1930 NCAA Championships
Individual championship awards, preserved source match rows, independently reviewed bracket topology where available, and team standings reconstructed from the recorded match rows under the era’s scoring rules, reconciled against the NCAA’s published totals. This page does not infer official individual placements.
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8individual champions
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Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Joe Sapora | Illinois | Source final | Recorded final |
| 125 | Laurance Mantooth | Oklahoma | Source final | Recorded final |
| 135 | Hugh Linn | Iowa State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 145 | Hardie Lewis | Oklahoma | Source final | Recorded final |
| 155 | James 'Otto' Kelly | Michigan | Source final | Recorded final |
| 165 | Jack VanBebber | Oklahoma State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 175 | Conrad Caldwell | Oklahoma State | Source final | Recorded final |
| Unlimited | Earl McCready | Oklahoma State | Source final | Recorded final |
Team standings (reconstructed)
Points are recomputed from this year’s recorded match rows under the 1929 rule set: advancement (including bye advancement), bonus, and guaranteed-place increments, plus any curated adjustments. 10 of 29 program-years match the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book totals exactly; 8 differ from the published total.
| Rank | Program | Points | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 26 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Massachusetts Tech | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Cornell College (IA) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Kansas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Central Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Harvard (MA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Indiana (IN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Northwestern (IL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Chicago (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rochester Tech (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Brown (RI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Case-Western Reserve (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kent State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lafayette (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Syracuse (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tufts (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Virginia Military | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Waynesburg (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Published standings: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1930. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.
Recorded matches
Results remain grouped by the archive’s documented round display order unless a weight links to a verified, approved bracket. Source round counts alone do not establish advancement routes.
| Year | Round | Recorded sides | Method | Recorded seeds | Match link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | |||||
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Bobby Pearce vs Douglas McCarthy | Fall 1:23 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Joe Sapora vs Roy Maize | Dec TA 9:03 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Marvin Leach vs Elrie Arnette | Dec TA 9:51 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Robert Axford vs Robin Adair | Dec TA 6:15 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Joe Sapora vs Robert Axford | Dec TA 6:47 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Marvin Leach vs Bobby Pearce | Dec TA 0:53 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | Joe Sapora vs Marvin Leach | MFF | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Robert Axford vs Marvin Leach | MFF | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Robert Axford vs Roy Maize | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 125 | |||||
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Frank Stella vs Arthur Klein | Dec TA 5:49 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | George LaFavour vs Hyman 'Henry' Krakowsky | Dec TA 4:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Laurance Mantooth vs Howard Cline | Dec TA 3:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Lyle Morford vs Colby Graves | Fall 4:44 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Laurance Mantooth vs Frank Stella | Dec TA 6:35 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Lyle Morford vs George LaFavour | Dec TA 3:56 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | Laurance Mantooth vs Lyle Morford | Dec TA 1:49 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Lyle Morford vs Howard Cline | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Colby Graves vs George LaFavour | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Howard Cline vs Frank Stella | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Third-place bout 3rd | Howard Cline vs Colby Graves | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 135 | |||||
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Hugh Linn vs Grant Stein | Fall 7:55 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Norman Stoner vs Robert Kent | Fall 7:19 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Sherman Stephenson vs Ralph Anderton | Dec TA 1:50 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | George Feild vs Bill Anderson | Dec TA 2:47 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Hugh Linn vs Norman Stoner | Dec TA 9:10 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Joe Fickel vs Edwin Belshaw | Fall 5:59 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Louis Bauerle vs Sherman Stephenson | Dec TA 8:02 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Hugh Linn vs Joe Fickel | Fall 6:04 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Louis Bauerle vs George Feild | Dec TA 9:00 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | Hugh Linn vs Louis Bauerle | Dec TA 5:08 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Louis Bauerle vs Norman Stoner | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #1 | Norman Stoner vs Grant Stein | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Norman Stoner vs Joe Fickel | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Sherman Stephenson vs George Feild | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Third-place bout 3rd | Sherman Stephenson vs Norman Stoner | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 145 | |||||
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Bliss Sargeant Jr. vs Merrill Marshall | Dec TA 2:48 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Dick Cole vs John Cooper | Dec TA 4:43 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Elmer Carpenter vs Paul Jessup | Dec TA 4:38 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Hardie Lewis vs Arlie 'AJ' Tomlinson | Dec TA 7:14 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Dick Cole vs Bliss Sargeant Jr. | Dec TA 5:22 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Hardie Lewis vs Albert Campbell | Dec TA 5:40 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Robert Garrigan vs Gomer Stelljes | Fall 3:51 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | William 'Harry' Dyer vs Elmer Carpenter | Dec TA 3:43 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Hardie Lewis vs Dick Cole | Dec TA 9:28 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | William 'Harry' Dyer vs Robert Garrigan | Dec TA 2:38 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | Hardie Lewis vs William 'Harry' Dyer | Dec TA 1:33 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Arlie 'AJ' Tomlinson vs William 'Harry' Dyer | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #1 | Arlie 'AJ' Tomlinson vs Albert Campbell | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Arlie 'AJ' Tomlinson vs Dick Cole | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 155 | |||||
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Bryan Watkins vs Paul Myers | Dec TA 5:57 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Bryan Watkins vs Wilbur Juhl | Dec TA 1:16 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | James 'Otto' Kelly vs George Whitney | Fall 6:29 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Phil Berry vs LeRoy McGuirk | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Woods Talman vs Cecil Cree | Dec TA 6:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | James 'Otto' Kelly vs Bryan Watkins | Dec TA 4:01 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Phil Berry vs Woods Talman | Dec TA 7:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | James 'Otto' Kelly vs Phil Berry | Dec TA 6:46 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Bryan Watkins vs Phil Berry | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Bryan Watkins vs George Whitney | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 165 | |||||
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | George Belshaw vs Walter Frank | Fall 5:59 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | George Belshaw vs Charles Cala | Dec TA 9:18 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Jack VanBebber vs Joe Solano | Dec TA 6:07 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Jean Tonkoff vs Curtis Turner | Dec TA 5:27 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Sam Church vs Sam McCrary | Dec TA 5:47 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Jack VanBebber vs Jean Tonkoff | Fall 8:23 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Sam Church vs George Belshaw | Dec TA 1:32 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | Jack VanBebber vs Sam Church | Dec TA 7:40 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Sam Church vs Joe Solano | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | George Belshaw vs Sam McCrary | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Joe Solano vs Jean Tonkoff | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Third-place bout 3rd | Joe Solano vs George Belshaw | Fall | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 175 | |||||
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Allan Cochrane vs Kenneth Jones | Fall 7:14 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Elton Eubanks vs Art Steiskal | Dec TA 1:23 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Paul Long vs Peter Minasian | Dec TA 2:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Von Robbins vs Charles Newhart | Dec TA 5:04 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Al Steinke vs Bernard Levine | Dec TA 6:04 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Conrad Caldwell vs Floyd Helgerson | Dec TA 2:52 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Elton Eubanks vs Paul Long | Dec TA 0:26 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Von Robbins vs Allan Cochrane | Dec TA 0:56 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Conrad Caldwell vs Elton Eubanks | Dflt | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Von Robbins vs Al Steinke | Dec TA 0:02 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | Conrad Caldwell vs Von Robbins | Dec TA 0:58 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Floyd Helgerson vs Von Robbins | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Floyd Helgerson vs Elton Eubanks | MFF | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| Unlimited | |||||
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Carl 'Hugh' Errington vs Thomas Boyd | Fall 1:09 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Earl McCready vs Paul Ahern | Fall 1:56 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Lloyd Burdick vs Ralph 'Cy' Dudley | Fall 4:32 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Russ Fairall vs Max Sonderby | Dec TA 6:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Earl McCready vs Carl 'Hugh' Errington | Fall 2:05 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Lloyd Burdick vs Russ Fairall | Fall 4:06 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Championship final 1st | Earl McCready vs Lloyd Burdick | Fall 2:17 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Second-place bout 2nd | Lloyd Burdick vs Carl 'Hugh' Errington | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Carl 'Hugh' Errington vs Paul Ahern | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Consi 4 #2 | Ralph 'Cy' Dudley vs Russ Fairall | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1930 | Third-place bout 3rd | Carl 'Hugh' Errington vs Ralph 'Cy' Dudley | Fall | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |