NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1931 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jack VanBebberOKST
  2. 2Robert HessISU

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

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

Connected 1931 165-pound bracket

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Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

7 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 3 bouts

    1 byes into the semifinal

    1. Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State over Woods Talman, Virginia Military — Dec TA 4:35 · View bout
    2. Ray 'RD' Nicholson, Case-Western Reserve (OH) over Stewart Woodward, Brown (RI) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
    3. Robert Hess, Iowa State over Winship Story, Tufts (MA) — Fall 7:00 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State over Robert Hess, Iowa State — Fall 7:25 · View bout
    2. Meyer 'Bill' Shanker, Lehigh (PA) over Ray 'RD' Nicholson, Case-Western Reserve (OH) — Dec TA 0:56 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jack VanBebber, Oklahoma State over Meyer 'Bill' Shanker, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 4:25 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1. Robert Hess, Iowa State over Woods Talman, Virginia Military — Dec TA 3:13 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Robert Hess, Iowa State over Meyer 'Bill' Shanker, Lehigh (PA) — Dec TA 0:24 · View bout