NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1990 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Jack Griffin, Northwestern (IL).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jack GriffinNW
  2. 2Larry 'Zeke' JonesASU
  3. 3Gary McCallISU
  4. 4Doug WylandUNC
  5. 5Jeff PrescottPSU
  6. 6Mark SchwabUNI
  7. 7Bobby CrawfordMIZZ
  8. 8Dan VidlakORE

In 1990, 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 1990 118-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. Gary McCall, Iowa State over Dan Finacchio, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Morris, Minnesota over Ken Matsui, Boston (MA) — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  2. Bob Simpson, Pittsburgh (PA) over Tony Purler (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Bobby Crawford (11), Missouri over Ricky Strausbaugh, North Carolina State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Bret Maughan, North Dakota State over Lance Ellis, Indiana (IN) — MD 18–6 · View bout
  5. Charlie Irick, Wisconsin over Rick Hartman, Lehigh (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  6. Chris Bollin (6), Oklahoma over Adam Condo, Columbia (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Dan Vidlak (12), Oregon over Erik Burnett, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  8. Donnie Heckel (5), Clemson (SC) over Wayne Murschell, George Mason (VA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  9. Doug Wyland (1), North Carolina over Rich Douglas, St. Cloud State (MN) — MD 17–8 · View bout
  10. Gary McCall, Iowa State over Steve Martin (8), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  11. Jack DeBoe, Kent State (OH) over Tom Tingley, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  12. Jack Griffin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Pat Higa, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  13. Jeff Prescott (7), Penn State over Gabe Zirkelbach, Purdue (IN) — TF 21–4 · View bout
  14. Larry 'Zeke' Jones (2), Arizona State over Jerry Graziano, Cornell (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  15. Lou Rosselli (9), Edinboro (PA) over Tony Venturini, Eastern Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  16. Mark Schwab (3), Northern Iowa over Steve Millward, West Virginia — Dec 14–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Bollin (6), Oklahoma over Bobby Crawford (11), Missouri — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Donnie Heckel (5), Clemson (SC) over Dan Vidlak (12), Oregon — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Doug Wyland (1), North Carolina over Charlie Irick, Wisconsin — Fall 6:38 · View bout
  4. Gary McCall, Iowa State over Lou Rosselli (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Jack Griffin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Jack DeBoe, Kent State (OH) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  6. Jeff Prescott (7), Penn State over Bob Simpson, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 18–9 · View bout
  7. Larry 'Zeke' Jones (2), Arizona State over Ben Morris, Minnesota — TF 19–4 · View bout
  8. Mark Schwab (3), Northern Iowa over Bret Maughan, North Dakota State — MD 19–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Gary McCall, Iowa State over Doug Wyland (1), North Carolina — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jack Griffin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Donnie Heckel (5), Clemson (SC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Larry 'Zeke' Jones (2), Arizona State over Jeff Prescott (7), Penn State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  4. Mark Schwab (3), Northern Iowa over Chris Bollin (6), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jack Griffin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Gary McCall, Iowa State — Fall 1:25 · View bout
  2. Larry 'Zeke' Jones (2), Arizona State over Mark Schwab (3), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jack Griffin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Larry 'Zeke' Jones (2), Arizona State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Steve Martin (8), Iowa over Dan Finacchio, Rider (NJ) — MD 14–6 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Morris, Minnesota over Jerry Graziano, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Bob Simpson, Pittsburgh (PA) over Gabe Zirkelbach, Purdue (IN) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Bobby Crawford (11), Missouri over Adam Condo, Columbia (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Charlie Irick, Wisconsin over Rich Douglas, St. Cloud State (MN) — Fall 4:43 · View bout
  5. Dan Vidlak (12), Oregon over Wayne Murschell, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Lou Rosselli (9), Edinboro (PA) over Steve Martin (8), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Pat Higa, California-Bakersfield over Jack DeBoe, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Steve Millward, West Virginia over Bret Maughan, North Dakota State — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Simpson, Pittsburgh (PA) over Ben Morris, Minnesota — Fall · View bout
  2. Bobby Crawford (11), Missouri over Steve Millward, West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Dan Vidlak (12), Oregon over Pat Higa, California-Bakersfield — Fall 0:50 · View bout
  4. Lou Rosselli (9), Edinboro (PA) over Charlie Irick, Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Crawford (11), Missouri over Donnie Heckel (5), Clemson (SC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Vidlak (12), Oregon over Chris Bollin (6), Oklahoma — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Doug Wyland (1), North Carolina over Bob Simpson, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Jeff Prescott (7), Penn State over Lou Rosselli (9), Edinboro (PA) — MD 13–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Wyland (1), North Carolina over Bobby Crawford (11), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Jeff Prescott (7), Penn State over Dan Vidlak (12), Oregon — TF 15–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Wyland (1), North Carolina over Mark Schwab (3), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Gary McCall, Iowa State over Jeff Prescott (7), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary McCall, Iowa State over Doug Wyland (1), North Carolina — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Prescott (7), Penn State over Mark Schwab (3), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bobby Crawford (11), Missouri over Dan Vidlak (12), Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout