The Sports Almanac

NCAA Division II Wrestling Champions


NEBRASKA-KEARNEY LOPERS
Current NCAA Wrestling Title Holders
Championship Schools

Through the 2025 Championship
YEAR WINNER LOSER
POINTS
1963
Western State Colorado Mountaineers
Southern Illinois Salukis
62-57
1964
Western State Colorado Mountaineers Colorado School of Mines Orediggers
51-49
1965
Mankato State Mavericks
Cal Poly Mustangs
57-54
1966
Cal Poly Mustangs
Wilkes College Colonels
55-51
1967
Portland State Vikings
Mankato State Mavericks
86-57
1968
Cal Poly Mustangs
Portland State Vikings
91-62
1969
Cal Poly Mustangs
Colorado State Bears
127-81
1970
Cal Poly Mustangs
Northern Iowa Panthers
82-58
1971
Cal Poly Mustangs
Slippery Rock State The Rock
118-58
1972
Cal Poly Mustangs
North Dakota State Bison/Northern Iowa Panthers
94-65.5
1973
Cal Poly Mustangs
Clarion State Golden Eagles
108-80
1974
Cal Poly Mustangs
Northern Iowa Panthers
112-95.5
1975
Northern Iowa Panthers
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
124-71.5
1976
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
92.5-88.25
1977
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Augustana Vikings
107.25-78
1978
Northern Iowa Panthers
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
124-100.5
1979
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Eastern Illinois Panthers
112.75-112.5
1980
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Northern Iowa Panthers
110.5-89
1981
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
Eastern Illinois Panthers
144.5-98
1982 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners North Dakota State Bison
166.5-78.75
1983 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners North Dakota State Bison
107.5-103.75
1984 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 141.5-93
1985 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
132.75-84.25
1986 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars Edinboro Fighting Scots
119-106.5
1987 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars 90.5-69.5
1988 North Dakota State Bison
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
88-81.75
1989 Portland State Vikings
Ferris State Bulldogs
102.5-56.25
1990 Portland State Vikings
Central State Bronchos
100.75-96
1991 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
79.5-64
1992 Central Oklahoma Bronchos
North Dakota State Bison/Portland State Vikings
91.5-78.5
1993 Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
108.5-68
1994 Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Mankato State Mavericks
127.25-67.5
1995 Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
148-103
1996 Pittsburgh-Johnstown Mountain Cats
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
86.5-81.5
1997 San Francisco State Gators
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
95-81
1998 North Dakota State Bison
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
112-78
1999 Pittsburgh-Johnstown Mountain Cats
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
110-105.5
2000 North Dakota State Bison
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
91.5-75
2001 North Dakota State Bison
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
98.5-91
2002 Central Oklahoma Bronchos
North Dakota State Bison
128-116.5
2003
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
87.5-73.5
2004
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
North Dakota State Bison
97.5-95
2005
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Augustana Vikings
109.5-101
2006
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
117-98.5
2007
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
124.5-108.5
2008
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks
108.5-108
2009
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Newberry College Wolves
146.5-80.5
2010
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
Augustana Vikings
131-72
2011
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
St. Cloud State Huskies
102-.5-90.5
2012
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
St. Cloud State Huskies
107-95
2013
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
St. Cloud State Huskies
108-105
2014
Notre Dame College Falcons
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
99.5-64.5
2015
St. Cloud State Huskies
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
84.5-76.5
2016
St. Cloud State Huskies
Notre Dame College Falcons
90-82
2017
Notre Dame College Falcons
St. Cloud State Huskies
103.5-67
2018
St. Cloud State Huskies Notre Dame College Falcons 91.5-84
2019
St. Cloud State Huskies
Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals
95.5-87.5
2020
Tournament
Canceled
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2021
St. Cloud State Huskies Nebraska-Kearney Lopers 107-105.5
2022
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
127-86
2023
Central Oklahoma Bronchos Lander Bearcats
121-78
2024
Central Oklahoma Bronchos
Lander Bearcats
110-86.5
2025
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers
Augustana Vikings
115-63


CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
Central Oklahoma Bronchos 9
2024
2
Cal Poly Mustangs 8
1974
3
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 8
1987
4
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 7
2011
5
St. Cloud State Huskies 5
2021
6
Nebraska-Kearney Lopers 5
2025
7
North Dakota State Bison 4
2001
8
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars 3
1986
9
Portland State Vikings 3
1990
10
Western State Colorado Mountaineers 2
1964
11
Northern Iowa Panthers 2
1978
12
Pittsburgh-Johnstown Mountain Cats 2
1999
13
Notre Dame College Flacons
2
2017
14
Minnesota State-Mankato Mavericks
1
1965
15
San Francisco State Gators
1
1997