NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1973 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Rich Binek, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Rich BinekISU
  2. 2Gene BarberTCNJ
  3. 3Bill KnippelSPU
  4. 4Warren ReidOU
  5. 5Jim CrumleyORST
  6. 6Bill ReinboltOHST

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Frank Lyman, Hofstra (NY) over Mike Barklarcz, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Kelly Bledsoe, Portland State (OR) over Anthony 'Ed' Hamilton, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 15–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Albert Sye III (3), Arizona over Mike McIntyre, California-Berkeley — Sup 13–1 · View bout
  2. Bill Bragg, Colorado over Jim Kulpa (8), Western Illinois — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Bill Hill, East Carolina (NC) over Barry Reighard (7), Ohio — Dec 14–5 · View bout
  4. Bill Knippel, Seattle Pacific (WA) over Laurent Soucie, Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Bill Reinbolt, Ohio State over Eldon Hosey, Central Michigan — Dec 14–5 · View bout
  6. Garry Castelli, Alabama over Pat McCall, Maryland — Fall 4:10 · View bout
  7. Gene Barber, New Jersey (TCNJ) over John Needham, Utah — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Harold 'Larry' Loerch Jr., Navy (MD) over Bill Murdock (5), Washington (WA) — Sup 19–8 · View bout
  9. Jeff Zindel, Michigan State over Jeff Minerd, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  10. Jim Crumley (1), Oregon State over Kelly Bledsoe, Portland State (OR) — Sup 14–3 · View bout
  11. John Panning (2), Minnesota over Frank Lyman, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 3:22 · View bout
  12. Rich Binek (6), Iowa State over Nage Damas, Army (NY) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  13. Rick Jones (4), Oklahoma State over Tim Roosa, Utah State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  14. Scott Manley, Montana State over Rick Fronberry, Marquette (WI) — Sup 21–6 · View bout
  15. Stu Horowitz, Rhode Island over Dan Brenneman, Penn State — Fall 7:05 · View bout
  16. Warren Reid, Oklahoma over John White, California-Los Angeles — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Bragg, Colorado over Jeff Zindel, Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Bill Knippel, Seattle Pacific (WA) over Albert Sye III (3), Arizona — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Bill Reinbolt, Ohio State over Harold 'Larry' Loerch Jr., Navy (MD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Gene Barber, New Jersey (TCNJ) over Jim Crumley (1), Oregon State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  5. Rich Binek (6), Iowa State over Scott Manley, Montana State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  6. Rick Jones (4), Oklahoma State over Garry Castelli, Alabama — Dec 14–5 · View bout
  7. Stu Horowitz, Rhode Island over John Panning (2), Minnesota — Fall 2:38 · View bout
  8. Warren Reid, Oklahoma over Bill Hill, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Reinbolt, Ohio State over Rick Jones (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Gene Barber, New Jersey (TCNJ) over Bill Bragg, Colorado — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  3. Rich Binek (6), Iowa State over Bill Knippel, Seattle Pacific (WA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Warren Reid, Oklahoma over Stu Horowitz, Rhode Island — Fall 7:09 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gene Barber, New Jersey (TCNJ) over Bill Reinbolt, Ohio State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Rich Binek (6), Iowa State over Warren Reid, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Rich Binek (6), Iowa State over Gene Barber, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Hill, East Carolina (NC) over John White, California-Los Angeles — Fall 4:25 · View bout
  2. Harold 'Larry' Loerch Jr., Navy (MD) over Eldon Hosey, Central Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Crumley (1), Oregon State over John Needham, Utah — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  4. Nage Damas, Army (NY) over Scott Manley, Montana State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Hill, East Carolina (NC) over Stu Horowitz, Rhode Island — Dec 13–5 · View bout
  2. Bill Knippel, Seattle Pacific (WA) over Nage Damas, Army (NY) — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  3. Jim Crumley (1), Oregon State over Bill Bragg, Colorado — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Rick Jones (4), Oklahoma State over Harold 'Larry' Loerch Jr., Navy (MD) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Knippel, Seattle Pacific (WA) over Bill Hill, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  2. Jim Crumley (1), Oregon State over Rick Jones (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Knippel, Seattle Pacific (WA) over Bill Reinbolt, Ohio State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Warren Reid, Oklahoma over Jim Crumley (1), Oregon State — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Knippel, Seattle Pacific (WA) over Warren Reid, Oklahoma — Fall 4:59 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Crumley (1), Oregon State over Bill Reinbolt, Ohio State — Sup 15–1 · View bout