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1980 NCAA Championships

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

10weights
10individual champions
502bouts
88wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Howard Harris, Oregon State · 5 falls in 18:34

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Individual champions

1980 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Joe Gonzales (1)California-BakersfieldCalifornia-BakersfieldDec 6–3 over Dan Glenn (2), Iowa
126John Azevedo (1)California-BakersfieldCalifornia-BakersfieldMD 17–9 over Jerry Kelly (7), Oklahoma State
134Randy Lewis (1) · 2nd titleIowaIowaMD 11–3 over Darryl Burley (2), Lehigh (PA)
142Lee Roy Smith (1)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 10–7 over Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma
150Andy Rein (1)WisconsinWisconsinDec 4–2 over Scott Bliss (2), Oregon
158Ricky Stewart (3)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 11–6 over William 'Bucky' Smith (5), Morgan State (MD)
167Matt ReissNorth Carolina StateNorth Carolina StateDec 4–2 over Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State
177Dave Allen (4)Iowa StateIowa StateMD 16–5 over Ed Banach (2), Iowa
190Noel Loban (8)Clemson (SC)Clemson (SC)Dec 9–6 over Dan Severn (2), Arizona State
UnlimitedHoward Harris (1)Oregon StateOregon StateFall 4:35 over Bruce Baumgartner (10), Indiana State

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1980

1980 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Iowa110.75
2Oklahoma State87
3Iowa State81.75
4Oklahoma67.5
5Arizona State56.5
6Lehigh (PA)56.25
7Wisconsin55
8North Carolina State37.25
9Oregon State32.5
10Kentucky24.25
11Oregon22.75
12California-Poly21.5
13Colorado20.5
14Clemson (SC)20
T15California-Los Angeles19
T15Indiana State19
17Clarion (PA)17.25
18Rider (NJ)14.5
T19Minnesota14
T19Navy (MD)14
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1980 team standings, continued
RankProgramPoints
T21Auburn (AL)13
T21Tennessee13
T23Michigan State11.5
T23Old Dominion (VA)11.5
T23Rhode Island11.5
26Temple (PA)11.25
27Missouri10.5
28Michigan9.5
T29Bloomsburg (PA)8.75
T29California-Fullerton8.75
31Tennessee-Chattanooga8.5
32Wilkes (PA)8.25
33Ohio State6.5
T34Louisiana State6.25
T34Syracuse (NY)6.25
36Central Michigan6
T37Arizona4
T37Wyoming4
39Nebraska3.75
40Miami (OH)3.5
41Portland State (OR)3.25
T42Georgia3
T42North Carolina3
T42San Jose State (CA)3
45Penn State2.75
46Slippery Rock (PA)2.5
47Indiana (IN)2.25
T48Air Force (CO)2
T48Cleveland State (OH)2
T48Franklin & Marshall (PA)2
T48Lock Haven (PA)2
T48Massachusetts2
T48Princeton (NJ)2
T48Purdue (IN)2
T48Rutgers (NJ)2
T56Appalachian State (NC)1.75
T56Brigham Young (UT)1.75
T56Ohio1.75
T59Ball State (IN)1.5
T59Colgate (NY)1.5
T59Colorado State1.5
T59Maryland1.5
T59Middle Tennessee1.5
T59Northwestern (IL)1.5
T59Western Michigan1.5
T66East Carolina (NC)1
T66East Stroudsburg (PA)1
T66Illinois1
T66Nevada-Las Vegas1
T66Virginia1
T66West Virginia1
T72Hofstra (NY)0.5
T72Kent State (OH)0.5
T72Washington (WA)0.5
54 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1980 scoring rules.

1980 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
8*California-Bakersfield51.75*
19*Morgan State (MD)16.75*
32*Eastern Illinois8.5*
39*Northern Michigan6*
40*Grand Valley State (MI)5.5*
45*Northern Iowa3.5*
65*Southern Illinois Edwardsville1.5*
73*California Poly Humboldt1*
73*Millersville (PA)1*
73*Minnesota-Morris1*
85*Allegheny (PA)0*
85*Army (NY)0*
85*Augustana (SD)0*
85*Boise State (ID)0*
85*Boston (MA)0*
85*Brockport (NY)0*
85*Bucknell (PA)0*
85*Buffalo (NY)0*
85*Citadel (SC)0*
85*Connecticut0*
85*Cornell (NY)0*
85*Drexel (PA)0*
85*Florida International0*
85*Idaho State0*
85*Illinois State0*
85*Luther (IA)0*
85*Marquette (WI)0*
85*Minnesota-Mankato0*
85*Montana0*
85*Montana State0*
85*New Hampshire0*
85*New Jersey (TCNJ)0*
85*New Mexico0*
85*Northern Colorado0*
85*Northern Illinois0*
85*Notre Dame (IN)0*
85*Pittsburgh (PA)0*
85*Salisbury (MD)0*
85*Shippensburg (PA)0*
85*Southern Oregon0*
85*Springfield (MA)0*
85*Toledo (OH)0*
85*Utah0*
85*Utah State0*
85*Virginia Military0*
85*Virginia Tech0*
85*Washington State0*
85*Weber State (UT)0*
85*West Chester (PA)0*
85*Wheaton (IL)0*
85*William & Mary (VA)0*
85*Winona State (MN)0*
85*Wisconsin-Parkside0*
85*Wisconsin-Superior0*

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