| 1941 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
| Alt: | Taylor Gym at Lehigh University |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Start Date: | March 21, 1941 |
| End Date: | March 22, 1941 |
| Host: | Lehigh |
| Venues: | Taylor Gymnasium |
| Champions: | Oklahoma A&M (12th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Michigan State |
| Runners-Up2: | Minnesota |
| Mvp: | Al Whitehurst (Oklahoma A&M) |
| Previous: | 1940 |
| Next: | 1942 |
The 1941 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 14th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 37 points and having four individual champions.[1]
Al Whitehurst of Oklahoma A&M was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 37 | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 26 | |
| 3 | Minnesota | 12 | |
| 4 | Yale | 8 | |
| T-5 | Wisconsin | 7 | |
| T-5 | Kent State | 7 | |
| T-5 | Appalachian State Teachers College | 7 | |
| T-8 | Penn | 6 | |
| T-8 | Kansas State | 6 | |
| T-10 | Iowa State Teachers College | 5 | |
| T-10 | Iowa | 5 | |
| T-10 | Franklin & Marshall | 5 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 121 lbs | Merle Jennings, Michigan State DEC Calvin Mehlhorn, Oklahoma A&M, 9–5 | |
| 128 lbs | Burl Jennings, Michigan State MAJOR Mike Slepecky, Kent State, 16–6 | |
| 136 lbs | Al Whitehurst, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bill Maxwell, Michigan State | |
| 145 lbs | David Arndt, Oklahoma A&M DEC Vernon Hassman, Iowa State Teachers College, 8–3 | |
| 155 lbs | Earl van Bebber, Oklahoma A&M DEC Leland Porter, Kansas State, 3–1 | |
| 165 lbs | Virgil Smith, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR John Roberts, Wisconsin, 11–0 | |
| 175 lbs | Dick DiBatista, Penn DEC Al Crawford, Appalachian State Teachers College, 5–4 | |
| UNL | Leonard Levy, Minnesota DEC Larry Pickett, Yale, 5–2 | |
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