The 1942 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 15th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan hosted the tournament at Jenison Fieldhouse.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 31 points and having four individual champions.
David Arndt of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma A&M31 2Michigan State26 3Penn State10 4Michigan8 T-5Purdue7 T-5Navy7 T-5Kent State7 T-8Penn6 T-8Illinois6 10Iowa State Teachers College5Reference:
Individual finals Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 121 lbs Merle Jennings, Michigan State DEC Malcolm MacDonald, Michigan State, 3–2 128 lbs Burl Jennings, Michigan State DEC Sidney Marks, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3 136 lbs Bill Maxwell, Michigan State WBF Fred Bishop, Cornell College, 5:16 145 lbs David Arndt, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR Manly Johnson, Michigan, 18–5 155 lbs Vernon Logan, Oklahoma A&M DEC Ted Seabrooke, Illinois, 9–3 165 lbs Virgil Smith, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bill Carmichael, Navy, 2–1 175 lbs Dick DiBatista, Penn RD Leon Martin, Iowa State Teachers College, 4–4, 1–1UNLLoyd Arms, Oklahoma A&M DEC Walter Porowski, Kent State, 7–5Reference:
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