NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1946 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion George Bollas, Ohio State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1George BollasOHST
  2. 2Morris ChitwoodIND
  3. 3Glen BrandISU
  4. 4Loyd ArmsOKST

In 1946, 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.

Every wrestler in this weight had an opening-round bye on the printed sheet, so the board starts at the quarterfinals.

Connected 1946 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

7 byes into the quarterfinal

    Quarterfinal · 3 bouts

    1 byes into the semifinal

    1. George Bollas, Ohio State over Charles Gottfried, Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State over Bob Maldegan, Michigan State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    3. Morris Chitwood, Indiana (IN) over Glen Brand, Iowa State — Fall 8:42 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. George Bollas, Ohio State over Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Morris Chitwood, Indiana (IN) over Al Crawford, North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. George Bollas, Ohio State over Morris Chitwood, Indiana (IN) — Fall 14:11 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Glen Brand, Iowa State over Al Crawford, North Carolina — MFF · View bout
      2. Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State over Charles Gottfried, Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Glen Brand, Iowa State over Loyd Arms, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout