1950 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 8 weights.
Most falls in the least time: James LaRock, Ithaca (NY) · 2 falls in 8:35
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Tony GizoniWaynesburg (PA) | Waynesburg (PA) | Dec 7–6 over Arnold Plaza (1), Purdue (IN) |
| 128 | Joe Patacsil (3)Purdue (IN) | Purdue (IN) | Dec 3–2 over Walter Romanowski (4), Cornell College (IA) |
| 136 | Lowell Lange (1) · 3rd titleCornell College (IA) | Cornell College (IA) | Dec (no score) over Floyd Oglesby, Northern Iowa |
| 145 | Keith Young (1) · 2nd titleNorthern Iowa | Northern Iowa | Dec 5–2 over Charles 'Jack' Moreno, Purdue (IN) |
| 155 | Bill Nelson (1) · 3rd titleNorthern Iowa | Northern Iowa | Dec 8–1 over Ken Hunte (2), Syracuse (NY) |
| 165 | Bill Smith (1) · 2nd titleNorthern Iowa | Northern Iowa | Dec 10–7 over James LaRock (3), Ithaca (NY) |
| 175 | Joe Scarpello (1) · 2nd titleIowa | Iowa | Dec 13–4 over George Gebhardt (3), Syracuse (NY) |
| Unlimited | Dick Hutton (1) · 3rd titleOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec (no score) over Fred Stoeker (3), Northern Iowa |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1950
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Iowa | 30 |
| 2 | Purdue (IN) | 16 |
| 3 | Cornell College (IA) | 14 |
| 4 | Syracuse (NY) | 10 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 9 |
| 6 | Iowa | 7 |
| T7 | Ithaca (NY) | 6 |
| T7 | Waynesburg (PA) | 6 |
| 9 | Penn State | 5 |
| T10 | Illinois | 3 |
| T10 | Navy (MD) | 3 |
| T12 | Michigan State | 2 |
| T12 | Oklahoma | 2 |
| T12 | Wheaton (IL) | 2 |
| T12 | Wyoming | 2 |
| T16 | Auburn (AL) | 1 |
| T16 | Lock Haven (PA) | 1 |
20 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1950 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 18* | Brigham Young (UT) | 0* |
| 18* | California-Berkeley | 0* |
| 18* | Colorado | 0* |
| 18* | Colorado (College) | 0* |
| 18* | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 0* |
| 18* | Indiana (IN) | 0* |
| 18* | Iowa State | 0* |
| 18* | Kansas State | 0* |
| 18* | Minnesota | 0* |
| 18* | Nebraska | 0* |
| 18* | Nebraska Omaha | 0* |
| 18* | North Carolina | 0* |
| 18* | Northern Colorado | 0* |
| 18* | Ohio State | 0* |
| 18* | Oregon State | 0* |
| 18* | Springfield (MA) | 0* |
| 18* | Wartburg (IA) | 0* |
| 18* | Washington State | 0* |
| 18* | West Virginia | 0* |
| 18* | Wisconsin | 0* |