1976 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

The 1976 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 46th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona hosted the tournament at the McKale Center.

1976 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Tucson, Arizona
Dates	March 11, 1976–March 13, 1976
Host(s)	University of Arizona
Venue(s)	McKale Center
Final positions
Champions	Iowa (2nd title)
1st runners-up	Iowa State
2nd runners-up	Oklahoma State
Tournament statistics
Attendance	17,297
MVP	Chuck Yagla (Iowa)
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Iowa took home the team championship with 123.25 points and three individual champions.^[1]

Chuck Yagla of Iowa was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Herb Calvert of Oklahoma received the Gorriaran Award.^[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Iowa	123.25
2	Iowa State	85.75
3	Oklahoma State	64.5
4	Wisconsin	64
5	Lehigh	55.25
6	Cal Poly	53
7	Minnesota	42.5
8	Michigan	36.5
9	Oklahoma	34.25
10	Penn State	23.25
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Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs	Mark DiGiroiamo, Cal Poly-SLO MAJOR Johnnie Jones, Iowa State, 14–4
126 lbs	Jack Reinwand, Wisconsin DEC Harold Wiley, California-Santa Barbara, 9–6
134 lbs	Mike Frick, Lehigh DEC Pat Milkovich, Michigan State, 7–4
142 lbs	Brad Smith, Iowa MAJOR Gene Costello, Slippery Rock, 12–4
150 lbs	Chuck Yagla, Iowa DEC Pete Galea, Iowa State, 5–0
158 lbs	Lee Kemp, Wisconsin DEC Tom Brown, Washington, 4–0
167 lbs	Pat Christenson, Wisconsin DEC Dan Wagermann, Iowa, 9–7
177 lbs	Chris Campbell, Iowa DEC Mark Johnson, Michigan, 9–4
190 lbs	Evan Johnson, Minnesota DEC Frank Santana, Iowa State, 6–6, 2–0
UNL	Jimmy Jackson, Oklahoma State DEC Greg Gibson, Oregon, 5–3
Reference:[2]