Founded | 1963 |
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Number of teams | 42 of 59 (2015) |
Current champions | Central Oklahoma (9) |
Most successful team(s) | Central Oklahoma (9) |
Website | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships for individuals and teams were first officially sponsored in 1963 and have since been held annually. [1]
The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships is a double-elimination tournament for individuals competing in ten weight classes. Sixteen wrestlers in each class [2] qualify through four "Super Regional" tournaments. [3] During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings.
In addition to determining the national championship, the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships also determine the Division II All-America team. The top eight finishers in each weight class qualify for Division II All-American status.
On March 13, 2020, the NCAA cancelled all of its 2020 wrestling championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
Note: Shaded scores = Closest margin of victory, 1⁄4 point in 1979 & widest margin of victory, 881⁄4 points in 1982.
Team | # | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Central Oklahoma | 9 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2023, 2024 |
Cal Poly | 8 | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8 | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987 |
Nebraska–Omaha | 7 | 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011A |
St. Cloud State | 5 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Nebraska–Kearney | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2013, 2022 |
North Dakota State | 4 | 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001 |
Portland State | 3 | 1967, 1989, 1990 |
SIU Edwardsville | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Northern Iowa | 2 | 1975, 1978 |
Notre Dame (OH) | 2 | 2014, 2017 |
Pitt–Johnstown | 2 | 1996, 1999 |
Western Colorado | 2 | 1963, 1964B |
Minnesota State | 1 | 1965C |
San Francisco State | 1 | 1997 |
Source [1]
School | Team titles | Years |
---|---|---|
Cal Poly | 7 | 1968–1974 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | 1979–1983 |
Central Oklahoma | 4 | 1992–1995 |
SIU Edwardsville | 3 | 1984–1986 |
Nebraska–Omaha | 3 | 2004–2006 |
Nebraska–Omaha | 3 | 2009–2011 |
Through 1989, the Division II finalists advanced to the Division I championships, held the following week, where many athletes earned All-American recognition in two divisions during the same season. This practice was discontinued after Carlton Haselrig of the Pittsburgh–Johnstown Mountain Cats won the Division II heavyweight title and advanced to Division I, where he also won the heavyweight title three years in a row, 1987–89.
Source [10]
School | Championships | Year moved | Current wrestling conference | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly | 8–1966, 1968–74 | 1975 | Pac-12 Conference [f 1] | |
Portland State | 3–1969, 1989–90 | 1996 | — | Dropped wrestling in 2009 for economic reasons |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8–1976–77, 1979–83, 1987 | 1988 | Pac-12 Conference [f 2] | |
UNI | 2–1975, 1978 | 1982 | Big 12 Conference [f 3] | Won single division (now DI) title in 1950 |
SIUE | 3–1984–86 | 2009 | Southern Conference [f 4] | |
North Dakota State | 4–1988, 1998, 2000–01 | 2004 | Big 12 Conference [f 5] | |
Omaha | 7–1991, 2004–06, 2009–11 | 2012 | — | School dropped wrestling at start of its transition to Division I [f 6] |
Founded | 1963 |
---|---|
Number of teams | 42 of 59 (2015) |
Current champions | Central Oklahoma (9) |
Most successful team(s) | Central Oklahoma (9) |
Website | NCAA.com |
The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships for individuals and teams were first officially sponsored in 1963 and have since been held annually. [1]
The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships is a double-elimination tournament for individuals competing in ten weight classes. Sixteen wrestlers in each class [2] qualify through four "Super Regional" tournaments. [3] During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings.
In addition to determining the national championship, the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships also determine the Division II All-America team. The top eight finishers in each weight class qualify for Division II All-American status.
On March 13, 2020, the NCAA cancelled all of its 2020 wrestling championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]
Note: Shaded scores = Closest margin of victory, 1⁄4 point in 1979 & widest margin of victory, 881⁄4 points in 1982.
Team | # | Winning years |
---|---|---|
Central Oklahoma | 9 | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2023, 2024 |
Cal Poly | 8 | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8 | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987 |
Nebraska–Omaha | 7 | 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011A |
St. Cloud State | 5 | 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Nebraska–Kearney | 4 | 2008, 2012, 2013, 2022 |
North Dakota State | 4 | 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001 |
Portland State | 3 | 1967, 1989, 1990 |
SIU Edwardsville | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Northern Iowa | 2 | 1975, 1978 |
Notre Dame (OH) | 2 | 2014, 2017 |
Pitt–Johnstown | 2 | 1996, 1999 |
Western Colorado | 2 | 1963, 1964B |
Minnesota State | 1 | 1965C |
San Francisco State | 1 | 1997 |
Source [1]
School | Team titles | Years |
---|---|---|
Cal Poly | 7 | 1968–1974 |
Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | 1979–1983 |
Central Oklahoma | 4 | 1992–1995 |
SIU Edwardsville | 3 | 1984–1986 |
Nebraska–Omaha | 3 | 2004–2006 |
Nebraska–Omaha | 3 | 2009–2011 |
Through 1989, the Division II finalists advanced to the Division I championships, held the following week, where many athletes earned All-American recognition in two divisions during the same season. This practice was discontinued after Carlton Haselrig of the Pittsburgh–Johnstown Mountain Cats won the Division II heavyweight title and advanced to Division I, where he also won the heavyweight title three years in a row, 1987–89.
Source [10]
School | Championships | Year moved | Current wrestling conference | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cal Poly | 8–1966, 1968–74 | 1975 | Pac-12 Conference [f 1] | |
Portland State | 3–1969, 1989–90 | 1996 | — | Dropped wrestling in 2009 for economic reasons |
Cal State Bakersfield | 8–1976–77, 1979–83, 1987 | 1988 | Pac-12 Conference [f 2] | |
UNI | 2–1975, 1978 | 1982 | Big 12 Conference [f 3] | Won single division (now DI) title in 1950 |
SIUE | 3–1984–86 | 2009 | Southern Conference [f 4] | |
North Dakota State | 4–1988, 1998, 2000–01 | 2004 | Big 12 Conference [f 5] | |
Omaha | 7–1991, 2004–06, 2009–11 | 2012 | — | School dropped wrestling at start of its transition to Division I [f 6] |