NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1968 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Dave Porter, Michigan.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dave PorterMICH
  2. 2Jess LewisORST
  3. 3Jeff SmithMSU
  4. 4Fred AndreeMIT
  5. 5Dick SchumacherESU
  6. 6Al BorkowskiNWMO

In 1968, 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 1968 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

27 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 11 bouts

    5 byes into the round of 16

    1. Dale Stearns, Iowa over Roger Brown, New Mexico — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Dick Schumacher (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Tony Truitt, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    3. Dick Seloover, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Lowell Bryan, Davidson (NC) — Dec 13–0 · View bout
    4. Fred Andree, Massachusetts Tech over Kent Osboe (4), Northern Iowa — Dec 12–4 · View bout
    5. Henry Muller, Oregon over John Bierie, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    6. Jeff Smith (2), Michigan State over Ralph Sonntag, Maryland — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    7. Jess Lewis (1), Oregon State over Joe Kutniewski, Fairleigh Dickinson (NJ) — Fall 1:04 · View bout
    8. Marty Weikart, Delaware over Tom Kusleika, Adams State (CO) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    9. Paul Elzey, Toledo (OH) over John Henry Ward, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    10. Tom 'Otis' Walter, Kent State (OH) over Mark Kane, Navy (MD) — Fall 5:40 · View bout
    11. Tom Beeson (5), Western Colorado over Bill Galler, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 12–8 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Al Borkowski, Northwest Missouri State over Tom 'Otis' Walter, Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:07 · View bout
    2. Dave Porter (3), Michigan over Henry Muller, Oregon — Fall 3:57 · View bout
    3. Dick Schumacher (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Oliver Kenen, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    4. Fred Andree, Massachusetts Tech over Dick Seloover, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    5. Jeff Smith (2), Michigan State over Don Holtry, Utah State — Fall 4:45 · View bout
    6. Jess Lewis (1), Oregon State over Marty Weikart, Delaware — Fall 2:49 · View bout
    7. Mike Kelly, Indiana State over Tom Beeson (5), Western Colorado — Dec 17–1 · View bout
    8. Paul Elzey, Toledo (OH) over Dale Stearns, Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Porter (3), Michigan over Dick Schumacher (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Fall 4:29 · View bout
    2. Fred Andree, Massachusetts Tech over Mike Kelly, Indiana State — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    3. Jeff Smith (2), Michigan State over Paul Elzey, Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    4. Jess Lewis (1), Oregon State over Al Borkowski, Northwest Missouri State — Dec 13–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Porter (3), Michigan over Jeff Smith (2), Michigan State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    2. Jess Lewis (1), Oregon State over Fred Andree, Massachusetts Tech — Fall 2:45 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dave Porter (3), Michigan over Jess Lewis (1), Oregon State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Marty Weikart, Delaware over Joe Kutniewski, Fairleigh Dickinson (NJ) — Dec 11–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Al Borkowski, Northwest Missouri State over Marty Weikart, Delaware — Fall 1:49 · View bout
    2. Dick Schumacher (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Henry Muller, Oregon — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Fred Andree, Massachusetts Tech over Al Borkowski, Northwest Missouri State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    2. Jeff Smith (2), Michigan State over Dick Schumacher (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 8–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jeff Smith (2), Michigan State over Fred Andree, Massachusetts Tech — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dick Schumacher (6), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Al Borkowski, Northwest Missouri State — Dec 4–2 · View bout