1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships

1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Auburn, Alabama
Dates	March 25, 1971–March 27, 1971
Host(s)	Auburn University
Venue(s)	Memorial Coliseum
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma State (27th title)
1st runners-up	Iowa State
2nd runners-up	Michigan State
Tournament statistics
Attendance	25,000
MVP	Darrell Keller (Oklahoma State)
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DatesMarch 25, 1971–March 27, 1971

The 1971 NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships were the 41st NCAA University Division Wrestling Championships to be held. Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama hosted the tournament at Memorial Coliseum.

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 94 points and three individual champions.

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs	Greg Johnson, Michigan State DEC Tom Schuler, Navy, 6–5
126 lbs	Yoshiro Fujita, Oklahoma State MAJOR Ken Donaldson, Air Force, 13–2
134 lbs	Roger Weigel, Oregon State MAJOR Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State, 15–7
142 lbs	Darrell Keller, Oklahoma State DEC Larry Owings, Washington, 16–12
150 lbs	Stan Dziedzic, Slippery Rock DEC Jay Arneson, Oklahoma State, 6–1
158 lbs	Carl Adams, Iowa State MAJOR Mike R. Jones, Oregon State, 18–5
167 lbs	Andy Matter, Penn State RD Steve Shields, Lehigh, 5–5, 0–0
177 lbs	Geoff Baum, Oklahoma State DEC Al Nacin, Iowa State, 10–3
190 lbs	Ben Peterson, Iowa State DEC Vince Paolano, Syracuse 11–6
UNL	Greg Wojciechowski, Toledo DEC Dave Joyner, Penn State, 5–3

Individual finals

v t e 1970–71 NCAA University Division championships
Baseball Basketball Cross country Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Ice hockey Lacrosse Skiing Soccer Swimming and diving Tennis Indoor track and field Outdoor track and field Volleyball Water polo Wrestling
All championships for men only until 1981–82