NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1971 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Geoff Baum, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Geoff BaumOKST
  2. 2Al NacinISU
  3. 3Russ JohnsonOHIO
  4. 4Dave Van MeverenUNM
  5. 5Jim CrumleyORST
  6. 6Bill DemarayNDSU

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 177-pound bracket

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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. Al Nacin (7), Iowa State over John Proios, Arizona — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Bill Demaray (4), North Dakota State over Tom Jones, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    3. Bruce Zindel (8), Michigan State over Dave DeForest, Oregon — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    4. Craig Tritch, Pittsburgh (PA) over Bill Hill, East Carolina (NC) — Fall 6:11 · View bout
    5. Dave Van Meveren, New Mexico over Chuck Arnold (10), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    6. Don Cramer, Gettysburg (PA) over Rick Maras, Washington (WA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    7. Geoff Baum (1), Oklahoma State over Ray Ritacco, Army (NY) — Dec 15–4 · View bout
    8. Jim Crumley (2), Oregon State over Tucker Thompson, Oklahoma — Fall 3:50 · View bout
    9. Pat Farner (9), California-Poly over Mike Allison, Colorado — Fall 6:49 · View bout
    10. Russ Johnson (3), Ohio over Larry Woods, New Hampshire — Fall 4:07 · View bout
    11. Scott Christie (5), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Haug, Nebraska — Dec 18–2 · View bout
    12. Scott Tennis (6), Utah over Rich Ragan, Maryland — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Al Nacin (7), Iowa State over Tom Corbo, John Carroll (OH) — Fall 5:33 · View bout
    2. Bill Demaray (4), North Dakota State over Pete Leiskau, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Bruce Zindel (8), Michigan State over Craig Tritch, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    4. Geoff Baum (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Van Meveren, New Mexico — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    5. Jim Crumley (2), Oregon State over John Bedtke, Winona State (MN) — Fall 4:27 · View bout
    6. Russ Johnson (3), Ohio over Don Cramer, Gettysburg (PA) — Dec 11–2 · View bout
    7. Scott Christie (5), Lehigh (PA) over Hans Albrecht, Long Beach State (CA) — Fall 3:04 · View bout
    8. Scott Tennis (6), Utah over Pat Farner (9), California-Poly — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Al Nacin (7), Iowa State over Russ Johnson (3), Ohio — Dec 12–7 · View bout
    2. Bill Demaray (4), North Dakota State over Bruce Zindel (8), Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    3. Geoff Baum (1), Oklahoma State over Scott Christie (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Jim Crumley (2), Oregon State over Scott Tennis (6), Utah — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Al Nacin (7), Iowa State over Jim Crumley (2), Oregon State — Fall 6:48 · View bout
    2. Geoff Baum (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Demaray (4), North Dakota State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Geoff Baum (1), Oklahoma State over Al Nacin (7), Iowa State — Dec 10–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Van Meveren, New Mexico over Ray Ritacco, Army (NY) — Dec 9–0 · View bout
    2. John Proios, Arizona over Tom Corbo, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Van Meveren, New Mexico over Scott Christie (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Russ Johnson (3), Ohio over John Proios, Arizona — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Van Meveren, New Mexico over Bill Demaray (4), North Dakota State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Russ Johnson (3), Ohio over Jim Crumley (2), Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Russ Johnson (3), Ohio over Dave Van Meveren, New Mexico — Dec 9–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jim Crumley (2), Oregon State over Bill Demaray (4), North Dakota State — Dec 12–4 · View bout