1981 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

491recorded matches

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Individual champions

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

1981 individual champions by weight
Weight	Champion	Program	Evidence	Final
118	Gene Mills	Syracuse (NY) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
126	Dan Cuestas	California-Bakersfield all-time	Source final	Recorded final
134	Jim Gibbons	Iowa State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
142	Andre Metzger	Oklahoma all-time	Source final	Recorded final
150	Nate Carr Sr.	Iowa State all-time	Source final	Recorded final
158	Dave Schultz	Oklahoma all-time	Source final	Recorded final
167	Mark Schultz	Oklahoma all-time	Source final	Recorded final
177	Ed Banach	Iowa all-time	Source final	Recorded final
190	Tom Martucci	New Jersey (TCNJ) all-time	Source final	Recorded final
Unlimited	Lou Banach	Iowa all-time	Source final	Recorded final

Team standings

Places and points as published by the NCAA.

1981 team standings
Rank	Program	Points
1	Iowa all-time	129.75
2	Oklahoma all-time	100.25
3	Iowa State all-time	84.75
4	Oklahoma State all-time	68.5
5	Lehigh (PA) all-time	38
6	Penn State all-time	31.75
7	Syracuse (NY) all-time	30.5
8	Central Michigan all-time	28.75
9	Auburn (AL) all-time	25.75
10	Oregon State all-time	25.25
11	Arizona State all-time	24.5
12	Northern Iowa all-time	22.25
13	North Carolina all-time	22
T14	Indiana State all-time	20.75
T14	Kent State (OH) all-time	20.75
16	Clarion (PA) all-time	19.5
17	Temple (PA) all-time	16.75
T18	Kentucky all-time	16.5
T18	Minnesota all-time	16.5
20	North Carolina State all-time	15.75
21	Portland State (OR) all-time	15.5
22	Oregon all-time	15
23	San Jose State (CA) all-time	14.75
24	Louisiana State all-time	14.25
25	Michigan all-time	13.5
26	Hofstra (NY) all-time	13.25
27	Wisconsin all-time	12.75
28	Michigan State all-time	12
29	Missouri all-time	11
30	Cleveland State (OH) all-time	8.5
T31	Franklin & Marshall (PA) all-time	8
T31	Nebraska all-time	8
33	Cornell (NY) all-time	7.25
34	Rhode Island all-time	6.25
35	Bloomsburg (PA) all-time	5.25
T36	Indiana (IN) all-time	5
T36	Princeton (NJ) all-time	5
T36	Washington State all-time	5
39	Navy (MD) all-time	4.75
T40	Slippery Rock (PA) all-time	3.5
T40	Tennessee-Chattanooga all-time	3.5
42	Boise State (ID) all-time	3
43	Northwestern (IL) all-time	2.75
T44	California-Poly all-time	2.5
T44	Lock Haven (PA) all-time	2.5
T44	Old Dominion (VA) all-time	2.5
T47	Appalachian State (NC) all-time	2
T47	Maryland all-time	2
T47	New Mexico all-time	2
T47	Ohio State all-time	2
T47	Rutgers (NJ) all-time	2
T47	Wyoming all-time	2
T53	Citadel (SC) all-time	1.75
T53	James Madison (VA) all-time	1.75
T55	Columbia (NY) all-time	1.5
T55	Millersville (PA) all-time	1.5
T55	Rider (NJ) all-time	1.5
T58	Army (NY) all-time	1
T58	Boston (MA) all-time	1
T58	Clemson (SC) all-time	1
T58	Delaware all-time	1
T58	Illinois State all-time	1
T58	Southern Oregon all-time	1
T58	West Chester (PA) all-time	1
T66	Illinois all-time	0.5
T66	Miami (OH) all-time	0.5
T66	Northern Illinois all-time	0.5
Not in the published standings
5*	California-Bakersfield all-time	40*
13*	New Jersey (TCNJ) all-time	23.5*
19*	Eastern Illinois all-time	19*
27*	Southern Illinois Edwardsville all-time	14.25*
44*	Northern Michigan all-time	4.5*
46*	Nebraska Omaha all-time	3.75*
51*	Jacksonville State (AL) all-time	2.5*
54*	Oswego (NY) all-time	2*
61*	Winona State (MN) all-time	1.75*
67*	Ashland (OH) all-time	1*
75*	Augustana (SD) all-time	0.5*
79*	Air Force (CO) all-time	0*
79*	Allegheny (PA) all-time	0*
79*	Arizona all-time	0*
79*	Ball State (IN) all-time	0*
79*	Brigham Young (UT) all-time	0*
79*	Brockport (NY) all-time	0*
79*	Bucknell (PA) all-time	0*
79*	California Poly Humboldt all-time	0*
79*	Colorado State all-time	0*
79*	Drake (IA) all-time	0*
79*	East Carolina (NC) all-time	0*
79*	Georgia Tech all-time	0*
79*	Grand Valley State (MI) all-time	0*
79*	Idaho State all-time	0*
79*	John Carroll (OH) all-time	0*
79*	Long Island Post (NY) all-time	0*
79*	Luther (IA) all-time	0*
79*	Marshall (WV) all-time	0*
79*	Massachusetts all-time	0*
79*	Minnesota-Morris all-time	0*
79*	Montana all-time	0*
79*	Nevada-Las Vegas all-time	0*
79*	Ohio all-time	0*
79*	Pittsburgh (PA) all-time	0*
79*	Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) all-time	0*
79*	Purdue (IN) all-time	0*
79*	Salisbury (MD) all-time	0*
79*	Stanford (CA) all-time	0*
79*	Tennessee all-time	0*
79*	Toledo (OH) all-time	0*
79*	Utah State all-time	0*
79*	Virginia all-time	0*
79*	Virginia Commonwealth all-time	0*
79*	Washington & Jefferson (PA) all-time	0*
79*	Weber State (UT) all-time	0*
79*	West Virginia all-time	0*
79*	William & Mary (VA) all-time	0*
79*	Wisconsin-Parkside all-time	0*
79*	Yale (CT) all-time	0*

* Reconstructed from the recorded matches under the 1981 scoring rules. The NCAA’s published standings do not list this program.

How these points were reconstructed →