Head coach
Brian Smith
Brian Smith was head coach of Missouri and Syracuse (NY) at 28 NCAA championships, 1998–2026. Smith's teams finished in the top four twice. Smith's wrestlers won 10 individual titles and earned 73 All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1999–2026 (27) | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 72 | 195 | 79 | 497–370 | 69 |
| Syracuse (NY) | 1998 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4–3 | 0 |
As a wrestler
Brian Smith wrestled for Michigan State at two NCAA championships, 1989–1990, and went 3–4. Smith lost in consolation round 2 in 1989 and in consolation round 4 in 1990.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Michigan State | 126 | 7 | Lost consolation round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
| 1989 | Michigan State | 126 | 12 | Lost consolation round 2 | 1–2 | 3 bouts |
Brian Smith's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Brian Smith - University of Missouri Athletics Official Website, University of Missouri Athletics (Bio, section "HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAREER", paragraph beginning "A competitor himself, Smith was a three-time All-Big Ten wrestler").
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Brian 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: “Brian Smith, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_2152daea2ee5415a/brian-smith/