| All
Time College Wrestling Teams – Top 100 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | As of | 11/1/2019 | | | | winningest coach at that team | | | | |
No. | School | State | Lev. | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | First Yr. (fall) | Latest Year | Yrs. | Most Wins Coach | Years | Wins | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
1 | Oklahoma State (A & M) | OK | I | 1120 | 128 | 22 | 0.891 | 1914-1915 | 2019 | a | 100 | Smith, John | 1991-2019 | 426 | (15-0) | (13-2) | (14-1) |
2 | Iowa State University | IA | I | 1075 | 430 | 19 | 0.712 | 1915-1943,’45- | 2019 | a | 102 | Nichols, Harold J., Dr. | 1948-1985 | 456 | (10-4) | (8-10) | (1-12) |
3 | Oregon State University | OR | I | 1034 | 354 | 28 | 0.740 | 1908-1909 | 2019 | a | 98 | Thomas, Dale | 1957-1990 | 616 | (5-8) | (6-6) | (5-7) |
4 | Springfield College MA | MA | III | 1029 | 490 | 26 | 0.674 | 1914-1915 | 2019 | a | 100 | Parker, Doug | 1955-1990 | 485 | (10-8) | (10-10) | (11-12) |
5 | Iowa University of | IA | I | 1013 | 232 | 29 | 0.807 | 1910-1911 | 2019 | a | 109 | Gable, Dan | 1976-1997 | 355 | (14-1) | (12-3) | (13-2) |
6 | Minnesota, University of | MN | I | 964 | 454 | 25 | 0.677 | 1919-1922 | 2019 | a | 100 | Robinson, J | 1986-2016 | 440 | (14-3) | (8-6) | (7-5) |
7 | Penn State University | PA | I | 939 | 303 | 36 | 0.749 | 1908-1909 | 2019 | a | 111 | Speidel, Charlie | 1927-42,47-64 | 191 | (14-0) | (14-0) | (14-0) |
8 | Lehigh University | PA | I | 929 | 432 | 23 | 0.680 | 1910-1911 | 2019 | a | 109 | Sheridan, Billy | 1912-1952 | 222 | (9-9) | (12-3) | (10-4) |
9 | U.S. Naval Academy | MD | I | 899 | 306 | 26 | 0.741 | 1908-1909 | 2019 | a | 111 | Peery, Ed | 1961-1987 | 311 | (6-4) | (10-3) | (8-3) |
10 | Oklahoma University | OK | I | 898 | 403 | 33 | 0.686 | 1919-1920 | 2019 | a | 95 | Abel, Stan | 1973-1993 | 279 | (10-6) | (8-11) | (11-6) |
11 | Wilkes University | PA | III | 883 | 411 | 14 | 0.680 | 1946-1947 | 2019 | a | 73 | Reese, John G. | 1953-1995 | 514 | (19-5) | (12-15) | (20-5) |
12 | Michigan, University of | MI | I | 826 | 360 | 26 | 0.692 | 1921-1922 | 2019 | a | 98 | Keen, Clifford P. | 1925-42, 45-70 | 274 | (13-1) | (11-3) | (8-7) |
13 | Wartburg College | IA | III | 821 | 248 | 20 | 0.763 | 1947-1948 | 2019 | a | 72 | Miller, Jim | 1991-2013 | 412 | (16-1) | (18-2) | (20-0) |
14 | Cornell University | NY | I | 821 | 401 | 20 | 0.669 | 1907-1908 | 2019 | a | 112 | Koll, Rob | 1993-2019 | 305 | (13-3) | (13-2) | (13-2) |
15 | Appalachian State | NC | I | 812 | 454 | 24 | 0.639 | 1927-’41,’46-53, 55- | 2019 | a | 80 | Mance, Paul | 1976-2009 | 348 | (9-7) | (9-4) | (12-3) |
16 | Kent State University | OH | I | 801 | 358 | 12 | 0.689 | 1927-1928 | 2019 | a | 89 | Begala, Joe | 1930-42, ’45-’71 | 282 | (7-15) | (13-9) | (2-15) |
17 | Olivet College (Mich) | MI | III | 798 | 257 | 8 | 0.754 | 1964-1965 | 2019 | a | 55 | Klein, Jare | 1968-2001 | 569 | (12-4) | (14-4) | (11-7) |
18 | Ohio State University | OH | I | 793 | 524 | 28 | 0.600 | 1920-1921 | 2019 | a | 99 | Hellickson, Russ | 1981-2006 | 272 | (12-2) | (14-1) | (11-3) |
19 | Lycoming College | PA | III | 782 | 310 | 7 | 0.715 | 1956-1993 | 2019 | a | 63 | Crebs, Roger | 1993-2019 | 406 | (14-4) | (12-5) | (18-3) |
20 | Northern Iowa Univ. (IA St. Teachers, St. Coll. Of Iowa) | IA | I | 776 | 423 | 29 | 0.644 | 1922-1923 | 2019 | a | 95 | Patten, Chuck | 1965-1983 | 217 | (7-5) | (6-5) | (11-3) |
21 | Indiana University | IN | I | 750 | 597 | 29 | 0.556 | 1909-1914 | 2019 | a | 110 | Goldman, Duane | 1992-2018 | 297 | (6-12) | (6-10) | (10-9) |
22 | Wisconsin University | WI | I | 749 | 514 | 37 | 0.590 | 1910-1911 | 2019 | a | 106 | Davis, Barry | 1993-2018 | 234 | (9-6) | (7-5) | (7-5) |
23 | Lock Haven Univ. | PA | I | 748 | 374 | 13 | 0.665 | 1939-1940 | 2019 | a | 76 | Poff, Carl | 1990-2002 | 167 | (10-3) | (12-4) | (8-8) |
24 | New Jersey, The College of (Trenton St. Coll.) | NJ | III | 742 | 171 | 7 | 0.810 | 1966-1967 | 2019 | a | 53 | Icenhower, David | 1976-2011 | 534 | (16-1) | (15-5) | (12-13) |
25 | Ursinus College (PA) | PA | III | 726 | 365 | 21 | 0.662 | 1929-1930 | 2019 | a | 89 | Racich, Bill | 1980-2018 | 540 | (5-3) | (9-6) | (18-3) |
26 | Illinois, University of | IL | I | 722 | 503 | 28 | 0.587 | 1910-1911 | 2019 | a | 109 | Johnson, Mark | 1992-2010 | 211 | (2-9) | (7-4) | (9-3) |
27 | North Carolina State | NC | I | 718 | 481 | 22 | 0.597 | 1924-1925 | 2019 | a | 91 | Guzzo, Bob | 1975-2004 | 356 | (16-3) | (15-2) | (13-2) |
28 | Nebraska University | NE | I | 714 | 559 | 29 | 0.560 | 1910-1911 | 2019 | a | 99 | Manning, Mark | 2000-2019 | 246 | (12-5) | (10-4) | (12-4) |
29 | Princeton | NJ | I | 706 | 681 | 30 | 0.509 | 1904-1905 | 2019 | a | 115 | Johnston, John | 1959-1994 | 382 | (9-6) | (4-9) | (9-8) |
30 | North Idaho Jr. Coll. | ID | JUCO | 704 | 112 | 4 | 0.861 | 1969-1970 | 2019 | a | 50 | Owen, John | 1977-1997 | 306 | (8-6) | (10-6) | (7-5) |
31 | U.S. Army (West Point) | NY | I | 703 | 466 | 37 | 0.598 | 1921-1922 | 2019 | a | 98 | Alitz, LeRoy | 1954-1977 | 144 | (8-3) | (3-6) | (7-5) |
32 | Augsburg College | MN | III | 690 | 156 | 3 | 0.814 | 1948-1949 | 2019 | a | 71 | Swenson, Jeff | 1980-’84,’86-’07 | 321 | (11-1) | (13-2) | (11-2) |
33 | North Carolina University | NC | I | 688 | 521 | 19 | 0.568 | 1922-1923 | 2019 | a | 97 | Lam, Bill | 1974-2003 | 378 | (12-7) | (9-11) | (8-6) |
34 | Rutgers University | NJ | I | 679 | 439 | 24 | 0.605 | 1930-1931 | 2019 | a | 84 | Goodale, Scott | 2007-2019 | 173 | (12-6) | (8-7) | (12-5) |
35 | Calf. State POLY SLO | CA | I | 677 | 445 | 18 | 0.602 | 1948-1949 | 2019 | a | 71 | Hitchcock,
Vaughn | 1963-1985 | 353 | (0-9) | (0-8) | (6-10) |
36 | Wabash College | IN | III | 668 | 228 | 9 | 0.743 | 1955-1956 | 2019 | a | 64 | Servies, Max | 1960-2000 | 487 | (6-3) | (7-2) | (7-2) |
37 | Franklin & Marshall | PA | I | 666 | 596 | 23 | 0.527 | 1933-1934 | 2019 | a | 93 | Mayser, Charles W. | 1923-1944 | 145 | (3-10) | (4-11) | (4-9) |
38 | SUNY Cortland | NY | III | 646 | 393 | 8 | 0.621 | 1946-1947 | 2019 | a | 73 | Nighman, Gene | 1983-1999 | 163 | (7-7) | (11-7) | (15-7) |
39 | York College (PA) | PA | III | 639 | 296 | 4 | 0.683 | 1968-1969 | 2019 | a | 51 | Kessler, Tom | 1992-2013 | 321 | (16-3) | (12-2) | (14-4) |
40 | Virginia Tech | VA | I | 636 | 517 | 19 | 0.551 | 1920-1921 | 2019 | a | 95 | Cheynet, Jerry | 1974-1996 | 194 | (9-5) | (14-3) | (18-1) |
41 | Delaware Valley University | PA | III | 631 | 206 | 8 | 0.751 | 1962-1963 | 2019 | a | 57 | Marshall, Robert (Floyd?) | 1974-2002 | 363 | (1-6) | (7-10) | (8-9) |
42 | Ohio Northern University | OH | III | 631 | 333 | 11 | 0.653 | 1966-1967 | 2019 | a | 53 | Beaschler, Ron | 1988-2019 | 324 | (6-8) | (9-10) | (11-4) |
43 | Cornell College | IA | III | 631 | 477 | 11 | 0.569 | 1922-1923 | 2019 | a | 95 | Duroe, Mike | 2005-2018 | 145 | (4-11) | (5-8) | (9-6) |
44 | St. John’s University | MN | III | 630 | 344 | 14 | 0.645 | 1941-’42, ’46 | 2019 | a | 74 | Elton, John | 1981-2004 | 273 | (1-6) | (1-4) | (6-5) |
45 | Maryland, University of | MD | I | 625 | 416 | 21 | 0.598 | 1939-1940 | 2019 | a | 76 | McHugh, John | 1963-’69, ’78-’03 | 257 | (2-12) | (5-12) | (2-16) |
46 | Minnesota State-Mankato | MN | II | 624 | 374 | 19 | 0.623 | 1950-1951 | 2019 | a | 69 | Macias, Robert | 1950-’80,’81-’88 | 299 | (9-2) | (7-4) | (10-4) |
47 | East Stroudsburg State | PA | II | 621 | 585 | 21 | 0.515 | 1930-’42, -’46- | 2019 | a | 85 | Whitman, Clyde H. (Red?) | 1961-71,’72-79 | 180 | (6-6) | (5-11) | (6-13) |
48 | Pennsylvania | PA | I | 621 | 589 | 32 | 0.513 | 1904-1905 | 2019 | a | 115 | Reina, Roger | 1986-2005,’17-’19 | 219 | (5-9) | (9-8) | (6-8) |
49 | Tenn.-Chattanooga, Univ. of | TN | I | 614 | 344 | 12 | 0.639 | 1951-1952 | 2019 | a | 67 | Morgan, Jim | 1969-1984 | 181 | (7-7) | (8-7) | (7-9) |
50 | Bloomsburg University | PA | I | 614 | 386 | 15 | 0.612 | 1936-’39, ’54- | 2019 | a | 67 | Sanders, Roger | 1972-1993 | 250 | (3-13) | (6-9) | (4-17) |
51 | West Virginia University | WV | I | 613 | 477 | 17 | 0.561 | 1920-1921 | 2019 | a | 94 | Turnbull, Craig | 1978-2014 | 287 | (4-14) | (6-7) | (4-12) |
52 | Michigan State University | MI | I | 611 | 543 | 27 | 0.529 | 1886-1905,1921-’22 | 2019 | a | 101 | Peninger, Grady | 1963-1986 | 213 | (10-8) | (6-11) | (5-11) |
53 | Hofstra University | NY | I | 604 | 476 | 29 | 0.558 | 1946-1947 | 2019 | a | 73 | Getchell, Bob | 1966-1977 | 118 | (6-14) | (10-10) | (6-11) |
54 | Pittsburgh-Johnstown | PA | II | 600 | 165 | 5 | 0.782 | 1974-1975 | 2019 | a | 45 | Pecora, Pat | 1976-2019 | 598 | (17-3) | (12-3) | (14-2) |
55 | Central Michigan Univ. | MI | I | 600 | 326 | 17 | 0.645 | 1955-1956 | 2019 | a | 64 | Borrelli, Tom | 1991-2019 | 329 | (5-8) | (8-6) | (9-3) |
56 | Ohio University | OH | I | 599 | 420 | 22 | 0.586 | 1919-’23,’24-’43,’46-’48, ’49- | 2019 | a | 95 | Houska, Harry | 1969-1997 | 224 | (8-6) | (4-7) | (7-8) |
57 | Missouri University of | MO | I | 598 | 394 | 14 | 0.601 | 1923-1924 | 2019 | a | 72 | Smith, Brian | 1998-2019 | 283 | (16-1) | (19-0) | (11-4) |
58 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | MA | III | 595 | 384 | 10 | 0.607 | 1958-1959 | 2019 | a | 61 | Grebinar, Phil | 1972-2005 | 414 | (10-9) | (18-4) | (12-12) |
59 | Drexel University | PA | I | 592 | 492 | 15 | 0.545 | 1946-1947 | 2019 | a | 73 | Childs, Jack | 1976-2011 | 423 | (4-11) | (12-4) | (13-6) |
60 | Purdue University | IN | I | 592 | 658 | 35 | 0.474 | 1913-1914 | 2019 | a | 102 | Reyes, Jessie | 1992-2007 | 179 | (7-10) | (9-7) | (9-7) |
61 | Wyoming University | WY | I | 591 | 421 | 17 | 0.583 | 1921-1922 | 2019 | a | 94 | Lantz, Everett | 1936-43,46-52,53-65 | 142 | (16-4) | (13-3) | (7-8) |
62 | Nebraska-Omaha | NE | II | 584 | 218 | 19 | 0.723 | 1948-51,’57- | 2011 | x | 57 | Denney, Mike | 1979-2011 | 314 | xxx | xxx | xxx |
63 | Ithaca College | NY | III | 582 | 343 | 18 | 0.627 | 1930-1936, ’46- | 2019 | a | 79 | Nichols, Martin | 1996-2019 | 262 | (11-4) | (14-2) | (12-2) |
64 | Harvard University | MA | I | 578 | 579 | 17 | 0.500 | 1913-17,18-43,’46- | 2019 | a | 102 | Lee, John | 1968-1986 | 168 | (2-9) | (6-4) | (3-8) |
65 | Ashland College/University | OH | II | 577 | 327 | 12 | 0.636 | 1961-1962 | 2019 | a | 58 | Kowatch, Ray | 1993-2008 | 167 | (12-3) | (12-5) | (6-4) |
66 | Pittsburgh, University of | PA | I | 573 | 422 | 19 | 0.574 | 1914-15, 1950- | 2019 | a | 77 | Stottlemyer, Randy | 1979-2013 | 304 | (13-3) | (4-11) | (11-5) |
67 | Central Oklahoma | OK | II | 569 | 247 | 11 | 0.695 | 1921-22,25-39,72- | 2019 | a | 66 | James, David | 1982-2016 | 396 | (12-4) | (13-5) | (18-0) |
68 | North Dakota State | ND | I/II | 569 | 272 | 18 | 0.673 | 1957-1958 | 2019 | a | 62 | Maughn,Arthur(Bucky) | 1964-2011 | 467 | (10-6) | (7-10) | (14-5) |
69 | South Dakota State Univ. | SD | I/II | 564 | 392 | 21 | 0.588 | 1949-1950 | 2019 | a | 70 | Williamson, Warren | 1956-68,’69-73 | 134 | (3-10) | (14-2) | (14-5) |
70 | Luther College | IA | III | 563 | 346 | 15 | 0.617 | 1951-1952 | 2019 | a | 68 | Mitchell, Dave | 1996-2019 | 277 | (8-8) | (10-7) | (9-8) |
71 | Clarion Univ. | PA | I | 561 | 407 | 13 | 0.578 | 1959-1960 | 2019 | a | 60 | Bubb, Bob | 1966-1992 | 322 | (7-7) | (10-7) | (6-10) |
72 | Northern Illinois | IL | I | 560 | 518 | 32 | 0.519 | 1931-1932 | 2019 | a | 88 | Flavin, Don | 1968-1986 | 160 | (8-10) | (3-10) | (8-8) |
73 | Southern Oregon State | OR | NAIA | 559 | 220 | 6 | 0.716 | 1956-1957 | 2019 | a | 63 | Riehm, Bob | 1969-1994 | 270 | (6-7) | (12-5) | (9-7) |
74 | Rider University | NJ | I | 557 | 312 | 6 | 0.640 | 1969-1970 | 2019 | a | 50 | Taylor, Gary | 1978-2017 | 442 | (8-5) | (13-5) | (13-1) |
75 | Virginia Military Institute | VA | I | 557 | 448 | 9 | 0.554 | 1925-1926 | 2019 | a | 94 | Gupton, Oscar | 1951–’58, ’61-’85 | 232 | (4-12) | (2-11) | (2-13) |
76 | Millersville Univ. of Penn. At | PA | II | 557 | 477 | 17 | 0.538 | 1946-1947 | 2019 | a | 73 | Hitchcock, Floyd “Shorty” | 1984-2002 | 180 | (4-8) | (7-7) | (2-8) |
77 | Buffalo Univ. (SUNY) | NY | I | 556 | 490 | 15 | 0.531 | 1933-1934 | 2019 | a | 84 | Michael, Ed | 1970-1991 | 258 | (12-5) | (5-12) | (11-6) |
78 | Virginia, University of | VA | I | 555 | 452 | 9 | 0.551 | 1920-1930, ’46- | 2019 | a | 84 | Edwards, George | 1969-1992 | 158 | (12-10) | (4-10) | (10-6) |
79 | Arizona State | AZ | I | 553 | 349 | 13 | 0.611 | 1962-1963 | 2019 | a | 57 | Douglass, Bobby | 1974-1993 | 238 | (6-10) | (11-3) | (10-4) |
80 | North Carolina-Pembroke, Univ. of | NC | II | 548 | 259 | 3 | 0.678 | 1967-1968 | 2019 | a | 52 | Smith, P.J. | 1981-2006 | 255 | (7-5) | (12-10) | (7-6) |
81 | John Carroll | OH | III | 546 | 235 | 5 | 0.698 | 1964-1965 | 2019 | a | 55 | Volkmann, Kerry | 1987-2015 | 304 | (9-3) | (7-6) | (7-9) |
82 | Wesleyan University | CT | III | 546 | 497 | 16 | 0.523 | 1934-43, ’44- | 2019 | a | 84 | Black, Drew | 1998-2019 | 194 | (4-9) | (12-7) | (9-7) |
83 | Columbia University | NY | I | 546 | 648 | 20 | 0.458 | 1903-1904 | 2019 | a | 116 | Russo, Ron | 1973-1991 | 126 | (10-5) | (3-14) | (3-12) |
84 | Edinboro Univ. | PA | I | 544 | 338 | 13 | 0.615 | 1940-’41,’46- | 2019 | a | 74 | Flynn, Tim | 1998-2018 | 223 | (2-9) | (8-5) | (9-6) |
85 | Case Western Reserve (OH) | OH | III | 533 | 531 | 12 | 0.501 | 1928-1929 | 2019 | a | 88 | Del Rosa, Bob | 1966-’77,’82-’09 | 308 | (2-3) | (5-5) | (2-7) |
86 | Williams College | MA | III | 533 | 556 | 18 | 0.490 | 1924-1925 | 2019 | a | 95 | Bullock, J. Edwin | 1929-1956 | 77 | (7-7) | (7-10) | (7-10) |
87 | Gettysburg College | PA | III | 533 | 664 | 22 | 0.446 | 1930-1931 | 2019 | a | 89 | Sauve, James | 1969-1977 | 78 | (8-8) | (10-6) | (10-7) |
88 | Iowa Central Comm. Coll. | IA | JUCO | 529 | 157 | 5 | 0.769 | 1969-1970 | 2019 | a | 50 | Friederichs, Dennie | 1972-1995 | 240 | (8-4) | (8-5) | (9-3) |
89 | Augustana College | IL | III | 520 | 360 | 17 | 0.589 | 1947-1948 | 2019 | a | 72 | Puebla, Kevin | 1987-2000 | 158 | (1-10) | (1-11) | (8-6) |
90 | Old Dominion University | VA | I | 520 | 391 | 15 | 0.570 | 1957-1958 | 2019 | a | 62 | Robinson, Pete | 1957-1983 | 172 | (9-7) | (9-9) | (4-9) |
91 | Heidelburg College (OH) | OH | III | 512 | 335 | 10 | 0.603 | 1962-1963 | 2019 | a | 57 | Shank, Larry | 1990-2000 | 104 | (10-7) | (8-8) | (14-4) |
92 | Northwestern University | IL | I | 512 | 559 | 19 | 0.478 | 1923-1924 | 2019 | a | 96 | Cysewski, Tim | 1990-2010 | 155 | (5-10) | (11-4) | (7-8) |
93 | Nebraska-Kearney | NE | II | 506 | 252 | 4 | 0.667 | 1960-1961 | 2019 | a | 59 | Bauer, Marc | 1999-2015 | 201 | (12-4) | (21-1) | (16-6) |
94 | Shippensburg State | PA | II | 505 | 529 | 17 | 0.489 | 1948-50,’56- | 2019 | a | 65 | Corman, William ‘Bill’ | 1956-1983 | 243 | (4-9) | (7-9) | (12-14) |
95 | Kutztown University | PA | II | 504 | 367 | 14 | 0.577 | 1940-43,64-65 | 2019 | a | 58 | Fisher, Robert | 2000-2019 | 209 | (14-1) | (8-6) | (12-5) |
96 | Mount Union College | OH | III | 500 | 267 | 8 | 0.650 | 1963-1964 | 2019 | a | 56 | Montgomery, Donald | 1978-2000 | 212 | (17-3) | (11-2) | (8-11) |
97 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | WI | III | 499 | 239 | 8 | 0.674 | 1961-1962 | 2019 | a | 58 | Myers, Willie | 1968-2004 | 301 | (7-5) | (10-5) | (10-7) |
98 | Oregon University | OR | I | 497 | 380 | 16 | 0.566 | 1953-1954 | 2008 | x | 55 | Finley, Ron | 1970-1998 | 311 | xxx | xxx | xxx |
99 | Western Colorado University | CO | II | 495 | 351 | 10 | 0.584 | 1949-1950 | 2019 | a | 70 | Borah, Tracy | 56-64,’65-72,’74-85 | 200 | (14-4) | (12-4) | (8-6) |
100 | Sacremento City College | CA | COA | 492 | 247 | 6 | 0.664 | 1964-1965 | 2019 | a | 55 | Pachero, David | 1983-2019 | 301 | (16-2) | (13-3) | (11-2) |