2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

The 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 15 to March 17 in Cleveland, Ohio, at the Quicken Loans Arena. The tournament went into its 88th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and featured 62 teams across that level.

2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament

Teams	62
Format	Double-elimination
Finals site	Cleveland, Ohio Quicken Loans Arena
Champions	Penn State Nittany Lions (8th title)
Runner-up	Ohio State Buckeyes (5th title game)
Semifinalists	Iowa Hawkeyes Michigan Wolverines NC State Wolfpack
Winning coach	Cael Sanderson (7th title)
MVP	Bo Nickal ((Penn State))
Attendance	113,743^[1]
Television	ESPN Networks
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Team results

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H): Team from hosting U.S. state

Rank	Team	Points
1	Penn State	1411⁄2
2	Ohio State (H)	1331⁄2
3	Iowa	97
4	Michigan	80
4	NC State	80
6	Missouri	611⁄2
7	Cornell	48
8	Virginia Tech	471⁄2
9	Nebraska	47
10	Arizona State	43

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Individual results

• Note: Table does not include wrestlebacks
• (H): Individual from hosting U.S. State

Source:^[3]

Weight	First	Second	Third
125 lbs	Spencer Lee Iowa	Nick Suriano Rutgers	Nathan Tomasello Ohio State (H)
			Ethan Lizak Minnesota
133 lbs	Seth Gross South Dakota State	Stevan Mićić Michigan	Tariq Wilson NC State
			Luke Pletcher Ohio State (H)
141 lbs	Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell	Bryce Meredith Wyoming	Joey McKenna Ohio State (H)
			Jaydin Eierman Missouri
149 lbs	Zain Retherford Penn State	Ronald Perry Lock Haven	Matthew Kolodzik Princeton
			Troy Heilmann North Carolina
157 lbs	Jason Nolf Penn State	Hayden Hilday NC State	Tyler Berger Nebraska
			Michael Kemerer Iowa
165 lbs	Vincenzo Joseph Penn State	Isaiah Martinez Illinois	Evan Wick Wisconsin
			Chance Marscheller Lock Haven
174 lbs	Zahid Valencia Arizona State	Mark Hall Penn State	Myles Amine Michigan
			Daniel Lewis Missouri
184 lbs	Bo Nickal Penn State	Myles Martin Ohio State (H)	Emery Parker Illinois
			Taylor Venz Nebraska
197 lbs	Michael Macchiavello NC State	Jared Haught Virginia Tech	Kyle Conel Kent State (H)
			Kollin Moore Ohio State (H)
285 lbs	Kyle Snyder Ohio State (H)	Adam Coon Michigan	Amar Dhesi Oregon State
			Jacob Kasper Duke

References

1. Cleveland Sets NCAA Division I Wrestling Attendance Records. getsomemaction.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
2. "Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
3. "2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2018.