1972 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for 9 of the 10 weights.
Most falls in the least time: John Panning, Minnesota · 4 falls in 12:05
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Greg Johnson (1) · 3rd titleMichigan State | Michigan State | Dec 9–5 over Gary Breece (3), Oklahoma |
| 126 | Pat Milkovich (5)Michigan State | Michigan State | Dec 4–2 over Chris Quigley, Illinois State |
| 134 | Gary BartonClarion (PA) | Clarion (PA) | Dec 8–6 over Phil Parker (2), Iowa State |
| 142 | Tom Milkovich (3)Michigan State | Michigan State | Dec 8–4 over Larry Owings (1), Washington (WA) |
| 150 | Wade Schalles (4)Clarion (PA) | Clarion (PA) | Fall 3:52 over Jarrett Hubbard (3), Michigan |
| 158 | Carl Adams (2) · 2nd titleIowa State | Iowa State | Dec 7–4 over Stan Dziedzic (1), Slippery Rock (PA) |
| 167 | Andy Matter (1) · 2nd titlePenn State | Penn State | Dec 6–2 over Keith Abens (6), Iowa State |
| 177 | Bill Murdock (4)Washington (WA) | Washington (WA) | Dec 10–1 over John Panning, Minnesota |
| 190 | Ben Peterson (1) · 2nd titleIowa State | Iowa State | Default over Emil Deliere (7), Princeton (NJ) |
| Unlimited | Chris Taylor (3)Iowa State | Iowa State | Dec 6–1 over Greg Wojciechowski (1), Toledo (OH) |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1972
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa State | 103 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 72.5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 57 |
| 4 | Washington (WA) | 54 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 45.5 |
| 6 | Clarion (PA) | 36 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 28 |
| 8 | Penn State | 26.5 |
| T9 | Navy (MD) | 26 |
| T9 | Ohio | 26 |
| 11 | Idaho State | 24.5 |
| 12 | Iowa | 24 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 23.5 |
| 14 | Arizona | 21.5 |
| 15 | Portland State (OR) | 21 |
| 16 | Illinois State | 20 |
| 17 | Michigan | 19 |
| T18 | Princeton (NJ) | 16 |
| T18 | Toledo (OH) | 16 |
| 20 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 14.5 |
Show all 74 teams
31 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1972 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 75* | Air Force (CO) | 0* |
| 75* | Appalachian State (NC) | 0* |
| 75* | Ashland (OH) | 0* |
| 75* | Ball State (IN) | 0* |
| 75* | California-Davis | 0* |
| 75* | California-Santa Barbara | 0* |
| 75* | Colgate (NY) | 0* |
| 75* | Colorado State | 0* |
| 75* | Columbia (NY) | 0* |
| 75* | Eastern Kentucky | 0* |
| 75* | Idaho | 0* |
| 75* | Kansas State | 0* |
| 75* | Kent State (OH) | 0* |
| 75* | Marquette (WI) | 0* |
| 75* | Marshall (WV) | 0* |
| 75* | Montana State | 0* |
| 75* | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 0* |
| 75* | North Dakota State | 0* |
| 75* | Northern Michigan | 0* |
| 75* | Rhode Island | 0* |
| 75* | San Diego State (CA) | 0* |
| 75* | San Francisco State (CA) | 0* |
| 75* | Seattle Pacific (WA) | 0* |
| 75* | South Dakota State | 0* |
| 75* | St. Francis (PA) | 0* |
| 75* | Temple (PA) | 0* |
| 75* | Utah State | 0* |
| 75* | Virginia | 0* |
| 75* | Virginia Military | 0* |
| 75* | Western Illinois | 0* |
| 75* | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 0* |