NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1942 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Loyd ArmsOKST
  2. 2Walter PorowskiKENT
  3. 3Frank RuggieriPUR
  4. 4Charles 'Shuford' SwiftNAVY

In 1942, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1942 Unlimited-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • 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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

10 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 2 bouts

    6 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Charles 'Shuford' Swift (4), Navy (MD) over James Wilson, Iowa State — Fall 8:31 · View bout
    2. Mearl 'Mike' Greene (3), Alfred State (NY) over Alex Agase, Illinois — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Charles 'Shuford' Swift (4), Navy (MD) over Walter Haloupek, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Loyd Arms (1), Oklahoma State over Fred Schleicher, Ohio — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    3. Mearl 'Mike' Greene (3), Alfred State (NY) over Burt VanDerClute, Wesleyan (CT) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    4. Walter Porowski, Kent State (OH) over Frank Ruggieri (2), Purdue (IN) — Fall 6:23 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Loyd Arms (1), Oklahoma State over Charles 'Shuford' Swift (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Walter Porowski, Kent State (OH) over Mearl 'Mike' Greene (3), Alfred State (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Loyd Arms (1), Oklahoma State over Walter Porowski, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Charles 'Shuford' Swift (4), Navy (MD) over Fred Schleicher, Ohio — Dec 6–3 · View bout
      2. Frank Ruggieri (2), Purdue (IN) over Mearl 'Mike' Greene (3), Alfred State (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Frank Ruggieri (2), Purdue (IN) over Charles 'Shuford' Swift (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 11–4 · View bout