Weight class

285 lb

Used at 27 NCAA tournaments, 1999–2026. 27 champions in the record.

Most titles at this weight: Minnesota (7), Ohio State (5), North Carolina State (3), Oklahoma State (2), Penn State (2).

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Champions at 285 lb by year, newest first
Year	Champion	School	Bracket
2026	Isaac Trumble	North Carolina State	Bracket
2025	Wyatt Hendrickson	Oklahoma State	Bracket
2024	Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr.	Penn State	Bracket
2023	Mason Parris	Michigan	Bracket
2022	Gable Steveson	Minnesota	Bracket
2021	Gable Steveson	Minnesota	Bracket
2019	Anthony Cassar	Penn State	Bracket
2018	Kyle Snyder	Ohio State	Bracket
2017	Kyle Snyder	Ohio State	Bracket
2016	Kyle Snyder	Ohio State	Bracket
2015	Nick Gwiazdowski	North Carolina State	Bracket
2014	Nick Gwiazdowski	North Carolina State	Bracket
2013	Tony Nelson	Minnesota	Bracket
2012	Tony Nelson	Minnesota	Bracket
2011	Zach Rey	Lehigh (PA)	Bracket
2010	David Zabriskie	Iowa State	Bracket
2009	Mark Ellis	Missouri	Bracket
2008	Dustin Fox	Northwestern (IL)	Bracket
2007	Cole Konrad	Minnesota	Bracket
2006	Cole Konrad	Minnesota	Bracket
2005	Steve Mocco	Oklahoma State	Bracket
2004	Tommy Rowlands	Ohio State	Bracket
2003	Steve Mocco	Iowa	Bracket
2002	Tommy Rowlands	Ohio State	Results
2001	John Lockhart	Illinois	Bracket
2000	Brock Lesnar	Minnesota	Bracket
1999	Stephen Neal	California-Bakersfield	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.