DII championships outstanding wrestler
| YEAR | WRESTLER | WEIGHT | INSTITUTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Warren Crow | 123 | SUNY Albany |
| 1967 | Rich Sanders | 115 | Portland State |
| 1968 | Rich Sanders | 123 | Portland State |
| 1969 | Carl Ragland | 152 | Old Dominion |
| 1970 | Terry Hall | 118 | Cal Poly |
| 1971 | Stan Dziedzic | 150 | Slippery Rock |
| 1972 | Wade Schalles | 150 | Clarion |
| 1973 | Larry Morgan | 134 | Cal Poly |
| 1974 | Floyd Hitchcock | 177 | Bloomsburg |
| 1975 | Randy Batten | 118 | Chattanooga |
| 1976 | Rick Jensen | 126 | South Dakota State |
| 1977 | Franc Affentranger | 134 | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1978 | John Azevedo | 118 | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1979 | Joe Gonzales | 118 | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1980 | Brian Parlet | 177 | Augustana |
| 1981 | Dan Cuestas | 126 | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1982 | Mike Langlais | 142 | North Dakota State |
| 1983 | Jessie Reyes | 142 | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1984 | John Davis | 158 | Morgan State |
| 1985 | Koln Knight | 190 | Augustana |
| 1986 | Koln Knight | 190 | Augustana |
| 1987 | Daryl Pope | 184 | Cal State Bakersfield |
| 1988 | Carlton Haselrig | Hwt | Pitt-Johnstown |
| 1989 | Dan Russell | 150 | Portland State |
| 1990 | Dan Russell | 158 | Portland State |
| 1991 | Dan Russell | 167 | Portland State |
| 1992 | Mike Leberknight | 177 | Northern Colorado |
| 1993 | Glen Frank | 134 | Colorado Mines |
| 1994 | Brian Melchiori | 126 | Central Oklahoma |
| 1995 | Brian Kapusta | 118 | North Dakota State |
| 1996 | Chad Lamer | 190 | South Dakota State |
| 1997 | Nate Hendrickson | 167 | Moorhead State |
| 1998 | Travis King | 150 | South Dakota State |
| 1999 | Jody Strittmatter | 125 | Pitt-Johnstown |
| 2000 | Kris Nelson | 133 | North Dakota State |
| 2001 | Steve Saxlund | 184 | North Dakota State |
| 2002 | Todd Fuller | 174 | North Dakota State |
| 2003 | Cole Province | 133 | Central Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Waylon Lowe | 165 | Findlay |
| 2005 | Tom Meester | 184 | Augustana |
| 2006 | Les Sigman | Hwt | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2007 | JD Naig | 174 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2008 | Cody Garcia | 125 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 2009 | Joe Kemmerer | 133 | Kutztown |
| 2010 | Shane Valko | 133 | Pitt-Johnstown |
| 2011 | Donovan McMahill | 197 | Western State |
| 2012 | Luke McPeek | 197 | Adams State |
| 2013 | Shamus O'Grady | 184 | St. Cloud State |
| 2014 | Casy Rowell | 133 | Central Oklahoma |
| 2015 | Chris Watson | 165 | Central Oklahoma |
| 2016 | Joey Davis | 184 | Notre Dame |
| 2017 | DeAndre Johnson | 157 | Limestone |
| 2018 | Nick Becker | 174 | UW-Parkside |
| 2019 | Shane Ruhnke | 165 | Millersville |
| 2021 | Lukas Martin | 149 | Fairmont St. |
| 2022 | Darrell Mason | 285 | Minnesota State |