NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1942 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion Vernon Logan, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Vernon LoganOKST
  2. 2Ted SeabrookeILL
  3. 3Leland Merrill Jr.MSU
  4. 4Milton BennettNAVY

In 1942, 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 1942 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

11 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 3 bouts

    5 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Leland Merrill Jr. (3), Michigan State over Wallace Littell, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 7:18 · View bout
    2. Marvin Becker, Michigan over Walter Heironimus, Wesleyan (CT) — Dec 13–7 · View bout
    3. Vernon Logan (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Britt, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Leland Merrill Jr. (3), Michigan State over Ben Ford, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 8:01 · View bout
    2. Milton Bennett (4), Navy (MD) over Leo Wempe, Kansas State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Ted Seabrooke (2), Illinois over Don Richter, Iowa State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    4. Vernon Logan (1), Oklahoma State over Marvin Becker, Michigan — Dec 12–6 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Ted Seabrooke (2), Illinois over Leland Merrill Jr. (3), Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Vernon Logan (1), Oklahoma State over Milton Bennett (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Vernon Logan (1), Oklahoma State over Ted Seabrooke (2), Illinois — Dec 9–3 · 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. Marvin Becker, Michigan over Bob Britt, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Leland Merrill Jr. (3), Michigan State over Don Richter, Iowa State — Fall 1:46 · View bout
      2. Milton Bennett (4), Navy (MD) over Marvin Becker, Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Leland Merrill Jr. (3), Michigan State over Milton Bennett (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–4 · View bout