NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1965 NCAA Championships

115 lb

Champion Tadaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Tadaaki HattaOKST
  2. 2Glenn McMinn Sr.ASU
  3. 3Ernie GillumISU
  4. 4Rich WarnkeLEH
  5. 5John 'Jay' WindfelderPSU
  6. 6James GarciaCOLO

In 1965, 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 1965 115-pound bracket

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  • "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.
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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. Ernie Gillum (3), Iowa State over Joe Grossi, Colorado State — Fall 5:28 · View bout
    2. James Garcia, Colorado over Jim Lockwood, Montana State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    3. Mike McNamara, Minnesota-Mankato over Dave Range, Miami (OH) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    4. Rich Warnke (1), Lehigh (PA) over Tino Lambros, Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. Tadaaki Hatta (2), Oklahoma State over Lou Manns, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Don Devine (6), Southern Illinois Carbondale over Phil Greek, Georgia Tech — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Ernie Gillum (3), Iowa State over Warren Grubb, Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Glenn McMinn Sr. (4), Arizona State over James Garcia, Colorado — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Jim Anderson (5), Minnesota over Rich Sofman, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    5. John 'Jay' Windfelder, Penn State over Ron Iwasaki, Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    6. Phil Walson, California-Berkeley over Mike McNamara, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 14–6 · View bout
    7. Rich Warnke (1), Lehigh (PA) over Rehn Moncrief, Air Force (CO) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    8. Tadaaki Hatta (2), Oklahoma State over Frank Murphy, South Dakota State — Dec 13–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ernie Gillum (3), Iowa State over Don Devine (6), Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Glenn McMinn Sr. (4), Arizona State over Jim Anderson (5), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Rich Warnke (1), Lehigh (PA) over Phil Walson, California-Berkeley — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    4. Tadaaki Hatta (2), Oklahoma State over John 'Jay' Windfelder, Penn State — Dec 9–8 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Glenn McMinn Sr. (4), Arizona State over Rich Warnke (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
    2. Tadaaki Hatta (2), Oklahoma State over Ernie Gillum (3), Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Tadaaki Hatta (2), Oklahoma State over Glenn McMinn Sr. (4), Arizona State — Dec 9–6 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Frank Murphy, South Dakota State over Lou Manns, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. James Garcia, Colorado over Jim Anderson (5), Minnesota — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. John 'Jay' Windfelder, Penn State over Frank Murphy, South Dakota State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Ernie Gillum (3), Iowa State over John 'Jay' Windfelder, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Rich Warnke (1), Lehigh (PA) over James Garcia, Colorado — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Ernie Gillum (3), Iowa State over Rich Warnke (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. John 'Jay' Windfelder, Penn State over James Garcia, Colorado — Dec 4–1 · View bout