NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1946 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion David Shapiro, Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1David ShapiroILL
  2. 2George WalkerOKST
  3. 3Harold BokerNEB
  4. 4Gene GlassKENT

In 1946, 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 1946 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

5 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 1 bout

    3 byes into the semifinal

    1. Harold Boker, Nebraska over Burl Boring, Michigan State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. David Shapiro, Illinois over Gene Glass, Kent State (OH) — Dec 12–3 · View bout
    2. George Walker, Oklahoma State over Harold Boker, Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. David Shapiro, Illinois over George Walker, Oklahoma State — Dec 15–6 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation semifinal · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the 3rd-place bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Harold Boker, Nebraska over Gene Glass, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–2 · View bout