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1990 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Matt Ruppel, Lehigh (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Matt RuppelLEH
  2. 2Brooks SimpsonIOWA
  3. 3Joe StaffordOU
  4. 4Matt CaseNW
  5. 5Chris NelsonNEB
  6. 6Randy CoutureOKST
  7. 7Hamilton MunnellMIOH
  8. 8Paul KeysawCSUB

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Jeff Ellis, Penn State over Kevin Brown, Maryland — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Joe Stafford (2), Oklahoma over Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State over Mark Zenas, Michigan State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bradd Weber, Duke (NC) over Ted Casto, Brown (RI) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Brooks Simpson (3), Iowa over Joe Rissone, Oregon — TF 24–9 · View bout
  3. Chris Nelson (4), Nebraska over Ray Roso, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Fritz Lehrke (5), Michigan over Ty Williams, North Carolina State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  5. Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) over Jeff Ellis, Penn State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  6. Jay Landolfo, North Carolina over Jeff Spinetti (6), West Virginia — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Joe Stafford (2), Oklahoma over Chris Zwilling, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Mark Lindlow, Air Force (CO) over Rod Wright, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  9. Matt Case, Northwestern (IL) over Jim Nelson (11), Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  10. Matt Ruppel (1), Lehigh (PA) over Larry Walker, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  11. Paul Keysaw (9), California-Bakersfield over Dave Raby, Navy (MD) — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  12. Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State over Bryan Burns, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  13. Rex Holman (7), Arizona State over Joe Rozanc, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  14. Sherif Zegar, Missouri over Dave Martin (10), Millersville (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  15. Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) over Jim Koerber, Grand Valley State (MI) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  16. Steven Sciandra (8), Old Dominion (VA) over Greg Pulskamp, Boston College (MA) — Dflt · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brooks Simpson (3), Iowa over Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Nelson (4), Nebraska over Bradd Weber, Duke (NC) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  3. Joe Stafford (2), Oklahoma over Mark Lindlow, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Matt Case, Northwestern (IL) over Jay Landolfo, North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Matt Ruppel (1), Lehigh (PA) over Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  6. Paul Keysaw (9), California-Bakersfield over Steven Sciandra (8), Old Dominion (VA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  7. Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State over Fritz Lehrke (5), Michigan — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  8. Rex Holman (7), Arizona State over Sherif Zegar, Missouri — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brooks Simpson (3), Iowa over Matt Case, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Nelson (4), Nebraska over Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Stafford (2), Oklahoma over Rex Holman (7), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Matt Ruppel (1), Lehigh (PA) over Paul Keysaw (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brooks Simpson (3), Iowa over Joe Stafford (2), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Matt Ruppel (1), Lehigh (PA) over Chris Nelson (4), Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Matt Ruppel (1), Lehigh (PA) over Brooks Simpson (3), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Bryan Burns, Bucknell (PA) over Mark Zenas, Michigan State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) over Chris Zwilling, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bradd Weber, Duke (NC) over Ray Roso, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Bryan Burns, Bucknell (PA) over Fritz Lehrke (5), Michigan — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Dave Raby, Navy (MD) over Steven Sciandra (8), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) over Larry Walker, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  5. Jim Nelson (11), Iowa State over Jay Landolfo, North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Joe Rozanc, Clarion (PA) over Sherif Zegar, Missouri — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) over Mark Lindlow, Air Force (CO) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) over Joe Rissone, Oregon — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Burns, Bucknell (PA) over Bradd Weber, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) over Dave Raby, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Jim Nelson (11), Iowa State over Steve King, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) over Joe Rozanc, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) over Rex Holman (7), Arizona State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Matt Case, Northwestern (IL) over Bryan Burns, Bucknell (PA) — MD 13–0 · View bout
  3. Paul Keysaw (9), California-Bakersfield over Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  4. Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State over Jim Nelson (11), Iowa State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Matt Case, Northwestern (IL) over Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  2. Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State over Paul Keysaw (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Stafford (2), Oklahoma over Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Matt Case, Northwestern (IL) over Chris Nelson (4), Nebraska — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Stafford (2), Oklahoma over Matt Case, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Nelson (4), Nebraska over Randy Couture (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) over Paul Keysaw (9), California-Bakersfield — Dflt · View bout