The Sports Almanac

NCAA Wrestling Champions


PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
Current NCAA Wrestling Title Holders
Championship Schools

Through the 2025 Championship
Men's National Champions Women's National Champions
YEAR WINNER LOSER
POINTS
1928
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
Iowa State Cyclones/Michigan Wolverines

1929
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
Michigan Wolverines
26-18
1930
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
Illinois Fightng Illini
27-14
1931
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
Iowa State Cyclones

1932
Indiana Hoosiers
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
14-11
1933
Iowa State Cyclones/Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
NONE

1934
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Indiana Hoosiers
29-19
1935
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Oklahoma Sooners
36-18
1936
Oklahoma Sooners
Central Oklahoma Bronchos/Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
14-10
1937
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Oklahoma Sooners
31-13
1938
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Illinois Fighting Illini
19-15
1939
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Lehigh Mountain Hawks
33-12
1940
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Indiana Hoosiers
24-14
1941
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Michigan State Spartans
37-26
1942
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Michigan State Spartans
31-26
1946
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Northern Iowa Panthers
25-24
1947
Cornell College Rams
Northern Iowa Panthers
32-19
1948
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Michigan State Spartans
33-28
1949
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Northern Iowa Panthers
32-27
1950
Northern Iowa Panthers
Purdue Boilermakers
30-16
1951
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
24-23
1952
Oklahoma Sooners
Northern Iowa Panthers
22-21
1953
Penn State Nittany Lions
Oklahoma Sooners
21-15
1954
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Pittsburgh Panthers
32-17
1955
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Penn State Nittany Lions
40-31
1956
Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Oklahoma Sooners
65-62
1957
Oklahoma Sooners
Pittsburgh Panthers
73-66
1958
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Iowa State Cyclones
77-62
1959
Oklahoma State Cowboys Iowa State Cyclones
73-51
1960
Oklahoma Sooners
Iowa State Cyclones
59-40
1961
Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma Sooners
82-63
1962
Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma Sooners
82-45
1963
Oklahoma Sooners
Iowa State Cyclones
48-45
1964
Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma Sooners
87-58
1965
Iowa State Cyclones
Oklahoma State Cowboys
87-76
1966
Oklahoma State Cowboys Iowa State Cyclones
79-70
1967
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan Wolverines
74-63
1968
Oklahoma State Cowboys Iowa State Cyclones
81-78
1969
Iowa State Cyclones
Oklahoma Sooners
104-69
1970
Iowa State Cyclones
Michigan State Spartans
99-84
1971
Oklahoma State Cowboys Iowa State Cyclones
94-66
1972
Iowa State Cyclones
Michigan State Spartans
103-72.5
1973
Iowa State Cyclones
Oregon State Beavers
85-72.5
1974
Oklahoma Sooners
Michigan Wolverines
69.5-67
1975
Iowa Hawkeyes
Oklahoma Sooners
102-77
1976
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa State Cyclones
123.5-85.75
1977
Iowa State Cyclones
Oklahoma State Cowboys
95.5-88.75
1978
Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones
94.5-94
1979
Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones
122.5-88
1980
Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma State Cyclones
110.75-87
1981
Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma Sooners
129.75-100.25
1982 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones
131.75-111
1983 Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma State Cowboys
155-102
1984 Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma State Cowboys
123.75-98
1985 Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma Sooners
145.25-98.5
1986 Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma Sooners
158-84.25
1987 Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa Hawkeyes
133-108
1988 Arizona State Sun Devils
Iowa Hawkeyes
93-85.5
1989 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Arizona State Sun Devils
91.25-70.5
1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Arizona State Sun Devils
117.75-104.75
1991 Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma State Cowboys
157-108.75
1992 Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma State Cowboys
149-100.5
1993 Iowa Hawkeyes Penn State Nittany Lions
123.75-87.5
1994 Oklahoma State Cowboys
Iowa Hawkeyes
94.75-76.5
1995 Iowa Hawkeyes Oregon State Beavers
134-77.5
1996 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones
122.5-78.5
1997 Iowa Hawkeyes Oklahoma State Cowboys
170-113.5
1998 Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers
115-102
1999 Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers
100.5-98.5
2000 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa State Cyclones
116-109.5
2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Iowa Hawkeyes
138.5-125.5
2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Iowa State Cyclones
126.5-104
2003
Oklahoma State Cowboys Minnesota Golden Gophers
143-104.5
2004
Oklahoma State Cowboys Iowa Hawkeyes
123.5-82
2005
Oklahoma State Cowboys Michigan Wolverines
153-83
2006
Oklahoma State Cowboys Minnesota Golden Gophers
122.5-84
2007
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Iowa State Cyclones
98.88.5
2008
Iowa Hawkeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
117.5-79
2009
Iowa Hawkeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
96.5-92
2010
Iowa Hawkeyes
Cornell Big Red
103.5-89.5
2011
Penn State Nittany Lions
Cornell Big Red
103.5-89.5
2012
Penn State Nittany Lions
Minnesota Golden Gophers
143-117.5
2013
Penn State Nittany Lions
Oklahoma State Cowboys
123.5-119.5
2014
Penn State Nittany Lions
Minnesota Golden Gophers
109.5-104
2015
Ohio State Buckeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes
102-84
2016
Penn State Nittany Lions
Oklahoma State Cowboys
123-97.5
2017
Penn State Nittany Lions
Ohio State Buckeyes
146.5-110
2018
Penn State Nittany Lions
Ohio State Buckeyes
141.5-134.5
2019
Penn State Nittany Lions Ohio State Buckeyes 137.5-96.5
2020
Tournament
Canceled
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2021
Iowa Hawkeyes
Penn State Nittany Lions
129-113.5
2022
Penn State Nittany Lions Michigan Wolverines 131.5-95
2023
Penn State Nittany Lions Iowa Hawkeyes 137.5-82.5
2024
Penn State Nittany Lions
Cornell Big Red
172.5-72.5
2025
Penn State Nittany Lions
Nebraska Cornhuskers
177-117


CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
Oklahoma State Cowboys
34
2006
2
Iowa Hawkeyes
24
2021
3
Penn State Nittany Lions 13
2025
4
Iowa State Cyclones
8
1987
5
Oklahoma Sooners
7
1974
6
Minnesota Golden Gophers
3
2007
7
Indiana Hoosiers
1
1932
8
Cornell College Rams
1
1947
9
Northern Iowa Panthers
1
1950
10
Michigan State Spartans
1
1967
11
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
1988
12
Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2015

Women's National Champions Men's National Champions
YEAR WINNER LOSER
POINTS
2025





CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
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CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
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