NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1941 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Leonard 'Butch' Levy, Minnesota.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Leonard 'Butch' LevyMINN
  2. 2Larry PickettYALE
  3. 3Loyd ArmsOKST
  4. 4John ThomasLAF

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 Unlimited-pound bracket

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How to read this bracket
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  • "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

13 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 5 bouts

    3 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Bill Bennett, Wisconsin over Henry 'Hank' Blake, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout
    2. C. 'Larry' Miller, Northern Colorado over Charles Zalonka, Temple (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. John Thomas (3), Lafayette (PA) over Walter Haloupek, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 1:38 · View bout
    4. Larry Pickett (4), Yale (CT) over Thomas Davies, West Virginia — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    5. Walter Porowski, Kent State (OH) over Bill Hitchcock, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 3:23 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. John Thomas (3), Lafayette (PA) over C. 'Larry' Miller, Northern Colorado — Not recorded · View bout
    2. Larry Pickett (4), Yale (CT) over Bill Bennett, Wisconsin — Fall 2:00 · View bout
    3. Leonard 'Butch' Levy (2), Minnesota over John Kerns, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Loyd Arms (1), Oklahoma State over Walter Porowski, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Larry Pickett (4), Yale (CT) over Loyd Arms (1), Oklahoma State — Fall 4:55 · View bout
    2. Leonard 'Butch' Levy (2), Minnesota over John Thomas (3), Lafayette (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Leonard 'Butch' Levy (2), Minnesota over Larry Pickett (4), Yale (CT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

      1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      1. Bill Bennett, Wisconsin over Thomas Davies, West Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. John Thomas (3), Lafayette (PA) over John Kerns, Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
      2. Loyd Arms (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Bennett, Wisconsin — Dec 11–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Loyd Arms (1), Oklahoma State over John Thomas (3), Lafayette (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout