| 1983 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Start Date: | March 10, 1983 |
| End Date: | March 12, 1983 |
| Host: | University of Oklahoma Oklahoma State University |
| Venues: | Myriad Convention Center |
| Champions: | Iowa (8th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Oklahoma State |
| Runners-Up2: | Iowa State |
| Attendance: | 63,263 |
| Mvp: | Mike Sheets (Oklahoma State) |
| Previous: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The 1983 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 53rd NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University co-hosted the tournament. The tournament was held at the Myriad Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City.
Iowa took home the team championship with 155 points and having four individual champions.[1]
Mike Sheets of Oklahoma State was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Lou Banach of Iowa received the Gorriaran Award.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 155 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 102 | |
| 3 | Iowa State | 94.25 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 64.75 | |
| 5 | Lehigh | 49 | |
| 6 | Nebraska | 46 | |
| 7 | Penn State | 33.75 | |
| 8 | Louisiana State | 30.5 | |
| 9 | Cal Poly-SLO | 28.5 | |
| 10 | Northern Iowa | 26.5 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 118 lbs | Adam Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield MAJOR Charlie Heard, Tennessee-Chattanooga, 14–4 | |
| 126 lbs | Barry Davis, Iowa DEC Gary Bohay, Arizona State, 5–2 | |
| 134 lbs | Clar Anderson, Oklahoma State DEC Clint Burke, Oklahoma, 5–3 | |
| 142 lbs | Darryl Burley, Lehigh WDF Al Freeman, Nebraska | |
| 150 lbs | Nate Carr, Iowa State DEC Kenny Monday, Oklahoma State, 3–3, 5–2 | |
| 158 lbs | Jim Zalesky, Iowa DEC Lou Montano, Cal Poly-SLO, 7–4 | |
| 167 lbs | Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State MAJOR John Reich, Navy, 14–0 | |
| 177 lbs | Mark Schultz, Oklahoma DEC Duane Goldman, Iowa, 4–2 | |
| 190 lbs | Ed Banach, Iowa DEC Mike Mann, Iowa State, 4–3 | |
| UNL | Lou Banach, Iowa WBF Wayne Cole, Iowa State, 2:57 | |
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