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1966 NCAA Championships

Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 11 weights.

11weights
11individual champions
317bouts
45wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Tom Peckham, Iowa State · 3 falls in 10:50

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Individual champions

1966 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
115Rick Sanders (4)Portland State (OR)Portland State (OR)Dec 9–2 over Ernie Gillum (3), Iowa State
123Mike Caruso (1) · 2nd titleLehigh (PA)Lehigh (PA)Dec 9–6 over Bob Fehrs (2), Michigan
130Yojiro Uetake (1) · 3rd titleOklahoma StateOklahoma StateFall 4:31 over Joe Peritore (2), Lehigh (PA)
137Gene Davis (3)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 4–3 over Mike Sager (4), Oklahoma
145Bill BlacksmithLock Haven (PA)Lock Haven (PA)Dec 7–1 over Dale Bahr (3), Iowa State
152Dick Cook (3)Michigan StateMichigan StateDec 3–0 over Joe Bavaro (1), Gettysburg (PA)
160Greg Ruth (1) · 2nd titleOklahomaOklahomaFall 8:54 over Vic Marcucci (2), Iowa State
167Dave Reinbolt (4)Ohio StateOhio StateDec 13–11 over Roger Mickish (3), Oklahoma
177Tom Peckham (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateFall 3:43 over Fred Fozzard (3), Oklahoma State
191Bill Harlow (1)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 3–2 over Don Buzzard Jr. (2), Iowa State
UnlimitedDave Porter (2)MichiganMichiganDec 15–4 over Bob Billberg (1), Minnesota-Moorhead

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1966

1966 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Oklahoma State79
2Iowa State70
3Oklahoma69
4Lehigh (PA)48
5Michigan47
6Michigan State32
7Lock Haven (PA)22
T8East Stroudsburg (PA)21
T8Portland State (OR)21
10Army (NY)17
11Ohio State16
T12Gettysburg (PA)13
T12Minnesota-Moorhead13
14Northern Colorado11
T15Indiana (IN)9
T15Oregon9
T15Utah State9
T15Wilkes (PA)9
19Navy (MD)8
T20Kansas State7
T20Temple (PA)7
T20Wisconsin7
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1966 team standings, continued
RankProgramPoints
T23Albany (NY)6
T23Indiana State6
T23Lycoming (PA)6
T23Oregon State6
T23Penn State6
T29California-Los Angeles5
T29Washington State5
T31Moravian (PA)4
T31Western Colorado4
T31Wyoming4
T34Bloomsburg (PA)3
T34Georgia Tech3
T34Minnesota-Mankato3
T34Nebraska3
T34North Carolina State3
T39Arizona State2
T39Coast Guard (CT)2
T39Colorado2
T39Ohio2
T39San Jose State (CA)2
T39Southern Illinois Carbondale2
T45Adams State (CO)1
T45Arizona1
T45California-Berkeley1
T45Gustavus Adolphus (MN)1
T45Kent State (OH)1
T45Marquette (WI)1
T45Northern Iowa1
T45Northwestern (IL)1
T45Pittsburgh (PA)1
T45Rutgers (NJ)1
24 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1966 scoring rules.

1966 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
23*California-Poly6*
55*Air Force (CO)0*
55*Augustana (IL)0*
55*Bowling Green (OH)0*
55*Central Missouri0*
55*Colorado State0*
55*Cortland (NY)0*
55*Georgia0*
55*Maryland0*
55*Massachusetts Tech0*
55*Montana State0*
55*New Mexico0*
55*North Carolina0*
55*Northern Illinois0*
55*Purdue (IN)0*
55*Rochester Tech (NY)0*
55*Seton Hall (NJ)0*
55*Shippensburg (PA)0*
55*South Dakota State0*
55*Southeast Missouri State0*
55*Toledo (OH)0*
55*Utah0*
55*Virginia0*
55*Wesleyan (CT)0*

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