NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1961 NCAA Championships

Unlimited

Champion Dale Lewis, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dale LewisOU
  2. 2Ted EllisOKST
  3. 3Rory WeberNW
  4. 4Johnston OberlyPSU

In 1961, 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 1961 Unlimited-pound bracket

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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

15 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Art Youngblood (5), Kent State (OH) over Jim Raschke, Nebraska — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Fred Wright, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Dave Davidson, Washington (WA) over Kent Horne, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Jan Schwitters, Iowa State over Warren Roberts, Washington State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    5. Johnston Oberly (3), Penn State over Mike Senzig, Michigan State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    6. Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) over Charlie Moore, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    7. Ted Ellis (2), Oklahoma State over Warren Dawson, Wyoming — Fall 2:31 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Dave Davidson, Washington (WA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Johnston Oberly (3), Penn State over Garry Stensland (6), Oregon — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    3. Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) over Art Youngblood (5), Kent State (OH) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    4. Ted Ellis (2), Oklahoma State over Jan Schwitters, Iowa State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Ted Ellis (2), Oklahoma State over Johnston Oberly (3), Penn State — Fall 7:47 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dale Lewis (1), Oklahoma over Ted Ellis (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Fred Wright, Cornell College (IA) over Dave Davidson, Washington (WA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
      2. Jan Schwitters, Iowa State over Warren Dawson, Wyoming — Dec 6–3 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Johnston Oberly (3), Penn State over Jan Schwitters, Iowa State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
      2. Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) over Fred Wright, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Rory Weber (4), Northwestern (IL) over Johnston Oberly (3), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout