1977 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.
The 1977 NCAA championships had 10 weights and 485 bouts. Iowa State won the team title with 95.5 points; Oklahoma State was second with 88.75.
Most falls in the least time: Johnnie Jones, Iowa State · 3 falls in 6:25
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Jim Haines (2)Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Dec 8–7 over Mike McArthur (1), Minnesota |
| 126 | Nick Gallo (1)Hofstra (NY) | Hofstra (NY) | Dec 8–3 over Keith Mourlam (2), Iowa |
| 134 | Pat NeuMinnesota | Minnesota | Dec 4–2 over Dennis Brighton Sr., Michigan State |
| 142 | Steve Barrett (1)Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 12–5 over Sam Komar (3), Indiana (IN) |
| 150 | Mark Churella (4)Michigan | Michigan | Dec 9–3 over Joe Zuspann (2), Iowa State |
| 158 | Lee Kemp Jr. (1) · 2nd titleWisconsin | Wisconsin | Dec 9–5 over Kelly Ward (2), Iowa State |
| 167 | Rod Kilgore (2) · 2nd titleOklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 4–2 over Mark Lieberman (5), Lehigh (PA) |
| 177 | Chris Campbell (1) · 2nd titleIowa | Iowa | Dec 12–6 over Mark Johnson (2), Michigan |
| 190 | Frank Santana (3)Iowa State | Iowa State | Dec 12–7 over Evan Johnson (1), Minnesota |
| Unlimited | Jimmy Jackson (3) · 2nd titleOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 4–4 (tiebreaker) over Larry Bielenberg (1), Oregon State |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1977
Head coach for the 1977 tournament, from the coaching record; a dash where none is established yet.
| Rank | Program | Head coach | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa State | Harold Nichols | 95.5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | Tommy Chesbro | 88.75 |
| 3 | Iowa | Dan Gable | 84 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Wally Johnson | 66 |
| 5 | Oregon State | Dale Thomas | 52.25 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Duane Kleven | 50.75 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Stan Abel | 49 |
| 8 | Lehigh (PA) | Thad Turner | 48.75 |
| 9 | Michigan | Bill Johannesen | 45.5 |
| 10 | Kentucky | Fletcher Carr | 41.5 |
| 11 | Arizona State | Bobby Douglas | 35.25 |
| 12 | Brigham Young (UT) | Fred Davis | 27.25 |
| 13 | Syracuse (NY) | Ed Carlin | 26.75 |
| 14 | Hofstra (NY) | Bob Getchell | 24.5 |
| 15 | Tennessee | Gray Simons | 20.25 |
| 16 | Indiana (IN) | Doug Blubaugh | 20 |
| 17 | Michigan State | Grady Peninger | 19 |
| 18 | Penn State | Bill Koll | 18 |
| 19 | Missouri | Bob Kopnisky | 17.75 |
| 20 | Ohio State | Chris Ford | 13.5 |
Show all 65 teams
51 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1977 scoring rules.
Cite this page: “1977 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/tournaments/1977/