| 1948 | |
 Bartlett Gymnasium, site of the 1948 NCAA gymnastics championships | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate gymnastics |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Date | March 27, 1948 |
| Administrator | National Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Host(s) | University of Chicago |
| Venue(s) | Bartlett Gymnasium |
| Participants | 10 teams[a] |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Penn State (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Temple |
| 2nd runners-up | Illinois |
| Tournament statistics | |
| All-Around Champion | Ray Sorensen, Penn State (1537) |
The 1948 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the sixth annual National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned men's gymnastics championships to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.[1] Due to the interruption of sporting events caused by World War II, these were the first championships held since 1942.
The championships were hosted by the University of Chicago at Bartlett Gymnasium in Chicago, Illinois.[2] It was the location's 5th time hosting out of 6 total events, but following 1948 the championships would not return to Chicago until 2018.
Four-time defending champions Illinois, who won the last event in 1942, were bested by Gene Wettstone-led Penn State. It was the Nittany Lions' first team gymnastics championship.
The individual all-around championship was won by Ray Sorensen from Penn State.
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- ^ "National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships" (PDF). ncaa.org. 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Nation's Leading Gymnasts To Seek Olympic Team Honors In NCAA Meet". Atlantic City Press. March 27, 1948. p. 14. Retrieved April 30, 2024.