The NCAA boxing championships were discontinued by the National Collegiate Athletic Association after 1960.
The popularity of college boxing peaked in 1948, when 55 colleges participated in intercollegiate competition."You could blame it on the moms," Sports Illustrated, March 1 1959. The popularity of college boxing had been waning in the years leading up to 1960, and only 20 teams competed at the 1959 championship."You could blame it on the moms," Sports Illustrated, March 1 1959. At the 1960 NCAA Championships Charlie Mohr, a boxer on the University of Wisconsin–Madison team, collapsed with a brain hemorrhage and died one week later.
In 1976, American collegiate boxing was picked up again by the National Collegiate Boxing Association. In 2012, the United States Intercollegiate Boxing Association (USIBA) was formed and hosted the first national championships for women alongside a men's division. The first USIBA Championships were hosted at the University of San Francisco in 2013.
Results The first year of NCAA sponsorship of the championship was 1932. However, national championships were conducted in 1924–31 as well. Before 1948, NCAA team boxing championships were unofficial because team points were not officially awarded.
Unofficial team championship (1924–1947) 1924 Penn State 1925 Navy 1926 Navy 1927 Penn State 1928 Navy 1929 Penn State 1930 Penn State 1931 Navy 1932 Penn State 1936 Syracuse 1937 Washington State 1938 (co-champions) Catholic University Virginia West Virginia 1939 Wisconsin 1940 Idaho 1941 Idaho 1942 Wisconsin 1943 Wisconsin 1947 Wisconsin
Team championship (1948–1960)
NCAA boxing championships Year Site Winner Score Runner-up Score 1948 DetailsMadison, WIWisconsin45Michigan State19 1949 DetailsEast Lansing, MILSU20Michigan State181950 DetailsState College, PAIdahoGonzaga18Michigan State131951 DetailsEast Lansing, MIMichigan State21Wisconsin201952 DetailsMadison, WIWisconsin (2)27Michigan State141953 DetailsPocatello, IDIdaho State25Wisconsin191954 DetailsState College, PAWisconsin (3)19Maryland171955 DetailsPocatello, IDMichigan State (2)17LSUSan Jose StateSyracuse131956 DetailsMadison, WIWisconsin (4)47Idaho State201957 DetailsPocatello, IDIdaho State (2)59Washington State121958 DetailsSacramento, CASan Jose State33Idaho State211959 DetailsReno, NVSan Jose State (2)24Idaho State221960 DetailsMadison, WISan Jose State (3)43Wisconsin34
Champions Team titles Team Titles Year(s) won 8 1939, 1942, 1943, 1947,1948, 1952, 1954, 1956 3 1940, 1941, 1950 3 1958, 1959, 1960 2 1953, 1957 2 1951, 1955 1 1950 1 1949 1 1938 1 1938 1 1938 1 1937 1 1936 1 1932
See also Pre-NCAA Boxing Champions Intercollegiate sports team champions Collegiate Nationals
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