1974 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships explained

1974 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Sport:College wrestling
Location:Ames, Iowa
Start Date:March 14, 1974
End Date:March 16, 1974
Host:Iowa State University
Venues:Hilton Coliseum
Champions:Oklahoma (7th title)
Runners-Up1:Michigan
Runners-Up2:Oklahoma State
Mvp:Floyd Hitchcock (Bloomsburg)
Previous:1973
Next:1975

The 1974 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 44th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa hosted the tournament at Hilton Coliseum.

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 69.5 points and two individual champions.

Floyd Hitchcock of Bloomsburg was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Jim Woods of Western Illinois received the Gorriaran Award.

Team results

Rank School Points
1Oklahoma69.5
2Michigan67
3Oklahoma State64
4Iowa State63
5Iowa48.5
6Washington44.5
7Penn State43
8Oregon State39.5
9Lehigh35
10Slippery Rock33.5

Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs Gary Breece, Oklahoma DEC Jack Spates, Slippery Rock, 3–2
126 lbs Pat Milkovich, Michigan State DEC Billy Martin, Oklahoma State, 5–2
134 lbs Tom Sculley, Lehigh DEC Jim Miller, Northern Iowa, 4–3
142 lbs Rich Lawinger, Wisconsin DEC Steve Randall, Oklahoma State, 8–2
150 lbs Jarrett Hubbard, Michigan DEC Bob Holland, Iowa State, 14–7
158 lbs Rod Kilgore, Oklahoma DEC Larry Zilverber, Minnesota, 9–7
167 lbs Doug Wyn, Western Michigan DEC Jeff Callard, Oklahoma, 5–2
177 lbs Floyd Hitchcock, Bloomsburg DEC Mel Renfro, Washington, 10–4
190 lbs Greg Strobel, Oregon State DEC Ben Ohai, Brigham Young, 7–2
UNL Jim Woods, Western Illinois DEC Gary Ernst, Michigan, 9–5

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