The NCAA Wrestling Championship finals took place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, and for the fifth time in six years, the Penn State Nittany Lions emerged victorious.

2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships: Full Team Scores

The Nittany Lions topped runner-up Oklahoma State, 123-97.5, while Ohio State (86) and Virginia Tech (82) rounded out the top four spots on the team podium at Madison Square Garden. Penn State also faced the Missouri Tigers in the finals.

Iowa placed fifth with 81 points, failing to make the top four for the first time since 2007.

Rider was 24th with 19 and got a fifth-place finish from former Camden Catholic star Chad Walsh while Brett Harner became Princeton’s first All-American since 2003 by placing eighth at 197 pounds.

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TEAM SCORES
1. Penn State 123.0
2. Oklahoma St.97.5
3. Ohio St. 86.0
4. Virginia Tech 82.0
5. Iowa 81.0
6. Missouri 74.5
7. Cornell 67.0
8. Nebraska 58.0
9. Illinois 50.5
9. Michigan 50.5
11. NC State 49.0
12. Iowa St. 35.0
13. Oklahoma 33.5
14. Lehigh 31.0
15. Rutgers 30.0
16. Kent St. 28.5
17. Minnesota 26.0
18. Wyoming 24.5
19. Stanford 24.0
20. Pennsylvania 23.5
21. Oregon St. 22.0
22. Navy 21.0
23. Wisconsin 20.0
24. Rider 19.0
25. Northern Iowa 17.5
25. Old Dominion 17.5
27. American 16.0
28. Indiana 13.0
29. Ohio 12.5
29. Princeton 12.5
31. Duke 11.0
32. Bucknell 10.0
32. Central Michigan 10.0
32. Edinboro 10.0
32. North Carolina 10.0
36. Arizona St. 9.5
36. Bakersfield 9.5
38. Utah Valley 8.0
39. Pittsburgh 7.5
39. South Dakota St. 7.5
41. Appalachian St. 6.5
41. Purdue 6.5
43. Boise State 6.0
44. North Dakota St. 5.5
45. Drexel 5.0
45. Harvard 5.0
47. West Virginia 4.0
48. Buffalo, NY 3.5
48. Virginia 3.5
50. Campbell 3.0
50. Cleveland St. 3.0
50. Columbia 3.0
50. Franklin & Marshall 3.0
50. Gardner-Webb 3.0
50. Lock Haven 3.0
50. Northern Illinois 3.0
50. Northwestern 3.0
58. Army 2.5
58. Hofstra 2.5
60. Chattanooga 2.0
61. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 2.0
62. Air Force 1.5
62. Clarion 1.5
64. Maryland 1.0
65. Binghamton 0.5
65. Brown 0.5
65. Eastern Michigan 0.5
65. George Mason 0.5
69. Citadel 0.0
69. Michigan State 0.0
69. Virginia Military Institute 0.0
72. Northern Colorado -1.0

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 19: J’Den Cox of the Missouri Tigers wrestles Morgan McIntosh of the Penn State Nittany Lions during the finals of the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 19, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

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