| 1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Champaign, Illinois |
| Start Date: | March 29, 1940 |
| End Date: | March 30, 1940 |
| Host: | University of Illinois |
| Venues: | Huff Gymnasium |
| Champions: | Oklahoma A&M (11th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Indiana |
| Runners-Up2: | Michigan |
| Mvp: | Don Nichols (Michigan) |
| Previous: | 1939 |
| Next: | 1941 |
The 1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 13th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois hosted the tournament at Huff Gymnasium.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 24 points and having two individual champions.[1]
Don Nichols of Michigan was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 24 | |
| 2 | Indiana | 14 | |
| 3 | Michigan | 10 | |
| T-4 | Ohio State | 7 | |
| T-4 | Lehigh | 7 | |
| T-4 | Colorado State | 7 | |
| T-7 | Minnesota | 6 | |
| T-7 | Iowa State Teachers College | 6 | |
| T-9 | Oklahoma | 5 | |
| T-9 | Iowa Agricultural College | 5 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 121 lbs | Robert Antonacci, Indiana DEC Calvin Mehlhorn, Oklahoma A&M | |
| 128 lbs | Harold Byrd, Oklahoma DEC Dale Hanson, Minnesota | |
| 136 lbs | Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma A&M DEC Roger Isaacson, Iowa State Teachers College | |
| 145 lbs | Harold Masem, Lehigh DEC OT William Combs, Michigan | |
| 155 lbs | Vernon Logan, Oklahoma A&M DEC OT Marvin Farrell, Iowa Agricultural College | |
| 165 lbs | Gene Grenard, Colorado State WBF Clay Albright, Oklahoma A&M, 7:47 | |
| 175 lbs | Don Nichols, Michigan DEC Garnett Inman, Indiana | |
| UNL | George Downes, Ohio State WDF OT George Chiga, Oklahoma A&M | |
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