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2001 NCAA Championships

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

Why 1 weight has no bracket

10weights
10individual champions
638bouts
74wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Steven 'Garrett' Lowney, Minnesota · 2 falls in 3:56

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Individual champions

2001 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
125Stephen Abas (1) · 2nd titleFresno State (CA)Fresno State (CA)Dec 13–10 over Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa
133Eric Juergens (1) · 2nd titleIowaIowaDec 10–7 over Johnny Thompson (2), Oklahoma State
141Michael Lightner (2)OklahomaOklahomaDec 5–4 over Doug Schwab (1), Iowa
149Adam Tirapelle (3)IllinoisIllinoisDec 5–3 over Dave Esposito (4), Lehigh (PA)
157Tim 'TJ' Williams (1) · 2nd titleIowaIowaDec 3–2 over Bryan Snyder (2), Nebraska
165Donny Pritzlaff (1) · 2nd titleWisconsinWisconsinDec 3–1 over Joe Heskett (2), Iowa State
174Josh Koscheck (1)Edinboro (PA)Edinboro (PA)Dec 8–1 over Maurice Worthy (3), Army (NY)
184Cael Sanderson (1) · 3rd titleIowa StateIowa StateDec 8–4 over Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State
197Mark Munoz (1)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 5–3 over Pat Quirk (7), Illinois
285John Lockhart (4)IllinoisIllinoisDec 2–1 over Tommy Rowlands (2), Ohio State

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 2001

2001 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Minnesota138.5
2Iowa125.5
3Oklahoma State115.5
4Oklahoma93.5
5Illinois89
6Iowa State66.5
7Michigan65.5
8Nebraska52.5
9Arizona State48
T10Boise State (ID)47
T10Wisconsin47
12Edinboro (PA)46
13Lehigh (PA)43
14Fresno State (CA)42
15Michigan State39
16Ohio State37
17Indiana (IN)32.5
18Northern Iowa29.5
19Oregon State25.5
20Pennsylvania24.5
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2001 team standings, continued
RankProgramPoints
21Lock Haven (PA)21.5
22Hofstra (NY)19.5
T23Army (NY)19
T23Virginia Tech19
T25Penn State15.5
T25Pittsburgh (PA)15.5
T25Purdue (IN)15.5
T28California-Bakersfield12.5
T28Cornell (NY)12.5
30Navy (MD)12
31Bloomsburg (PA)9
T32George Mason (VA)8.5
T32Oregon8.5
T34Central Michigan8
T34Kent State (OH)8
36Ohio7.5
37Harvard (MA)6.5
T38Missouri6
T38Wyoming6
40Northern Illinois5
41Rutgers (NJ)4.5
T42Air Force (CO)4
T42Boston College (MA)4
T42Clarion (PA)4
T42Duke (NC)4
T42James Madison (VA)4
T42Seton Hall (NJ)4
T48Buffalo (NY)3.5
T48North Carolina State3.5
T48Old Dominion (VA)3.5
T48West Virginia3.5
T52California-Fullerton3
T52Cleveland State (OH)3
T52Portland State (OR)3
T52Tennessee-Chattanooga3
T56Brown (RI)2.5
T56Maryland2.5
T56Millersville (PA)2.5
T56Princeton (NJ)2.5
T60American (DC)2
T60California-Poly2
T60Eastern Michigan2
T60Rider (NJ)2
T60Slippery Rock (PA)2
T60Virginia2
T66Appalachian State (NC)1.5
T66North Carolina1.5
T68Coppin State (MD)1
T68North Carolina-Greensboro1
T70Boston (MA)0.5
T70California-Davis0.5
7 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 2001 scoring rules.

2001 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
72*Citadel (SC)0*
72*Delaware State0*
72*Drexel (PA)0*
72*Duquesne (PA)0*
72*Eastern Illinois0*
72*Howard (DC)0*
72*Virginia Military0*

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