2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament
Teams	72
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	New York City, New York; Madison Square Garden
Champions	Penn State Nittany Lions (6th title)
Runner-up	Oklahoma State Cowboys (45th title game)
Semifinalists	Ohio State Buckeyes; Virginia Tech Hokies; Iowa Hawkeye;
Winning coach	Cael Sanderson (5th title)
MVP	Kyle Snyder, (Ohio State)
Attendance	110,194
Television	ESPN Networks

The 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 17 to March 19 in New York City, 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.

Team results

Note: Top 10 only
(H): Team from hosting U.S. state

Rank	Team	Points
1	Penn State	123
2	Oklahoma State	97¹⁄₂
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

[1]

Individual results

Note: Table does not include wrestlebacks
(H): Individual from hosting U.S. State

Source:[2]

Weight	First	Second	Third
125 lbs	Nico Megaludis Penn State	Thomas Gilman Iowa	Nathan Tomasello Ohio State
125 lbs	Nico Megaludis Penn State	Thomas Gilman Iowa	David Terao American
133 lbs	Nahshon Garrett Cornell (H)	Cory Clark Iowa	Cody Brewer Oklahoma Sooners
133 lbs	Nahshon Garrett Cornell (H)	Cory Clark Iowa	Zane Richards Illinois Fighting Illini
141 lbs	Dean Heil Oklahoma State	Bryce Meredith Wyoming	Joey McKenna Standford
141 lbs	Dean Heil Oklahoma State	Bryce Meredith Wyoming	Anthony Ashnault Rutgers
149 lbs	Zain Retherford Penn State	Brandon Sorensen Iowa	Lavion Mayes Missouri
149 lbs	Zain Retherford Penn State	Brandon Sorensen Iowa	Anthony Collica Oklahoma State
157 lbs	Isaiah Martinez Illinois Fighting Illini	Jason Nolf Penn State	Nick Brascetta Virginia Tech Hokies
157 lbs	Isaiah Martinez Illinois Fighting Illini	Jason Nolf Penn State	Dylan Palacio Cornell(H)
165 lbs	Alex Dieringer Oklahoma State	Isaac Jordan Wisconsin	Bo Jordan Ohio State
165 lbs	Alex Dieringer Oklahoma State	Isaac Jordan Wisconsin	Daniel Lewis Missouri
174 lbs	Myles Martin Ohio State	Bo Nickal Penn State	Zach Epperly Virginia Tech Hokies
174 lbs	Myles Martin Ohio State	Bo Nickal Penn State	Casey Kent Pennsylvania
184 lbs	Gabe Dean Cornell (H)	Timothy Dudley Nebraska	Pete Renda NC State
184 lbs	Gabe Dean Cornell (H)	Timothy Dudley Nebraska	Nolan Boyd Oklahoma State
197 lbs	J'den Cox Missouri	Morgan McIntosh Penn State	Brett Pfarr Minnesota '
197 lbs	J'den Cox Missouri	Morgan McIntosh Penn State	Nathan Burak Iowa
285 lbs	Kyle Snyder Ohio State	Nick Gwiazdowski NC State	Adam Coon Michigan
285 lbs	Kyle Snyder Ohio State	Nick Gwiazdowski NC State	Ty Walz Virginia Tech Hokies

References

grappleCy (2016-03-21). "2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap". Wide Right & Natty Lite. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
"2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

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[1] rappleCy (2016-03-21). "2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap". Wide Right & Natty Lite. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[Brackets-2] "2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 18, 2020.