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2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Host(s)Oklahoma State University
Venue(s)Ford Center
Participants68
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma State (34th title)
1st runners-upMinnesota
2nd runners-upOklahoma
MVPBen Askren (Missouri)
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Oklahoma City hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship from March 16–18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned two individual champions (Johny Hendricks at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt at 197 pounds) and four other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.

Team results

Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma State 122.5
2 Minnesota 84
3 Oklahoma 80.5
4 Iowa 70
5 Cornell 62
6 Arizona State 61.5
7 Michigan 57.5
8 Edinboro 56
9 Lehigh 53.5
9 Penn State 53.5
11 Hofstra 52.5
12 Penn 51
13 Iowa State 48.5
13 Northwestern 48.5
15 Missouri 45
16 Nebraska 40.5
17 American 40
18 Indiana 35
18 Michigan State 35
20 Purdue 34
21 Wisconsin 33.5
22 Oregon 33
23 Cal Poly 32
24 Boise State 31.5
25 Illinois 29
26 Central Michigan 26
27 West Virginia 23
28 Northern Iowa 20.5
29 Virginia Tech 18.5
30 Tennessee-Chattanooga 15
31 Harvard 14
31 North Carolina-Greensboro 14
33 The Citadel 13
34 Navy 12
Rank School Points
35 Pittsburgh 10
36 Northern Illinois 9
37 Stanford 8.5
37 Wyoming 8.5
39 Kent State 8
40 California-Davis 7
41 Army 6.5
41 Cal State-Fullerton 6.5
41 Oregon State 6.5
44 Columbia 6
45 Ohio State 5.5
46 Buffalo 5
47 Cal State-Bakersfield 4.5
49 North Carolina 4.5
49 Bloomsburg 4
49 Cleveland State 4
49 Eastern Illinois 4
49 Lock Haven 4
49 Slippery Rock 4
54 Fresno State 3
55 Gardner-Webb 2.5
55 Old Dominion 2.5
55 Duquesne 2.5
58 Drexel 2
58 Eastern Michigan 2
58 North Carolina State 2
61 Maryland 1
61 Rider 1
63 Sacred Heart 0.5
64 Air Force 0
64 Millersville 0
64 Brown 0
64 George Mason 0
64 James Madison 0

Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold)

Weight class Championship Match (Champion in boldface)
125 lbs Joe Dubuque, Indiana DEC Troy Nickerson, Cornell, 8–3
133 lbs Matt Valenti, Penn DEC Christopher Fleeger, Purdue, 3–2
141 lbs Nate Gallick, Iowa State DEC Teyon Ware, Oklahoma, 3–2
149 lbs Dustin Schlatter, Minnesota DEC Tyler Eustice, Iowa, 4–0
157 lbs Ben Cherrington, Boise State DEC Brian Stith, Arizona State, 7–3
165 lbs Johny Hendricks, Oklahoma State DEC Ryan Churella, Michigan, 9–8
174 lbs Ben Askren, Missouri MAJOR Jake Herbert, Northwestern, 14–2
184 lbs Shane Webster, Oregon, DEC Roger Kish, Minnesota, 3–2
197 lbs Jake Rosholt, Oklahoma State DEC Phil Davis, Penn State, 10–3
285 lbs Cole Konrad, Minnesota DEC Steve Mocco, Oklahoma State, 5–2; TB2

References

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II
2005–06 NCAA Division I championships
  • † Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship
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