1986 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.
Most falls in the least time: Gary Albright, Nebraska · 5 falls in 15:34
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Ricky Bonomo (1) · 2nd titleBloomsburg (PA) | Bloomsburg (PA) | Dec 9–4 over Al Palacio (6), North Carolina |
| 126 | Brad Penrith (3)Iowa | Iowa | Dec 9–4 over Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) |
| 134 | Jim Jordan (1) · 2nd titleWisconsin | Wisconsin | Dec 6–2 over Greg Randall (2), Iowa |
| 142 | Kevin Dresser (1)Iowa | Iowa | Dec 11–6 over Peter Yozzo (2), Lehigh (PA) |
| 150 | Jim Heffernan Jr. (2)Iowa | Iowa | Dec 10–3 over Adam Cohen (4), Arizona State |
| 158 | Jude Skove (6)Ohio State | Ohio State | Dec 5–2 over Greg Elinsky (1), Penn State |
| 167 | Marty Kistler (1) · 2nd titleIowa | Iowa | Sup 15–3 over Mark Van Tine (3), Oklahoma State |
| 177 | Melvin Douglas III (1) · 2nd titleOklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 9–5 over Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) |
| 190 | Duane Goldman (1)Iowa | Iowa | Dec 5–4 over Dan Chaid (3), Oklahoma |
| Unlimited | Kirk Trost (3)Michigan | Michigan | Dec 6–3 over John Herepoulos (4), Iowa State |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1986
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 158 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 84.75 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 77.25 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 71 |
| 5 | Penn State | 47.25 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 38.75 |
| 7 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 37.75 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 36.5 |
| 9 | Lehigh (PA) | 32.75 |
| 10 | Michigan | 32 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 30.5 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 28.25 |
| 13 | Army (NY) | 27.75 |
| 14 | Syracuse (NY) | 26 |
| 15 | North Carolina State | 25.5 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 22.75 |
| 17 | Northern Iowa | 20.5 |
| 18 | Utah State | 19 |
| 19 | Northwestern (IL) | 17 |
| 20 | Clemson (SC) | 15.5 |
Show all 75 teams
35 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1986 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 11* | Edinboro (PA) | 31* |
| 17* | California-Bakersfield | 25* |
| 24* | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 14.5* |
| 28* | Augustana (SD) | 13.25* |
| 56* | Liberty (VA) | 4.5* |
| 58* | Buffalo (NY) | 4* |
| 58* | Portland State (OR) | 4* |
| 71* | Nebraska Omaha | 2.5* |
| 75* | Delaware Valley (PA) | 2* |
| 75* | Rowan (NJ) | 2* |
| 81* | Albany (NY) | 1.5* |
| 84* | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 1* |
| 88* | Boston (MA) | 0* |
| 88* | Citadel (SC) | 0* |
| 88* | Columbia (NY) | 0* |
| 88* | Drexel (PA) | 0* |
| 88* | Eastern Michigan | 0* |
| 88* | George Washington (DC) | 0* |
| 88* | Hofstra (NY) | 0* |
| 88* | Illinois State | 0* |
| 88* | Lafayette (PA) | 0* |
| 88* | Maine | 0* |
| 88* | Marquette (WI) | 0* |
| 88* | Millersville (PA) | 0* |
| 88* | Montclair State (NJ) | 0* |
| 88* | New Hampshire | 0* |
| 88* | Northern Arizona | 0* |
| 88* | Old Dominion (VA) | 0* |
| 88* | Oregon | 0* |
| 88* | San Jose State (CA) | 0* |
| 88* | Seton Hall (NJ) | 0* |
| 88* | Slippery Rock (PA) | 0* |
| 88* | Virginia Military | 0* |
| 88* | Weber State (UT) | 0* |
| 88* | Western Colorado | 0* |