The 1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 41st NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama hosted the tournament at Memorial Coliseum.
Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 94 points and three individual champions.
Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma State94 2Iowa State66 3Michigan State44 T-4Penn State43 T-4Oregon State43 6Oklahoma39 7Lehigh32 8Washington30 9Cal Poly-SLO27 T-10Portland State26 T-10Navy26
Individual finals Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 118 lbs Greg Johnson, Michigan State DEC Tom Schuler, Navy, 6–5 126 lbs Yoshiro Fujita, Oklahoma State MAJOR Ken Donaldson, Air Force, 13–2 134 lbs Roger Weigel, Oregon State MAJOR Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State, 15–7 142 lbs Darrell Keller, Oklahoma State DEC Larry Owings, Washington, 16–12 150 lbs Stan Dziedzic, Slippery Rock DEC Jay Arneson, Oklahoma State, 6–1 158 lbs Carl Adams, Iowa State MAJOR Mike R. Jones, Oregon State, 18–5 167 lbs Andy Matter, Penn State RD Steve Shields, Lehigh, 5–5, 0–0 177 lbs Geoff Baum, Oklahoma State DEC Al Nacin, Iowa State, 10–3 190 lbs Ben Peterson, Iowa State DEC Vince Paolano, Syracuse 11–6 UNL Greg Wojciechowski, Toledo DEC Dave Joyner, Penn State, 5–3
References 1971 NCAA Tournament Results NCAA Wrestling History