NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1928 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion George Rule, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1George RuleOKST
  2. 2Ralph HammondsTEX
  3. 3Floyd HelgersonOHST
  4. 4Leland WilsonCORNC

Second place was decided in a separate bout after the final. The runner-up won, so the wrestlers he had beaten wrestled back for 3rd place.

Every wrestler in this weight had an opening-round bye on the printed sheet, so the board starts at the quarterfinals.

Connected 1928 175-pound bracket

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Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

6 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 2 bouts

    2 byes into the semifinal

    1. George Rule, Oklahoma State over Art Ruggles, Iowa State — Fall · View bout
    2. Leland Wilson, Cornell College (IA) over Kaare Krogh, Chicago (IL) — Dec TA 3:28 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. George Rule, Oklahoma State over Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Ralph Hammonds, Texas over Leland Wilson, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 2:15 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. George Rule, Oklahoma State over Ralph Hammonds, Texas — Dec TA 5:21 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1 byes into the 3rd-place bout

      1. Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State over Art Ruggles, Iowa State — Dec TA 5:20 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ralph Hammonds, Texas over Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State — Dec TA 5:59 · View bout

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Floyd Helgerson, Ohio State over Leland Wilson, Cornell College (IA) — MFF · View bout