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1973 NCAA Championships

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

10weights
10individual champions
473bouts
79wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Chris Taylor, Iowa State · 5 falls in 13:52

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Individual champions

1973 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Dan Sherman (4)IowaIowaDec 10–5 over Tom Phillips (2), Oregon State
126Mark Massery (4)Northwestern (IL)Northwestern (IL)Dec 9–8 over Ron Glass (3), Iowa State
134Don Rohn (8)Clarion (PA)Clarion (PA)Dec 5–3 over Bobby Stites (2), Oklahoma State
142Dan Muthler (6)Navy (MD)Navy (MD)Dec 9–4 over Reed Fehlberg, Brigham Young (UT)
150Jarrett Hubbard (1)MichiganMichiganDec 8–4 over Rick Lawinger (3), Wisconsin
158Wade Schalles (1) · 2nd titleClarion (PA)Clarion (PA)Dec 9–2 over Mike Jones (2), Oregon State
167Bill Simpson (4)Clarion (PA)Clarion (PA)Dec 7–3 over Doug Wyn (2), Western Michigan
177Rich Binek (6)Iowa StateIowa StateDec 8–3 over Gene Barber, New Jersey (TCNJ)
190Greg Strobel (1)Oregon StateOregon StateDec 8–3 over Johnny Johnson, Northern Illinois
UnlimitedChris Taylor (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateFall 4:19 over Jim Hagen (3), Oregon State

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1973

1973 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Iowa State85
2Oregon State72.5
3Michigan59.5
4Brigham Young (UT)42.5
5Oklahoma State42
6Oklahoma38
T7Iowa34
T7Washington (WA)34
9Ohio25.5
T10Navy (MD)24.5
T10Penn State24.5
12Wisconsin20.5
T13Northern Illinois19
T13Northwestern (IL)19
15Western Michigan17.5
T16Arizona14
T16Michigan State14
18Hofstra (NY)13
19Southern Illinois Carbondale12
20Ball State (IN)10
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1973 team standings, continued
RankProgramPoints
21Nebraska9.5
T22Auburn (AL)9
T22Portland State (OR)9
T22San Jose State (CA)9
T25Lehigh (PA)8
T25Minnesota8
T25Stanford (CA)8
28Colorado State7
29Central Michigan6.5
T30California-Berkeley5.5
T30Oregon5.5
T32East Carolina (NC)5
T32New Mexico5
T32Ohio State5
T35California-Los Angeles4.5
T35Columbia (NY)4.5
T37Alabama4
T37Rhode Island4
T37William & Mary (VA)4
40Indiana State3.5
T41Buffalo (NY)3
T41Florida3
T41Kent State (OH)3
T41Massachusetts3
T41Pennsylvania3
T41Utah State3
T41Yale (CT)3
T48Colorado2
T48Cornell (NY)2
T48Duke (NC)2
T48Kansas State2
T48Pittsburgh (PA)2
T48Virginia2
T54Boston (MA)1.5
T54Montana State1.5
T56Air Force (CO)1
T56Army (NY)1
T56Boise State (ID)1
T56Drake (IA)1
T56Fresno State (CA)1
T56Idaho State1
T56Illinois State1
T56Indiana (IN)1
T56Maryland1
T56Missouri1
T56Rider (NJ)1
T56Utah1
T56Washington State1
42 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1973 scoring rules.

1973 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
4*Clarion (PA)54.5*
17*California-Poly16*
20*New Jersey (TCNJ)13*
20*Seattle Pacific (WA)13*
23*Tampa (FL)12*
25*North Dakota State10*
45*Northern Michigan3.5*
47*Marquette (WI)3*
47*Slippery Rock (PA)3*
47*South Dakota State3*
58*Western Colorado2*
67*Ashland (OH)1*
67*California-Fullerton1*
67*Gettysburg (PA)1*
67*Northern Iowa1*
84*American (DC)0*
84*Brown (RI)0*
84*California Poly Humboldt0*
84*California-Santa Barbara0*
84*Cincinnati (OH)0*
84*Cleveland State (OH)0*
84*Dartmouth (NH)0*
84*Delaware0*
84*Duquesne (PA)0*
84*Eastern Illinois0*
84*Georgia Tech0*
84*Long Beach State (CA)0*
84*Miami (OH)0*
84*Minnesota-Mankato0*
84*Montana0*
84*Northern Arizona0*
84*Northern Colorado0*
84*Notre Dame (IN)0*
84*Princeton (NJ)0*
84*Purdue (IN)0*
84*Rutgers (NJ)0*
84*Syracuse (NY)0*
84*Toledo (OH)0*
84*Weber State (UT)0*
84*West Chester (PA)0*
84*Western Illinois0*
84*Wilkes (PA)0*

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