	Dec 2–0	No. 4 / No. 2	Open