Head coach
Luke Smith
Luke Smith was head coach of California-Bakersfield at four NCAA championships, 2021–2025. Smith's wrestlers earned one All-American place.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California-Bakersfield | 2021–2025 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14–15 | 1 |
- No entrants: 2024.
As a wrestler
Luke Smith wrestled for Central Michigan at four NCAA championships, 2005–2008, and went 5–8. Smith lost in consolation round 1 in 2005 and 2007, in consolation round 4 in 2006, and in consolation round 3 in 2008.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Central Michigan | 125 | No seed listed | Lost consolation round 3 | 3–2 | 5 bouts |
| 2007 | Central Michigan | 125 | No seed listed | Lost consolation round 1 | 0–2 | 2 bouts |
| 2006 | Central Michigan | 125 | 11 | Lost consolation round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
| 2005 | Central Michigan | 125 | No seed listed | Lost consolation round 1 | 0–2 | 2 bouts |
Luke Smith's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Luke Smith sheds interim tag, named Head Wrestling Coach at CSU Bakersfield, USA Wrestling (TheMat.com), release by Cal State Bakersfield Athletics (Release body, paragraph beginning "Smith was a four-time NCAA Qualifier as a student-athlete for the Chippewas").
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Luke Smith was the established head coach of a team with entrants. They are not years of employment; there were no championships in 1943–45 or 2020.
- A year inside the span with no established coach is listed but not counted. A year with two head coaches counts in full for both.
- Team titles are official NCAA titles from the published standings (1928, 1931 and 1933 have none). Top four and top ten come from the same standings.
- Entries count each wrestler once per tournament; All-Americans are counted as each era awarded them; wins and losses include forfeit, default and disqualification results; falls exclude forfeits.
- The head coach for each year, with sources, is on that year's program page. Report a correction.
Cite this page: “Luke Smith, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_0790c0306946437f/luke-smith/