NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1955 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Bill Oberly, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill OberlyPSU
  2. 2Werner SeelLEH
  3. 3Bob KonovskyWIS
  4. 4Willis HollandCOST

In 1955, 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 1955 Unlimited-pound bracket

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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

9 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 1 bout

    7 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Ken Ellis, Kansas State over Mike Clock, Lewis & Clark (OR) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Oberly (4), Penn State over Sam Salerno, Colorado — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Bob Konovsky (1), Wisconsin over Ken Ellis, Kansas State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    3. Werner Seel (3), Lehigh (PA) over Denny Krick, Indiana (IN) — Dec 12–2 · View bout
    4. Willis Holland (2), Colorado State over Don Sayenga, Lafayette (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Oberly (4), Penn State over Bob Konovsky (1), Wisconsin — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Werner Seel (3), Lehigh (PA) over Willis Holland (2), Colorado State — Fall 5:23 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Bill Oberly (4), Penn State over Werner Seel (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Bob Konovsky (1), Wisconsin over Sam Salerno, Colorado — Dec 2–0 · View bout
      2. Willis Holland (2), Colorado State over Denny Krick, Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–7 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Bob Konovsky (1), Wisconsin over Willis Holland (2), Colorado State — Dec 2–0 · View bout