NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1986 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Jim Jordan, Wisconsin.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jim JordanWIS
  2. 2Greg RandallIOWA
  3. 3David RayEDIN
  4. 4Leo BaileyOKST
  5. 5Tim CochranTENN
  6. 6Phil CallahanILL
  7. 7Dan MatauchMSU
  8. 8Kyle NellisPITT

In 1986, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1986 134-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 · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Jeff Washington, South Carolina State over Terry Patstone Jr., Maine — Sup 24–10 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andre Miller (7), Wilkes (PA) over Marty Anderson, Northern Iowa — Sup 17–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Schneiderman (11), North Carolina State over Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. David Ray, Edinboro (PA) over Glenn Jarrett, Oregon — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Ed Curran, Bucknell (PA) over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. Glenn McMinn Jr., Arizona State over Rob Johnson (8), Ohio — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  6. Greg Randall (2), Iowa over Dondi Teran, California-Fullerton — MD 13–2 · View bout
  7. Jeff Gibbons, Iowa State over Paul Clark (3), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Jeff Washington, South Carolina State over Enzo Catullo, North Carolina — Fall 5:36 · View bout
  9. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Alonzo Harrison, Fresno State (CA) — Dflt · View bout
  10. Kyle Nellis (10), Pittsburgh (PA) over Nate Allison, Northern Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  11. Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State over Gil Sanchez, Nebraska — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  12. Nick Neville (4), Oklahoma over Chris Luttrell, New Mexico — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  13. Phil Callahan, Illinois over Dan Matauch, Michigan State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  14. Steve Stearns (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Pat Fitzgerald, Indiana State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  15. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Brian Crane, Princeton (NJ) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Hutchinson (9), Appalachian State (NC) over Craig Dellorso, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ed Curran, Bucknell (PA) over Nick Neville (4), Oklahoma — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Greg Randall (2), Iowa over David Ray, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Jeff Washington, South Carolina State — Fall 3:56 · View bout
  4. Kyle Nellis (10), Pittsburgh (PA) over Andre Miller (7), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Phil Callahan, Illinois over Jeff Gibbons, Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Steve Stearns (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Dave Schneiderman (11), North Carolina State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  7. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State — MD 14–6 · View bout
  8. Tom Hutchinson (9), Appalachian State (NC) over Glenn McMinn Jr., Arizona State — Sup 14–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Greg Randall (2), Iowa over Kyle Nellis (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 15–7 · View bout
  2. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Tom Hutchinson (9), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Phil Callahan, Illinois over Steve Stearns (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  4. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Ed Curran, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Randall (2), Iowa over Phil Callahan, Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Greg Randall (2), Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Craig Dellorso, Navy (MD) over Glenn McMinn Jr., Arizona State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Matauch, Michigan State over Jeff Gibbons, Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Schneiderman (11), North Carolina State over Pat Fitzgerald, Indiana State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. David Ray, Edinboro (PA) over Dondi Teran, California-Fullerton — MD 12–3 · View bout
  5. Jeff Washington, South Carolina State over Alonzo Harrison, Fresno State (CA) — TF (no score) · View bout
  6. Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State over Brian Crane, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 5:08 · View bout
  7. Nate Allison, Northern Illinois over Andre Miller (7), Wilkes (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  8. Nick Neville (4), Oklahoma over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Matauch, Michigan State over Dave Schneiderman (11), North Carolina State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. David Ray, Edinboro (PA) over Nate Allison, Northern Illinois — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  3. Jeff Washington, South Carolina State over Craig Dellorso, Navy (MD) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State over Nick Neville (4), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Matauch, Michigan State over Ed Curran, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. David Ray, Edinboro (PA) over Tom Hutchinson (9), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Kyle Nellis (10), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jeff Washington, South Carolina State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State over Steve Stearns (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. David Ray, Edinboro (PA) over Dan Matauch, Michigan State — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  2. Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State over Kyle Nellis (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. David Ray, Edinboro (PA) over Phil Callahan, Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State over Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. David Ray, Edinboro (PA) over Leo Bailey (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Phil Callahan, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Matauch, Michigan State over Kyle Nellis (10), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout