Weight class

174 lb

Used at 30 NCAA tournaments, 1932–2026. 30 champions in the record.

Most titles at this weight: Penn State (9), Oklahoma State (5), Iowa State (3), Oklahoma (3), Arizona State (2).

Champions at 174 lb by year, newest first
Year	Champion	School	Bracket
2026	Levi Haines	Penn State	Bracket
2025	Dean Hamiti Jr.	Oklahoma State	Bracket
2024	Carter Starocci	Penn State	Bracket
2023	Carter Starocci	Penn State	Bracket
2022	Carter Starocci	Penn State	Bracket
2021	Carter Starocci	Penn State	Bracket
2019	Zahid Valencia	Arizona State	Bracket
2018	Zahid Valencia	Arizona State	Bracket
2017	Mark Hall	Penn State	Bracket
2016	Myles Martin	Ohio State	Bracket
2015	Mathew Brown	Penn State	Bracket
2014	Chris Perry	Oklahoma State	Bracket
2013	Chris Perry	Oklahoma State	Bracket
2012	Ed Ruth	Penn State	Bracket
2011	Jon Reader	Iowa State	Bracket
2010	Jay Borschel	Iowa	Bracket
2009	Steve Luke	Michigan	Bracket
2008	Keith Gavin	Pittsburgh (PA)	Bracket
2007	Ben Askren	Missouri	Bracket
2006	Ben Askren	Missouri	Bracket
2005	Chris Pendleton	Oklahoma State	Bracket
2004	Chris Pendleton	Oklahoma State	Bracket
2003	Robbie Waller	Oklahoma	Bracket
2002	Greg Jones	West Virginia	Bracket
2001	Josh Koscheck	Edinboro (PA)	Bracket
2000	Byron Tucker	Oklahoma	Bracket
1999	Glenn Pritzlaff	Penn State	Bracket
1948	Glen Brand	Iowa State	Results
1936	Harry Broadbent	Oklahoma	Results
1932	Robert Hess	Iowa State	Bracket

A year's heaviest class is listed by the pound limit the NCAA used that year; before 1987 it was unlimited. "Results" marks a year whose bracket has not yet been verified line by line against the official sheet; the results list is complete either way.