1932 NCAA Championships
Individual championship awards, preserved source match rows, independently reviewed bracket topology where available, and team standings reconstructed from the recorded match rows under the era’s scoring rules, reconciled against the NCAA’s published totals. This page does not infer official individual placements.
7weights
7individual champions
90recorded matches
88recorded outcomes
0corrected rows
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Joe Puerta | Illinois | Source final | Recorded final |
| 134 | Edwin Belshaw | Indiana (IN) | Source final | Recorded final |
| 145 | Hardie Lewis | Oklahoma | Source final | Recorded final |
| 158 | Carl Dougovito | Michigan | Source final | Recorded final |
| 174 | Robert Hess | Iowa State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 191 | Kermit Blosser | Ohio | Source final | Recorded final |
| Unlimited | John 'Jack' Riley | Northwestern (IL) | Source final | Recorded final |
Team standings (reconstructed)
Points are recomputed from this year’s recorded match rows under the 1932 rule set: advancement (including bye advancement), bonus, and guaranteed-place increments, plus any curated adjustments. 10 of 23 program-years match the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book totals exactly; 7 differ from the published total.
| Rank | Program | Points | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana (IN) | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Northwestern (IL) | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Southwestern Oklahoma | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Navy (MD) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Cornell College (IA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Denver (CO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Haverford (PA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Indiana State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Case-Western Reserve (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lehigh (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Springfield (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Syracuse (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Published standings: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1932. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.
Recorded matches
Results remain grouped by the archive’s documented round display order unless a weight links to a verified, approved bracket. Source round counts alone do not establish advancement routes.
| Year | Round | Recorded sides | Method | Recorded seeds | Match link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | |||||
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Clarence Hawkins vs Norval Postweiler | Fall 4:15 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ernie Stout vs Haskell Elder | Fall 5:10 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Joe Puerta vs Sumner Forward | Dec TA 8:41 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Roland Lillie vs Donald White | Dec TA 1:35 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Bobby Pearce vs Don Hicks | Dflt | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Ernie Stout vs Roland Lillie | Dec TA 4:06 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Joe Puerta vs Clarence Hawkins | Dec TA 5:10 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Stanley Ball vs Jimmie White | Fall 2:35 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Joe Puerta vs Bobby Pearce | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Stanley Ball vs Ernie Stout | Dflt | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Championship final 1st | Joe Puerta vs Stanley Ball | Fall 9:06 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Second-place bout 2nd | Bobby Pearce vs Stanley Ball | Fall | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #1 | Clarence Hawkins vs Sumner Forward | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Bobby Pearce vs Clarence Hawkins | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 134 | |||||
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Jack Spencer vs Bill Leckie | Fall 3:00 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | John Brindley vs Allen 'Beamer' Purdy | Fall 4:00 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Lyle Morford vs Robert Emmons | Dec TA 6:55 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ralph Rasor vs Frank Shaw | Dec TA 4:46 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Curtis Turner vs Dan Goodman | Dec TA 3:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Edwin Belshaw vs Arch Keller | Dec TA 8:30 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Lyle Morford vs Jack Spencer | Fall 6:55 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Ralph Rasor vs John Brindley | Dec TA 4:26 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Edwin Belshaw vs Ralph Rasor | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Lyle Morford vs Curtis Turner | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Championship final 1st | Edwin Belshaw vs Lyle Morford | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Second-place bout 2nd | Ralph Rasor vs Lyle Morford | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Ralph Rasor vs Arch Keller | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 145 | |||||
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Dale Goings vs Alan Kelley | Dflt | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Hardie Lewis vs Foy Stout | Fall 0:16 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Harry Hall vs Don Zemlock | Dec TA 3:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Felix 'Guy' Sappington vs Harry Hall | Dec TA 6:10 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Hardie Lewis vs Dale Goings | Fall 9:17 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Maynard 'Spade' Harman vs Norman Stoner | Dec TA 4:05 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Robert Garrigan vs Laurel Morford | Fall 3:34 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Hardie Lewis vs Robert Garrigan | Fall 5:50 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Maynard 'Spade' Harman vs Felix 'Guy' Sappington | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Championship final 1st | Hardie Lewis vs Maynard 'Spade' Harman | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Second-place bout 2nd | Dale Goings vs Maynard 'Spade' Harman | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #1 | Dale Goings vs Foy Stout | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Dale Goings vs Robert Garrigan | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 158 | |||||
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Albert Place vs Clark Gray | Fall 5:59 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Carl Dougovito vs George Belshaw | Fall 13:53 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | George Martin vs Clarence 'Pete' Peck Jr. | Dec TA 4:24 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Gordon Ellison vs Walter Brewer | Fall 9:09 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Max Silverstein vs Elton Eubanks | Fall 11:15 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Tom Cunningham vs June Roberts | Fall 4:35 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Carl Dougovito vs Arthur Sweet | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | George Martin vs Lee Marsa | Fall 5:30 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Gordon Ellison vs Albert Place | Fall 1:26 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Max Silverstein vs Tom Cunningham | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Carl Dougovito vs Max Silverstein | Fall 3:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | George Martin vs Gordon Ellison | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Championship final 1st | Carl Dougovito vs George Martin | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Second-place bout 2nd | Max Silverstein vs George Martin | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #1 | Competitor unrecorded vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | Not recorded / Not recorded | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Max Silverstein vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / Not recorded | Open |
| 174 | |||||
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ambrose Rascher vs DeLoss Osburn | Dec TA 2:01 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ellis Bashara vs James Luker | Dec TA 2:31 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Garrett Coleman vs Orville England | Dec TA 1:05 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Robert Hess vs Barney Cosneck | Fall 3:55 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Wes Brown Jr. vs Basil Alspaugh | Fall 5:25 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Garrett Coleman vs Wes Brown Jr. | Fall 7:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Joe Sintic vs Herb White | Fall 6:54 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | LeRoy McGuirk vs Ambrose Rascher | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Robert Hess vs Ellis Bashara | Fall 3:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | LeRoy McGuirk vs Garrett Coleman | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Robert Hess vs Joe Sintic | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Championship final 1st | Robert Hess vs LeRoy McGuirk | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Second-place bout 2nd | LeRoy McGuirk vs Barney Cosneck | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #1 | Barney Cosneck vs Ellis Bashara | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Ambrose Rascher vs Garrett Coleman | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Barney Cosneck vs Joe Sintic | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Third-place bout 3rd | Ambrose Rascher vs Barney Cosneck | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 191 | |||||
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Cliff Stoddard vs Gordon 'Butch' Reavely | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Kermit Blosser vs Lloyd Manley | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Ralph Teague vs Robert Jones | Fall 3:02 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Kermit Blosser vs Cliff Stoddard | Fall 9:30 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Ralph Teague vs Leland Mechem | Fall 9:48 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Championship final 1st | Kermit Blosser vs Ralph Teague | Fall 7:56 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Second-place bout 2nd | Ralph Teague vs Cliff Stoddard | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Cliff Stoddard vs Lloyd Manley | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Robert Jones vs Leland Mechem | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Third-place bout 3rd | Robert Jones vs Cliff Stoddard | MFF | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| Unlimited | |||||
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Harry Fields vs Ernest Zellars | Fall 2:12 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | John 'Jack' Riley vs Peter Mehringer | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Art Gerber vs Harry Fields | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Semifinal Champ 4 | John 'Jack' Riley vs Otto Kuss | Fall 10:34 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Championship final 1st | John 'Jack' Riley vs Art Gerber | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Second-place bout 2nd | Peter Mehringer vs Art Gerber | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1932 | Consi 4 #2 | Peter Mehringer vs Otto Kuss | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |