NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1941 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion Earl VanBebber, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Earl VanBebberOKST
  2. 2Leland PorterKSU
  3. 3Ted SeabrookeILL
  4. 4Frank Osinski Sr.TEM

In 1941, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1941 155-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Earl VanBebber (1), Oklahoma State over Joseph Swetting Jr., Virginia Military — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Frank Osinski Sr., Temple (PA) over Lou Nangeroni, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 7:22 · View bout
    3. Joe Loucks (4), Iowa State over Gordon Giles, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    4. Leland Porter (3), Kansas State over Steve Hale, Wyoming — Fall 4:37 · View bout
    5. Lloyd Schumacher, Minnesota over David See, Springfield (MA) — Fall 4:20 · View bout
    6. Paul Bergmann, Lafayette (PA) over Frank McKenna, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    7. Robert Fleming, Iowa over Warren Tischler, Pennsylvania — Dec 15–13 · View bout
    8. Ted Seabrooke, Illinois over Angelo Lazzara (2), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Earl VanBebber (1), Oklahoma State over Lloyd Schumacher, Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Frank Osinski Sr., Temple (PA) over Joe Loucks (4), Iowa State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    3. Leland Porter (3), Kansas State over Robert Fleming, Iowa — Dec 12–4 · View bout
    4. Ted Seabrooke, Illinois over Paul Bergmann, Lafayette (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Earl VanBebber (1), Oklahoma State over Frank Osinski Sr., Temple (PA) — Fall 8:19 · View bout
    2. Leland Porter (3), Kansas State over Ted Seabrooke, Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Earl VanBebber (1), Oklahoma State over Leland Porter (3), Kansas State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Lloyd Schumacher, Minnesota over Joseph Swetting Jr., Virginia Military — Dec 4–0 · View bout
      2. Steve Hale, Wyoming over Robert Fleming, Iowa — Fall 1:20 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Frank Osinski Sr., Temple (PA) over Lloyd Schumacher, Minnesota — Dec 3–0 · View bout
      2. Ted Seabrooke, Illinois over Steve Hale, Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ted Seabrooke, Illinois over Frank Osinski Sr., Temple (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout