Bill Nelson
NCAA championship record, 1947–1950. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
15wins
2losses
3individual titles
6wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Northern Iowa | 155 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1949 | Northern Iowa | 155 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1948 | Northern Iowa | 160 | No seed listed | Lost round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
| 1947 | Northern Iowa | 165 | 4 | 1st | 3–0 | 3 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 17
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 · 155 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Phil Kemp · North Carolina | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 6–0 |
| Round of 16 | W | Byron Todd · Oklahoma State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 5:13 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Kent Lange · Cornell College (IA) | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 4–0 |
| Semifinal | W | Bob Dwyer · Illinois | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 10–0 |
| Final | W | Ken Hunte · Syracuse (NY) | 1 | 2 | Dec 8–1 |
| 1949 · 155 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | William Cowling Jr. · San Diego State (CA) | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 5:47 |
| Round of 16 | W | Dale Federer · Wyoming | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 4:28 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Peter Willson · Wheaton (IL) | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 8–3 |
| Semifinal | W | Don Mullison · Colorado State | 1 | 4 | Dec 3–0 |
| Final | W | Ken Hunte · Syracuse (NY) | 1 | 3 | Dec 3–0 |
| 1948 · 160 lb | |||||
| Round 1 | L | Gale Mikles · Michigan State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec (no score) |
| Round 2 | W | James Mullins · Bucknell (PA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Fall 2:33 |
| Round 3 | W | Eric Erikson · Lehigh (PA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Fall 7:45 |
| Round 4 | L | Don Mullison · Colorado State | No seed listed | No seed listed | MFF |
| 1947 · 165 lb | |||||
| Quarterfinal | W | James Clagett · Iowa State | 4 | No seed listed | Dec 9–3 |
| Semifinal | W | David Shapiro · Illinois | 4 | 1 | Dec 6–5 |
| Final | W | Jim Eagleton Sr. · Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | Fall 7:36 |