NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1982 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Bruce Baumgartner, Indiana State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Bruce BaumgartnerIndiana State
  2. 2Steve WilliamsOU
  3. 3Lou BanachIOWA
  4. 4Joe 'Wayne' ColeISU
  5. 5Mike HolcombMiami (OH)
  6. 6Mark RigatusoNebraska Omaha
  7. 7Gary AlbrightNEB
  8. 8Tab ThackerNCST

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (1), Indiana State over Arnie Bagley, Idaho State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Rick Romeo, Missouri over Bill Paxton, Indiana (IN) — Fall 3:30 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (1), Indiana State over Mike Severn, Arizona State — SD 21–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Bielenberg, Oregon State over Chuck Pinta, Citadel (SC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Dan Cook (10), Oregon over Bill Sabo, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Dennis Koslowski, Minnesota-Morris over John Dougherty (7), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Eric Neily, Ohio State over Rick Romeo, Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Gary Albright (9), Nebraska over Casey Gulliford, San Jose State (CA) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  7. Jim Phills, Harvard (MA) over Ray Wagner (6), Kent State (OH) — Fall 1:48 · View bout
  8. John Kriebs (12), Northern Iowa over Johnny Bradford, Tennessee — Fall 1:11 · View bout
  9. Lou Banach (2), Iowa over George Fears, Navy (MD) — Dec 18–14 · View bout
  10. Mark Rigatuso, Nebraska Omaha over Tom Sheridan, Boston College (MA) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  11. Mike Holcomb (8), Miami (OH) over Jerome Larson, North Dakota — Fall 1:58 · View bout
  12. Mitch Shelton, Oklahoma State over Eric Klasson (5), Michigan — Dec 4–4 · View bout
  13. Steve Sefter (4), Penn State over Curt Olson, Clarion (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  14. Steve Williams (3), Oklahoma over Joe 'Wayne' Cole, Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  15. Tab Thacker (11), North Carolina State over Larry Hamilton, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 1:07 · View bout
  16. Tim Pangonas, Bucknell (PA) over Paul Maltagliati, George Mason (VA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (1), Indiana State over John Kriebs (12), Northern Iowa — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Neily, Ohio State over Dennis Koslowski, Minnesota-Morris — SD 15–2 · View bout
  3. Gary Albright (9), Nebraska over Steve Sefter (4), Penn State — Fall 4:57 · View bout
  4. Jim Phills, Harvard (MA) over Chris Bielenberg, Oregon State — Fall 0:42 · View bout
  5. Lou Banach (2), Iowa over Tab Thacker (11), North Carolina State — Fall 2:08 · View bout
  6. Mark Rigatuso, Nebraska Omaha over Mitch Shelton, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Mike Holcomb (8), Miami (OH) over Tim Pangonas, Bucknell (PA) — SD 19–0 · View bout
  8. Steve Williams (3), Oklahoma over Dan Cook (10), Oregon — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (1), Indiana State over Mike Holcomb (8), Miami (OH) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Lou Banach (2), Iowa over Eric Neily, Ohio State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Mark Rigatuso, Nebraska Omaha over Gary Albright (9), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Steve Williams (3), Oklahoma over Jim Phills, Harvard (MA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (1), Indiana State over Mark Rigatuso, Nebraska Omaha — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  2. Steve Williams (3), Oklahoma over Lou Banach (2), Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bruce Baumgartner (1), Indiana State over Steve Williams (3), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Arnie Bagley, Idaho State over Mike Severn, Arizona State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Joe 'Wayne' Cole, Iowa State over Dan Cook (10), Oregon — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. John Kriebs (12), Northern Iowa over Arnie Bagley, Idaho State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Mitch Shelton, Oklahoma State over Tom Sheridan, Boston College (MA) — Fall 2:46 · View bout
  4. Tab Thacker (11), North Carolina State over George Fears, Navy (MD) — Fall 1:55 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Albright (9), Nebraska over Mitch Shelton, Oklahoma State — Fall 3:39 · View bout
  2. Joe 'Wayne' Cole, Iowa State over Jim Phills, Harvard (MA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Holcomb (8), Miami (OH) over John Kriebs (12), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Tab Thacker (11), North Carolina State over Eric Neily, Ohio State — Fall 3:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe 'Wayne' Cole, Iowa State over Tab Thacker (11), North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Holcomb (8), Miami (OH) over Gary Albright (9), Nebraska — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe 'Wayne' Cole, Iowa State over Mark Rigatuso, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Lou Banach (2), Iowa over Mike Holcomb (8), Miami (OH) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lou Banach (2), Iowa over Joe 'Wayne' Cole, Iowa State — Dec 11–10 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Holcomb (8), Miami (OH) over Mark Rigatuso, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 7–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Albright (9), Nebraska over Tab Thacker (11), North Carolina State — Fall 3:10 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.