All-Americans

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

  1. 1Andy MatterPSU
  2. 2Steve ShieldsLEH
  3. 3Levin 'Junior' JohnsonPORT
  4. 4Tom CorbinOU
  5. 5Eric BatesILST
  6. 6Joe GeorgeNEB

Connected 1971 167-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Ken Hagen, Seattle Pacific (WA) — Dec 14–6 · View bout
    2. Bill Murdock, Washington (WA) over Bruce Hosta, Ohio — Fall 1:55 · View bout
    3. Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) over Steve Schmuldt, Brown (RI) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    4. Bill Simpson, Clarion (PA) over Gray Graham, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    5. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Sam Spring, Montana State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    6. Gerald Malecek (7), Michigan State over Steve Rhode, North Carolina State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    7. Gerry Willets, Wilkes (PA) over Don Carder (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    8. John Caccia Jr. (5), Idaho State over Bob Kuhn (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    9. John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) over Sam Hieronymus, Washington State — Dec 15–8 · View bout
    10. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Bill Stauffer, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    11. Mike Roberts (9), Auburn (AL) over John Stevenson, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
    12. Rob Huizenga, Michigan over Mike Beaman, Drake (IA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    13. Scott Whimpey, Weber State (UT) over Dale Seavey, Oregon — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    14. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 5–5 · View bout
    15. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over Bill Hitesman, Winona State (MN) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Tom Corbin, Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    2. Bill Murdock, Washington (WA) over John Caccia Jr. (5), Idaho State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    3. Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) over Rich Binek (6), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    4. Bill Simpson, Clarion (PA) over Gerald Malecek (7), Michigan State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    5. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Mike Roberts (9), Auburn (AL) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
    6. John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) over Gerry Willets, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 3:58 · View bout
    7. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Rob Huizenga, Michigan — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    8. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Scott Whimpey, Weber State (UT) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
    2. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Bill Murdock, Washington (WA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    3. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Bill Simpson, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Eric Bates (1), Illinois State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) over Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) — Dec 3–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Andy Matter (4), Penn State over Steve Shields (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Joe George, Nebraska over Scott Whimpey, Weber State (UT) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over Ken Hagen, Seattle Pacific (WA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Joe George, Nebraska over Bill Schellhorn, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    2. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over John Sorochinsky, Brigham Young (UT) — MFF · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    2. Tom Corbin, Oklahoma over Eric Bates (1), Illinois State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Levin 'Junior' Johnson (3), Portland State (OR) over Tom Corbin, Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Eric Bates (1), Illinois State over Joe George, Nebraska — Dec 5–1 · View bout