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1989 NCAA Championships

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

10weights
10individual champions
589bouts
62wins by fall

Most falls: Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) · 4 falls

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Individual champions

1989 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Jack Cuvo (1) · 2nd titleEast Stroudsburg (PA)East Stroudsburg (PA)Dec 10–8 over Doug Wyland (3), North Carolina
126Kendall Cross (3)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 5–2 over Michael Stokes (5), North Carolina State
134Sean O'Day (3)Edinboro (PA)Edinboro (PA)Dec 11–8 over TJ Sewell (4), Oklahoma
142Pat Santoro (2) · 2nd titlePittsburgh (PA)Pittsburgh (PA)Dec 7–6 over Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State
150Tim Krieger (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateDec 5–0 over Karl Monaco (2), Montclair State (NJ)
158Dan St. John (1)Arizona StateArizona StateDec 4–2 over Joe Pantaleo (2), Michigan
167Dave Lee (1)WisconsinWisconsinMD 14–6 over Baron Blakley (6), Oklahoma
177Chris Barnes (2)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 3–2 over Brad Lloyd (1), Lock Haven (PA)
190Eric Voelker (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateDec 7–2 over Mark Whitehead (2), Northwestern (IL)
275Carlton Haselrig (1) · 3rd titlePittsburgh-Johnstown (PA)Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA)Dec 1–0 over Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1989

1989 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Oklahoma State91.25
2Arizona State70.5
3Iowa State63
4Oklahoma61
5Michigan53.25
6Iowa52.5
7Minnesota45.75
8Northwestern (IL)40.5
9Edinboro (PA)40
10Penn State39.75
11Wisconsin35.5
12North Carolina State32.25
13Pittsburgh (PA)31.25
14Northern Iowa30.75
15East Stroudsburg (PA)29.5
16Lock Haven (PA)28.5
17Nebraska28
18North Carolina27.25
19Clarion (PA)27
20Indiana (IN)24.75
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1989 team standings, continued
RankProgramPoints
21Notre Dame (IN)19
22Syracuse (NY)17.5
23Navy (MD)16.75
T24Bucknell (PA)15.5
T24Eastern Michigan15.5
26Boise State (ID)15.25
27Virginia15
T28California-Bakersfield14.5
T28Illinois14.5
30Fresno State (CA)13
31Bloomsburg (PA)12.5
T32Clemson (SC)10
T32Lehigh (PA)10
34Oregon8
35Tennessee-Chattanooga7
36Purdue (IN)6.5
T37Eastern Illinois6
T37Morgan State (MD)6
39Brigham Young (UT)5.5
T40Columbia (NY)4.5
T40New Mexico4.5
T40William & Mary (VA)4.5
43Ohio State4.25
T44California-Poly4
T44Michigan State4
T46Appalachian State (NC)3.5
T46Boston (MA)3.5
T46Central Connecticut3.5
T46Old Dominion (VA)3.5
T50Army (NY)3
T50George Mason (VA)3
T50Missouri3
T50Wilkes (PA)3
T54Brown (RI)2.5
T54Rider (NJ)2.5
T54West Virginia2.5
T57Cornell (NY)2
T57James Madison (VA)2
T57Toledo (OH)2
T57Wyoming2
T61Drake (IA)1
T61George Washington (DC)1
T61Liberty (VA)1
T61Millersville (PA)1
T61Northern Illinois1
T61Stanford (CA)1
T67American (DC)0.5
T67Cleveland State (OH)0.5
T67Kent State (OH)0.5
T67Utah State0.5
40 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1989 scoring rules.

1989 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
19*Montclair State (NJ)27*
22*Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA)22*
37*Portland State (OR)7.5*
43*St. Cloud State (MN)5.25*
50*Nebraska Omaha3.5*
60*Central Missouri2.75*
61*Ashland (OH)2.5*
65*Ferris State (MI)2*
65*Wisconsin-Parkland2*
70*California (PA)1.75*
72*Colorado Mines1*
78*Southwest Missouri0.5*
83*Air Force (CO)0*
83*Augustana (SD)0*
83*Baldwin Wallace (OH)0*
83*Buena Vista (IA)0*
83*Buffalo (NY)0*
83*California Poly Humboldt0*
83*California-Fullerton0*
83*Central Michigan0*
83*Delaware Valley (PA)0*
83*Duke (NC)0*
83*Eastern Washington0*
83*Illinois State0*
83*Lake Superior State (MI)0*
83*Marquette (WI)0*
83*Maryland0*
83*Miami (OH)0*
83*New Hampshire0*
83*Norfolk State (VA)0*
83*North Dakota0*
83*North Dakota State0*
83*Ohio0*
83*Ohio Northern0*
83*Oregon State0*
83*Slippery Rock (PA)0*
83*Virginia Military0*
83*Wagner (NY)0*
83*Wartburg (IA)0*
83*Wisconsin-Stevens0*

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