NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1971 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Ben Peterson, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ben PetersonISU
  2. 2Vince PaolanoSYR
  3. 3Bill BraggCOLO
  4. 4Dave CiolekMSU
  5. 5Ritchie StarrHARV
  6. 6Tom HutchinsonLEH

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 190-pound bracket

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  • "↩" 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

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Mike Fiorini, Illinois State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    2. Dave Ciolek (5), Michigan State over Brian Hage, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 6:07 · View bout
    3. Dennis Alf, Wyoming over Bob Swanson, California-Los Angeles — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. Gary Maiolfi (6), California-Poly over Mike Dorr, Colorado State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    5. George Zguris, Massachusetts over Kirk Thorburn, California-Berkeley — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    6. Jim Metzler, Purdue (IN) over Ben Dew (7), Weber State (UT) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    7. John Byrd, Missouri over Dennis Scott, California-Chico — Dec 17–13 · View bout
    8. Mike Brundage, Oklahoma over Kevin Michaels, Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    9. Paul Zander (2), Iowa over Greg Strobel (10), Oregon State — Fall 9:26 · View bout
    10. Ritchie Starr, Harvard (MA) over Ron Tacha (9), Kansas State — Fall 0:39 · View bout
    11. Steve Newman, Western Michigan over John Hohmann, New York — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    12. Ted Madden, Princeton (NJ) over Rich Hinebaugh, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    13. Tim Gay, East Carolina (NC) over Roy Baker (8), Temple (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    14. Tom Hutchinson, Lehigh (PA) over Bill Allen (4), Washington (WA) — Dec 13–5 · View bout
    15. Vince Paolano (3), Syracuse (NY) over Randy Omvig, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Ted Madden, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 15–1 · View bout
    2. Bill Bragg, Colorado over Paul Zander (2), Iowa — Fall 3:00 · View bout
    3. Dave Ciolek (5), Michigan State over George Zguris, Massachusetts — Fall 3:40 · View bout
    4. Dennis Alf, Wyoming over Tim Gay, East Carolina (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    5. Gary Maiolfi (6), California-Poly over Steve Newman, Western Michigan — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    6. Ritchie Starr, Harvard (MA) over Jim Metzler, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Tom Hutchinson, Lehigh (PA) over John Byrd, Missouri — Dec 12–6 · View bout
    8. Vince Paolano (3), Syracuse (NY) over Mike Brundage, Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Dave Ciolek (5), Michigan State — Fall 4:49 · View bout
    2. Bill Bragg, Colorado over Gary Maiolfi (6), California-Poly — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    3. Tom Hutchinson, Lehigh (PA) over Dennis Alf, Wyoming — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    4. Vince Paolano (3), Syracuse (NY) over Ritchie Starr, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Tom Hutchinson, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 6:14 · View bout
    2. Vince Paolano (3), Syracuse (NY) over Bill Bragg, Colorado — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ben Peterson (1), Iowa State over Vince Paolano (3), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Mike Brundage, Oklahoma over Randy Omvig, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Mike Fiorini, Illinois State over Ted Madden, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Ciolek (5), Michigan State over Mike Fiorini, Illinois State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Ritchie Starr, Harvard (MA) over Mike Brundage, Oklahoma — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Bragg, Colorado over Ritchie Starr, Harvard (MA) — Dec 11–0 · View bout
    2. Dave Ciolek (5), Michigan State over Tom Hutchinson, Lehigh (PA) — MFF · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bill Bragg, Colorado over Dave Ciolek (5), Michigan State — Fall 2:58 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Ritchie Starr, Harvard (MA) over Tom Hutchinson, Lehigh (PA) — MFF · View bout