NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1940 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion Don Nichols, Michigan.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 2nd and 3rd place bouts

  1. 1Don NicholsMICH
  2. 2Garnett 'Tuffy' InmanIND
  3. 3Leon 'Red' ReynardKSU
  4. 4Joe AschauerKENT

Connected 1940 175-pound bracket

Tap a name to follow that wrestler

Key
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Jump to finalJump to placements

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

14 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Paul Govedare, Illinois — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over Dick Brenneman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) over Stanley Koloski, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    4. Leo Wiznitzer, City College (NY) over Denton Caves, Southwestern Oklahoma — Dec (no score) · View bout
    5. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over Earl VanBebber, Oklahoma State — Dec (no score) · View bout
    6. William Hoffman, Rutgers (NJ) over Lloyd Black, Temple (PA) — Not recorded · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Leo Wiznitzer, City College (NY) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over James Taylor, Cornell College (IA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    3. Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) over Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) — Dec (no score) · View bout
    4. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over William Hoffman, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 1:53 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State — Dec (no score) · View bout
    2. Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) over Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec (no score) · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. James Taylor, Cornell College (IA) over Dick Brenneman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec (no score) · View bout
      2. Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) over Stanley Koloski, St. Lawrence (NY) — Fall 11:07 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) over Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) — MFF · View bout
      2. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over James Taylor, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 10:30 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      2nd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) over Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State — Dec (no score) · View bout

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) — Dec (no score) · View bout