2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships information
Collegiate wrestling tournament
2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament
Teams
72
Format
Double-elimination
Finals site
New York, New York Madison Square Garden
Champions
Penn State Nittany Lions(6th title)
Runner-up
Oklahoma State Cowboys(45th title game)
Semifinalists
Ohio State Buckeyes
Virginia Tech Hokies Iowa Hawkeye
Winning coach
Cael Sanderson(5th title)
MVP
Kyle Snyder ((Ohio State))
Attendance
110,194
Television
ESPN Networks
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The 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 17 to March 19 in New York, New York at the Madison Square Garden. The tournament was the 86th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and featured seventy two teams across that level.
Penn State won their sixth title after their streak of four titles was broken by Ohio State in 2015. PSU's head coach Cael Sanderson was named NCAA Coach of the Year.
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