1956 NCAA Championships
Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.
Most falls in the least time: Dan Hodge, Oklahoma · 4 falls in 11:32
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Title bout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Terry McCann (1) · 2nd titleIowa | Iowa | Dec 6–0 over Bill Hulings (3), Pittsburgh (PA) |
| 123 | Ed Peery (1) · 2nd titlePittsburgh (PA) | Pittsburgh (PA) | Dec 7–5 over Harmon Leslie (6), Oklahoma State |
| 130 | Myron Roderick (1) · 3rd titleOklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Dec 9–4 over Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma |
| 137 | Jim Sinadinos (1)Michigan State | Michigan State | Dec 4–3 over Ron Day, Colorado State |
| 147 | Eddie Eichelberger (1) · 2nd titleLehigh (PA) | Lehigh (PA) | Dec 6–2 over Dave Adams (3), Penn State |
| 157 | Larry TenPas (3)Illinois | Illinois | Dec 4–3 over Doug Blubaugh (4), Oklahoma State |
| 167 | Ed DeWitt (2)Pittsburgh (PA) | Pittsburgh (PA) | Dec 5–4 over Fred Davis (1), Oklahoma State |
| 177 | Dan Hodge (1) · 2nd titleOklahoma | Oklahoma | Fall 1:37 over Roy Minter (2), Minnesota-Mankato |
| 191 | Ken Leuer (1)Iowa | Iowa | Dec 5–3 over Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State |
| Unlimited | Gordon RoeslerOklahoma | Oklahoma | Dec 4–4 (tiebreaker) over Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin |
Team standings
Scoring details →Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1956
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 65 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 62 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 51 |
| 4 | Iowa | 43 |
| 5 | Penn State | 27 |
| 6 | Lehigh (PA) | 25 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 24 |
| T8 | Illinois | 20 |
| T8 | Michigan State | 20 |
| 10 | Purdue (IN) | 13 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 12 |
| 12 | Michigan | 11 |
| T13 | Minnesota-Mankato | 10 |
| T13 | Northern Iowa | 10 |
| 15 | Indiana (IN) | 8 |
| 16 | Wyoming | 7 |
| T17 | Lafayette (PA) | 6 |
| T17 | Maryland | 6 |
| T19 | Kansas State | 5 |
| T19 | Virginia Tech | 5 |
Show all 36 teams
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| T21 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 4 |
| T21 | Iowa State | 4 |
| T21 | Minnesota | 4 |
| T21 | Navy (MD) | 4 |
| T25 | Colorado | 3 |
| T25 | Lock Haven (PA) | 3 |
| T25 | Ohio | 3 |
| T25 | Springfield (MA) | 3 |
| T29 | Coast Guard (CT) | 2 |
| T29 | Cornell College (IA) | 2 |
| T29 | Kent State (OH) | 2 |
| T29 | Oregon | 2 |
| T33 | Ohio State | 1 |
| T33 | San Diego State (CA) | 1 |
| T33 | Toledo (OH) | 1 |
| T33 | Virginia Military | 1 |
14 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings
* Calculated from the bouts under the 1956 scoring rules.
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 32* | Oregon State | 1* |
| 38* | City College (NY) | 0* |
| 38* | Cortland (NY) | 0* |
| 38* | Grinnell (IA) | 0* |
| 38* | Hofstra (NY) | 0* |
| 38* | Lewis & Clark (OR) | 0* |
| 38* | Luther (IA) | 0* |
| 38* | New Mexico | 0* |
| 38* | North Carolina | 0* |
| 38* | Northern Colorado | 0* |
| 38* | Sewanee: of the South (TN) | 0* |
| 38* | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 0* |
| 38* | Syracuse (NY) | 0* |
| 38* | Texas A&M | 0* |