Eric Bates
NCAA championship record, 1971–1972. Regular-season results are not included.
2tournaments
8wins
5losses
0individual titles
0wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Illinois State | 177 | No seed listed | 6th | 4–3 | 7 bouts |
| 1971 | Illinois State | 167 | 1 | 5th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 13
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 · 177 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Bob Orwig · Air Force (CO) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 7–0 |
| Round of 16 | W | Dan Strode · Oklahoma State | No seed listed | 5 | Dec 8–4 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Bill Murdock · Washington (WA) | No seed listed | 4 | Dec 0–2 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Tom Hutchinson · Lehigh (PA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 15–6 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Sam Hieronymus · Washington State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 6–4 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Albert Sye III · Arizona | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 2–9 |
| 5th-place bout | L | Warren Reid · Oklahoma | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 1–2 |
| 1971 · 167 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Sam Spring · Montana State | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 6–0 |
| Round of 16 | W | Mike Roberts · Auburn (AL) | 1 | 9 | Dec 12–2 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Bill Murdock · Washington (WA) | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 10–2 |
| Semifinal | L | Andy Matter · Penn State | 1 | 4 | Dec 0–6 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Tom Corbin · Oklahoma | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 0–2 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Joe George · Nebraska | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 5–1 |