1948 NCAA Wrestling Championships
# 1948 NCAA Wrestling Championships

The 1948 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 18th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 33 points and having two individual champions.

Bill Koll of Iowa State Teachers College was named the Outstanding Wrestler.

## Team results

| Rank | School | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 33 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 28 |
| 3 | Illinois | 23 |
| T-4 | Purdue | 15 |
| T-4 | Iowa State Teachers College | 15 |
| T-4 | Iowa | 15 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 12 |
| 8 | Waynesburg | 11 |
| T-9 | Navy | 9 |
| T-9 | Iowa State College | 9 |
| T-9 | Northern Colorado | 9 |
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## Individual finals

| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
| - | - |
| 114 lbs | Arnold Plaza, Purdue DEC William Mann, Illinois |
| 125 lbs | George Lewis, Waynesburg DEC Rometo Macias, Iowa |
| 136 lbs | Dick Dickenson, Michigan State DEC Nathan Bauer, Oklahoma A&M |
| 147 lbs | Bill Koll, Iowa State Teachers College DEC John Fletcher, Navy |
| 160 lbs | Jack St. Clair Oklahoma A&M DEC Gale Mikles, Michigan State |
| 174 lbs | Glen Brand, Iowa State College DEC Waldemar VanCott, Purdue |
| 191 lbs | Verne Gagne, Minnesota DEC Charles Gottfried, Illinois |
| UNL | Dick Hutton, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bob Maldegan, Michigan State |
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