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Top College Teams #1 – #6 by wins 925+

The top two teams have over 1,000 dual meet wins.  The 3rd place team, Oregon State will join them with their 5th win next season.  The top team Oklahoma State is currently being led by their top coach in career wins, John Smith.  Of the top 6  teams the one that might be most surprising to casual fans could be Springfield College which is the top Division III team of all time.  Minnesota is also being led by their current all time leaders in wins, J Robinson.  He and Smith are two of the top three Active D-I coaches in wins.

No. School St. Lev. Win Loss T. Pct. First Yr. Latest Year Yrs. Winningest Coach Years Wins
1 Oklahoma State (A & M) OK I 1054 120 22 0.890 1914-1915 2014 a 95 Smith, John 1991-2014 357
2 Iowa State University IA I 1035 396 19 0.720 1915-1943,’45- 2014 a 97 Nichols, Harold J., Dr. 1948-1985 456
3 Oregon State OR I 995 326 28 0.748 1908-1909 2014 a 93 Thomas, Dale 1957-1990 616
4 Springfield College MA MA III 976 441 26 0.685 1914-1915 2014 a 95 Parker, Doug 1955-1990 485
5 Iowa University of IA I 941 224 29 0.800 1910-1911 2014 a 104 Gable, Dan 1976-1997 355
6 Minnesota, University of MN I 925 432 25 0.678 1919-1922 2014 a 95 Robinson, J 1986-2014 418

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TDR Top College Teams #7 – #11by Wins 800+

Wilkes University won 18 matches to move past the 800 mark in wins yet they could not crack the top 10 teams.  #10 Oklahoma won 11 matches to pass the 850 mark well ahead of Wilkes.  Penn State’s 15 wins moved them up to #8 past the U.S. Naval Academy. and next up at #7 is Lehigh just 1 win more than the Nittany Lions.  All three teams have been wrestling more than 100 years.

No. School St. Lev. Win Loss T. Pct. First Yr. Latest Year Yrs. Winningest Coach Years Wins
7 Lehigh University PA I 871 407 23 0.678 1910-1911 2014 a 104 Sheridan, Billy 1912-1952 222
8 Penn State University PA I 870 299 36 0.737 1908-1909 2014 a 106 Speidel, Charlie 1927-42,47-64 191
9 U.S. Naval Academy MD I 862 288 26 0.744 1908-1909 2014 a 106 Peery, Ed 1961-1987 311
10 Oklahoma University OK I 853 365 33 0.695 1919-1920 2014 a 90 Abel, Stan 1973-1993 279
11 Wilkes University PA III 802 375 14 0.679 1946-1947 2014 a 68 Reese, John G. 1953-1995 514

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