NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1942 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Virgil Smith, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Virgil SmithOKST
  2. 2Bill CarmichaelNAVY
  3. 3Bill CourtrightMICH
  4. 4Robert BaderKENT

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.

Every wrestler in this weight had an opening-round bye on the printed sheet, so the board starts at the quarterfinals.

Connected 1942 165-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

8 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Carmichael (3), Navy (MD) over Robert Bader, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    2. Bill Courtright (4), Michigan over Dale Thomas, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Norman Anthonisen (2), Illinois over Vince Murray, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 5:38 · View bout
    4. Virgil Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Cecil Hospelhorn, Illinois State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Carmichael (3), Navy (MD) over Norman Anthonisen (2), Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Virgil Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Courtright (4), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Virgil Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Carmichael (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Bill Courtright (4), Michigan over Cecil Hospelhorn, Illinois State — Fall 5:09 · View bout
      2. Robert Bader, Kent State (OH) over Norman Anthonisen (2), Illinois — MFF · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Bill Courtright (4), Michigan over Robert Bader, Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–1 · View bout