| 1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Ithaca, New York |
| Start Date: | March 1955 |
| End Date: | March 1955 |
| Host: | Cornell University |
| Venues: | Barton Hall |
| Champions: | Oklahoma A&M (18th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Penn State |
| Runners-Up2: | Pittsburgh |
| Mvp: | Eddie Eichelberger (Lehigh) |
| Previous: | 1954 |
| Next: | 1956 |
The 1955 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 25th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Cornell University in Ithaca, New York hosted the tournament at Barton Hall.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 40 points and having two individual champions.[1]
Eddie Eichelberger of Lehigh was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 40 | |
| 2 | Penn State | 31 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 28 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 26 | |
| 5 | Lehigh | 25 | |
| 6 | Iowa | 24 | |
| 7 | Michigan | 23 | |
| 8 | Navy | 21 | |
| 9 | Illinois | 19 | |
| 10 | Colorado | 15 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 115 lbs | Terry McCann, Iowa WBF Dave Bowlin, Oklahoma A&M, 7:06 | |
| 123 lbs | Ed Peery, Pittsburgh WBF Lewis Guidi, West Virginia, 8:30 | |
| 130 lbs | Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M MAJOR Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 13–2 | |
| 137 lbs | Larry Fornicola, Penn State DEC Andrew Kaul, Michigan, 6–0 | |
| 147 lbs | Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh WBF Lloyd Corwin, Cornell College, 6:43 | |
| 157 lbs | Bill Weick, Northern Iowa DEC Mike Rodriguez, Michigan, 6–4 | |
| 167 lbs | Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M DEC Larry TenPas, Illinois, 9–2 | |
| 177 lbs | Dan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Joe Krufka, Penn State, 4:23 | |
| 191 lbs | Peter Blair, Navy WBF Ken Leuer, Iowa, 5:01 | |
| UNL | Bill Oberly, Penn State DEC Werner Seel, Lehigh, 5–3 | |
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