Team | NCAA Team Championships | NCAA Individual Championships | Dual Meets Thru 2016 |
Oklahoma State | 34 | 141 | 1066-123-23 |
Iowa | 23 | 81 | 892-215-31 |
Iowa State | 8 | 69 | 1002-263-21 |
Oklahoma | 7 | 67 | 801-346-32 |
Lehigh | 0 | 27 | 841-389-21 |
Michigan State | 1 | 25 | 568-462-27 |
Penn State | 6 | 32 | 829-296-37 |
Michigan | 0 | 22 | 745-323-26 |
Northern Iowa | 1 | 21 | 705-337-28 |
Minnesota | 3 | 22 | 877-420-24 |
Illinois | 0 | 24 | 641-456-27 |
Wisconsin | 0 | 18 | 674-458-37 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 16 | 491-377-19 |
Ohio State | 1 | 21 | 695-492-28 |
Oregon State | 0 | 12 | 967-312-26 |
Cornell | 0 | 19 | 724-383-20 |
Nebraska | 0 | 11 | 617-527-29 |
Indiana | 1 | 11 | 696-526-29 |
Arizona State | 1 | 10 | 482-288-13 |
Cal.St.-Bakersfield | 0 | 9 | 608-273-9 |
Greatest NCAA Wrestling Coaches
Wrestling Team | NCAA Team Championships | NWCA National Team Duals Titles | NCAA Individual Championships | Total All-Americans | Conference | Conference Championships | Individual Conference Champions | Michigan Record versus Rival |
Oklahoma State | 34 | 8 | 141 | 450 | Big 12 | 48 | 260 | 0W-6L |
Iowa | 23 | 6 | 78 | 319 | Big Ten | 32 | 184 | 25W-28L-1T |
Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | 70 | 272 | Big 12 | 23 | 176 | 4W-5L-1T |
Iowa State | 8 | 1 | 65 | 291 | Big 12 | 15 | 194 | 5W-17L |
Lehigh | 0 | 0 | 27 | 145 | EIWA | n/a | 191 | 24W-15L |
Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 25 | 136 | Big Ten | 8 | 66 | 63W-35L-5T |
Illinois | 0 | 0 | 24 | 126 | Big Ten | 17 | 68 | 41W-25L-1T |
Penn State | 6 | 2 | 30 | 200 | EIWA/EWL/Big Ten | 15 | ?/16 | 24W-26L |
Michigan | 0 | 0 | 22 | 184 | Big Ten | 11 | 118 | n/a |
Minnesota | 3 | 8 | 22 | 179 | Big Ten | 10 | 85 | 30W-29L-2T |
Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 18 | 88 | Big Ten | 0 | 63 | 27W-22L-1T |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 16 | 69 | EWL | n/a | n/a | 20W-9L-1T |
Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 12 | 91 | PAC 10 | 16 | n/a | 3W-0L |
Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 21 | 92 | Big Ten | 2 | 29 | 68W-17L-4T |
Indiana | 1 | 0 | 11 | 80 | Big Ten | 13 | 51 | 59W-23L-2T |
Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 21 | 120 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7W-3L |
Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 11 | 113 | PAC 10 | 16 | n/a | 4W-3L |
Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 | Big Ten | 0 | 34 | 71W-8L-3T |
Purdue | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | Big Ten | 0 | 35 | 56W-12L-1T |
Cornell | 0 | 1 | 19 | 76 | EIWA | 15 | 115 | 3W-3L |
Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 11 | 78 | Big 12 | 2 | 8 | 3W-5L |
Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | MAC | n/a | n/a | 20W-5L |
The Big 12 has 3 teams who had won NCAA Team titles: Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Oklahoma; The Big Ten has had 6 teams capture NCAA Team titles: Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan State, Indiana, Ohio State, and Penn State. Arizona State is the only PAC-12 team to win a NCAA team title in 1988. Northern Iowa, now in the MAC Conference, won a team title in 1950, and Cornell College (IA) won a team title in 1947. The only EIWA team to win a NCAA team title was Penn State in 1953.
NCAA Wrestling Unbeaten Streaks
NCAA Championships Summary for 2016
NCAA Championships Summary for 2015
Oklahoma State | Iowa | 28W-22L-2T (1954) |
Oklahoma State | Iowa State | 59W-20L-3T (1921) |
Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | 141W-27L-10T (1920) |
Iowa | Iowa State | 64W-16L-2T (1912) |
Iowa State Oklahoma Michigan Iowa Oklahoma Iowa State Oklahoma State Iowa Michigan Penn State Michigan Oregon State Michigan Michigan Michigan |
Oklahoma Iowa Michigan State Michigan Michigan Michigan Penn State Penn State Penn State Lehigh Lehigh Oregon Minnesota Arizona State Nebraska |
50W-42L-3T (1921) 17-16-1T (1930) 70-35-5 (1921) 32-26-1 (1924) 6-6-1 (1968) 17-5-0 (1925) 13-8-1 (1982) 25-6-2 (1983) 24-31 (1933) 63-34-3 (1910) 26-16 (1937) 107-24-4 (1915-2008) 32-31-2 5-3-0 5-8-0 |
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 |
Penn State Missouri Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Cornell Iowa Iowa Iowa Minnesota |
2006 | Minnesota |
2005 | Oklahoma State |
2004 | Oklahoma State |
2003 | Oklahoma State |
2002 | Minnesota |
2001 | Minnesota |
2000 | Iowa State |
1999 | Oklahoma State |
1998 | Minnesota |
1997 | Oklahoma State |
1996 | Iowa |
1995 | Iowa |
1994 | Oklahoma State |
1993 | Penn State |
1992 | Iowa |
1991 | Penn State |
1990 | Oklahoma State |
1989 | Oklahoma State |
NCAA Wrestling Conference History
Conference |
Year Began |
Other Conference Names | Most Team Titles |
EIWA | 1905 | n/a | Lehigh-34, Cornell-21, Penn State-16, Navy-13 |
Big Ten | 1908 | Western | Iowa-34, Illinois-17, Indiana-13, Michigan-13 |
Big 12 | 1929 | Big 6, Southwest, Big 8 | Oklahoma State-47, Oklahoma-23, Iowa State-14 |
Southern | 1930 | n/a | Tennessee-Chattanooga-26, Virginia Tech-6, Appalachian State/VMI-6 |
ACC | 1954 | n/a | Maryland-23, North Carolina-17, North Carolina State-14, Virginia-4 |
MAC | 1952 | n/a | Central Michigan-16/Ohio University-15/Kent State-10 |
PAC 12 | 1963 | PAC 10 | Oregon State-20, Arizona State-16, Boise State-6 |
EWL | 1976 | n/a | Penn State-14, Edinboro State-12, Pittsburgh/Clarion State/West Virginia-3 each |
West Regional | 1981 | n/a | Northern Iowa-29, Wyoming-4 |
Colonial | 1992 | n/a | Hofstra-10/George Mason-5 |
Conference (Individual NCAA Division I Wrestling Champions) | NCAA Individual Champions | NCAA Team Titles |
Big Six/Eight/Twelve (Oklahoma State 136, Oklahoma 70, Iowa State 65, Nebraska 11, Missouri 3, Colorado 3, Kansas State 1) | 289 | 49 |
Big Ten/Western (Iowa 78, Michigan State 25, Michigan 22, Minnesota 22, Illinois 21, Wisconsin 18, Ohio State 16, Penn State 15, Indiana 11, Northwestern 8, Purdue 4) | 240 | 31 |
EIWA (Ivy=29; Lehigh 27, Cornell 19, Penn State 8, Syracuse 7, Penn 5, Navy 3, Harvard 3, Yale 2, East Stroudsburg 2, Temple 2, American 1, Princeton 1) | 94 | 1 |
PAC 12 (Oregon State 12, Arizona State 10, Cal-St.-Bakersfield-3, Oregon-2, Cal-Poly-SLO-2, Boise State-2, Washington-2, Cal-Berkley-1, UCLA-1, Cal-Davis-1, Stanford-1) | 37 | 1 |
EWL (Pittsburgh 16 , Lock Haven 8, West Virginia 6, Clarion 5, Penn State 5, Bloomsburg 4, Edinboro 4) | 48 | 0 |
ACC (North Carolina St.-6, North Carolina-5, Maryland-2, Clemson-2) | 15 | 0 |
MAC (Ohio University-4, Missouri-3, Toledo-2, Central Michigan, Kent State, West.Mich, No. Ill.-1 each) | 13 | 0 |
The Southern Conference has never had an individual or team NCAA Champion since it began in 1930; neither has the Colonial Conference which began in 1992 although Hofstra had an individual champion in 1977. Highest finish of a MAC Team was Toledo in 1952 was 4th; Central Michigan has had four Top 10 finishes in the NCAA Finals including 5th in 1998. In 2012, it was the first year in NCAA Wrestling history that the Big 12 has never had a NCAA Individual Champion. The only EIWA National title was Penn State in 1953, and the only PAC 12 title was Arizona State in 1985 (with no individual champions). The highest ACC finish in the NCAA Finals was North Carolina in 1982 was tied for 5th, and the Tar Heels were 6th in 1986 and 1994. The "old" SICA had two individual winners with Auburn in 1953 and Tennessee in 1985. The highest finish of an EWL team since the conference began in 1984, 1987, 1991 and 1992 when Penn State was 3rd.
NCAA Division I Team | NCAA Division I Champions | NCAA Division I All-Americans |
Oklahoma State | 141 | 450 |
Iowa | 81 | 319 |
Iowa State | 69 | 291 |
Oklahoma | 67 | 272 |
Michigan | 22 | 184 |
Penn State | 32 | 200 |
Minnesota | 22 | 179 |
Michigan State | 25 | 136 |
Lehigh | 27 | 145 |
Northern Iowa | 21 | 120 |
Illinois | 24 | 126 |
Wisconsin | 18 | 109 |
Nebraska | 11 | 103 |
Oregon State | 12 | 91 |
Indiana | 11 | 77 |
Ohio State | 21 | 92 |
Pittsburgh | 16 | 76 |
Navy | 3 | 60 |
Cornell | 19 | 76 |
Northwestern | 9 | 65 |
Purdue | 4 | 54 |
Edinboro | 4 | 60 |
Missouri | 6 | 65 |
Cal.St.-Bakersfield | 9 | 45 |
Cal-Poly-SLO | 2 | 46 |
Clarion State | 8 | 46 |
Central Michigan | 1 | 46 |
North Carolina | 5 | 42 |
Lock Haven | 9 | 39 |
Syracuse | 7 | 35 |
Oregon | 2 | 31 |
West Virginia | 5 | 30 |
Boise State | 2 | 31 |
Cornell (IA) Virginia Tech |
6 0 |
28 27 |
Hofstra | 1 | 29 |
Wyoming | 1 | 32 |
Ohio University | 4 | 30 |
North Carolina State | 7 | 33 |
Maryland | 2 | 27 |
Harvard Penn |
3 0 |
26 27 |
Bloomsburg | 4 | 23 |
Toledo Stanford |
2 0 |
22 25 |
Kent State | 1 | 27 |
2011 & 2012 NCAA Championships Summaries
NCAA Wrestling League | Total NCAA Points 2011 | 2011 All-Americans | Teams with All Americans | Teams Scoring Points at NCAA Championships | Wrestlers in Finals | Total Teams in Conference | 2012 League Champion |
Big Ten | 464 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | Penn State |
EIWA | 293 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 13 | Cornell |
Big Twelve | 205.5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Missouri |
PAC 10 | 181 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Oregon State |
ACC | 90.5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Maryland |
MAC | 85.5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | Central Michigan |
EWL | 58.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Pittsburgh |
West | 56.5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Wyoming |
Colonial | 51 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Binghamton |
Southern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
Totals | 1494 | 80 | 34 | 63 | 20 | 75 | Totals |
Conference | Qualifiers 2011 | Teams | All-Americans 2011 |
Big Ten | 72 | 11 | 31 |
Big 12 | 38 | 5 | 13 |
EIWA | 47 | 14 | 10 |
EWL | 32 | 7 | 8 |
PAC 10 | 39 | 9 | 6 |
MAC | 19 | 6 | 3 |
ACC | 14 | 6 | 0 |
Southern | 14 | 6 | 1 |
Colonial | 23 | 11 | 7 |
East Regional | 11 | 5 | 0 |
West Regional | 21 | 6 | 0 |
Totals | 330 | 86 | 80 |
Conference | Points | AA | Champs |
Big Ten | 653 | 34 | 7 |
EIWA | 260 | 14 | 3 |
Big Twelve | 135.5 | 5 | 0 |
EWL | 117 | 5 | 0 |
PAC 12 | 102.5 | 7 | 0 |
ACC | 81.5 | 4 | 0 |
Colonial | 69 | 4 | 0 |
West Regional | 66.5 | 2 | 0 |
MAC | 63 | 3 | 0 |
Southern | 27 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 1575 | 80 | 10 |
Wrestling School | Champs | All-Americans | Conference | Points |
Penn State | 3 | 6 | Big Ten | 143 |
Minnesota | 1 | 7 | Big Ten | 117.5 |
Iowa | 1 | 6 | Big Ten | 107.5 |
Cornell | 3 | 5 | EIWA | 102.5 |
Ohio State | 1 | 4 | Big Ten | 68.5 |
Oklahoma State | 0 | 3 | Big Twelve | 66 |
Illinois | 0 | 4 | Big Ten | 62 |
Lehigh | 0 | 4 | EIWA | 61 |
Northwestern | 0 | 2 | Big Ten | 42.5 |
Oregon State | 0 | 3 | PAC 12 | 40.5 |
Virginia Tech | 0 | 2 | ACC | 39 |
Michigan | 1 | 2 | Big Ten | 39 |
Oklahoma | 0 | 2 | Big Twelve | 38 |
Binghamton State | 0 | 2 | Colonial | 36 |
Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | EWL | 35 |
Stanford | 0 | 2 | PAC 12 | 33 |
Edinboro State | 0 | 1 | EWL | 32.5 |
Clarion State | 0 | 2 | EWL | 32 |
American University | 0 | 2 | EIWA | 31 |
Wyoming | 0 | 2 | West Regional | 31 |
Nebraska | 0 | 2 | Big Ten | 28 |
Appalachian State | 0 | 2 | Southern | 28 |
Hofstra | 0 | 2 | Colonial | 27.5 |
Central Michigan | 0 | 1 | MAC | 24 |
Cal Poly | 0 | 2 | PAC 12 | 23.5 |
Missouri | 0 | 0 | Big Twelve | 20 |
Kent State | 0 | 1 | MAC | 19.5 |
Virginia | 0 | 0 | ACC | 17.5 |
Purdue | 0 | 0 | Big Ten | 17.5 |
Harvard | 0 | 2 | EIWA | 17 |
Maryland | 0 | 1 | ACC | 15.5 |
Pennsylvania | 0 | 1 | EIWA | 15 |
Ohio University | 0 | 1 | MAC | 13.5 |
Northern Iowa | 0 | 0 | West Regional | 12 |
Iowa State | 0 | 0 | Big Twelve | 11.5 |
North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | West Regional | 10.5 |
Indiana | 0 | 0 | Big Ten | 10 |
Michigan State | 0 | 0 | Big Ten | 10 |
Air Force | 0 | 0 | West Regional | 10 |
Bloomsburg State | 0 | 0 | EWL | 9.5 |
Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | Big Ten | 7.5 |
Army | 0 | 0 | EIWA | 7.5 |
West Virginia | 0 | 0 | EWL | 7 |
North Carolina State | 0 | 1 | ACC | 6.5 |
Columbia | 0 | 0 | EIWA | 6 |
Princeton | 0 | 0 | EIWA | 6 |
Rutgers | 0 | 0 | EIWA | 6 |
Navy | 0 | 0 | EIWA | 4.5 |
Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | MAC | 4.5 |
The Citadel | 0 | 0 | Southern | 4.5 |
Bucknell | 0 | 0 | EIWA | 3.5 |
Boise State | 0 | 0 | PAC 12 | 3.5 |
Chattanooga-Tenn. | 0 | 0 | Southern | 3.5 |
North Carolina | 0 | 0 | ACC | 3 |
Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | Colonial | 2.5 |
Boston University | 0 | 0 | Colonial | 2 |
Arizona State | 0 | 0 | PAC 12 | 2 |
Utah Valley | 0 | 0 | West Regional | 2 |
Rider | 0 | 0 | Colonial | 1 |
Lock Haven | 0 | 0 | EWL | 1 |
Campbell | 0 | 0 | Southern | 1 |
Northern Colorado | 0 | 0 | West Regional | 1 |
Buffalo | 0 | 0 | MAC | 0.5 |
Totals | 10 | 80 | All Conferences | 1584 |