1980 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

502recorded 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.

1980 individual champions by weight
Weight	Champion	Program	Evidence	Final
118	Joe Gonzales	California-Bakersfield all-time	Source final	Recorded final
126	John Azevedo	California-Bakersfield all-time	Source final	Recorded final
134	Randy Lewis	Iowa all-time	Source final	Recorded final
142	Lee Roy Smith	Oklahoma State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
150	Andy Rein	Wisconsin all-time	Source final	Recorded final
158	Ricky Stewart	Oklahoma State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
167	Matt Reiss	North Carolina State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
177	Dave Allen	Iowa State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
190	Noel Loban	Clemson (SC) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
Unlimited	Howard Harris	Oregon State all-time	Source final	Recorded final

Team standings

Places and points as published by the NCAA.

1980 team standings
Rank	Program	Points
1	Iowa all-time	110.75
2	Oklahoma State all-time	87
3	Iowa State all-time	81.75
4	Oklahoma all-time	67.5
5	Arizona State all-time	56.5
6	Lehigh (PA) all-time	56.25
7	Wisconsin all-time	55
8	North Carolina State all-time	37.25
9	Oregon State all-time	32.5
10	Kentucky all-time	24.25
11	Oregon all-time	22.75
12	California-Poly all-time	21.5
13	Colorado all-time	20.5
14	Clemson (SC) all-time	20
T15	California-Los Angeles all-time	19
T15	Indiana State all-time	19
17	Clarion (PA) all-time	17.25
18	Rider (NJ) all-time	14.5
T19	Minnesota all-time	14
T19	Navy (MD) all-time	14
T21	Auburn (AL) all-time	13
T21	Tennessee all-time	13
T23	Michigan State all-time	11.5
T23	Old Dominion (VA) all-time	11.5
T23	Rhode Island all-time	11.5
26	Temple (PA) all-time	11.25
27	Missouri all-time	10.5
28	Michigan all-time	9.5
T29	Bloomsburg (PA) all-time	8.75
T29	California-Fullerton all-time	8.75
31	Tennessee-Chattanooga all-time	8.5
32	Wilkes (PA) all-time	8.25
33	Ohio State all-time	6.5
T34	Louisiana State all-time	6.25
T34	Syracuse (NY) all-time	6.25
36	Central Michigan all-time	6
T37	Arizona all-time	4
T37	Wyoming all-time	4
39	Nebraska all-time	3.75
40	Miami (OH) all-time	3.5
41	Portland State (OR) all-time	3.25
T42	Georgia all-time	3
T42	North Carolina all-time	3
T42	San Jose State (CA) all-time	3
45	Penn State all-time	2.75
46	Slippery Rock (PA) all-time	2.5
47	Indiana (IN) all-time	2.25
T48	Air Force (CO) all-time	2
T48	Cleveland State (OH) all-time	2
T48	Franklin & Marshall (PA) all-time	2
T48	Lock Haven (PA) all-time	2
T48	Massachusetts all-time	2
T48	Princeton (NJ) all-time	2
T48	Purdue (IN) all-time	2
T48	Rutgers (NJ) all-time	2
T56	Appalachian State (NC) all-time	1.75
T56	Brigham Young (UT) all-time	1.75
T56	Ohio all-time	1.75
T59	Ball State (IN) all-time	1.5
T59	Colgate (NY) all-time	1.5
T59	Colorado State all-time	1.5
T59	Maryland all-time	1.5
T59	Middle Tennessee all-time	1.5
T59	Northwestern (IL) all-time	1.5
T59	Western Michigan all-time	1.5
T66	East Carolina (NC) all-time	1
T66	East Stroudsburg (PA) all-time	1
T66	Illinois all-time	1
T66	Nevada-Las Vegas all-time	1
T66	Virginia all-time	1
T66	West Virginia all-time	1
T72	Hofstra (NY) all-time	0.5
T72	Kent State (OH) all-time	0.5
T72	Washington (WA) all-time	0.5
Not in the published standings
8*	California-Bakersfield all-time	51.75*
19*	Morgan State (MD) all-time	16.75*
32*	Eastern Illinois all-time	8.5*
39*	Northern Michigan all-time	6*
40*	Grand Valley State (MI) all-time	5.5*
45*	Northern Iowa all-time	3.5*
65*	Southern Illinois Edwardsville all-time	1.5*
73*	California Poly Humboldt all-time	1*
73*	Millersville (PA) all-time	1*
73*	Minnesota-Morris all-time	1*
85*	Allegheny (PA) all-time	0*
85*	Army (NY) all-time	0*
85*	Augustana (SD) all-time	0*
85*	Boise State (ID) all-time	0*
85*	Boston (MA) all-time	0*
85*	Brockport (NY) all-time	0*
85*	Bucknell (PA) all-time	0*
85*	Buffalo (NY) all-time	0*
85*	Citadel (SC) all-time	0*
85*	Connecticut all-time	0*
85*	Cornell (NY) all-time	0*
85*	Drexel (PA) all-time	0*
85*	Florida International all-time	0*
85*	Idaho State all-time	0*
85*	Illinois State all-time	0*
85*	Luther (IA) all-time	0*
85*	Marquette (WI) all-time	0*
85*	Minnesota-Mankato all-time	0*
85*	Montana all-time	0*
85*	Montana State all-time	0*
85*	New Hampshire all-time	0*
85*	New Jersey (TCNJ) all-time	0*
85*	New Mexico all-time	0*
85*	Northern Colorado all-time	0*
85*	Northern Illinois all-time	0*
85*	Notre Dame (IN) all-time	0*
85*	Pittsburgh (PA) all-time	0*
85*	Salisbury (MD) all-time	0*
85*	Shippensburg (PA) all-time	0*
85*	Southern Oregon all-time	0*
85*	Springfield (MA) all-time	0*
85*	Toledo (OH) all-time	0*
85*	Utah all-time	0*
85*	Utah State all-time	0*
85*	Virginia Military all-time	0*
85*	Virginia Tech all-time	0*
85*	Washington State all-time	0*
85*	Weber State (UT) all-time	0*
85*	West Chester (PA) all-time	0*
85*	Wheaton (IL) all-time	0*
85*	William & Mary (VA) all-time	0*
85*	Winona State (MN) all-time	0*
85*	Wisconsin-Parkside all-time	0*
85*	Wisconsin-Superior all-time	0*

* Reconstructed from the recorded matches under the 1980 scoring rules. The NCAA’s published standings do not list this program.

How these points were reconstructed →