The NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 Wrestling

Collegiate wrestling

Collegiate wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the collegiate and university level in the United States. Collegiate wrestling emerged from the folk wrestling styles practised in the early history of the United States...

 Team Championship was first officially awarded in 1929 and began to be continuously awarded on an annual basis in 1934 except during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 1943-1945. In 1928 and from 1931 to 1933, there was only an unofficial title. Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling

The Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling team is a NCAA Division I wrestling program and is one of five Big 12 Conference schools which participate in wrestling. Since the team's first season in 1914-15, it has won thirty-four team national championships , 133 individual NCAA championships, and 213...

, won the 1928, 1931 unofficial titles. Indiana University won the 1932 unofficial title. In 1933, Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones

The Iowa State Cyclones are the athletic teams of Iowa State University. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams in 12 sports.*Men's sports...

 and Oklahoma A&M were unofficial co-champions.

At the NCAA Wrestling Championships, which also crown individual champions, a points system is used to determine the team champion.
Oklahoma State University has won more NCAA team championships than any other school, having won the title 34 times (includes 3 unofficial titles), most recently in 2006. The school with the second most championships is Iowa

Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling

The University of Iowa wrestling program is one of the most successful athletic programs in NCAA Division I. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes are a member of the Big Ten Athletic Conference. Iowa is second in NCAA history with 23 national championships, all of which have come since 1975...

 with 23 NCAA titles.

Division I Team Champions

• 1928 Oklahoma A&M
• 1929 Oklahoma A&M
  Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling
  The Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling team is a NCAA Division I wrestling program and is one of five Big 12 Conference schools which participate in wrestling. Since the team's first season in 1914-15, it has won thirty-four team national championships , 133 individual NCAA championships, and 213...
  
  
• 1930 Oklahoma A&M
• 1931 Oklahoma A&M
• 1932 Indiana
• 1933 Iowa State

Oklahoma A&M

• 1934 Oklahoma A&M
• 1935 Oklahoma A&M
• 1936 Oklahoma
  Oklahoma Sooners
  The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...
  
  
• 1937 Oklahoma A&M
• 1938 Oklahoma A&M
• 1939 Oklahoma A&M
• 1940 Oklahoma A&M
• 1941 Oklahoma A&M
• 1942 Oklahoma A&M
• 1943-45 not held

• 1946 Oklahoma A&M
• 1947 Cornell College
  Cornell College
  Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally called the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by Reverend Samuel M. Fellows...
  
  
• 1948 Oklahoma A&M
• 1949 Oklahoma A&M
• 1950 Northern Iowa
  Northern Iowa Panthers
  The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 15 varsity teams in 11 sports:...
  
  
• 1951 Oklahoma
• 1952 Oklahoma
• 1953 Penn State
• 1954 Oklahoma A&M
• 1955 Oklahoma A&M
• 1956 Oklahoma A&M
• 1957 Oklahoma
• 1958 Oklahoma State
  Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling
  The Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling team is a NCAA Division I wrestling program and is one of five Big 12 Conference schools which participate in wrestling. Since the team's first season in 1914-15, it has won thirty-four team national championships , 133 individual NCAA championships, and 213...
  
  
• 1959 Oklahoma State
• 1960 Oklahoma
• 1961 Oklahoma State
• 1962 Oklahoma State

• 1963 Oklahoma
• 1964 Oklahoma State
• 1965 Iowa State
  Iowa State Cyclones
  The Iowa State Cyclones are the athletic teams of Iowa State University. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams in 12 sports.*Men's sports...
  
  
• 1966 Oklahoma State
• 1967 Michigan State
  Michigan State Spartans
  The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic team that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 25 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white...
  
  
• 1968 Oklahoma State
• 1969 Iowa State
• 1970 Iowa State
• 1971 Oklahoma State
• 1972 Iowa State
• 1973 Iowa State
• 1974 Oklahoma
• 1975 Iowa
  Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling
  The University of Iowa wrestling program is one of the most successful athletic programs in NCAA Division I. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes are a member of the Big Ten Athletic Conference. Iowa is second in NCAA history with 23 national championships, all of which have come since 1975...
  
  
• 1976 Iowa
• 1977 Iowa State
• 1978 Iowa
• 1979 Iowa

• 1980 Iowa
• 1981 Iowa
• 1982 Iowa
• 1983 Iowa
• 1984 Iowa
• 1985 Iowa
• 1986 Iowa
• 1987 Iowa State
• 1988 Arizona State
• 1989 Oklahoma State
• 1990 Oklahoma State
• 1991 Iowa
• 1992 Iowa
• 1993 Iowa
• 1994 Oklahoma State
• 1995 Iowa
• 1996 Iowa

• 1997 Iowa
• 1998 Iowa
• 1999 Iowa
• 2000 Iowa
• 2001 Minnesota
  Minnesota Golden Gophers wrestling
  The Minnesota Golden Gophers are a Division I college wrestling team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a member of the Big Ten Conference and NCAA. Wrestling began at the University of Minnesota in 1910, but the first formal dual meet was not until 1921 when coach Frank Gilman led the team...
  
  
• 2002 Minnesota
• 2003 Oklahoma State
• 2004 Oklahoma State
• 2005 Oklahoma State
• 2006 Oklahoma State
• 2007 Minnesota
• 2008 Iowa
• 2009 Iowa
• 2010 Iowa
• 2011 Penn State

Rank of teams by total number of Division I team titles

School	Team Titles	Last Championship
Oklahoma State*	34	2006
Iowa	23	2010
Iowa State	8	1987
Oklahoma	7	1974
Minnesota	3	2007
Penn State	2	2011
Arizona State	1	1988
Michigan State	1	1967
Northern Iowa	1	1950
Cornell College	1	1947
Indiana	1	1932

∗formerly Oklahoma A&M

Winning streaks greater than 2 of Division I team titles

School	Team Titles	Years
Iowa	9	1978-1986
Oklahoma State	7	1937-1942,1946
Iowa	6	1995-2000
Oklahoma State	4	1928-1931
Oklahoma State	4	2003-2006
Oklahoma State	3	1933-1935
Oklahoma State	3	1954-1956
Iowa	3	1991-1993
Iowa	3	2008-2010

Division II Team Champions

• 1963 Western State
  Western State College of Colorado
  Western State College of Colorado is a four-year public liberal arts college located in Gunnison, Colorado. The enrollment stands at about 2400 students with a high percentage, one-fourth, from out of state. The far flung appeal for some students is found in the idyllic mountains and ski slopes...
  
  
• 1964 Western State
• 1965 Mankato State
  Minnesota State University, Mankato
  Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota, a community of 53,000 located southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. As of Fall 2011, the student body is the third-largest in the state of Minnesota with over 15,000 students...
  
  
• 1966 Cal Poly-SLO
  California Polytechnic State University
  California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system....
  
  
• 1967 Portland State
  Portland State University
  Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
  
  
• 1968 Cal Poly-SLO
• 1969 Cal Poly-SLO
• 1970 Cal Poly-SLO
• 1971 Cal Poly-SLO
• 1972 Cal Poly-SLO
• 1973 Cal Poly-SLO
• 1974 Cal Poly-SLO
• 1975 Northern Iowa
  Northern Iowa Panthers
  The Northern Iowa Panthers are the athletic teams of the University of Northern Iowa. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 15 varsity teams in 11 sports:...
  
  
• 1976 Cal State Bakersfield
  California State University, Bakersfield
  California State University, Bakersfield is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, United States which was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a campus, becoming the 19th school in the California State University system...
  
  
• 1977 Cal State Bakersfield
• 1978 Northern Iowa
• 1979 Cal State Bakersfield
• 1980 Cal State Bakersfield
• 1981 Cal State Bakersfield
• 1982 Cal State Bakersfield
• 1983 Cal State Bakersfield
• 1984 SIU Edwardsville
• 1985 SIU Edwardsville
• 1986 SIU Edwardsville
• 1987 Cal State Bakersfield
• 1988 North Dakota State
  North Dakota State Bison wrestling
  The North Dakota State Bison wrestling team is part of the athletic program at the North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. They are members of the NCAA Division I and the Western Wrestling Conference...
  
  
• 1989 Portland State
• 1990 Portland State
• 1991 Nebraska-Omaha
  University of Nebraska at Omaha
  The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a four-year state university located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the institution became the public Municipal University of Omaha in 1931. It assumed its current name in 1968 following a merger into the University...
  
  
• 1992 Central Oklahoma
  University of Central Oklahoma
  The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty...
  
  
• 1993 Central Oklahoma
• 1994 Central Oklahoma
• 1995 Central Oklahoma
• 1996 Pitt-Johnstown
  University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
  University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, also known as UPJ or Pitt-Johnstown, is a four-year, degree-granting regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The university is located in Richland Township, a suburban area of Johnstown, Pennsylvania and was founded in 1927 as one of the first...
  
  
• 1997 San Francisco State
• 1998 North Dakota State
• 1999 Pitt-Johnstown
• 2000 North Dakota State
• 2001 North Dakota State
• 2002 Central Oklahoma
• 2003 Central Oklahoma
• 2004 Nebraska-Omaha
• 2005 Nebraska-Omaha
• 2006 Nebraska-Omaha
• 2007 Central Oklahoma
• 2008 Nebraska-Kearney
  University of Nebraska at Kearney
  The University of Nebraska at Kearney , founded in 1905 as the Nebraska State Normal School at Kearney, is the Kearney, Nebraska, United States campus of the University of Nebraska system.-History:...
  
  
• 2009 Nebraska-Omaha
• 2010 Nebraska-Omaha
• 2011 Nebraska-Omaha

Division III Team Champions

• 1974 Wilkes
  Wilkes University
  Wilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students...
  
  
• 1975 John Carroll
  John Carroll University
  John Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus as Saint Ignatius College.The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus, as...
  
  
• 1976 Montclair State
  Montclair State University
  Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...
  
  
• 1977 Brockport State
  State University of New York at Brockport
  The College at Brockport: State University of New York, also known as SUNY Brockport, Brockport State, College at Brockport, or the State University of New York at Brockport, is a four-year liberal arts college located in Brockport, Monroe County, New York, United States, near Rochester...
  
  
• 1978 University at Buffalo
• 1979 Trenton State
  The College of New Jersey
  The College of New Jersey, abbreviated TCNJ, is a public, coeducational university located in Ewing Township, New Jersey, a suburb of Trenton....
  
  
• 1980 Brockport State
• 1981 Trenton State
• 1982 Brockport State
• 1983 Brockport State

• 1984 Trenton State
• 1985 Trenton State
• 1986 Montclair State
• 1987 Trenton State
• 1988 St. Lawrence
  St. Lawrence University
  St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
  
  
• 1989 Ithaca
  Ithaca College
  Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...
  
  
• 1990 Ithaca
• 1991 Augsburg
  Augsburg College
  Augsburg College is a selective liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Augsburg was named for the Augsburg Confession, the document of Lutheran belief. The school was founded in 1869 in Marshall, Wisconsin as Augsburg Seminary and moved...
  
  
• 1992 Brockport State
• 1993 Augsburg

• 1994 Ithaca
• 1995 Augsburg
• 1996 Wartburg
  Wartburg College
  Wartburg College is a selective four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Waverly, Iowa. Wartburg West is in Denver, Colorado....
  
  
• 1997 Augsburg
• 1998 Augsburg
• 1999 Wartburg
• 2000 Augsburg
• 2001 Augsburg
• 2002 Augsburg
• 2003 Wartburg

• 2004 Wartburg
• 2005 Augsburg
• 2006 Wartburg
• 2007 Augsburg
• 2008 Wartburg
• 2009 Wartburg
• 2010 Augsburg
• 2011 Wartburg

See also

• NAIA national wrestling championship
  NAIA national wrestling championship
  National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national collegiate wrestling champions:-Wrestling Team Champions:*1958 Mankato State *1959 Mankato State *1960 Bloomsburg State *1961 Lock Haven State...
  
  
• CIAU
  CIAU
  The letters CIAU may mean any of the following:* CIAU-FM 103.1, a radio station in Radisson, Quebec* An acronym for "Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union", now known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport...
  
  
• Pre-NCAA Wrestling Champion
• Intercollegiate women's wrestling champions

External links

• NCAA wrestling webpage
• NCAA History of D1 Championships webpage
• NCAA wrestling forum