2021 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.
The 2021 NCAA championships had 10 weights and 638 bouts. Iowa won the team title with 129 points; Penn State was second with 113.5.
Most falls in the least time: Patrick McKee, Minnesota · 3 falls in 10:10
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | Spencer Lee (1) · 3rd titleIowa | Iowa | Dec 7–0 over Brandon Courtney (3), Arizona State |
| 133 | Roman Bravo-Young (2)Penn State | Penn State | Dec 4–2 over Daton Fix (1), Oklahoma State |
| 141 | Nick Lee (2)Penn State | Penn State | Dec 4–2 over Jaydin Eierman (1), Iowa |
| 149 | Austin O'Connor (2)North Carolina | North Carolina | Dec 3–2 over Sammy Sasso (1), Ohio State |
| 157 | David Carr (3)Iowa State | Iowa State | Dec 4–0 over Jesse Dellavecchia (4), Rider (NJ) |
| 165 | Shane Griffith (8)Stanford (CA) | Stanford (CA) | Dec 6–2 over Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) |
| 174 | Carter Starocci (3)Penn State | Penn State | Dec 3–1 over Michael Kemerer (1), Iowa |
| 184 | Aaron Brooks (1)Penn State | Penn State | Dec 3–2 over Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State |
| 197 | AJ Ferrari Jr. (4)Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 4–2 over Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (6), Pittsburgh (PA) |
| 285 | Gable Steveson (1)Minnesota | Minnesota | Dec 8–4 over Mason Parris (2), Michigan |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 2021
Head coach for the 2021 tournament, from the coaching record; a dash where none is established yet.
| Rank | Program | Head coach | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Tom Brands | 129 |
| 2 | Penn State | Cael Sanderson | 113.5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | John Smith | 99.5 |
| 4 | Arizona State | Zeke Jones | 74 |
| 5 | Michigan | Sean Bormet | 69 |
| 6 | North Carolina State | Pat Popolizio | 68 |
| T7 | Minnesota | Brandon Eggum | 64 |
| T7 | Missouri | Brian Smith | 64 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Tom Ryan | 46.5 |
| 10 | Northwestern (IL) | Matt Storniolo | 45 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh (PA) | Keith Gavin | 40.5 |
| 12 | Nebraska | Mark Manning | 38 |
| T13 | Iowa State | Kevin Dresser | 37.5 |
| T13 | Rutgers (NJ) | Scott Goodale | 37.5 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | Tony Robie | 36.5 |
| 16 | North Carolina | Coleman Scott | 36 |
| 17 | Stanford (CA) | Jason Borrelli | 35.5 |
| 18 | Illinois | Jim Heffernan | 25 |
| 19 | Northern Iowa | Doug Schwab | 24.5 |
| 20 | Rider (NJ) | John Hangey | 22 |
Show all 59 teams
4 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 2021 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Head coach | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60* | American (DC) | Jason Grimes interim | 0* |
| 60* | Citadel (SC) | Ryan LeBlanc | 0* |
| 60* | Sacred Heart (CT) | Not yet established | 0* |
| 60* | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | Jeremy Spates | 0* |
Cite this page: “2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/tournaments/2021/