The 1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 13th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois hosted the tournament at Huff Gymnasium.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 24 points and having two individual champions.
Don Nichols of Michigan was named the Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma A&M24 2Indiana14 3Michigan10 T-4Ohio State7 T-4Lehigh7 T-4Colorado State7 T-7Minnesota6 T-7Iowa State Teachers College6 T-9Oklahoma5 T-9Iowa Agricultural College5Reference:
Individual finals Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 121 lbs Robert Antonacci, Indiana DEC Calvin Mehlhorn, Oklahoma A&M 128 lbs Harold Byrd, Oklahoma DEC Dale Hanson, Minnesota 136 lbs Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma A&M DEC Roger Isaacson, Iowa State Teachers College 145 lbs Harold Masem, Lehigh DEC OT William Combs, Michigan 155 lbs Vernon Logan, Oklahoma A&M DEC OT Marvin Farrell, Iowa Agricultural College 165 lbs Gene Grenard, Colorado State WBF Clay Albright, Oklahoma A&M, 7:47 175 lbs Don Nichols, Michigan DEC Garnett Inman, IndianaUNLGeorge Downes, Ohio State WDF OT George Chiga, Oklahoma A&MReference:
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