Top Division I programs by dual wins
TDR Editor’s Note; The following is a listing of just the top 15 Division I teams by dual meet wins over the past 120 years or so. We are in the process of updating all college records in all divisions and associations and it is slow going. We welcome news and input in historical records. As progress is made it will be posted here.
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Top 15 Division I Schools before 2017-2018 season
No. School State Lev. Wins Losses Ties Pct. First Yr. (fall) Latest Year Yrs. Most Wins Coach
1 Oklahoma State (A & M) OK I 1092 126 22 0.890 1914-1915 2017 98 Smith, John
2 Iowa State University IA I 1057 416 19 0.715 1915-1943,’45- 2017 100 Nichols, Harold J., Dr.
3 Oregon State University OR I 1023 340 28 0.746 1908-1909 2017 96 Thomas, Dale
4 Iowa University of IA I 987 228 29 0.805 1910-1911 2017 107 Gable, Dan
5 Minnesota, University of MN I 942 445 25 0.676 1919-1922 2017 98 Robinson, J
6 Penn State University PA I 911 303 36 0.743 1908-1909 2017 110 Speidel, Charlie
7 Lehigh University PA I 908 420 23 0.681 1910-1911 2017 107 Sheridan, Billy
8 U.S. Naval Academy MD I 883 299 26 0.742 1908-1909 2017 109 Peery, Ed
9 Oklahoma University OK I 880 386 33 0.690 1919-1920 2017 93 Abel, Stan
10 Michigan, University of MI I 802 356 26 0.688 1921-1922 2017 96 Keen, Clifford P.
11 Cornell University NY I 795 396 20 0.665 1907-1908 2017 110 Koll, Rob
12 Appalachian State NC I 794 443 24 0.639 1927-’41,’46-53, 55- 2017 78 Mance, Paul
13 Kent State University OH I 781 334 12 0.698 1927-1928 2017 87 Begala, Joe
14 Ohio State University OH I 767 521 28 0.593 1920-1921 2017 97 Hellickson, Russ
15 Northern Iowa Univ. (IA St. Teachers, St. Coll. Of Iowa) IA I 763 413 29 0.645 1922-1923 2017 93 Patten, Chuck
Rosewood Eagle Invitational – December 9th
TDR Editor’s Notes: This tournament has also been going for more than twenty years and it has always been a quality event worth looking forward to it.
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Fantastic Hospitality room, Great cross-section of 1A-4A Schools, Extremely competitive, Relatively local, 3 Mats, Every team is given all results and tournament statistics. Rest of the details at http://rhs372.waynecountyschools.org/athletics/wrestling
Pierce-Davis Tournament 2017
TDR Editor’s Note; One of the longest running tournaments in eastern North Carolina. It has been hosted by three different schools at four different sites (one year it was moved to West Middle School at short notice) and it continues on and grows in strength.
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History of Pierce and Davis
This is an annual tournament held in eastern North Carolina. Southwest Edgecombe High School started hosting this event. Tarboro High also hosted this event for two years and currently it is held at North Pitt High School. Rest of the story and results (on Track Wrestling) at https://piercedavis.weebly.com/
TDR blog
After 20 seasons of publicizing wrestling The TakeDown Report’s (TDR) focus has changed to the collecting of college coaching records from North America since 1903. We will continue to recognize and reward successful wrestlers in eastern North Carolina (east of Raleigh & Fayetteville), assist with schools in starting or re-starting a team and this blog. Join us on our FaceBook Page – “The TakeDown Report” for photos and news. Please send results, stories, links and news to pass along. E-mail us at takedownreport@gmail.com
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