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2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
The 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 17 to March 19 in New York, New York at the Madison Square Garden. The tournament was the 86th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and featured seventy two teams across that level.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| 72 |
| Double-elimination |
| New York, New YorkMadison Square Garden |
| Penn State Nittany Lions (6th title) |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys (45th title game) |
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| Cael Sanderson (5th title) |
| Kyle Snyder ((Ohio State)) |
| 110,194 |
| ESPN Networks |
The 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 17 to March 19 in New York, New York at the Madison Square Garden. The tournament was the 86th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and featured seventy two teams across that level.
Penn State won their sixth title after their streak of four titles was broken by Ohio State in 2015. PSU's head coach Cael Sanderson was named NCAA Coach of the Year.
- Note: Top 10 only
- (H): Team from hosting U.S. state
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 123 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 97.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 86 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 82 |
| 5 | Iowa | 81 |
| 6 | Missouri | 741⁄2 |
| 7 | Cornell (H) | 67 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 58 |
| 9 | Illinois | 501⁄2 |
| 9 | Michigan | 501⁄2 |
- Note: Table does not include wrestlebacks
- (H): Individual from hosting U.S. State
Source:
| Weight | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 lbs | Nico MegaludisPenn State | Thomas GilmanIowa | Nathan TomaselloOhio State |
| 133 lbs | Nahshon GarrettCornell (H) | Cory ClarkIowa | Cody BrewerOklahoma Sooners |
| 141 lbs | Dean HeilOklahoma State | Bryce MeredithWyoming | Joey McKennaStanford |
| 149 lbs | Zain RetherfordPenn State | Brandon SorensenIowa | Lavion Mayes Missouri |
| 157 lbs | Isaiah MartinezIllinois Fighting Illini | Jason NolfPenn State | Nick BrascettaVirginia Tech Hokies |
| 165 lbs | Alex DieringerOklahoma State | Isaac JordanWisconsin | Bo JordanOhio State |
| 174 lbs | Myles MartinOhio State | Bo NickalPenn State | Zach EpperlyVirginia Tech Hokies |
| 184 lbs | Gabe DeanCornell (H) | Timothy DudleyNebraska | Pete RendaNC State |
| 197 lbs | J'den CoxMissouri | Morgan McIntoshPenn State | Brett PfarrMinnesota |
| 285 lbs | Kyle SnyderOhio State | Nick GwiazdowskiNC State | Adam CoonMichigan |
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