1956 NCAA wrestling championships

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.

1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships

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)
← 1955 1957 →

Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 65 points and having one individual champion.^[1]

Dan Hodge of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.^[2]

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
Reference:[2]

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
Reference:[2]