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1962 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dates	March 22nd, 1962–March 24th, 1962
Host(s)	Oklahoma State University
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma State (23rd title)
2nd place	Oklahoma
3rd place	Iowa
MVP	Gray Simons (Lock Haven University)
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The 1962 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 32nd NCAA wrestling championships to be held. Oklahoma State hosted the tournament in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 82 points and having three individual champions.

Gray Simons of Lock Haven University was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Team results


Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma State	82
2	Oklahoma	45
3	Iowa	34
4	Lehigh	27
5	Northern Iowa	23
T-6	Southern Illinois - Carbondale	19
T-6	Pittsburgh	19
T-6	Wisconsin	19
T-9	Nebraska	18
T-9	Michigan State	18

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs	Gray Simons, Lock Haven DEC Mark McCracken, Oklahoma State, 7-2
123 lbs	Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State DEC Frank Freeman, Northern Iowa, 7-4
130 lbs	Mickey Martin, Oklahoma DEC Al DeLeon, Minnesota State, 5-2
137 lbs	Bill Carter, Oklahoma DEC Bill Dotson, Northern Iowa, 6-4
147 lbs	Mike Natvig, Army DEC Kirk Pendleton, Lehigh, 5-4
157 lbs	Jack Flasche, Northern Colorado DEC Phil Kinyon, Oklahoma State, 5-2
167 lbs	Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State DEC Terry Isaacson, Air Force 3-2
177 lbs	Bob Johnson, Oklahoma State DEC Dean Lahr, Colorado, 3-2
191 lbs	Wayne Baughman, Oklahoma DEC Joe James, Oklahoma State, 2-1
UNL	Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa FALL Roger Pillath, Wisconsin, 3:21
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References

^ "32nd NCAA Wrestling Tournament". nwhof.org. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II

NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II

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