| 1986 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Start Date: | March 13, 1986 |
| End Date: | March 15, 1986 |
| Host: | University of Iowa |
| Venues: | Carver–Hawkeye Arena |
| Champions: | Iowa (11th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Oklahoma |
| Runners-Up2: | Oklahoma State |
| Attendance: | 63,156 |
| Mvp: | Marty Kistler (Iowa) |
| Previous: | 1985 |
| Next: | 1987 |
The 1986 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 56th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa hosted the tournament at Carver–Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa took home the team championship with 158 points and having five individual champions.[1]
Marty Kistler of Iowa was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Gary Albright of Nebraska received the Gorriaran Award.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 158 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 84.75 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 77.25 | |
| 4 | Iowa State | 71 | |
| 5 | Penn State | 47.25 | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 38.75 | |
| 7 | Bloomsburg | 27.75 | |
| 8 | Arizona State | 36.5 | |
| 9 | Lehigh | 32.75 | |
| 10 | Michigan | 32 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 118 lbs | Ricky Bonomo, Bloomsburg DEC Al Palacio, North Carolina, 9–4 | |
| 126 lbs | Brad Penrith, Iowa DEC Dennis Semmel, Army, 9–4 | |
| 134 lbs | Jim Jordan, Wisconsin DEC Greg Randall, Iowa, 6–2 | |
| 142 lbs | Kevin Dresser, Iowa DEC Peter Yozzo, Lehigh, 11–6 | |
| 150 lbs | Jim Heffernan, Iowa DEC Adam Cohen, Arizona State, 10–3 | |
| 158 lbs | Jude Skove, Ohio State DEC Greg Elinsky, Penn State, 5–2 | |
| 167 lbs | Marty Kistler, Iowa MAJOR Mark van Tine, Oklahoma State, 15–3 | |
| 177 lbs | Melvin Douglas, Oklahoma DEC Wayne Catan, Syracuse, 9–5 | |
| 190 lbs | Duane Goldman, Iowa DEC Dan Chaid, Oklahoma, 5–4 | |
| UNL | Kirk Trost, Michigan DEC John Heropoulos, Iowa State, 6–3 | |
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