Oklahoma City hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship from March 16–18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned two individual champions (Johny Hendricks at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt at 197 pounds) and four other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.
Team results[]
Rank
School
Points
1
Oklahoma State
122.5
2
Minnesota
84
3
Oklahoma
80.5
4
Iowa
70
5
Cornell
62
6
Arizona State
61.5
7
Michigan
57.5
8
Edinboro
56
9
Lehigh
53.5
9
Penn State
53.5
11
Hofstra
52.5
12
Penn
51
13
Iowa State
48.5
13
Northwestern
48.5
15
Missouri
45
16
Nebraska
40.5
17
American
40
18
Indiana
35
18
Michigan State
35
20
Purdue
34
21
Wisconsin
33.5
22
Oregon
33
23
Cal Poly
32
24
Boise State
31.5
25
Illinois
29
26
Central Michigan
26
27
West Virginia
23
28
Northern Iowa
20.5
29
Virginia Tech
18.5
30
Tennessee-Chattanooga
15
31
Harvard
14
31
North Carolina-Greensboro
14
33
The Citadel
13
34
Navy
12
Rank
School
Points
35
Pittsburgh
10
36
Northern Illinois
9
37
Stanford
8.5
37
Wyoming
8.5
39
Kent State
8
40
California-Davis
7
41
Army
6.5
41
Cal State-Fullerton
6.5
41
Oregon State
6.5
44
Columbia
6
45
Ohio State
5.5
46
Buffalo
5
47
Cal State-Bakersfield
4.5
49
North Carolina
4.5
49
Bloomsburg
4
49
Cleveland State
4
49
Eastern Illinois
4
49
Lock Haven
4
49
Slippery Rock
4
54
Fresno State
3
55
Gardner-Webb
2.5
55
Old Dominion
2.5
55
Duquesne
2.5
58
Drexel
2
58
Eastern Michigan
2
58
North Carolina State
2
61
Maryland
1
61
Rider
1
63
Sacred Heart
0.5
64
Air Force
0
64
Millersville
0
64
Brown
0
64
George Mason
0
64
James Madison
0
Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold)[]