Tournament information | |
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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) |
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.[1]
Dan Hodge of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]