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1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships

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1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationAuburn, Alabama
DatesMarch 25, 1971–March 27, 1971
Host(s)Auburn University
Venue(s)Memorial Coliseum
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma State (27th title)
1st runners-upIowa State
2nd runners-upMichigan State
Tournament statistics
Attendance25,000
MVPDarrell Keller (Oklahoma State)
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The 1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 41st NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama hosted the tournament at Memorial Coliseum.

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 94 points and three individual champions.

Team results

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Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma State 94
2 Iowa State 66
3 Michigan State 44
T-4 Penn State 43
T-4 Oregon State 43
6 Oklahoma 39
7 Lehigh 32
8 Washington 30
9 Cal Poly-SLO 27
T-10 Portland State 26
T-10 Navy 26

Individual finals

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Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs Greg Johnson, Michigan State DEC Tom Schuler, Navy, 6–5
126 lbs Yoshiro Fujita, Oklahoma State MAJOR Ken Donaldson, Air Force, 13–2
134 lbs Roger Weigel, Oregon State MAJOR Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State, 15–7
142 lbs Darrell Keller, Oklahoma State DEC Larry Owings, Washington, 16–12
150 lbs Stan Dziedzic, Slippery Rock DEC Jay Arneson, Oklahoma State, 6–1
158 lbs Carl Adams, Iowa State MAJOR Mike R. Jones, Oregon State, 18–5
167 lbs Andy Matter, Penn State RD Steve Shields, Lehigh, 5–5, 0–0
177 lbs Geoff Baum, Oklahoma State DEC Al Nacin, Iowa State, 10–3
190 lbs Ben Peterson, Iowa State DEC Vince Paolano, Syracuse 11–6
UNL Greg Wojciechowski, Toledo DEC Dave Joyner, Penn State, 5–3

References

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