Program
Illinois
Illinois wrestlers competed at 87 NCAA championships, 1928–2026. The best finish for Illinois in the published standings was second, in 1930 and 1938. The record credits Illinois with 25 individual titles and 133 All-Americans.
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Results by year
All-time: 87 tournaments
| 2026 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 44.5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 38 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| 2022 | T25 | 17.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 2018 | T13 | 37.5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 43.5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | T9 | 50.5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 3 |
| 2014 | 13 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 5 |
| 2013 | 9 | 45.5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 7 |
| 2011 | 22 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 2010 | T23 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1 |
| 2008 | 14 | 40.5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 1 |
| 2005 | 6 | 70.5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7 | 69.5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 47.5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1 |
| 2001 | 5 | 89 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 | 59.5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 1 |
| 1999 | 12 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 1 |
| 1998 | T7 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 42.5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | T12 | 42.5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 | 52.5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 1994 | T37 | 10.5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1993 | T23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | T54 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 19 | 21.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | T28 | 14.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 33 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1987 | T40 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 1986 | 38 | 8.75 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | T52 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 78* | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | T46 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 75* | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | T66 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | T66 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | T24 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | T36 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | T49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 81* | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | T40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 74* | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 80* | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | T55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | T22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | T46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | T40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | T30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 | T21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | T25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1958 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 1957 | T6 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 1956 | T8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 1955 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 1954 | T11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1953 | T10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1952 | T6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 1951 | 25* | 0* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1950 | T10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 1949 | T10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| 1948 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 11 |
| 1947 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| 1946 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 1942 | T8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 1941 | T13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1940 | T11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 1939 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 1938 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1937 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 1935 | T3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 1934 | T10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1933 | no team scoring | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1932 | T8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1930 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 1929 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1928 | no team scoring | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Illinois that year.
Scoring · 2012 to 2026
Scoring record built against release pub_v1_75169e972871bad371d3a666; the record is at release pub_v1_affad6e7f6a42fb41d3d5b8f.
The sums over the bouts in scope.
| Year | Mat time | Takedowns | Escapes | Reversals | Near-fall points | Stalling calls | Riding-time points | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7 | 40 | 239:04 | 53 | 30 | 39 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 202 | 138 |
| 2013 | 7 | 33 | 220:04 | 58 | 30 | 38 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 210 | 148 |
| 2014 | 8 | 31 | 198:49 | 43 | 49 | 52 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 171 | 191 |
| 2015 | 10 | 38 | 241:57 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 174 | 174 |
| 2016 | 6 | 30 | 209:06 | 37 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 151 | 121 |
| 2017 | 7 | 30 | 189:17 | 47 | 32 | 42 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 189 | 139 |
| 2018 | 5 | 23 | 153:07 | 49 | 17 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 170 | 96 |
| 2019 | 6 | 25 | 172:20 | 33 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 118 | 125 |
| 2021 | 5 | 24 | 164:57 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 128 | 108 |
| 2022 | 4 | 17 | 116:12 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 74 | 89 |
| 2023 | 5 | 18 | 121:46 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 102 | 91 |
| 2024 | 3 | 10 | 67:19 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 78 |
| 2025 | 8 | 34 | 238:18 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 196 | 172 |
| 2026 | 8 | 32 | 234:50 | 30 | 39 | 54 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 174 | 183 |
How these are counted
Every figure here is counted from the scoring record, bout by bout, from the counts on each scoring sheet.
A bout counts once for each side: a wrestler's for columns are their own counts and the against columns are the opponent's; a team's are the sums over its qualifiers' bouts that year.
- Takedowns
- For: takedowns scored. Against: takedowns allowed.
- Escapes
- For: escapes. Against: escapes allowed.
- Reversals
- For: reversals. Against: reversals allowed.
- Near-fall points
- For: near-fall points. Against: near-fall points allowed.
- Stalling calls
- For: drawn, the stalling calls against the opponent. Against: called, the stalling calls against this side.
- Riding-time points
- For: riding-time points. Against: riding-time points allowed.
- Points
- For: points scored. Against: points allowed.
Points is the sum of every scoring row credited to that side, penalties and riding time included; points allowed is the opponent's sum. Cautions, penalty points and the tiebreak riding-time rows are carried in the data and shown on the bout page, not in these tables.
Statistics include only bouts whose scoring sheet is reconciled: the sheet's rows add up to every printed period total and to the scoreboard. A sheet that does not reconcile, and a bout with no wrestling, are left out, and the scoring record's hub says how many and why.
The scoring record begins in 2012, the first championship with full bout-level data: every bout's scoring sheet, not only its result. Earlier championships have their brackets and results in the record, but not their scoring sheets.
Totals are the sums over the bouts in scope. Per qualifier divides the totals by the record's qualifier count for that program and year, the same count the program page prints (team rows only). Per bout divides the totals by the bouts in scope. Per 7 min is the totals times 420 divided by the sum of the mat time, in seconds, over the bouts in scope: one pooled rate, never a mean of per-bout rates. A bout with no mat time is left out of both the numerator and the denominator of that unit, and the page says how many are left out.
Rates list wrestlers with three or more bouts; a wrestler with fewer is left out of the per-bout and per-7-minute lists.
Individual champions
- 2025 · 133Lucas ByrdDec (no score) over Drake Ayala
- 2016 · 157Isaiah MartinezDec 6–5 over Jason Nolf
- 2015 · 157Isaiah MartinezMD 10–2 over Brian Realbuto
- 2014 · 125Jesse DelgadoDec 3–2 over Nahshon Garrett
- 2013 · 125Jesse DelgadoDec 7–4 over Nicholas 'Nico' Megaludis
- 2003 · 165Matt LackeyDec 6–3 over Troy Letters
- 2001 · 149Adam TirapelleDec 5–3 over Dave Esposito
- 2001 · 285John LockhartDec 2–1 over Tommy Rowlands
- 2000 · 141Carl PerryDec 5–3 over Michael Lightner
- 1998 · 150Eric SiebertDec 7–3 over Chad Kraft
- 1995 · 150Steve MarianettiDec 13–10 over Lincoln McIlravy
- 1995 · 158Ernest Benion Jr.Dec 6–5 over Dan Wirnsberger
- 1991 · 275Jon LlewellynDec 6–3 over Kurt Angle
- 1958 · UnlimitedBob NormanDec 5–3 over Gordon Roesler
- 1957 · UnlimitedBob NormanDec 6–1 over Henry Jordan
- 1956 · 157Larry TenPasDec 4–3 over Doug Blubaugh
- 1946 · 165David ShapiroDec 15–6 over George Walker
- 1939 · 136Archie DeutschmanDec (no score) over Peter Culbertson
- 1938 · 126Allen SaporaDec (no score) over Hoy Stone
- 1938 · 165John GinayDec (no score) over James 'Curt' Ford
- 1935 · 175Ralph SilversteinDec TA 3:14 over Orville Nickerson
- 1932 · 123Joe PuertaFall 9:06 over Stanley Ball
- 1930 · 115Joe SaporaMedical forfeit over Marvin Leach
- 1929 · 115Joe SaporaDec (no score) over Dell Shockley
- 1929 · 135George MinotDec TA 6:48 over Jimmie Cox
All NCAA qualifiers (A–Z)
Cite this page: “Illinois”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/programs/pr_uisfugwqi6dmbu2e/illinois/