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1970 NCAA Championships

Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.

10weights
10individual champions
471bouts
86wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Dan Gable, Iowa State · 5 falls in 22:08

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Individual champions

1970 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Greg Johnson (4)Michigan StateMichigan StateDec 2–2 (tiebreaker) over Ray Stapp (2), Oklahoma State
126Dwayne Keller (1) · 2nd titleOklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 8–0 over Randy Payne (9), Pittsburgh (PA)
134Darrell Keller (4)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 12–2 over Joe Carstensen (7), Iowa
142Larry Owings (2)Washington (WA)Washington (WA)Dec 13–11 over Dan Gable (1), Iowa State
150Mike Grant (1) · 2nd titleOklahomaOklahomaDec 6–1 over Bob Ferraro Sr., Indiana State
158Dave Martin (1)Iowa StateIowa StateDec 5–4 over Bruce Trammel, Ohio
167Jason Smith (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateDec 8–7 over Phil Henning (3), Iowa
177Chuck Jean (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateDec 8–6 over Jim Crumley (7), Oregon State
190Geoff Baum (2)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 9–1 over Bob Rust, Syracuse (NY)
UnlimitedJess Lewis (1) · 2nd titleOregon StateOregon StateDec 9–2 over Greg Wojciechowski (3), Toledo (OH)

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1970

1970 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Iowa State99
2Michigan State84
3Oregon State80
4Oklahoma State79
5Iowa45
6Oklahoma44
7Washington (WA)27
8Pittsburgh (PA)22
9Ohio21
10Michigan19
T11Lehigh (PA)18
T11Toledo (OH)18
T13Indiana State17
T13Portland State (OR)17
15Northwestern (IL)16
T16Oregon13
T16Southern Illinois Carbondale13
T16Syracuse (NY)13
T19Kent State (OH)12
T19Minnesota12
T19Penn State12
T19Utah12
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1970 team standings, continued
RankProgramPoints
23Navy (MD)11
24Idaho State10
25Texas-El Paso9
26Central Michigan8
27Air Force (CO)7
28Wyoming6
T29Bloomsburg (PA)5
T29Princeton (NJ)5
T29Wisconsin5
T32Colorado State4
T32Gettysburg (PA)4
T32Missouri4
T32Nebraska4
T36Ball State (IN)3
T36Harvard (MA)3
T36Purdue (IN)3
T36West Chester (PA)3
T40Arizona2
T40Army (NY)2
T40Brown (RI)2
T40Buffalo (NY)2
T40Clarion (PA)2
T40Cornell (NY)2
T40Illinois2
T40Kansas State2
T40Lock Haven (PA)2
T40Montana State2
T40New York2
T40Ohio State2
T40Temple (PA)2
T40Virginia Tech2
T40Washington State2
T55Alabama1
T55Auburn (AL)1
T55California-Los Angeles1
T55Colorado1
T55Drake (IA)1
T55Fresno State (CA)1
T55Louisiana State1
T55Miami (OH)1
T55San Jose State (CA)1
T55Tennessee1
T55Western Michigan1
45 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1970 scoring rules.

1970 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
19*Slippery Rock (PA)12*
25*Old Dominion (VA)10*
27*Northern Colorado9*
29*South Dakota State8*
32*East Stroudsburg (PA)6*
32*Wilkes (PA)6*
35*Minnesota-Mankato5*
43*Maritime (NY)3*
49*Brigham Young (UT)2*
49*Northwest Missouri State2*
49*Western Colorado2*
49*Winona State (MN)2*
67*Augustana (IL)1*
67*Brockport (NY)1*
67*California-Poly1*
67*Illinois State1*
67*Northern Michigan1*
83*Bowling Green (OH)0*
83*California Poly Pomona0*
83*California-Berkeley0*
83*California-Santa Barbara0*
83*Cincinnati (OH)0*
83*Delaware0*
83*Duke (NC)0*
83*Eastern Kentucky0*
83*Fairleigh Dickinson (NJ)0*
83*Hofstra (NY)0*
83*Indiana (IN)0*
83*Indiana (PA)0*
83*Long Island Post (NY)0*
83*Marquette (WI)0*
83*Maryland0*
83*Massachusetts0*
83*New Mexico0*
83*Northern Illinois0*
83*Northern Iowa0*
83*Notre Dame (IN)0*
83*Pennsylvania0*
83*St. Francis (PA)0*
83*Stanford (CA)0*
83*Utah State0*
83*Virginia0*
83*Weber State (UT)0*
83*William & Mary (VA)0*
83*Wisconsin-Superior0*

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