1937 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.
8weights
8individual champions
107recorded matches
95recorded outcomes
0corrected rows
Individual champions
| Weight | Champion | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Joe McDaniel | Oklahoma State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 126 | Dale Brand | Cornell College (IA) | Source final | Recorded final |
| 135 | Ray Cheney | Northern Iowa | Source final | Recorded final |
| 145 | Stanley Henson | Oklahoma State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 155 | Bill Keas | Oklahoma | Source final | Recorded final |
| 165 | Harvey Base | Oklahoma State | Source final | Recorded final |
| 175 | John Whitaker | Minnesota | Source final | Recorded final |
| Unlimited | Lloyd Ricks | Oklahoma State | Source final | Recorded final |
Team standings (reconstructed)
Points are recomputed from this year’s recorded match rows under the 1934 rule set: advancement (including bye advancement), bonus, and guaranteed-place increments, plus any curated adjustments. 4 of 24 program-years match the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book totals exactly; 12 differ from the published total.
| Rank | Program | Points | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 26 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Cornell College (IA) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Central Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana (IN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Southwestern Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Haverford (PA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Chicago (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | St. Lawrence (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Case-Western Reserve (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Indiana State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Kent State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lafayette (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Lehigh (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Published standings: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1937. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | |||||
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Bill Carr vs George Benz | Dec TA 7:13 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Clifford Myers vs Fred Leimbrock | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Davis Natvig vs Ervin Engle | Dec TA 2:40 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | James Knight vs Walter Allen Jr. | Fall 6:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | John Speicher vs Louis Jimenez | Dec TA 4:29 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Bill Carr vs John Speicher | Dec TA 6:23 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Davis Natvig vs Clifford Myers | Dec TA 1:46 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Grant Wright vs James Knight | Dec TA 6:07 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Joe McDaniel vs George Haynes | Dec TA 6:25 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Bill Carr vs Grant Wright | Dec TA 4:40 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Joe McDaniel vs Davis Natvig | Dec TA 2:13 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | Joe McDaniel vs Bill Carr | Dec TA 2:15 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Second-place bout 2nd | Davis Natvig vs Bill Carr | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Davis Natvig vs George Haynes | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 126 | |||||
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Chester Haig vs Charles McClure | Fall 4:54 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Dale Brand vs Carl Warner | Dec TA 9:49 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | David Matthews vs Ivan Moore | Dec TA 6:41 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ted Anderson vs Larry Hamilton | Dec TA 2:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Dale Brand vs David Matthews | Fall 8:59 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Earl Thomas vs Buell Graven | Fall 8:05 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Harold Byrd vs James Sefton | Dec TA 4:55 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Ted Anderson vs Chester Haig | Dec TA 9:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Dale Brand vs Earl Thomas | Dec TA 3:40 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Ted Anderson vs Harold Byrd | Dec TA 2:36 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | Dale Brand vs Ted Anderson | Dec TA 1:37 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Second-place bout 2nd | Ted Anderson vs David Matthews | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 8 #2 | Competitor unrecorded vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | Not recorded / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | David Matthews vs Carl Warner | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Harold Byrd vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | David Matthews vs Harold Byrd | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | David Matthews vs Earl Thomas | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 135 | |||||
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Morey Villareal vs John Lloyd | Dec TA 7:26 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ray Cheney vs Fred Parkey | Dec TA 5:07 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Frank Ward vs Clifford Duncan | Dec TA 3:40 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Joe Rivers Jr. vs Walter Kelsh | Dec TA 5:36 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Morey Villareal vs Earle Lancaster | Dec TA 6:38 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Ray Cheney vs Mark Wolcott | Dec TA 6:28 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Morey Villareal vs Joe Rivers Jr. | Dec TA 5:49 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Ray Cheney vs Frank Ward | Dec TA 5:47 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | Ray Cheney vs Morey Villareal | Dec | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Second-place bout 2nd | Fred Parkey vs Morey Villareal | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Fred Parkey vs Mark Wolcott | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Fred Parkey vs Frank Ward | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 145 | |||||
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Dale Duncan vs John Vaughn | Dec TA 5:58 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Frank Linn vs Edward 'Gus' Hagerman | Fall 3:36 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Jack McIlvoy vs John Hamilton | Fall 2:33 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Stanley Henson vs Sidney Doolittle | Fall 3:17 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Charles Carson vs John 'Bart' Collings | Dec TA 6:16 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Jack McIlvoy vs Dale Duncan | Dec TA 7:17 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Robert Finwall vs Franklin Cole | Dec TA 6:17 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Stanley Henson vs Frank Linn | Fall 6:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Jack McIlvoy vs Charles Carson | Dec TA 3:30 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Stanley Henson vs Robert Finwall | Dec TA 5:58 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | Stanley Henson vs Jack McIlvoy | Dec TA 8:30 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 8 #2 | Competitor unrecorded vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | Not recorded / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Dale Duncan vs John Hamilton | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Robert Finwall vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Charles Carson vs Dale Duncan | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Jack McIlvoy vs Robert Finwall | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Third-place bout 3rd | Charles Carson vs Robert Finwall | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 155 | |||||
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Bill Keas vs James Watson | Dec TA 6:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ernest Jessup vs Jack Lubahn | Fall 4:21 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Bill Keas vs Ken Knight | Dec TA 6:17 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Dale Scrivens vs Frank Bissell | Dec TA 3:30 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Ernest Jessup vs Frank Leeman | Fall | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Hugh 'Dick' Bishop vs Gerald Barnett | Dec TA 3:13 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Bill Keas vs Dale Scrivens | Dec TA 3:04 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Ernest Jessup vs Hugh 'Dick' Bishop | Dec TA 3:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | Bill Keas vs Ernest Jessup | Dec TA 0:45 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Second-place bout 2nd | Ernest Jessup vs Dale Scrivens | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Competitor unrecorded vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | Not recorded / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Frank Leeman vs Jack Lubahn | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Dale Scrivens vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Frank Leeman vs Hugh 'Dick' Bishop | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Third-place bout 3rd | Dale Scrivens vs Frank Leeman | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 165 | |||||
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Harland Danner vs Walter Carleton | Fall 9:19 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Harry 'Marshall' Word vs Robert Kyle | Dec TA 7:10 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Marvin 'Gene' Farrell vs Levi Maples | Fall 2:02 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Harry 'Marshall' Word vs Harland Danner | Dec TA 4:03 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Harvey Base vs Marvin 'Gene' Farrell | Dec TA 8:27 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | Harvey Base vs Harry 'Marshall' Word | Dec TA 3:40 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Second-place bout 2nd | Harry 'Marshall' Word vs Marvin 'Gene' Farrell | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Competitor unrecorded vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | Not recorded / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Marvin 'Gene' Farrell vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / Not recorded | Open |
| 175 | |||||
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Chris Traicoff vs Hpalmar Olson | Dec TA 6:53 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | John Ginay vs Willard Lorette | Fall 2:56 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | John Whitaker vs Bill Moreland | Dec TA 5:15 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | John Ginay vs Edward Valorz | Dec TA 2:04 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | John Whitaker vs Chris Traicoff | Fall 0:32 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | John Whitaker vs John Ginay | Dec TA 6:07 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Competitor unrecorded vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | Not recorded / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | John Ginay vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Willard Lorette vs Edward Valorz | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| Unlimited | |||||
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Bill Norton vs Chester Adamczyk | Fall 8:35 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Charles Mutter vs Paul 'Moose' Hodges | Dec TA 7:58 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Ed Mickey vs John Harrison | Fall 2:52 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Round of 16 Champ 16 | Lloyd Ricks vs Carmen Falcone | Dec TA 4:12 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Bill Norton vs Ed Mickey | Fall 7:41 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Bob Haak vs Burt Thompson | Dec TA 4:02 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Clifton Gustafson vs Myron Sterngold | Dec TA 6:09 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Quarterfinal Champ 8 | Lloyd Ricks vs Charles Mutter | Dec TA 7:21 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Clifton Gustafson vs Bill Norton | Fall 3:33 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Semifinal Champ 4 | Lloyd Ricks vs Bob Haak | Dec TA 1:20 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Championship final 1st | Lloyd Ricks vs Clifton Gustafson | Dec TA 1:35 | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Second-place bout 2nd | Bob Haak vs Clifton Gustafson | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / 0 · recorded zero | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #1 | Competitor unrecorded vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | Not recorded / Not recorded | Open |
| 1937 | Consi 4 #2 | Bob Haak vs Competitor unrecorded | n/r | 0 · recorded zero / Not recorded | Open |