NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1940 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion Vernon Logan, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Vernon LoganOKST
  2. 2Marvin 'Gene' FarrellISU

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 1940 155-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

7 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 3 bouts

    1 byes into the semifinal

    1. Harland Danner (2), Michigan over Frank Osinski Sr., Temple (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. James Bryant, Lafayette (PA) over Ted Seabrooke (3), Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Marvin 'Gene' Farrell, Iowa State over Mel Bruno, San Jose State (CA) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Harland Danner (2), Michigan over James Bryant, Lafayette (PA) — Fall 7:00 · View bout
    2. Vernon Logan (1), Oklahoma State over Marvin 'Gene' Farrell, Iowa State — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Vernon Logan (1), Oklahoma State over Harland Danner (2), Michigan — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation semifinal · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the 2nd

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Marvin 'Gene' Farrell, Iowa State over Harland Danner (2), Michigan — Dec (no score) · View bout