1977 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.
Most falls in the least time: Johnnie Jones, Iowa State · 3 falls in 6:25
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Jim Haines (2)Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Dec 8–7 over Mike McArthur (1), Minnesota |
| 126 | Nick Gallo (1)Hofstra (NY) | Hofstra (NY) | Dec 8–3 over Keith Mourlam (2), Iowa |
| 134 | Pat NeuMinnesota | Minnesota | Dec 4–2 over Dennis Brighton Sr., Michigan State |
| 142 | Steve Barrett (1)Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 12–5 over Sam Komar (3), Indiana (IN) |
| 150 | Mark Churella (4)Michigan | Michigan | Dec 9–3 over Joe Zuspann (2), Iowa State |
| 158 | Lee Kemp Jr. (1) · 2nd titleWisconsin | Wisconsin | Dec 9–5 over Kelly Ward (2), Iowa State |
| 167 | Rod Kilgore (2) · 2nd titleOklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 4–2 over Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) |
| 177 | Chris Campbell (1) · 2nd titleIowa | Iowa | Dec 12–6 over Mark Johnson (2), Michigan |
| 190 | Frank Santana (3)Iowa State | Iowa State | Dec 12–7 over Evan Johnson (1), Minnesota |
| Unlimited | Jimmy Jackson (3) · 2nd titleOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 4–4 (tiebreaker) over Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1977
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa State | 95.5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 88.75 |
| 3 | Iowa | 84 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 66 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 52.25 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 50.75 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 49 |
| 8 | Lehigh (PA) | 48.75 |
| 9 | Michigan | 45.5 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 41.5 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 35.25 |
| 12 | Brigham Young (UT) | 27.25 |
| 13 | Syracuse (NY) | 26.75 |
| 14 | Hofstra (NY) | 24.5 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 20.25 |
| 16 | Indiana (IN) | 20 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 19 |
| 18 | Penn State | 18 |
| 19 | Missouri | 17.75 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 13.5 |
Show all 65 teams
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Oregon | 12.75 |
| 22 | California-Poly | 12.5 |
| 23 | Navy (MD) | 12 |
| 24 | Notre Dame (IN) | 11.5 |
| 25 | Princeton (NJ) | 10 |
| 26 | Portland State (OR) | 7.25 |
| T27 | California-Berkeley | 6 |
| T27 | Wilkes (PA) | 6 |
| T29 | Arizona | 5.5 |
| T29 | Rhode Island | 5.5 |
| T31 | California-Los Angeles | 5 |
| T31 | Ohio | 5 |
| 33 | William & Mary (VA) | 4.25 |
| T34 | Boston (MA) | 3.75 |
| T34 | Illinois State | 3.75 |
| T34 | North Carolina | 3.75 |
| T37 | Utah State | 3.5 |
| T37 | Wyoming | 3.5 |
| T39 | Alabama | 3 |
| T39 | Lock Haven (PA) | 3 |
| T39 | Toledo (OH) | 3 |
| T39 | West Chester (PA) | 3 |
| T43 | Bucknell (PA) | 2 |
| T43 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 2 |
| T45 | Clarion (PA) | 1.5 |
| T45 | Colorado | 1.5 |
| T45 | Long Beach State (CA) | 1.5 |
| T45 | Rutgers (NJ) | 1.5 |
| T45 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 1.5 |
| T45 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 1.5 |
| T51 | Appalachian State (NC) | 1 |
| T51 | Army (NY) | 1 |
| T51 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 1 |
| T51 | Boise State (ID) | 1 |
| T51 | California-Fullerton | 1 |
| T51 | Cleveland State (OH) | 1 |
| T51 | Florida | 1 |
| T51 | Fresno State (CA) | 1 |
| T51 | Northern Colorado | 1 |
| T51 | Rider (NJ) | 1 |
| T51 | Shippensburg (PA) | 1 |
| T51 | St. Lawrence (NY) | 1 |
| T51 | Virginia Military | 1 |
| T51 | Virginia Tech | 1 |
| T51 | Washington (WA) | 1 |
51 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1977 scoring rules.