The 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 18–20, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri at the Enterprise Center. The tournament was the 90th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship, following the cancellation of the 2020 edition, and featured 63 teams across that level. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the event was forced to occur with modifications. Due to the same reason, the

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was unable to compete through the season, leaving out notable teams like Cornell and

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, therefore notable wrestlers such as two-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis and returning returning All-American Vito Arujau. In the tournament,

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clinched its first NCAA title since 2010 and finished with one individual national champion, while the defending Penn State became the runner-up of the tournament with four individual national champions.

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made its NCAA tournament debut with one national qualifier, while it was also the last year for Stanford and

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. Shane Griffith became the second ever NCAA champion from Stanford, and as a response to the cut of the school's wrestling team (Stanford eventually decided to keep the program), he wore a black singlet with no logo during the finals match, and was named the Outstanding Wrestler afterwards.

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also saw its first National champion since 1995, with Austin O'Connor at 149 pounds.

Team results

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

Individual results

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

References

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