NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1946 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion George Dorsch, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1George DorschOKST
  2. 2Norman AnthonisenILL
  3. 3Sigmund GolonkaIND
  4. 4Joe KluneUNCO

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 175-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. George Dorsch, Oklahoma State over Joe Klune, Northern Colorado — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. George Dorsch, Oklahoma State over Jerome Brentar, Michigan State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Norman Anthonisen, Illinois over Sigmund Golonka, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. George Dorsch, Oklahoma State over Norman Anthonisen, Illinois — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

      1 byes into the 3rd-place bout

      1. Joe Klune, Northern Colorado over Jerome Brentar, Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Sigmund Golonka, Indiana (IN) over Joe Klune, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–0 · View bout