| 1951 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Start Date: | March 1951 |
| End Date: | March 1951 |
| Host: | Lehigh |
| Venues: | Taylor Gymnasium |
| Champions: | Oklahoma (2nd title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Oklahoma A&M |
| Runners-Up2: | Penn State |
| Mvp: | Walter Romanowski (Cornell College) |
| Previous: | 1950 |
| Next: | 1952 |
The 1951 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 21st NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.
Oklahoma took home the team championship with 21 points and having one individual champion.[1]
Walter Romanowski of Cornell College was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 24 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma A&M | 23 | |
| 3 | Penn State | 15 | |
| 4 | Iowa State Teachers College | 10 | |
| 5 | Princeton | 8 | |
| T-6 | Toledo | 7 | |
| T-6 | Ohio State | 7 | |
| T-6 | Michigan State | 7 | |
| T-9 | Waynesburg | 6 | |
| T-9 | Cornell College | 6 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 123 lbs | Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg DEC Bill Borders, Oklahoma, 7–6 | |
| 130 lbs | Walter Romanowski, Cornell College DEC Hal Moore, Oklahoma A&M, 5–4 | |
| 137 lbs | George Layman, Oklahoma A&M DEC Tommy Evans, Oklahoma, 7–4 | |
| 147 lbs | Keith Young, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Don Frey, Penn State, 5–3 | |
| 157 lbs | Phil Smith, Oklahoma MAJOR Fred McLean, Ohio State, 10–2 | |
| 167 lbs | Gene Gibbons, Michigan State WBF George Graveson, Yale, 7:10 | |
| 177 lbs | Grover Rains, Oklahoma A&M DEC Mike Rubino, Penn State, 3–2 | |
| UNL | Brad Glass, Princeton URD Homer Barr, Penn State, 2–2 | |
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