| 1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | College Park, Maryland |
| Start Date: | March 16, 1978 |
| End Date: | March 18, 1978 |
| Host: | University of Maryland |
| Venues: | Cole Field House |
| Champions: | Iowa (3rd title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Iowa State |
| Runners-Up2: | Oklahoma State |
| Attendance: | 43,759 |
| Mvp: | Mark Churella (Michigan) |
| Previous: | 1977 |
| Next: | 1979 |
The 1978 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 48th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland hosted the tournament at the Cole Field House.
Iowa took home the team championship with 94.5 points despite having no individual champions.[1]
Mark Churella of Michigan was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Scott Heaton of Cal Poly-SLO received the Gorriaran Award.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 94.5 | |
| 2 | Iowa State | 94 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 86.25 | |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 77.25 | |
| 5 | Lehigh | 52.25 | |
| 6 | Cal Poly | 41.5 | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 37.5 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 33.25 | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 32.5 | |
| 10 | Penn State | 29.25 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 118 lbs | Andy Daniels, Ohio WBF John Azevedo, Cal State- Bakersfield, 0:30 | |
| 126 lbs | Mike Land, Iowa State MAJOR Randy Lewis, Iowa, 13–5 | |
| 134 lbs | Ken Mallory, Montclair State DEC Frank DeAngelis, Oklahoma, 10–7 | |
| 142 lbs | Dan Hicks, Oregon State DEC Andy Rein, Wisconsin, 8–8, 3–1 | |
| 150 lbs | Mark Churella, Michigan WBF Bruce Kinseth, Iowa, 3:09 | |
| 158 lbs | Lee Kemp, Wisconsin DEC Kelly Ward, Iowa State, 10–8 | |
| 167 lbs | Keith Stearns, Oklahoma DEC Paul Martin, Oklahoma State, 3–2 | |
| 177 lbs | Mark Lieberman, Lehigh DEC Eric Wais, Oklahoma State, 7–1 | |
| 190 lbs | Ron Jeidy, Wisconsin WDF Frank Santana, Iowa State, 3:38 | |
| UNL | Jimmy Jackson, Oklahoma State WBF John Sefter, Princeton, 1:12 | |
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