| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College wrestling |
| Location | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dates | March 1956–March 1956 |
| Host(s) | Oklahoma A&M |
| Venue(s) | Gallagher Hall |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Oklahoma A&M (19th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Oklahoma |
| 2nd runners-up | Pittsburgh |
| MVP | Dan Hodge (Oklahoma) |
| ← 19551957 → | |
The 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 26th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma hosted the tournament at Gallagher Hall.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 65 points and having one individual champion.
Dan Hodge of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results
| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 65 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 62 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 51 |
| 4 | Iowa | 43 |
| 5 | Penn State | 27 |
| 6 | Lehigh | 25 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 24 |
| T-8 | Michigan State | 20 |
| T-8 | Illinois | 20 |
| 10 | Purdue | 13 |
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Individual finals
| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
|---|---|
| 115 lbs | Terry McCann, Iowa DEC Bill Hulings, Pittsburgh, 6–0 |
| 123 lbs | Ed Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Harmon Leslie, Oklahoma A&M, 7–5 |
| 130 lbs | Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 3–2 |
| 137 lbs | Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State DEC Ron Day, Colorado State, 4–3 |
| 147 lbs | Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh DEC Dave Adams, Penn State, 6–2 |
| 157 lbs | Larry TenPas, Illinois DEC Doug Blubaugh, Oklahoma A&M, 4–3 |
| 167 lbs | Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh DEC Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M, 5–4 |
| 177 lbs | Dan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Roy Minter, Minnesota State, 1:37 |
| 191 lbs | Ken Leuer, Iowa DEC Jim Gregson, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3 |
| UNL | Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma RD Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin, 4–4 |
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References
- "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "26th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
| NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships | |
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| Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II |
| 1955–56 NCAA championships | |
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