1974 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

1974 Wrestling Competition

1974 NCAA Division I Wrestling ChampionshipsTournament information

Sport| College wrestling
Location| Ames, Iowa
Dates| March 14, 1974–March 16, 1974
Host(s)| Iowa State University
Venue(s)| Hilton Coliseum
Final positions
Champions| Oklahoma (7th title)
1st runners-up| Michigan
2nd runners-up| Oklahoma State
MVP| Floyd Hitchcock (Bloomsburg)

← 1973

1975 →

The 1974 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 44th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa hosted the tournament at Hilton Coliseum.

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 69.5 points and two individual champions.

Floyd Hitchcock of Bloomsburg was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Jim Woods of Western Illinois received the Gorriaran Award.

## Team results

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Rank | School | Points

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1  | Oklahoma | 69.5
2  | Michigan | 67
3  | Oklahoma State | 64
4  | Iowa State | 63
5  | Iowa | 48.5
6  | Washington | 44.5
7  | Penn State | 43
8  | Oregon State | 39.5
9  | Lehigh | 35
10  | Slippery Rock | 33.5

## Individual finals

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Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface)

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118 lbs  | Gary Breece, Oklahoma DEC Jack Spates, Slippery Rock, 3–2
126 lbs  | Pat Milkovich, Michigan State DEC Billy Martin, Oklahoma State, 5–2
134 lbs  | Tom Sculley, Lehigh DEC Jim Miller, Northern Iowa, 4–3
142 lbs  | Rich Lawinger, Wisconsin DEC Steve Randall, Oklahoma State, 8–2
150 lbs  | Jarrett Hubbard, Michigan DEC Bob Holland, Iowa State, 14–7
158 lbs  | Rod Kilgore, Oklahoma DEC Larry Zilverber, Minnesota, 9–7
167 lbs  | Doug Wyn, Western Michigan DEC Jeff Callard, Oklahoma, 5–2
177 lbs  | Floyd Hitchcock, Bloomsburg DEC Mel Renfro, Washington, 10–4
190 lbs  | Greg Strobel, Oregon State DEC Ben Ohai, Brigham Young, 7–2
UNL  | Jim Woods, Western Illinois DEC Gary Ernst, Michigan, 9–5

## References

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* 1974 NCAA Tournament Results
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