1946 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 8 weights.
The 1946 NCAA championships had eight weights and 65 bouts. Oklahoma State won the team title with 25 points; Northern Iowa was second with 24. Oklahoma State had two of the eight individual champions.
Most falls in the least time: Bill Koll, Northern Iowa · 1 fall in 1:10
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Cecil MottNorthern Iowa | Northern Iowa | Dec 6–3 over Mike Rolak, Indiana (IN) |
| 128 | Gerry LeemanNorthern Iowa | Northern Iowa | Dec 6–2 over Lou Kachiroubas, Illinois |
| 136 | David Arndt · 3rd titleOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 10–1 over Russ Bush, Northern Iowa |
| 145 | Bill KollNorthern Iowa | Northern Iowa | Dec 7–2 over Edgar Welch, Oklahoma State |
| 155 | Bill CourtrightMichigan | Michigan | Dec 4–3 over John St. Clair, Oklahoma State |
| 165 | David ShapiroIllinois | Illinois | Dec 15–6 over George Walker, Oklahoma State |
| 175 | George DorschOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 6–0 over Norman Anthonisen, Illinois |
| Unlimited | George BollasOhio State | Ohio State | Fall 14:11 over Morris Chitwood, Indiana (IN) |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1946
Head coach for the 1946 tournament, from the coaching record; a dash where none is established yet.
| Rank | Program | Head coach | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | Art Griffith | 25 |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | Dave McCuskey | 24 |
| 3 | Illinois | Glenn Law | 17 |
| 4 | Indiana (IN) | Charlie McDaniel | 13 |
| 5 | Michigan | Cliff Keen | 8 |
| T6 | Iowa State | Hugo Otopalik | 6 |
| T6 | Ohio State | Bernard Mooney | 6 |
| 8 | Michigan State | Fendley Collins | 5 |
| T9 | Nebraska | Jerry Adam | 2 |
| T9 | Northern Colorado | John Hancock | 2 |
| T9 | Penn State | Paul Campbell | 2 |
| 12 | Kent State (OH) | Joe Begala | 1 |
5 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1946 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Head coach | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12* | Davidson (NC) | Ted Brothers | 0* |
| 12* | Minnesota | Dave Bartelma | 0* |
| 12* | North Carolina | Chuck Quinlan | 0* |
| 12* | Oklahoma | Paul V. Keen | 0* |
| 12* | Wyoming | Harry Magnus acting | 0* |
Cite this page: “1946 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/tournaments/1946/