2003 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.
The 2003 NCAA championships had 10 weights and 638 bouts. Oklahoma State won the team title with 143 points; Minnesota was second with 104.5. Oklahoma State had two of the 10 individual champions.
Most falls in the least time: Jason Powell, Nebraska · 3 falls in 8:20
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | Travis Lee (2)Cornell (NY) | Cornell (NY) | Dec 6–4 over Chris Fleeger (1), Purdue (IN) |
| 133 | Johnny Thompson (1) · 2nd titleOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 5–3 over Ryan Lewis (3), Minnesota |
| 141 | Teyon Ware (1)Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 6–4 over Dylan Long (3), Northern Iowa |
| 149 | Eric Larkin (1)Arizona State | Arizona State | Dec 10–8 over Jared Lawrence (2), Minnesota |
| 157 | Ryan Bertin (6)Michigan | Michigan | Dec 7–3 over Alex Tirapelle (9), Illinois |
| 165 | Matt Lackey (1)Illinois | Illinois | Dec 6–3 over Troy Letters (2), Lehigh (PA) |
| 174 | Robbie Waller (3)Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 7–2 over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) |
| 184 | Jake Rosholt (10)Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | MD 13–5 over Scott Barker (4), Missouri |
| 197 | Damion Hahn (6)Minnesota | Minnesota | Dec 5–4 over Jon Trenge (1), Lehigh (PA) |
| 285 | Steve Mocco (1)Iowa | Iowa | Dec 8–3 over Kevin Hoy (2), Air Force (CO) |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 2003
Head coach for the 2003 tournament, from the coaching record; a dash where none is established yet.
| Rank | Program | Head coach | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 143 |
| 2 | Minnesota | J Robinson | 104.5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Jack Spates | 78 |
| 4 | Lehigh (PA) | Greg Strobel | 69 |
| 5 | Arizona State | Thom Ortiz | 65 |
| 6 | Penn State | Troy Sunderland | 62 |
| 7 | Michigan | Joe McFarland | 58 |
| 8 | Iowa | Jim Zalesky | 57.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | Mark Johnson | 53 |
| 10 | Cornell (NY) | Rob Koll | 52 |
| 11 | Northern Iowa | Brad Penrith | 49.5 |
| 12 | Boise State (ID) | Greg Randall | 45 |
| 13 | Nebraska | Mark Manning | 40.5 |
| 14 | Purdue (IN) | Jessie Reyes | 38 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Russ Hellickson | 37 |
| 16 | Missouri | Brian Smith | 34 |
| 17 | West Virginia | Craig Turnbull | 33.5 |
| 18 | Michigan State | Tom Minkel | 32 |
| T19 | Iowa State | Bobby Douglas | 30 |
| T19 | Pittsburgh (PA) | Rande Stottlemyer | 30 |
Show all 69 teams
6 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 2003 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Head coach | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70* | Bloomsburg (PA) | Dan Wirnsberger | 0* |
| 70* | California-Fullerton | Dan Hicks | 0* |
| 70* | Millersville (PA) | Steve Capoferri | 0* |
| 70* | Portland State (OR) | Marlin Grahn | 0* |
| 70* | Slippery Rock (PA) | Jim Harshaw | 0* |
| 70* | Tennessee-Chattanooga | Terry Brands | 0* |
Cite this page: “2003 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/tournaments/2003/