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Top 100 College teams in dual meet wins in history

As the current 2019-2020 college wrestling season rolls into November and the tournament and dual meet results roll in let us review a list of the colleges and universities who have had long term activity and success in dual matches.  While it is no surprise that Oklahoma State is the top school in wins with 1,120 in their 100 seasons of competition some of the other top schools may not be as well known.  Unless otherwise noted the following schools are in Division I (D-I). Admittedly our totals and numbers may be incomplete and input will be gladly received.
There are four other schools with more than 1,000 wins.  Iowa State and then Oregon State are next in line with 1,075 and 1,034 respectively.  The 4th place team overall, and the top Division III (D-III) program, with 1,029 wins is Springfield College.  University of Iowa passed the 1,000 win mark this season to become the 5th team.
As can be seen in the list below the next five schools, Minnesota, Penn State, Lehigh, Naval Academy and Oklahoma compete in Division I.  Wilkes University is in 11th place and the 2nd D-III school with 883 wins.  Michigan University is a distant 12th with 826 wins.  Close behind are Cornell University and Wartburg College that moved up to tie Cornell with 821 wins for 13th place.  Appalachian State and Kent State complete the list of 16 teams with more than 800 wins.  Close behind are two schools who will earn their 800th win this season in Olivet College (D-III) and Ohio State.  Lycoming College, (D-III) with 782 wins, moved past Northern Iowa into 19th place last season.
Closely packed are Indiana, Wisconsin and Lock Haven who are just 2 wins apart,  The College of New Jersey (D-III) is only six behind Lock Haven.  Further back are Ursinus College (D-III) and University of Illinois with 726 and 722 respectively.  North Carolina State moved up to 27th place with 718.  They were tied with Nebraska University, now with 714, before last season.  Three more teams scored their 700th win last year. They are Princeton, North Idaho which is the top junior college in dual meet wins and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 31st spot.
Over 20 more teams have over 600 wins.  They are led by Augsburg College and North Carolina University who will probably pass 700 wins this season.  The top two Division II (D-II) teams are Minnesota- Mankato State and East Stroudsburg State with 624 and 621 wins respectively and place 46th and 47th overall.  Hofstra, Pitt.-Johnstown (D-II) and Central Michigan scored their 600th win last season.  Close behind them and looking to pass 600 wins this year are Ohio University, Missouri University, W.P.I.,(D-III) Drexel, Purdue, and Wyoming.
The top NAIA school is Southern Oregon State with 559 wins to place 73rd out of the top 100.  The 100th school with 492 wins is also the top school in the California Junior College league which competes in a fall schedule apart from other leagues is Sacramento City College.  There may be other California schools above that number and if so we welcome your input.  Some of the schools included have incomplete records and we still are seeking information from the early years at Virginia Military Institute, Case Western, Heidelburg College, Northwestern University and Wisconsin-Whitewater.  The top inactive teams, who unwisely dropped their program, are Nebraska-Omaha and Oregon University with 584 and 497 wins to rank 62nd and 98th respectively.
Hope that interest in a more complete record will prompt input and information from wrestling fans and coaches and officials. The list of the 100 is posted on a page so named on this site.

November 21, 2019 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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