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1939 NCAA Championships

Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 8 weights.

8weights
8individual champions
124bouts
30wins by fall

Most falls in the least time: Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall (PA) · 3 falls in 14:40

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Individual champions

1939 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
121Joe McDaniel · 3rd titleOklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec (no score) over Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall (PA)
128Dale HansonMinnesotaMinnesotaDec (no score) over Woodrow Rorex, Oklahoma State
136Archie DeutschmanIllinoisIllinoisDec (no score) over Peter Culbertson, Minnesota
145Harold NicholsMichiganMichiganDec (no score) over Vernon Logan, Oklahoma State
155Stanley Henson · 3rd titleOklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec (no score) over Tom King Jr., Lehigh (PA)
165Henry MatthesLehigh (PA)Lehigh (PA)Dec (no score) over Don Bachman, Penn State
175Chris TraicoffIndiana (IN)Indiana (IN)Dec (no score) over Henry Wittenberg, City College (NY)
UnlimitedJohnny HarrellOklahoma StateOklahoma StateFall 4:25 over John Sikich, Illinois

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1939

1939 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Oklahoma State33
2Lehigh (PA)12
3Illinois11
T4Franklin & Marshall (PA)9
T4Indiana (IN)9
T4Michigan9
T4Minnesota9
8Penn State5
9City College (NY)4
10Appalachian State (NC)3
11Cornell College (IA)2
T12Illinois State1
T12Kent State (OH)1
T12Navy (MD)1
16 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1939 scoring rules.

1939 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
12*Colorado State1*
16*Chicago (IL)0*
16*Haverford (PA)0*
16*Iowa0*
16*Lafayette (PA)0*
16*Massachusetts Tech0*
16*Michigan State0*
16*Nebraska0*
16*Northern Iowa0*
16*Ohio0*
16*Ohio State0*
16*Rutgers (NJ)0*
16*Springfield (MA)0*
16*Temple (PA)0*
16*West Virginia0*
16*Yale (CT)0*

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