The University of Iowa wrestling program has produced 56 individual NCAA champions for a total of 86 titles. Leslie Beers won the 158-pound title at the inaugural NCAA Championships in 1928.
Ed Banach (1980-81, ‘83), Jim Zalesky (1982-84), Barry Davis (1982-83, ‘85), Tom Brands (1990-92), Lincoln McIlravy (1993-94, ‘97), Joe Williams (1996-98), and Spencer Lee (2018-19, ‘21) are three-time NCAA champions.
Below are NCAA tournament runs for every wrestler who donned a Hawkeye singlet.
Leslie Beers — 1 title
1928 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds
QF: Ben Ferrier, Minnesota, WDF
SF: Theron Donahoe, Michigan, TA 2:16
F: James Blair, Iowa State, Fall 9:05
Joe Scarpello — 2 titles
1947 NCAA Championships, 175 pounds, #2 seed
QF: Waldemar VanCott, Purdue, 11-7
SF: Norman Anthonisen, Illinois, 10-4
F: Glen Brand, Iowa State, 10-6
1950 NCAA Championships, 175 pounds, #1 seed
R16: Dewey McConnell, Wyoming, 7-0
QF: Frank Soloman, Kansas State, Fall 6:48
SF: William Vohaska, Illinois, 6-1
F: George Gebhardt, Syracuse, 13-4
Dick Govig — 1 title
1954 NCAA Championships, 123 pounds, #4 seed
R16: Stephan Levin, CCN, 9-0
QF: Bill Allen, Texas A&M, Fall 4:31
SF: Al Vega, Purdue, 4-3
F: Joe Lobaugh, Oklahoma State, 5-1
Terry McMann — 2 titles
1955 NCAA Championships, 115 pounds, #1 seed
R16: Art McCall, Temple, Fall 1:27
QF: Wade Cummings, SUNY-Cortland, Fall 1:46
SF: Robert Perry, West Virginia, 8-0
F: Dave Bowlin, Oklahoma State, Fall 7:06
1956 NCAA Championships, 115 pounds, #1 seed
R16: Roy Schlesser, Oregon, 6-0
QF: Charles Prunty, Minnesota, 6-0
SF: Dick Delgado, Oklahoma, 6-1
F: Bill Hulings, Pittsburgh, 6-0
Ken Leuer — 1 title
1956 NCAA Championships, 191 pounds, #1 seed
R16: Bob Marshall, Colorado State, 5-0
QF: Don Jensen, Iowa State, 8-2
SF: Ahmet Senol, Purdue, 5-0
F: Jim Gregson, Oklahoma State, 5-3
Simon Roberts — 1 title
1957 NCAA Championships, 147 pounds, #6 seed
R16: Larry Wright, Oregon State, 8-3
QF: Jack Anderson, Minnesota State, 5-3
SF: Dick Heaton, Northern Iowa, 3-2
F: Ron Gray, Iowa State, 2-2, 2-0
Gary Kurdelmeier — 1 title
1958 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #4 seed
R16: Ed Rath, Colorado State, 7-4
QF: Merv Miller, Cornell (Iowa), 7-0
SF: Frank Powell, Iowa State, 6-4
F: Tim Woodin, Michigan State, 6-2
Jim Craig — 1 title
1959 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #2 seed
R16: Merv Miller, Cornell (Iowa), 4-0
QF: Greg Ruth, Lehigh, 6-2
SF: Lyle Brownlee, Wyoming, 8-1
F: Al Blanshan, Minnesota State-Mankato, 6-5
Sherwyn Thorson — 1 title
1962 NCAA Championships, UNL, #3 seed
R16: John Burns, Lehigh, Fall 3:36
QF: Merrell Solowin, Toledo, Fall 3:49
SF: John Baum, Michigan State, 2-1
F: Roger Pillath, Wisconsin, Fall 3:21
Dan Sherman — 1 title
1973 NCAA Championships, 118 pounds, #4 seed
R32: Dan Kida, San Jose State, 4-0
R16: Everett Gomez, Oklahoma State, 1-0
QF: Stan Opp, South Dakota State, 9-1
SF: Gary Breece, Oklahoma, 8-7
F: Tom Phillips, Oregon State, 10-5
Dan Holm — 1 title
1975 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Gene Ashley (Wilkes), 18-2
R16: Dan Brink (Michigan), 13-4
QF: Dan Hauser (Tampa), Fall 4:19
SF: Rod Kilgore (Oklahoma), 5-5, 1-1 SRD
F: John Janiak (Syracuse), 7-6
Chuck Yagla — 2 titles
1975 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Paul Thorpe, East Carolina, Fall 7:32
R16: Randy Watts, Bloomsburg, 13-0
QF: Ken Wilson, Syracuse, Fall 5:53
SF: Paul Martin, Oklahoma State, 4-1
F: Lee Kemp, Wisconsin, 4-4, 1-1 SRD
1976 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Bob Bryson, Bucknell, Fall 1:32
R16: Neal Dorow, California-Berkeley, Fall 4:25
QF: Steve Hitchcock, Cal Poly-SLO, Fall 1:58
SF: Ken Wilson, Syracuse, 19-3
F: Pete Galea, Iowa State, 5-0
Brad Smith — 1 title
1976 NCAA Championships, 142 pounds, #6 seed
R32: Ed Rivera, Temple, 9-4
R16: Tony Fillippo, Northern Illinois, 5-3
QF: Ron McKinney, Cal Poly-SLO, 6-1
SF: Don Rohn, Clarion, 12-5
F: Gene Costello, Slippery Rock, 12-4
Chris Campbell — 2 titles
1976 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Tad Sargent, Rhode Island, 14-6
R16: Steve Heger, Maryland, 12-4
QF: Jerry White, Penn State, 3-1
SF: Sythell Thompson, Cal Poly-SLO, 5-4
F: Mark Johnson, Michigan, 9-4
1977 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Clint Haislip, Rhode Island, 13-3
R16: Brad Bowman, John Carroll, Fall 3:17
QF: Dave Severn, Arizona State, 12-3
SF: Marty Ryan, Oregon State, DFT 3:39
FF: Mark Johnson, Michigan, 12-6
Bruce Kinseth — 1 title
1979 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Tom Napier, SIU-Edwardsville, Fall 4:23
R16: John Stallings, Auburn, Fall 7:02
QF: Chuck Biggert, Toledo, Fall 6:53
SF: Charles Shelton, Oklahoma State, Fall 1:51
F: Dick Knorr, Oregon State, Fall 2:34
Randy Lewis — 2 titles
1979 NCAA Championships, 126 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Bob Katz, West Chester, Fall 1:37
R16: Steve Perdew, Slippery Rock, Fall 3:31
QF: Sam Herriman, Augustana SD, 17-9
SF: Kevin Puebla, Illinois, 17-6
F: John Azevedo, Cal State-Bakersfield, 20-14
1980 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Harlan Kistler, UCLA, Fall 4:45
R16: Dave Goodspeed, Wisconsin, 18-13
QF: Bryan Billig, Wilkes, Fall 7:20
SF: Derek Glenn, Colorado, 8-7
F: Darryl Burley, Lehigh, 11-3
Pete Bush — 1 title
1982 NCAA Championships, 190 pounds, #4 seed
R32: Dave Hass, North Dakota State, 18-5
R16: Jeff Esmont, Ashland, 18-5
QF: Kirk Myers, Northern Iowa, 8-7
SF: Colin Kilrain, Lehigh, Fall :44
F: Mike Mann, Iowa State, 3-3, 2-2 Cr
Ed Banach — 3 titles
1980 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Eli Blazeff, Auburn, Fall 4:35
R16: Jim Kleinhans, Wisconsin, 14-2
QF: Gary Germundson, Oklahoma State, Fall 7:59
SF: Colin Kilrain, Lehigh, 12-11
F: Dave Allen, Iowa State, 16-5
1981 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Mike D'Ambrose, Indiana, 18-6
R16: Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois, 24-4
QF: Dave Brouhard, San Jose State, Fall 5:56
SF: Dave Young, Missouri, Fall 7:18
F: Charlie Heller, Clarion, Fall 4:15
1983 NCAA Championships, 190 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Mark Johnson, Northern Iowa, Fall 2:32
R16: Doug Perkins, Stanford, 13-6
QF: Eric Neily, Ohio State, Fall 4:36
SF: Bill Scherr, Nebraska, 15-4
F: Mike Mann, Iowa State, 4-3
Lou Banach — 2 titles
1981 NCAA Championships, UNL, #3 seed
R32: Curt Olson, Clarion, Fall 1:38
R16: Mike Rotunda, Syracuse, 24-6
QF: Steve Sefter, Penn State, 12-5
SF: Dan Severn, Arizona State, 20-10
F: Bruce Baumgartner, Indiana State, Fall 5:45
1983 NCAA Championships, UNL, #1 seed
R32: Bob Muth, Allegheny, Fall 1:19
R16: George Fears, Navy, 26-12
QF: Joe Wade, Bloomsburg, Fall 6:19
SF: Mitch Shelton, Oklahoma State, 3-1
F: Wayne Cole, Iowa State, Fall 2:57
Jim Zalesky — 3 titles
1982 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Jeff Jelic, Pittsburgh, Fall 6:10
R16: Chris Mondragon, North Carolina State, 10-1
QF: Bill Dykeman, Louisiana State, 4-2
SF: Isreal Sheppard, Oklahoma, 6-2
F: Perry Shea, Cal State-Bakersfield, 10-3
1983 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds, #1 seed
R64: Chris Bodine, Arizona State, Fall 5:48
R32: Chris Bevilacqua, Penn State, Fall 5:30
R16: John Barrett, St. Cloud State, Fall 6:08
QF: Kevin Jackson, Louisiana State, 9-7
SF: Matt Skove, Oklahoma State, 11-5
F: Lou Montano, Cal Poly-SLO, 7-4
1984 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds, #1 seed
R64: Gerdes, Mike, Illinois State, 23-6
R32: Greg Evans, Minnesota, 19-4
R16: John Barrett, St. Cloud State, Fall 6:40
QF: Greg Elinsky, Penn State, 3-2
SF: Johnny Johnson, Oklahoma, 10-3
F: Mark Schmitz, Wisconsin, 9-5
Barry Davis — 3 titles
1982 NCAA Championships, 118 pounds, #1 seed
R64: Glynn Mansfield, Kentucky, 29-13
R32: Gary Bairos, Arizona State, 22-5
R16: Todd Sterr, Clemson, 14-12
QF: Bob Dickman, Indiana State, 9-6
SF: Randy Willingham, Oklahoma State, 4-1
F: Kevin Darkus, Iowa State, 7-5
1983 NCAA Championships, 126 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Al Francis, Nebraska, Fall 4:07
R16: Randy Majors, Northern Iowa, 22-11
QF: Derek Porter, Eastern Illinois, 14-6
SF: Scott Lynch, Penn State, 8-5
F: Gary Bohay, Arizona State, 5-2
1985 NCAA Championships, 126 pounds, #1 seed
R32: John Lucerne, Rider, 25-9
R16: Tony Amado, Portland State, 20-5
QF: Nick Milonas, Montclair State, DFT 4:50
SF: Wade Hughes, George Washington, 16-11
F: Joe McFarland, Michigan, 8-4
Marty Kistler — 2 titles
1985 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma, 5-4
R16: Dave Ewing, Iowa State, 6-4
QF: Tony Tracey, Louisiana State, Fall 1:18
SF: Ernie Blazeff, Michigan State, 6-1
F: Greg Elinsky, Penn State, 4-3
1986 NCAA Championships, 167 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Rod Sande, Minnesota, 14-6
R16: Bryan Wilson, Wyoming, 21-8
QF: Fred Little, Fresno State, TF 20-4
SF: Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State, 9-3
F: Mark Van Tine, Oklahoma State, 15-3
Brad Penrith — 1 title
1986 NCAA Championships, 126 pounds, #3 seed
R64: Brian Buddock, Millersville, Fall 1:59
R32: Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa, 10-5
R16: John Lucerne, Rider, 11-7
QF: Steve DePetro, Northwestern, 8-6
SF: Brad Gustafson, Brigham Young, 7-4
F: Dennis Semmel, Army, 9-4
Kevin Dresser — 1 title
1986 NCAA Championships, 142 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Ted Lewis, William & Mary, Fall 4:34
R16: Randy Schimmel, Boise State, Fall 5:47
QF: Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh, Fall 6:05
SF: Luke Skove, Oklahoma State, 8-6
F: Pete Yozzo, Lehigh, 11-6
Jim Heffernan — 1 title
1986 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Troy Emerson, George Mason, 16-2
R16: Ralph Harrison, New Mexico, 10-2
QF: Mike Rosman, Northwestern, 16-4
SF: Joey McKenna, Clemson, Fall 4:55
F: Adam Cohen, Arizona State, 10-3
Duane Goldman — 1 title
1986 NCAA Championships, 190 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Leland Rogers, Syracuse, 9-4
R16: Mike Sudduth, Washington State, 16-0
QF: Wade Ayala, Montana State, 10-4
SF: Koln Knight, Augustana SD, 7-3
F: Dan Chaid, Oklahoma, 5-4
Rico Chiapparelli — 1 title
1987 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Greg MacDonald, College of New Jersey, 7-2
R16: Carlton Kinkade, Central Michigan, 10-4
QF: Steve Metzger, Iowa State, 12-3
SF: Dan Mayo, Penn State, 3-2
F: Darryl Pope, Cal State-Bakersfield, 5-2
Royce Alger — 2 titles
1987 NCAA Championships, 167 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Andy Rice, Cornell, 16-1
R16: Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan, 17-9
QF: Craig Martin, Missouri, 16-5
SF: Joe Urso, Purdue, 25-10
F: Kevin Jackson, Iowa State, 10-4
1988 NCAA Championships, 177 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Gary Horner, Clarion, Fall 6:33
R16: Mark Whitehead, Northwestern, 14-8
QF: Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Fall 6:16
SF: Chris Barnes, Oklahoma State, 8-2
F: Dan Mayo, Penn State, 6-4
Mark Reiland — 1 title
1991 NCAA Championships, 167 pounds, #4 seed
R32: Eric Unger, Kent State, 7-4
R16: Tom Socker, Bloomsburg, 16-5
QF: Mark Banks, West Virginia, Fall 2:02
SF: Dan Russell, Portland State, 5-4
F: Kevin Randleman, Ohio State, Fall 4:59
Terry Brands — 2 titles
1990 NCAA Championships, 126 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Mike Pasdo, Marquette, 15-5
R16: Dan Flood, Wisconsin, TF 25-10
QF: Duaine Martin, Northern Iowa, 9-6
SF: Dan Knight, Iowa State, 12-4
F: Jason Kelber, Nebraska, 3-2
1992 NCAA Championships, 126 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Jarrett Clark, Oregon, Fall 1:43
R16: Scott Rohrer, Minnesota, TF 23-8
QF: Shawn Harrison, Oklahoma, Fall 2:54
SF: Jody Staylor, North Carolina, 9-6
F: Shawn Charles, Arizona State, 8-5
Tom Brands — 3 titles
1990 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Bret Gray, Missouri, Fall 4:22
R16: John Welch, North Carolina, TF 24-7
QF: Tony Hunter, Indiana, 12-4
SF: T.J. Sewell, Oklahoma, 9-4
F: Dave Zuniga, Minnesota, 9-7
1991 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Jason Dewland, Boston University, TF 23-8
R16: Shannyn Gillespie, Lock Haven, TF 25-10
QF: Dave Zuniga, Minnesota, 12-6
SF: Joey Gilbert, Michigan, 33-19
F: Alan Fried, Oklahoma State, 5-3
1992 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Jody Jackson, Virginia, Fall 4:48
R16: Phil Elliott, Bucknell, 23-9
QF: Lyndon Campbell, Cal State-Fullerton, 16-7
SF: Bob Truby, Penn State, 15-4
F: Alan Fried, Oklahoma State, 6-2
Troy Steiner — 1 title
1992 NCAA Championships, 142 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Steve Hartle, Northern Iowa, 15-0
R16: John Nix, Oklahoma, DFT :05
QF: John Dasta, Clarion, 15-0
SF: Kenny Liddell, Missouri, 15-0
F: Chris Owens, Oklahoma State, 8-2
Terry Steiner — 1 title
1993 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #2 seed
R64: Ted Hickey, Southwest Missouri, Fall 4:07
R32: Sepp Dobler, Brown, 17-2
R16: Brett Adkins, Ohio University, 17-1
QF: Jason Hawk, Rutgers, Fall 2:40
SF: Torrae Jackson, Iowa State, 2-0
F: Troy Sunderland, Penn State, 8-7
Lincoln McIlravy — 3 titles
1993 NCAA Championships, 142 pounds, #5 seed
R32: Matt Blair, West Virginia, TF 24-9
R16: Tom Barley, Millersville, 8-7
QF: Charlie Branch, Virginia Military, 12-7
SF: Shannyn Gillespie, Lock Haven, 12-7
F: Gerry Abas, Fresno State, 16-15
1994 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Pete Ventresca, Lock Haven, 28-16
R16: Rangi Smart, Air Force, 19-7
QF: Ted Hickey, Southwest Missouri, 10-4
SF: Jacob Newby, Oklahoma State, 13-2
F: Brian Harper, Michigan, 8-3
1997 NCAA Championships, 150 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Jason Peters, East Stroudsburg, TF 24-8
R16: Jim Harshaw, Virginia, TF 20-5
QF: Mike Mason, West Virginia, 19-8
SF: Chad Kraft, Minnesota, 9-3
F: Chris Bono, Iowa State, 5-3 OT
Joel Sharratt — 1 title
1994 NCAA Championships, 190 Pounds, #3 seed
R32: Dan Madson, North Carolina State, 28-13 TF
R16: Jim Ferguson, Rutgers, Fall 4:27
QF: J.J. McGrew, Oklahoma State, 3-2
SF: Tim Morrissey, Clemson, 3-1
F: Andy Foster, Oklahoma, 3-2
Jeff McGinness — 2 titles
1995 NCAA Championships, 126 pounds, #1 seed
R64: Erik Gustafson, Eastern Illinois, Fall 1:46
R32: Jason Kobrynich, East Stroudsburg, 16-7
R16: Tom Koch, Lehigh, 11-2
QF: Brian Bolton, Michigan State, 3-0
SF: Dwight Hinson, Iowa State, 3-2
F: Sanshiro Abe, Penn State, 6-4
1998 NCAA Championships, 142 pounds, #2 Seed
R64: Melvin Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro, Fall 2:07
R32: Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State, Fall 5:34
R16: JohnMark Bentley, North Carolina, 6-3
QF: Tom Tomeo, Clarion, Clarion, 6-2
SF: Jason Davids, Minnesota, 8-4
F: Casey Cunningham, Central Michigan, 3-1
Bill Zadick — 1 title
1996 NCAA Championships, 142 Pounds, #1 Seed
R32: Jason Foresman, Virginia Military, 24-9
R16: Jason Ramstetter, Cal State-Bakersfield, 10-6
QF: Phil Judge, Michigan State, 18-8
SF: Jason Davids, Minnesota, 7-3
F: John Hughes, Penn State, 4-2
Jessie Whitmer — 1 title
1997 NCAA Championships, 118 pounds, #6 seed
R32: Jose Enriquez, Brigham Young, 17-7
R16: David Pena, Eastern Illinois, 12-4
QF: David Morgan, Michigan State, 7-4
SF: Teague Moore, Oklahoma State, 10-7
F: Lindsey Durlacher, Illinois, 5-4
Mark Ironside — 2 titles
1997 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, #1 seed
R32: John Wells, Eastern Illinois, Fall 4:07
R16: Chris Marshall, Clarion, 19-9
QF: Jeff Bucher, Ohio State, 9-8
SF: James Guzzio, Maryland, 8-4
F: Steven Schmidt, Oklahoma State, 10-4
1998 NCAA Championships, 134 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh, 23-8
R16: Nick Flach, Northern Iowa, Fall 5:51
QF: Michael Lightner, Oklahoma, 11-8
SF: Dustin Denunzio, Harvard, 5-3
F: Shawn Enright, Ohio, 9-3
Daryl Weber — 1 title
1996 NCAA Championships, 167 pounds, #5 seed
R32: Bret Ruth, American, 17-8
R16: Scott Hage, West Virginia, 12-6
QF: Chad Renner, Oregon State, DFT 6:40
SF: Markus Mollica, Arizona State, 6-4
F: Mark Branch, Oklahoma State, DFT 2:30
Joe Williams — 3 titles
1996 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds, #1 seed
R64: Scott Surplus, Boise State, Fall 4:04
R32: Mike Kwapniewski, Rutgers, 21-6
R16: Jason Pratt, Cal Poly-SLO, 15-4
QF: Matt Hughes, Eastern Illinois, 5-2
SF: Eric Smith, Ohio State, 2-1
F: Ernest Benion, Illinois, 9-8
1997 NCAA Championships, 158 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Arash Alizadeh, Maryland, Fall 2:35
R16: Ed Mosley, Harvard, Fall :31
QF: Tivon Abel, Brown, 22-7
SF: Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State, 8-3
F: Tony Robie, Edinboro, 5-3
1998 NCAA Championships, 167 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Matt Mapes, Duke, 18-6
R16: Rod Van Ness, Rutgers, 13-4
QF: Glenn Pritzlaff, Penn State, 19-7
SF: Jeff Catrabone, Michigan, 6-3
F: Brandon Slay, Penn, 7-4
Lee Fullhart — 1 title
1997 NCAA Championships, 190 pounds, #5 seed
R32: Rusty Cook, Boise State, Fall 5:45
R16: Danny Faqir, Arizona State, 14-4
QF: Scott Stay, North Carolina, 11-6
SF: Jason Robison, Edinboro, 7-4
F: John Kading, Oklahoma, 4-3 TB
Doug Schwab — 1 title
1999 NCAA Championships, 141 pounds, #3 seed
R32: Tommy Davis, North Carolina State, 16-6
R16: Jeremy Hart, Appalachian State, 13-5
QF: Whitey Chlebove, West Virginia, 7-4
SF: Chris Marshall, Central Michigan, 10-8 OT
F: Michael Lightner, Oklahoma, 4-2
TJ Williams — 2 titles
1999 NCAA Championships, 149 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Melvin Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro, Fall 1:08
R16: Joe Carr, West Virginia, 13-3
QF: Shawn Bradley, Cornell, 18-7
SF: Brett Matter, Pennsylvania, 7-2
F: Tony Davis, Northern Iowa, 5-3
2001 NCAA Championships, 157 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Joe Carr, West Virginia, 11-4
R16: Ryan Bernholz, Lehigh, 19-7
QF: Ed Hockenberry, Bloomsburg, 6-4
SF: Shane Roller, Oklahoma State, 4-1
F: Bryan Snyder, Nebraska, 3-2
Eric Juergens — 2 titles
2000 NCAA Championships, 133 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Alberto Garza, Cal Poly-SLO, 14-3
R16: Chad Caros, Edinboro, Fall 6:24
QF: Brad Byers, North Carolina, 10-2
SF: Joe Warren, Michigan, 12-3
F: Cody Sanderson, Iowa State, 3-1 OT
2001 NCAA Championships, 133 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Derrick Hayes, Fresno State, Fall 3:31
R16: Witt Durden, Oklahoma, 6-4
QF: Kevin Black, Wisconsin, 13-6
SF: Roman Fleszar, Hofstra, 2-0
F: Johnny Thompson, Oklahoma State, 10-7
Steve Mocco — 1 title (for Iowa)
2003 NCAA Championships, 285 pounds, #1 seeds
R16: Scott Coleman, Iowa State, DFT 2:03
QF: John Testa, Clarion, 7-1
SF: Kellan Fluckiger, Arizona State, 10-2
F: Kevin Hoy, Air Force, 8-3
Cliff Moore — 1 title
2004 NCAA Championships, 141 pounds, #5 seed
R64: Josh Ruff - SUNY-Binghampton, 8-6
R32: Kevin Artis, North Carolina-Greensboro, Fall 5:53
R16: Ronald Tarquinio, Pittsburgh, 11-2
QF: Jason Mester, Central Michigan, 6-4
SF: Scott Moore, Virginia, 14-2
F: Matt Murray, Nebraska, 5-2
Mark Perry — 2 titles
2007 NCAA Championships, 165 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Dustin Noack, California-Davis, 7-0
R16: Zack Shanaman, Pennsylvania, Fall 1:53
QF: Deonte Penn, Edinboro, 6-5
SF: Mike Patrovich, Hofstra, 6-4
F: Johny Hendricks, Oklahoma State, 4-3
2008 NCAA Championships, 165 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Marcus Effner, Cleveland State, Fall 2:00
R16: Stephen Crozier, Air Force, 12-2
QF: Michael Cannon, American, Fall :37
SF: Nick Marable, Missouri, 4-2
F: Eric Tannenbaum, Michigan, 5-2
Brent Metcalf — 2 titles
2008 NCAA Championships, 149 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Will Rowe, Oklahoma, Fall 1:49
R16: Kurt Kinser, Indiana, 10-5
QF: Lance Palmer, Ohio State, 3-2
SF: Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska, 8-4
F: Bubba Jenkins, Penn State, 14-8
2010 NCAA Championships, 149 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Trenton Washington, Northern Iowa, 15-6
R16: Kyle Borshoff, American, 20-7
QF: Mitch Mueller, Iowa State, 16-4
SF: Kyle Terry, Oklahoma, 6-2
F: Lance Palmer, Ohio State, 3-2
Matt McDonough — 2 titles
2010 NCAA Championships, 125 pounds, #3 seed
R32: Jason Lara, Oregon State, 15-0
R16: Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh, 10-6
QF: Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech, 9-0
SF: Cashe Quiroga, Purdue, 14-3
F: Andrew Long, Iowa State, 3-1
2012 NCAA Championships, 125 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan, Fall 3:24
R16: Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State, Fall 2:56
QF: Ryan Mango, Stanford, 13-3
SF: Nic Bedelyon, Kent State, 15-7
F: Nico Megaludis, Penn State, 4-1
Jay Borschel — 1 title
2010 NCAA Championships, 174 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Scott Giffin, Pennsylvania, 7-1
R16: Daniel Rinaldi, Rutgers, 10-0
QF: Jordan Blanton, Illinois, 3-0
SF: Chris Henrich, Virginia, 10-9
F: Mack Lewnes, Cornell, 6-2
Derek St. John — 1 title
2013 NCAA Championships, 157 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Matthew Frisch, Citadel, 9-3
R16: Joshua Kreimier, Air Force, 9-5
QF: Josh Demas, Ohio State, 4-0
SF: Alex Dierringer, Oklahoma State, 3-2 TB
F: Jason Welch, Northwestern, 3-2
Tony Ramos — 1 title
2014 NCAA Championships, 133 pounds, #3 seed
R32: Shelton Mack, Pittsburgh, 3-1
R16: Zane Richards, Illinois, 6-4 OT
QF: Mason Beckman, Lehigh, 3-1
SF: AJ Schopp, Edinboro, 5-1
F: Tyler Graff, Wisconsin, 3-1 OT
Cory Clark — 1 title
2017 NCAA Championships, 133 pounds, #4 seed
R32: Connor Schram, Stanford, 4-0
R16: Pat D’Arcy, Princeton, 10-5
QF: Stevan Micic, Michigan, 6-4
SF: Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State, 7-4
F: Seth Gross, South Dakota State, 4-3
Spencer Lee — 3 titles
2018 NCAA Championships, 125 pounds, #3 seed
R32: Alonzo Allen, Tennessee-Chattanooga, 18-0
R16: Luke Welch, Purdue, 18-0
QF: Nick Piccininni, Oklahoma State, Fall 3:58
SF: Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State, Fall 6:05
F: Nick Suriano, Rutgers, 5-1
2019 NCAA Championships, 125 pounds, #3 seed
R32: Bryce West, Northern Illinois, 18-0
R16: Sean Fausz, North Carolina State, 10-1
QF: Sean Russell, Minnesota, Fall 5:59
SF: Nick Piccininni, Oklahoma State, 11-4
F: Jack Mueller, Virginia, 5-0
2021 NCAA Championships, 125 pounds, #1 seed
R32: Pat McCormick, Virginia, 16-1
R16: Killian Cardinale, West Virginia, 15-5
QF: Devin Schroder, Purdue, 10-2
SF: Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan, 11-0
F: Brandon Courtney, Arizona State, 7-0
Stephen Buchanan — 1 title
2025 NCAA Championships, 197 pounds, #2 seed
R32: Remy Cotton, Michigan State, 22-9
R16: Joey Novak, Wyoming, 16-1
QF: Seth Shumate, Ohio State, 18-3
SF: AJ Ferrari, Cal State-Bakersfield, 3-0
F: Josh Barr, Penn State, 5-2