NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1971 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Carl Adams, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Carl AdamsISU
  2. 2Mike JonesORST
  3. 3Bruce TrammelOHIO
  4. 4John FinchCP
  5. 5Larry LaushOU
  6. 6Hajime ShinjoWASH

In 1971, 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 1971 158-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.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 12 bouts

    4 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Tom Graddy, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–4 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Rich Bacastow, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    3. Dennis Buford, Western Michigan over Tom Meier, Nebraska — Fall 3:15 · View bout
    4. George Myers, Maryland over Clint Young, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. George Paulus, Kent State (OH) over Curt Bourg, Missouri — Dec 14–4 · View bout
    6. Gerald Strauman, Western Illinois over Kevin Fennell, California-Berkeley — Dec 13–6 · View bout
    7. Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) over Steve Dildine (7), Alabama — Dec 11–8 · View bout
    8. John Finch, California-Poly over Gary Hill, Wyoming — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    9. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over Tom Quinn (9), Michigan — Fall 5:23 · View bout
    10. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over John Sattler, Navy (MD) — Dec 11–1 · View bout
    11. Rick Radman, Michigan State over Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    12. Wade Schalles (5), Clarion (PA) over Steve Sanchez, Portland State (OR) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Charles Bauer, New Hampshire — Fall 1:22 · View bout
    2. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over John Finch, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Clyde Frantz (6), Penn State over Gerald Strauman, Western Illinois — Fall 0:38 · View bout
    4. Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) over Mark Faller, Harvard (MA) — Fall 4:59 · View bout
    5. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over Tony DeMeno, West Chester (PA) — Fall 7:21 · View bout
    6. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over George Paulus, Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:15 · View bout
    7. Rick Radman, Michigan State over George Myers, Maryland — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    8. Wade Schalles (5), Clarion (PA) over Dennis Buford, Western Michigan — Fall 4:15 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Wade Schalles (5), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Clyde Frantz (6), Penn State — Fall 4:55 · View bout
    3. Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) over Rick Radman, Michigan State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Mike Jones (8), Oregon State — Dec 18–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. George Paulus, Kent State (OH) over John Sattler, Navy (MD) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. John Finch, California-Poly over Rich Bacastow, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. John Finch, California-Poly over Clyde Frantz (6), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over George Paulus, Kent State (OH) — Fall 5:03 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. John Finch, California-Poly over Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over John Finch, California-Poly — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) — Dec 17–2 · View bout