Tab Thacker
NCAA championship record, 1981–1984. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
13wins
7losses
1individual title
8wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | 1 | 1st | 6–0 | 6 bouts |
| 1983 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | No seed listed | 6th | 4–3 | 7 bouts |
| 1982 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | 11 | 8th | 3–3 | 6 bouts |
| 1981 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | No seed listed | Lost round of 32 | 0–1 | 1 bout |
Every NCAA bout · 20
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 · Unlimited | |||||
| Opening round | W | Wendell Ellis · Washington State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 2:26 |
| Round of 32 | W | Bill Lingenfelser · Wyoming | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 1:07 |
| Round of 16 | W | Mike Blaske · California-Bakersfield | 1 | 12 | Dec 4–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Jamie Webber · Louisiana State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 2:09 |
| Semifinal | W | Mike Holcomb · Miami (OH) | 1 | 4 | Dec 5–4 |
| Final | W | Gary Albright · Nebraska | 1 | 6 | Dec 3–1 |
| 1983 · Unlimited | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Wendell Ellis · Washington State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Fall 2:06 |
| Round of 16 | W | Rob Rechsteiner · Michigan | No seed listed | 9 | Dec 7–3 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Mitch Shelton · Oklahoma State | No seed listed | 5 | Dec 0–5 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Flint Pulskamp · Stanford (CA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 5–2 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | George Fears · Navy (MD) | No seed listed | 12 | Fall 3:10 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Mark Rigatuso · Nebraska Omaha | No seed listed | 3 | Dec 1–3 |
| 5th-place bout | L | John Kriebs · Northern Iowa | No seed listed | 11 | Dec 1–2 |
| 1982 · Unlimited | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Larry Hamilton · Brigham Young (UT) | 11 | No seed listed | Fall 1:07 |
| Round of 16 | L | Lou Banach · Iowa | 11 | 2 | Fall 2:08 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | George Fears · Navy (MD) | 11 | No seed listed | Fall 1:55 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Eric Neily · Ohio State | 11 | No seed listed | Fall 3:43 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Joe 'Wayne' Cole · Iowa State | 11 | No seed listed | Dec 2–3 |
| 7th-place bout | L | Gary Albright · Nebraska | 11 | 9 | Fall 3:10 |
| 1981 · Unlimited | |||||
| Round of 32 | L | Kenneth 'Rod' Chamberlain · Indiana (IN) | No seed listed | 12 | Dec 0–7 |