NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1964 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Joe James, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Joe JamesOKST
  2. 2Bob BillbergMOOR
  3. 3Merrill SolowinTOL
  4. 4Bob HoppPUR
  5. 5Richard ConawayIND
  6. 6Ed ScharerRUT

In 1964, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through sixth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1964 Unlimited-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

21 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 5 bouts

    11 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bob Billberg, Minnesota-Moorhead over Richard Conaway, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Bob Hopp, Purdue (IN) over Larry Kristoff (2), Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    3. Dick Arrington, Notre Dame (IN) over Tom Emanuel, Tennessee — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Joe James (3), Oklahoma State over Sidney 'Tim' Stein, Miami (OH) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    5. Luke Sharpe, Duke (NC) over Roger Pillath (4), Wisconsin — Fall 6:48 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Billberg, Minnesota-Moorhead over John Garamendi, California-Berkeley — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Bob Hopp, Purdue (IN) over Richard Redd, Colorado — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    3. Ed Scharer (6), Rutgers (NJ) over Roger Schilling, Iowa — Fall 6:41 · View bout
    4. Jim Nance (1), Syracuse (NY) over Dick Arrington, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    5. Joe James (3), Oklahoma State over Bruce Jacobsohn, Pennsylvania — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    6. John Illengwarth, Lehigh (PA) over Charles Kuhler, Rochester Tech (NY) — Fall 5:28 · View bout
    7. Luke Sharpe, Duke (NC) over Jim Homan, Iowa State — Fall 4:57 · View bout
    8. Merrill Solowin (5), Toledo (OH) over Homer McClure, Michigan State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bob Billberg, Minnesota-Moorhead over Jim Nance (1), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Bob Hopp, Purdue (IN) over John Illengwarth, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    3. Joe James (3), Oklahoma State over Ed Scharer (6), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    4. Merrill Solowin (5), Toledo (OH) over Luke Sharpe, Duke (NC) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Billberg, Minnesota-Moorhead over Merrill Solowin (5), Toledo (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Joe James (3), Oklahoma State over Bob Hopp, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Joe James (3), Oklahoma State over Bob Billberg, Minnesota-Moorhead — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Bruce Jacobsohn, Pennsylvania over Sidney 'Tim' Stein, Miami (OH) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Richard Conaway, Indiana (IN) over John Garamendi, California-Berkeley — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Ed Scharer (6), Rutgers (NJ) over Bruce Jacobsohn, Pennsylvania — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    2. Richard Conaway, Indiana (IN) over Jim Nance (1), Syracuse (NY) — MFF · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Hopp, Purdue (IN) over Ed Scharer (6), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Merrill Solowin (5), Toledo (OH) over Richard Conaway, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Merrill Solowin (5), Toledo (OH) over Bob Hopp, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Richard Conaway, Indiana (IN) over Ed Scharer (6), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout