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NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships

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Founded
  
1963

Current champions
  
St. Cloud State (2)

Number of teams
  
42 of 59 (2015)

Website
  
NCAA.com

NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships

Most successful team(s)
  
Cal Poly–SLO & Cal State Bakersfield (8 titles each)

The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships for wrestling individuals and teams were first officially sponsored in 1963 and have since been held annually.

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The NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships is a double-elimination tournament for individuals competing in ten weight classes. Sixteen wrestlers in each class qualify through four "Super Regional" tournaments. During the championships, individual match winners earn points based on the level and quality of the victory, which are totaled to determine the team championship standings.

In addition to determining the national championship, the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships also determine the Division II All-America team. The top eight finishers in each weight class qualify for Division II All-American status.

Team champions

  • Prior to 1963, only a single national championship was held for all members of the NCAA; Division II competition began in 1963, with Division III following in 1974.
  • Names used are those current in the years listed.

    • Note: Shaded scores = Closest margin of victory,  1⁄4 point in 1979 & widest margin of victory, 88 1⁄4 points in 1982.

    Team titles

    Source

  • A = known as Cal State Poly College & Cal Poly State University
  • B = known as Cal State College, Bakersfield & CSU Bakersfield
  • C = known as Central State College (OK) & Central Oklahoma
  • D = known as Portland State College & Portland State U.
  • E = was Western State College of Colorado
  • F = known as State College of Iowa & UNI
  • G = known as Mankato State College, Mankato State University & Minnesota State–Mankato

    • Team title winning streaks (more than 2)

    Source

    Division II wrestlers to Division I

    Sources

    Through 1989, the Division II finalists advanced to the Division I championships, held the following week, where many athletes earned All-American recognition in two divisions during the same season. This practice was discontinued after Carlton Haselrig of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown won the Division II heavyweight title and advanced to Division I, where he also won the heavyweight title three years in a row, 1987–89.

    Former Division II Champions now in Division I

    Source

    Notes

    References

    NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships Wikipedia
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