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1976 NCAA Championships

Champions, team standings, and brackets for 9 of the 10 weights.

Why 1 weight has no bracket

10weights
10individual champions
482bouts
65wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Herb Calvert, Oklahoma · 3 falls in 4:51

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Individual champions

1976 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Mark DiGirolamoCalifornia-PolyCalifornia-PolyMD 14–4 over Johnnie Jones (3), Iowa State
126Jack Reinwand (5)WisconsinWisconsinDec 9–6 over Harold Wiley, California-Santa Barbara
134Mike Frick (1) · 2nd titleLehigh (PA)Lehigh (PA)Dec 7–4 over Pat Milkovich (2), Michigan State
142Brad Smith (6)IowaIowaMD 12–4 over Gene Costello (8), Slippery Rock (PA)
150Chuck Yagla (1) · 2nd titleIowaIowaDec 5–0 over Pete Galea (2), Iowa State
158Lee Kemp Jr. (1)WisconsinWisconsinDec 4–0 over Tom Brown (2), Washington (WA)
167Pat ChristensonWisconsinWisconsinDec 9–7 over Dan Wagemann (5), Iowa
177Chris Campbell (2)IowaIowaDec 9–4 over Mark Johnson (4), Michigan
190Evan Johnson (7)MinnesotaMinnesotaDec 8–6 over Frank Santana (1), Iowa State
UnlimitedJimmy Jackson (5)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 5–3 over Greg Gibson (2), Oregon

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1976

1976 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Iowa123.25
2Iowa State85.75
3Oklahoma State64.5
4Wisconsin64
5Lehigh (PA)55.25
6California-Poly53
7Minnesota43
8Michigan36.5
9Oklahoma34.5
10Penn State23.25
11Kentucky22.5
12Yale (CT)21.75
13Navy (MD)21.5
14Oregon State20.25
T15Clarion (PA)19.5
T15Oregon19.5
17Washington (WA)17.75
18Slippery Rock (PA)17.5
T19California-Santa Barbara17
T19Michigan State17
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1976 team standings, continued
RankProgramPoints
T21Arizona State16.5
T21Brigham Young (UT)16.5
T23Colorado12.25
T23Tennessee12.25
T23Toledo (OH)12.25
26Indiana (IN)12
27Southern Illinois Carbondale9.5
28Rhode Island9
T29Portland State (OR)7
T29Syracuse (NY)7
31East Carolina (NC)6.5
32Wyoming6
33Indiana State5.5
34California-Los Angeles5
T35California-Fullerton4
T35North Carolina State4
37Citadel (SC)3.75
T38Northern Colorado3.5
T38Northwestern (IL)3.5
T38Pittsburgh (PA)3.5
T41Bucknell (PA)3
T41Drake (IA)3
T41Northern Illinois3
T41Ohio3
T41Weber State (UT)3
T41William & Mary (VA)3
47Ball State (IN)2.75
48Nebraska2.5
T49Alabama2
T49Eastern Michigan2
T49Florida2
T49Illinois2
T49Kent State (OH)2
T49Princeton (NJ)2
T49West Chester (PA)2
56Hofstra (NY)1.75
T57Boise State (ID)1.5
T57Colorado State1.5
T59Arizona1
T59Boston (MA)1
T59California-Berkeley1
T59Central Michigan1
T59Idaho State1
T59Maryland1
T59Missouri1
T59Notre Dame (IN)1
T59Shippensburg (PA)1
T59Utah1
T59Utah State1
T59Virginia1
T59Wilkes (PA)1
T72Illinois State0.5
T72Virginia Military0.5
38 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1976 scoring rules.

1976 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
23*John Carroll (OH)15*
32*Tennessee-Chattanooga6.75*
35*Millersville (PA)5.5*
49*St. Cloud State (MN)2.75*
51*Minnesota-Mankato2.5*
54*Northern Iowa2*
54*San Francisco State (CA)2*
64*Eastern Illinois1.5*
68*Montclair State (NJ)1*
68*Ohio State1*
84*Air Force (CO)0*
84*Army (NY)0*
84*Bloomsburg (PA)0*
84*Brown (RI)0*
84*Buffalo (NY)0*
84*California-Bakersfield0*
84*Cincinnati (OH)0*
84*Cleveland State (OH)0*
84*Dartmouth (NH)0*
84*Franklin & Marshall (PA)0*
84*Gettysburg (PA)0*
84*Lock Haven (PA)0*
84*Long Beach State (CA)0*
84*Louisiana State0*
84*Massachusetts0*
84*Miami (OH)0*
84*North Carolina0*
84*North Dakota State0*
84*Potsdam (NY)0*
84*Purdue (IN)0*
84*Rider (NJ)0*
84*Rutgers (NJ)0*
84*South Dakota State0*
84*Southern Illinois Edwardsville0*
84*St. Lawrence (NY)0*
84*Temple (PA)0*
84*Washington State0*
84*Western Michigan0*

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