NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships explained

NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
Founded:	1963
Number Of Teams:	42 of 59 (2015)
Current Champions:	Central Oklahoma (9)
Most Successful Team:	Central Oklahoma (9)
Website:	NCAA.com

The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships for individuals and teams were first officially sponsored in 1963 and have since been held annually. ^[1]

The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships is a double-elimination tournament for individuals competing in ten weight classes. Sixteen wrestlers in each class^[2] qualify through four "Super Regional" tournaments.^[3] During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings.

In addition to determining the national championship, the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships also determine the Division II All-America team. The top eight finishers in each weight class qualify for Division II All-American status.

On March 13, 2020, the NCAA cancelled all of its 2020 wrestling championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Team champions

• Prior to 1963, only a single national championship was held for all members of the NCAA; Division II competition began in 1963, with Division III following in 1974. ^{[1] [5]}
• Names used are those current in the years listed.

1963	Cedar Falls, IA (State College of Iowa)	Western State (CO) ^(1)	62	Southern Illinois	57	Not awarded
1964	Cedar Falls, IA (State College of Iowa)	Western State (CO) ^(2)	51	Colorado School of Mines	49	Not awarded
1965	Golden, CO (Colorado School of Mines)	Mankato State ^(1)	57	Cal Poly	54	Not awarded
1966	Mankato, MN (Mankato State College)	Cal Poly ^(1)	55	Wilkes	51	Warren Crow (Albany) (123)
1967	Wilkes-Barre, PA (Wilkes College)	Portland State ^(1)	86		57	Rich Sanders (Portland State) (115)
1968	Mankato, MN (Mankato State College)	Cal Poly ^(2)	91	Portland State	62	Rich Sanders (Portland State) (123)
1969	San Luis Obispo, CA (California State Polytechnic College)	Cal Poly ^(3)	127	Colorado State College	81	Carl Ragland (Old Dominion) (152)
1970	Ashland, OH (Ashland College)	Cal Poly ^(4)	82	Northern Iowa	58	Terry Hall (Cal Poly) (118)
1971	Fargo, ND (North Dakota State University)	Cal Poly ^(5)	118	Slippery Rock State	58	Stan Dziedzic (Slippery Rock State) (150)
1972	Oswego, NY (State University of New York at Oswego)	Cal Poly ^(6)	94	North Dakota State Northern Iowa	65	Wade Schalles (Clarion State) (150)
1973	Brookings, SD (South Dakota State University)	Cal Poly ^(7)	108	Clarion State	80	Larry Morgan (Cal Poly) (134)
1974	Fullerton, CA (California State University, Fullerton)	Cal Poly ^(8)	112	Northern Iowa	95	Floyd Hitchcock (Bloomsburg State) (177)
1975	East Stroudsburg, PA (East Stroudsburg State College)	Northern Iowa ^(1)	124	SIU Edwardsville	71	Randy Batten (Chattanooga) (118)
1976	Fargo, ND (North Dakota State University)	Cal State Bakersfield ^(1)	92	Chattanooga	88	Rick Jensen (South Dakota State) (126)
1977	Cedar Falls, IA (University of Northern Iowa)	Cal State Bakersfield ^(2)	107	Augustana (SD)	78	Franc Affentranger (Cal State Bakersfield) (134)
1978	Cedar Falls, IA (University of Northern Iowa)	Northern Iowa ^(2)	124		100	John Azevedo (Cal State Bakersfield)

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA . Wrestling Division II Highlights/History . April 20, 2015.
2. Web site: NCAA . 2015 NCAA Division II Championships (Brackets) . March 2, 2015 . April 20, 2015.
3. Web site: NCAA . Breakdown, 2015 Super Regions . April 20, 2015.
4. Web site: 2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic.
5. Web site: NCAA . First time for everything . March 15, 2015 . April 20, 2015 .