Penn State has won the past two team national titles, and 10 of the last 12 since 2011. Find the complete DI wrestling team championship history since 1928 below.
Click or tap here to see all the individual winners and final brackets from last year’s tournament.
YEAR | CHAMPION | COACH | POINTS | RUNNER-UP | POINTS | HOST OR SITE |
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2023 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 137.5 | Iowa | 82.5 | Tulsa |
2022 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 131.5 | Michigan | 95 | Detroit |
2021 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 129 | Penn State | 113.5 | St. Louis |
2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 137.5 | Ohio State | 96.5 | Pittsburgh |
2018 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 141.5 | Ohio State | 133.5 | Cleveland |
2017 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 146.5 | Ohio State | 110 | St. Louis |
2016 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 123 | Oklahoma St. | 97.5 | New York |
2015 | Ohio State | Tom Ryan | 102 | Iowa | 84 | St. Louis |
2014 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 109.5 | Minnesota | 104 | Oklahoma City |
2013 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 123.5 | Oklahoma St. | 119.5 | Des Moines, Iowa |
2012 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 143.0 | Minnesota | 117.5 | St. Louis |
2011 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 103.5 | Cornell | 89.5 | Philadelphia |
2010 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 134.5 | Cornell | 90 | Omaha, Neb. |
2009 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 96.5 | Ohio State | 92 | St. Louis |
2008 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 117.5 | Ohio State | 79 | St. Louis |
2007 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 98 | Iowa State | 88.5 | Auburn Hills, Mich. |
2006 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 122.5 | Minnesota | 84 | Oklahoma City |
2005 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 153 | Michigan | 83 | St. Louis |
2004 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 123.5 | Iowa | 82 | St. Louis |
2003 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 143 | Minnesota | 104.5 | Kansas City, Mo. |
2002 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 126.5 | Iowa State | 104 | Albany, N.Y. |
2001 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 138.5 | Iowa | 125.5 | Iowa |
2000 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 116 | Iowa State | 109.5 | St. Louis |
1999 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 100.5 | Minnesota | 98.5 | Penn State |
1998 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 115 | Minnesota | 102 | Cleveland State |
1997 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 170 | Oklahoma State | 113.5 | UNI |
1996 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 122.5 | Iowa State | 78.5 | Minnesota |
1995 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 134 | Oregon state | 77.5 | Iowa |
1994 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 94.75 | Iowa | 76.5 | North Carolina |
1993 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 123.75 | Penn State | 87.5 | Iowa State |
1992 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 149 | Oklahoma State | 100.5 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
1991 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 157 | Oklahoma State | 108.75 | Iowa |
1990 | Oklahoma State | Joe Seay | 117.75 | Arizona State | 104.75 | Maryland |
1989 | Oklahoma State | Joe Seay | 91.25 | Arizona State | 70.5 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
1988 | Arizona State | Bobby Douglas | 93 | Iowa | 85.5 | Iowa |
1987 | Iowa State | Jim Gibbons | 133 | Iowa | 108 | Maryland |
1986 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 158 | Oklahoma | 84.25 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
1985 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 145.25 | Oklahoma | 98.5 | Iowa State |
1984 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 123.75 | Oklahoma State | 98 | Maryland |
1983 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 155 | Oklahoma State | 102 | Iowa |
1982 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 131.75 | Iowa State | 111 | Oklahoma & Oklahoma State |
1981 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 129.75 | Oklahoma | 100.25 | Princeton |
1980 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 110.75 | Oklahoma State | 87 | Oregon State |
1979 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 122.5 | Iowa State | 88 | Iowa State |
1978 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 94.5 | Iowa State | 94 | Maryland |
1977 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 95.5 | Oklahoma State | 88.75 | Oklahoma |
1976 | Iowa | Gary Kurdelmeier | 123.5 | Iowa State | 85.75 | Arizona |
1975 | Iowa | Gary Kurdelmeier | 102 | Oklahoma | 77 | Princeton |
1974 | Oklahoma | Stan Abel | 69.5 | Michigan | 67 | Iowa State |
1973 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 85 | Oregon state | 72.5 | Washington |
1972 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 103 | Michigan State | 72.5 | Maryland |
1971 | Oklahoma State | Tommy Chesbro | 94 | Iowa State | 66 | Auburn |
1970 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 99 | Michigan State | 84 | Northwestern |
1969 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 104 | Oklahoma | 69 | BYU |
1968 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 81 | Iowa State | 78 | Penn State |
1967 | Michigan State | Grady Peninger | 74 | Michigan | 63 | Kent State |
1966 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 79 | Iowa State | 70 | Iowa State |
1965 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 87 | Oklahoma State | 86 | Wyoming |
1964 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 87 | Oklahoma | 58 | Cornell |
1963 | Oklahoma | Thomas Evans | 48 | Iowa State | 45 | Kent State |
1962 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 82 | Oklahoma | 45 | Oklahoma State |
1961 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 82 | Oklahoma | 63 | Oregon State |
1960 | Oklahoma | Thomas Evans | 59 | Iowa State | 40 | Maryland |
1959 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 73 | Iowa State | 51 | Iowa |
1958 | Oklahoma State | Myron Roderick | 77 | Iowa State | 62 | Wyoming |
1957 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 73 | Pittsburgh | 66 | Pittsburgh |
1956 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 65 | Oklahoma | 62 | Oklahoma State |
1955 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 40 | Penn State | 31 | Cornell |
1954 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 32 | Pittsburgh | 17 | Oklahoma |
1953 | Penn State | Charles Speidel | 21 | Oklahoma | 15 | Penn State |
1952 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 22 | UNI | 21 | Colorado State |
1951 | Oklahoma | Port Robertson | 24 | Oklahoma State | 23 | Lehigh |
1950 | UNI | David McCuskey | 30 | Purdue | 16 | UNI |
1949 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 32 | UNI | 27 | Colorado State |
1948 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 33 | Michigan State | 28 | Lehigh |
1947 | Cornell College | Paul Scott | 32 | UNI | 19 | Illinois |
1946 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 25 | UNI | 24 | Oklahoma State |
1942 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 31 | Michigan State | 26 | Michigan State |
1941 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 37 | Michigan State | 26 | Lehigh |
1940 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 24 | Indiana | 14 | Illinois |
1939 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 33 | Lehigh | 12 | Frankline & Marshall |
1938 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 19 | Illinois | 15 | Penn State |
1937 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 31 | Oklahoma | 13 | Indiana State |
1936 | Oklahoma | Paul Keen | 14 | Central Oklahoma/Oklahoma State | 10 | Washington & Lee |
1935 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 36 | Oklahoma | 18 | Lehigh |
1934 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 29 | Indiana | 19 | Michigan |
1933 | *Iowa State/Oklahoma State | Hugo Otopali/E.C. Gallagher | Lehigh | |||
1932 | *Indiana | W.H. Thorn | 14 | Oklahoma State | 11 | Indiana |
1931 | *Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | Iowa State | Brown | ||
1930 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 27 | Illinois | 14 | Penn State |
1929 | Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | 26 | Michigan | 18 | Ohio state |
1928 | *Oklahoma State | E.C. Gallagher | Iowa State/Michigan | Iowa State |