NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1938 NCAA Championships

Champions, team standings, and brackets for 7 of the 8 weights.

8weights
8individual champions
107bouts

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Individual champions

1938 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Joe McDaniel · 2nd titleOklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec (no score) over Willard Duffy, Indiana (IN)
126Allen SaporaIllinoisIllinoisDec (no score) over Hoy Stone, Oklahoma
135David MatthewsOklahomaOklahomaDflt over Fred Parkey, Oklahoma State
145Stanley Henson · 2nd titleOklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec (no score) over Robert Finwall, Chicago (IL)
155Dale ScrivensOklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec (no score) over Ken Knight, Southwestern Oklahoma
165John GinayIllinoisIllinoisDec (no score) over James 'Curt' Ford, Lehigh (PA)
175John HarknessHarvard (MA)Harvard (MA)Dec (no score) over Swede Olsen, Southwestern Oklahoma
UnlimitedCharles McDaniel · 2nd titleIndiana (IN)Indiana (IN)Dec (no score) over Robert Kygar, Southwestern Oklahoma

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1938

1938 team standings
RankProgramPoints
1Oklahoma State19
2Illinois15
3Indiana (IN)12
T4Oklahoma8
T4Southwestern Oklahoma8
6Minnesota6
T7Cornell College (IA)5
T7Harvard (MA)5
T7Lehigh (PA)5
10Chicago (IL)4
T11Franklin & Marshall (PA)3
T11Iowa State3
T11Northern Iowa3
T11Princeton (NJ)3
15City College (NY)2
T16Nebraska1
T16Syracuse (NY)1
12 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1938 scoring rules.

1938 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramPoints
16*Utah State1*
19*Alfred State (NY)0*
19*Amherst (MA)0*
19*Colorado State0*
19*Massachusetts Tech0*
19*Michigan0*
19*Michigan State0*
19*Penn State0*
19*San Jose State (CA)0*
19*St. Lawrence (NY)0*
19*West Virginia0*
19*Yale (CT)0*