The Last 10 Years Of Conference Champs

The Last 10 Years Of Conference Champs

The last 10 years worth of team champs in every conference

Jun 22, 2017 by Wrestling Nomad
The Last 10 Years Of Conference Champs
Summer is a great time to look back on college wrestling seasons gone by. Not just on the national level, but it can be fun to take a look at conference results, too.

Below are the last ten years of team conference champs. We even included the now defunct Western Wrestling Conference, Colonial Athletic Association and Eastern Regional.

ACC Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 ACC Virginia Tech Tony Robie
2016 ACC NC State Pat Popolizio
2015 ACC Virginia Steve Garland
2014 ACC Virginia Tech Kevin Dresser
2013 ACC Virginia Tech Kevin Dresser
2012 ACC Maryland Kerry McCoy
2011 ACC Maryland Kerry McCoy
2010 ACC Virginia Steve Garland
2009 ACC Maryland Kerry McCoy
2008 ACC Maryland Pat Santoro

Commentary: Two teams dominated this period, Maryland at the beginning and Virginia Tech at the end. Santoro has since moved on to Lehigh, while Kevin Dresser is now at Iowa State. The conference itself has changed as well, with Maryland leaving for the Big Ten and Pittsburgh replacing them.

Big Ten Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 Big Ten Ohio St Tom Ryan
2016 Big Ten Penn St Cael Sanderson
2015 Big Ten Ohio St/Iowa Tom Ryan/Tom Brands
2014 Big Ten Penn St Cael Sanderson
2013 Big Ten Penn St Cael Sanderson
2012 Big Ten Penn St Cael Sanderson
2011 Big Ten Penn St Cael Sanderson
2010 Big Ten Iowa Tom Brands
2009 Big Ten Iowa Tom Brands
2008 Big Ten Iowa Tom Brands

Commentary: This list almost doubles as the last ten years of NCAA champs. The Big Ten remains the unquestioned best conference in the country.

Big 12 Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 Big 12 Oklahoma St John Smith
2016 Big 12 Oklahoma St John Smith
2015 Big 12 Oklahoma St John Smith
2014 Big 12 Oklahoma St John Smith
2013 Big 12 Oklahoma St John Smith
2012 Big 12 Missouri Brian Smith
2011 Big 12 Oklahoma St John Smith
2010 Big 12 Oklahoma St John Smith
2009 Big 12 Nebraska/Iowa St Mark Manning/Cael Sanderson
2008 Big 12 Iowa St Cael Sanderson

Commentary: Quite a run by coaches with the last name Smith. Nebraska and Cael Sanderson may be gone to the Big Ten, but with the Big 12 moving to a full dozen teams in a few years, the conference may be the only possible challenger to the B1G.

EIWA Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2016 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2015 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2014 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2013 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2012 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2011 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2010 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2009 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll
2008 EIWA Cornell Rob Koll

Commentary: Cornell's run actually extends back one more year, but this is unquestionably the longest stretch of dominance for any one team in any conference.

EWL Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 EWL Edinboro Tim Flynn
2016 EWL Rider Gary Taylor
2015 EWL Edinboro Tim Flynn
2014 EWL Edinboro Tim Flynn
2013 EWL Pittsburgh Rande Stottlemyer
2012 EWL Pittsburgh Rande Stottlemyer
2011 EWL Pittsburgh Rande Stottlemyer
2010 EWL Edinboro Tim Flynn
2009 EWL Edinboro Tim Flynn
2008 EWL Edinboro Tim Flynn

Commentary: People forget that Pitt used to be in the EWL. Besides a run at the end of Stottlemyer's career, this conference has been dominated by Tim Flynn and the Fighting Scots.

MAC Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 MAC Missouri Brian Smith
2016 MAC Missouri Brian Smith
2015 MAC Missouri Brian Smith
2014 MAC Missouri Brian Smith
2013 MAC Missouri Brian Smith
2012 MAC Central Michigan Tom Borrelli
2011 MAC Central Michigan Tom Borrelli
2010 MAC Central Michigan Tom Borrelli
2009 MAC Central Michigan Tom Borrelli
2008 MAC Central Michigan Tom Borrelli

Commentary: Pretty clear shift in power here, starting with CMU and ending with Mizzou. With Northern Iowa heading to the Big 12, it doesn't look like anyone will be challenging either of these teams any time soon.

Pac-12 Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 Pac-12 Arizona St Zeke Jones
2016 Pac-12 Oregon St Jim Zalesky
2015 Pac-12 Oregon St Jim Zalesky
2014 Pac-12 Oregon St Jim Zalesky
2013 Pac-12 Oregon St Jim Zalesky
2012 Pac-12 Oregon St Jim Zalesky
2011 Pac-12 Boise St Greg Randall
2010 Pac-12 Oregon St Jim Zalesky
2009 Pac-12 Boise St Greg Randall
2008 Pac-12 Boise St Greg Randall

Commentary: Man, this one is tough to see in the wake of Boise's axing. However, it is good to see some new blood in ASU, and of course we have to recognize the string of dominance by coach Zalesky and the Beavers.

SoCon Champs 2008-17

Year Conference School Coach
2017 SoCon Campbell Cary Kolat
2016 SoCon App St John Mark Bentley
2015 SoCon UT Chattanooga Heath Eslinger
2014 SoCon UT Chattanooga Heath Eslinger
2013 SoCon UT Chattanooga Heath Eslinger
2012 SoCon UT Chattanooga Heath Eslinger
2011 SoCon UT Chattanooga Heath Eslinger
2010 SoCon UNC Greensboro Jason Loukides
2009 SoCon UT Chattanooga Chris Bono
2008 SoCon UT Chattanooga Chris Bono

Commentary: Within the scope of conferences, this one might be the most interesting right now. Kolat and Bentley recently received extensions, not to mention Campbell's coming facilities upgrade. Also, RIP UNCG.

WWC Champs 2008-15

Year Conference School Coach
2015 WWC North Dakota St Roger Kish
2014 WWC North Dakota St Roger Kish
2013 WWC Wyoming Mark Branch
2012 WWC Wyoming Mark Branch
2011 WWC Wyoming Mark Branch
2010 WWC Wyoming Mark Branch
2009 WWC Northern Iowa Brad Penrith
2008 WWC Northern Iowa Brad Penrith

Commentary: Now we start getting to the sad part of the list. The WWC may be gone, but not forgotten as it was merely absorbed by the Big 12. They even managed to get a conference champ this year in Seth Gross.

CAA Champs 2008-13

Year Conference School Coach
2013 CAA Hofstra Rob Anspach
2012 CAA Hofstra Rob Anspach
2011 CAA Hofstra Tom Shifflet
2010 CAA Binghamton Pat Popolizio
2009 CAA Hofstra Tom Shifflet
2008 CAA Hofstra Tom Shifflet

Commentary: Another group of teams that was absorbed elsewhere. Hofstra closed out the conference's existence with an extended reign.

East Regional Champs 2008-11

Year Conference School Coach
2011 East Regional Liberty Jesse Castro
2010 East Regional Liberty Jesse Castro
2009 East Regional Liberty Jesse Castro
2008 East Regional Liberty Jesse Castro

Commentary: One can only hope we gain enough teams back to bring back a conference like this.