1949 NCAA Championships
Individual champions, team standings, and every recorded bout by weight. Placements are shown only where the record supports them.
8weights
8individual champions
152recorded matches
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Arnold Plaza | Purdue (IN) all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
| 128 | Charles Hetrick | Oklahoma State all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
| 136 | Lowell Lange | Cornell College (IA) all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
| 145 | Keith Young | Northern Iowa all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
| 155 | Bill Nelson | Northern Iowa all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
| 165 | Bill Smith | Northern Iowa all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
| 175 | Jim Gregson | Oklahoma State all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
| Unlimited | Verne Gagne | Minnesota all-time | Source final | Recorded final |
Team standings
Places and points as published by the NCAA.
| Rank | Program | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State all-time | 32 |
| 2 | Northern Iowa all-time | 27 |
| 3 | Cornell College (IA) all-time | 22 |
| 4 | Michigan State all-time | 13 |
| 5 | Minnesota all-time | 11 |
| 6 | Purdue (IN) all-time | 9 |
| T7 | Iowa all-time | 5 |
| T7 | Nebraska all-time | 5 |
| 9 | Syracuse (NY) all-time | 4 |
| T10 | Colorado State all-time | 3 |
| T10 | Illinois all-time | 3 |
| T12 | Navy (MD) all-time | 2 |
| T12 | Penn State all-time | 2 |
| T14 | Indiana (IN) all-time | 1 |
| T14 | Iowa State all-time | 1 |
| T14 | Ithaca (NY) all-time | 1 |
| T14 | Kansas State all-time | 1 |
| T14 | Utah State all-time | 1 |
| T14 | Wheaton (IL) all-time | 1 |
| Not in the published standings | ||
| 20* | Amherst (MA) all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Auburn (AL) all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Brigham Young (UT) all-time | 0* |
| 20* | California-Berkeley all-time | 0* |
| 20* | California-Poly all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Colorado all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Colorado Mines all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Denver (CO) all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Georgia Tech all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Nebraska Omaha all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Northern Colorado all-time | 0* |
| 20* | San Diego State (CA) all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Virginia Military all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Washington State all-time | 0* |
| 20* | Wyoming all-time | 0* |
* Reconstructed from the recorded matches under the 1949 scoring rules. The NCAA’s published standings do not list this program.