NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1965 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Jim Nance, Syracuse (NY).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd and 5th place bouts

  1. 1Jim NanceSYR
  2. 2Russ WinerOKST
  3. 3Dick ArringtonND
  4. 4Bob BroughtonUTST
  5. 5Ted TuinstraISU
  6. 6Mike KoellerMICH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Broughton, Utah State over Bob Billberg (4), Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Carel Stith, Nebraska over Jeff Richardson (5), Michigan State — Fall 10:17 · View bout
    3. Dick Arrington (3), Notre Dame (IN) over Bruce Jacobsohn, Pennsylvania — Fall 3:23 · View bout
    4. Jim Nance (1), Syracuse (NY) over Mike Koeller, Michigan — Fall 6:34 · View bout
    5. Mike Pierro, Minnesota-Mankato over John Illengwarth (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    6. Olaf Drozdov, Maryland over Jon Staebler, Minnesota — Fall 7:24 · View bout
    7. Russ Winer (2), Oklahoma State over Ron Wright, Wyoming — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    8. Ted Tuinstra, Iowa State over Jan Laux, Colorado State — Fall 0:42 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bob Broughton, Utah State over Carel Stith, Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Dick Arrington (3), Notre Dame (IN) over Mike Pierro, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 2:50 · View bout
    3. Jim Nance (1), Syracuse (NY) over Olaf Drozdov, Maryland — Fall 5:05 · View bout
    4. Russ Winer (2), Oklahoma State over Ted Tuinstra, Iowa State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Nance (1), Syracuse (NY) over Bob Broughton, Utah State — Fall 8:15 · View bout
    2. Russ Winer (2), Oklahoma State over Dick Arrington (3), Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jim Nance (1), Syracuse (NY) over Russ Winer (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Mike Koeller, Michigan over Olaf Drozdov, Maryland — Dec 4–3 · View bout
      2. Ted Tuinstra, Iowa State over Ron Wright, Wyoming — Dec 5–1 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Bob Broughton, Utah State over Mike Koeller, Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
      2. Dick Arrington (3), Notre Dame (IN) over Ted Tuinstra, Iowa State — Dec 1–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Dick Arrington (3), Notre Dame (IN) over Bob Broughton, Utah State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

      5th-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ted Tuinstra, Iowa State over Mike Koeller, Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout