Tab Thacker
NCAA championship record, 1981–1984. Regular-season results are not included.
Tab Thacker wrestled for North Carolina State at four NCAA championships, 1981–1984, and went 13–7. Thacker won the title at Unlimited in 1984 and placed eighth at Unlimited in 1982 and sixth at Unlimited in 1983.
4tournaments
13wins
7losses
1individual title
8wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | 1 | 1st | 6–0 | 6 bouts |
| 1983 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | No seed listed | 6th | 4–3 | 7 bouts |
| 1982 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | 11 | 8th | 3–3 | 6 bouts |
| 1981 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | No seed listed | Lost round of 32 | 0–1 | 1 bout |
Every NCAA bout · 20
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 · Unlimited | |||||
| Opening round | W | Wendell Ellis · Washington State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 2:26 |
| Round of 32 | W | Bill Lingenfelser · Wyoming | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 1:07 |
| Round of 16 | W | Mike Blaske · California-Bakersfield | 1 | 12 | Dec 4–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Jamie Webber · Louisiana State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 2:09 |
| Semifinal | W | Mike Holcomb · Miami (OH) | 1 | 4 | Dec 5–4 |
| Final | W | Gary Albright · Nebraska | 1 | 6 | Dec 3–1 |
| 1983 · Unlimited | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Wendell Ellis · Washington State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Fall 2:06 |
| Round of 16 | W | Rob Rechsteiner · Michigan | No seed listed | 9 | Dec 7–3 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Mitch Shelton · Oklahoma State | No seed listed | 5 | Dec 0–5 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Flint Pulskamp · Stanford (CA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 5–2 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | George Fears · Navy (MD) | No seed listed | 12 | Fall 3:10 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Mark Rigatuso · Nebraska Omaha | No seed listed | 3 | Dec 1–3 |
| 5th-place bout | L | John Kriebs · Northern Iowa | No seed listed | 11 | Dec 1–2 |
| 1982 · Unlimited | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Larry Hamilton · Brigham Young (UT) | 11 | No seed listed | Fall 1:07 |
| Round of 16 | L | Lou Banach · Iowa | 11 | 2 | Fall 2:08 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | George Fears · Navy (MD) | 11 | No seed listed | Fall 1:55 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Eric Neily · Ohio State | 11 | No seed listed | Fall 3:43 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Joe 'Wayne' Cole · Iowa State | 11 | No seed listed | Dec 2–3 |
| 7th-place bout | L | Gary Albright · Nebraska | 11 | 9 | Fall 3:10 |
| 1981 · Unlimited | |||||
| Round of 32 | L | Kenneth 'Rod' Chamberlain · Indiana (IN) | No seed listed | 12 | Dec 0–7 |
Cite this page: “Tab Thacker”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_nd4wvgsi4m63pqxc/tab-thacker