NCAA Div. I Unseeded champions
The following is a list of NCAA Div. I wrestlers who won national titles as unseeded wrestlers between 1949 and 2018:
| Name | School | Wt | Year |
| Tony Gizoni | Waynesburg | 121 | 1950 |
| Phil Smith | Oklahoma | 157 | 1951 |
| Dan McNair | Auburn | Hwt | 1953 |
| Joe Solomon | Pitt | 167 | 1954 |
| Gordon Roesler | Oklahoma | Hwt | 1956 |
| Paul Powell | Pitt | 123 | 1958 |
| Art Kraft | Northwestern | 157 | 1960 |
| Mike Natvig | Army | 147 | 1962 |
| Jack Flasche | Northern Colorado | 157 | 1962 |
| Arthur Maughan | Moorhead State | 115 | 1963 |
| Mike Sager | Oklahoma | 137 | 1964 |
| Don Millard | SIU-Carbondale | 167 | 1964 |
| Bill Blacksmith | Lock Haven | 145 | 1966 |
| David McClure | Oklahoma | 130 | 1967 |
| Gary Barton | Clarion | 134 | 1972 |
| Jim Bennett | Yale | 142 | 1975 |
| Matt Reiss | NC State | 167 | 1980 |
| Mark Branch | Oklahoma State | 167 | 1994 |
