| 1952 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Start Date: | March 28, 1952 |
| End Date: | March 29, 1952 |
| Host: | Colorado A&M |
| Venues: | South College Gymnasium |
| Champions: | Oklahoma (3rd title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Iowa State Teachers College |
| Runners-Up2: | Oklahoma A&M |
| Mvp: | Tommy Evans (Oklahoma) |
| Previous: | 1951 |
| Next: | 1953 |
The 1952 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 22nd NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Colorado A&M in Fort Collins, Colorado hosted the tournament at their South College Gymnasium.
Oklahoma took home the team championship with 22 points and having two individual champions.[1]
Tommy Evans of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 22 | |
| 2 | Iowa State Teachers College | 21 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma A&M | 20 | |
| 4 | Toledo | 10 | |
| 5 | Penn State | 8 | |
| T-6 | Waynesburg | 7 | |
| T-6 | Illinois | 7 | |
| T-6 | Colorado | 7 | |
| T-9 | Pittsburgh | 6 | |
| T-9 | Indiana | 6 | |
| T-9 | California | 6 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 115 lbs | Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Will Howard Denver, 13–6 | |
| 123 lbs | Bill Borders, Oklahoma MAJOR Harry Arthur, Indiana, 15–6 | |
| 130 lbs | Gene Lybbert, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Donald Reece, Oklahoma, 8–1 | |
| 137 lbs | George Layman, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bob Morris, Iowa State Teachers College, 6–4 | |
| 147 lbs | Tommy Evans, Oklahoma MAJOR Jim Harmon, Iowa State Teachers College 16–2 | |
| 157 lbs | Bill Weick, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Tom Titsworth, Oklahoma A&M, 6–0 | |
| 167 lbs | Joe Lemyre, Penn State DEC George Bender, Michigan State, 6–0 | |
| 177 lbs | Bentley Lyon, California SRD Maynard Skinner, Colorado, 3–3 | |
| 191 lbs | Harry Lanzi, Toledo DEC George Myers, Iowa, 7–5 | |
| UNL | Gene Nicks, Oklahoma A&M WBF John Witte, Oregon State, 4:19 | |
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