NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1928 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Earl McCready, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Earl McCreadyOKST
  2. 2Ralph WebsterILL

Second place was decided in a separate bout after the final.

Every wrestler in this weight had byes to the semifinals on the printed sheet, so the board starts there.

Connected 1928 Unlimited-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

4 byes into the semifinal

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Earl McCready, Oklahoma State over Ralph Webster, Illinois — Fall 2:15 · View bout
    2. Ralph Freese, Kansas over Ralph Goodale, Iowa State — Dec TA 2:57 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Earl McCready, Oklahoma State over Ralph Freese, Kansas — Fall 0:19 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation semifinal · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the 2nd

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ralph Webster, Illinois over Ralph Freese, Kansas — Fall 1:59 · View bout