1962 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.
Most falls in the least time: Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa · 3 falls in 10:46
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Eliott 'Gray' Simons (1) · 3rd titleLock Haven (PA) | Lock Haven (PA) | Dec 7–2 over Mark McCracken (2), Oklahoma State |
| 123 | Masaaki Hatta (1)Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 7–4 over Franc Freeman (3), Northern Iowa |
| 130 | Mickey Martin (3)Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 5–2 over Al DeLeon (4), Minnesota-Mankato |
| 137 | Bill Carter (2)Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 4–1 over Bill Dotson (4), Northern Iowa |
| 147 | Clifford 'Mike' Natvig Jr.Army (NY) | Army (NY) | Dec 5–4 over Kirk Pendleton (1), Lehigh (PA) |
| 157 | Jack FlascheNorthern Colorado | Northern Colorado | Dec 5–2 over Phil Kinyon (1), Oklahoma State |
| 167 | Ronnie Clinton (1)Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 3–2 over Terry Isaacson (3), Air Force (CO) |
| 177 | Bob Johnson (1) · 2nd titleOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 3–2 over Dean Lahr (2), Colorado |
| 191 | Wayne Baughman (2)Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 2–1 over Joe James, Oklahoma State |
| Unlimited | Sherwyn Thorson (3)Iowa | Iowa | Fall 3:21 over Roger Pillath (1), Wisconsin |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1962
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 82 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 45 |
| 3 | Iowa | 34 |
| 4 | Lehigh (PA) | 27 |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 23 |
| T6 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 19 |
| T6 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 19 |
| T6 | Wisconsin | 19 |
| T9 | Michigan State | 18 |
| T9 | Nebraska | 18 |
| 11 | Lock Haven (PA) | 16 |
| T12 | Minnesota | 15 |
| T12 | Wyoming | 15 |
| T14 | Army (NY) | 14 |
| T14 | Northern Colorado | 14 |
| T16 | Air Force (CO) | 11 |
| T16 | Colorado | 11 |
| T16 | Penn State | 11 |
| 19 | Minnesota-Mankato | 10 |
| T20 | Colorado Mines | 7 |
| T20 | Colorado State | 7 |
Show all 45 teams
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Northwestern (IL) | 6 |
| T23 | Lewis & Clark (OR) | 5 |
| T23 | Purdue (IN) | 5 |
| T25 | Ithaca (NY) | 3 |
| T25 | Lycoming (PA) | 3 |
| T25 | Maryland | 3 |
| T25 | Oregon State | 3 |
| T25 | Wheaton (IL) | 3 |
| T30 | Illinois | 2 |
| T30 | Iowa State | 2 |
| T30 | Kansas State | 2 |
| T30 | Navy (MD) | 2 |
| T30 | Rutgers (NJ) | 2 |
| T30 | South Dakota State | 2 |
| T30 | Springfield (MA) | 2 |
| T30 | Toledo (OH) | 2 |
| T30 | Virginia Tech | 2 |
| T30 | Western Colorado | 2 |
| T40 | Coast Guard (CT) | 1 |
| T40 | Coe (IA) | 1 |
| T40 | Fresno State (CA) | 1 |
| T40 | Miami (OH) | 1 |
| T40 | Ohio | 1 |
| T40 | Washington (WA) | 1 |
17 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1962 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 46* | Auburn (AL) | 0* |
| 46* | Augustana (IL) | 0* |
| 46* | Baldwin Wallace (OH) | 0* |
| 46* | Ball State (IN) | 0* |
| 46* | Brigham Young (UT) | 0* |
| 46* | Chicago (IL) | 0* |
| 46* | Cincinnati (OH) | 0* |
| 46* | Cornell College (IA) | 0* |
| 46* | Denver (CO) | 0* |
| 46* | Kent State (OH) | 0* |
| 46* | Minnesota-Moorhead | 0* |
| 46* | North Carolina | 0* |
| 46* | Northwest Missouri State | 0* |
| 46* | Notre Dame (IN) | 0* |
| 46* | Ohio State | 0* |
| 46* | Virginia | 0* |
| 46* | Washington & Jefferson (PA) | 0* |