1973 NCAA Championships

NCAA D1

Individual champions, team standings, and every recorded bout by weight. Placements are shown only where the record supports them.

10weights

10individual champions

473recorded matches

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Individual champions

verified bracket 118 lb, 126 lb, 134 lb, 142 lb, 150 lb, 158 lb, 167 lb, 177 lb, 190 lb, Unlimited lb.

1973 individual champions by weight
Weight	Champion	Program	Evidence	Final
118	Dan Sherman	Iowa all-time	Source final	Recorded final
126	Mark Massery	Northwestern (IL) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
134	Don Rohn	Clarion (PA) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
142	Dan Muthler	Navy (MD) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
150	Jarrett Hubbard	Michigan all-time	Source final	Recorded final
158	Wade Schalles	Clarion (PA) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
167	Bill Simpson	Clarion (PA) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
177	Rich Binek	Iowa State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
190	Greg Strobel	Oregon State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
Unlimited	Chris Taylor	Iowa State all-time	Source final	Recorded final

Team standings

Places and points as published by the NCAA.

1973 team standings
Rank	Program	Points
1	Iowa State all-time	85
2	Oregon State all-time	72.5
3	Michigan all-time	59.5
4	Brigham Young (UT) all-time	42.5
5	Oklahoma State all-time	42
6	Oklahoma all-time	38
T7	Iowa all-time	34
T7	Washington (WA) all-time	34
9	Ohio all-time	25.5
T10	Navy (MD) all-time	24.5
T10	Penn State all-time	24.5
12	Wisconsin all-time	20.5
T13	Northern Illinois all-time	19
T13	Northwestern (IL) all-time	19
15	Western Michigan all-time	17.5
T16	Arizona all-time	14
T16	Michigan State all-time	14
18	Hofstra (NY) all-time	13
19	Southern Illinois Carbondale all-time	12
20	Ball State (IN) all-time	10
21	Nebraska all-time	9.5
T22	Auburn (AL) all-time	9
T22	Portland State (OR) all-time	9
T22	San Jose State (CA) all-time	9
T25	Lehigh (PA) all-time	8
T25	Minnesota all-time	8
T25	Stanford (CA) all-time	8
28	Colorado State all-time	7
29	Central Michigan all-time	6.5
T30	California-Berkeley all-time	5.5
T30	Oregon all-time	5.5
T32	East Carolina (NC) all-time	5
T32	New Mexico all-time	5
T32	Ohio State all-time	5
T35	California-Los Angeles all-time	4.5
T35	Columbia (NY) all-time	4.5
T37	Alabama all-time	4
T37	Rhode Island all-time	4
T37	William & Mary (VA) all-time	4
40	Indiana State all-time	3.5
T41	Buffalo (NY) all-time	3
T41	Florida all-time	3
T41	Kent State (OH) all-time	3
T41	Massachusetts all-time	3
T41	Pennsylvania all-time	3
T41	Utah State all-time	3
T41	Yale (CT) all-time	3
T48	Colorado all-time	2
T48	Cornell (NY) all-time	2
T48	Duke (NC) all-time	2
T48	Kansas State all-time	2
T48	Pittsburgh (PA) all-time	2
T48	Virginia all-time	2
T54	Boston (MA) all-time	1.5
T54	Montana State all-time	1.5
T56	Air Force (CO) all-time	1
T56	Army (NY) all-time	1
T56	Boise State (ID) all-time	1
T56	Drake (IA) all-time	1
T56	Fresno State (CA) all-time	1
T56	Idaho State all-time	1
T56	Illinois State all-time	1
T56	Indiana (IN) all-time	1
T56	Maryland all-time	1
T56	Missouri all-time	1
T56	Rider (NJ) all-time	1
T56	Utah all-time	1
T56	Washington State all-time	1
Not in the published standings
4*	Clarion (PA) all-time	54.5*
17*	California-Poly all-time	16*
20*	New Jersey (TCNJ) all-time	13*
20*	Seattle Pacific (WA) all-time	13*
23*	Tampa (FL) all-time	12*
25*	North Dakota State all-time	10*
45*	Northern Michigan all-time	3.5*
47*	Marquette (WI) all-time	3*
47*	Slippery Rock (PA) all-time	3*
47*	South Dakota State all-time	3*
58*	Western Colorado all-time	2*
67*	Ashland (OH) all-time	1*
67*	California-Fullerton all-time	1*
67*	Gettysburg (PA) all-time	1*
67*	Northern Iowa all-time	1*
84*	American (DC) all-time	0*
84*	Brown (RI) all-time	0*
84*	California Poly Humboldt all-time	0*
84*	California-Santa Barbara all-time	0*
84*	Cincinnati (OH) all-time	0*
84*	Cleveland State (OH) all-time	0*
84*	Dartmouth (NH) all-time	0*
84*	Delaware all-time	0*
84*	Duquesne (PA) all-time	0*
84*	Eastern Illinois all-time	0*
84*	Georgia Tech all-time	0*
84*	Long Beach State (CA) all-time	0*
84*	Miami (OH) all-time	0*
84*	Minnesota-Mankato all-time	0*
84*	Montana all-time	0*
84*	Northern Arizona all-time	0*
84*	Northern Colorado all-time	0*
84*	Notre Dame (IN) all-time	0*
84*	Princeton (NJ) all-time	0*
84*	Purdue (IN) all-time	0*
84*	Rutgers (NJ) all-time	0*
84*	Syracuse (NY) all-time	0*
84*	Toledo (OH) all-time	0*
84*	Weber State (UT) all-time	0*
84*	West Chester (PA) all-time	0*
84*	Western Illinois all-time	0*
84*	Wilkes (PA) all-time	0*

* Reconstructed from the recorded matches under the 1973 scoring rules. The NCAA’s published standings do not list this program.

How these points were reconstructed →