| 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships | |
| Sport: | College wrestling |
| Location: | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Start Date: | March 1956 |
| End Date: | March 1956 |
| Host: | Oklahoma A&M |
| Venues: | Gallagher Hall |
| Champions: | Oklahoma A&M (19th title) |
| Runners-Up1: | Oklahoma |
| Runners-Up2: | Pittsburgh |
| Mvp: | Dan Hodge (Oklahoma) |
| Previous: | 1955 |
| Next: | 1957 |
The 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 26th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma hosted the tournament at Gallagher Hall.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 65 points and having one individual champion.[1]
Dan Hodge of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
| Rank | School | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 65 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 62 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 51 | |
| 4 | Iowa | 43 | |
| 5 | Penn State | 27 | |
| 6 | Lehigh | 25 | |
| 7 | Colorado State | 24 | |
| T-8 | Michigan State | 20 | |
| T-8 | Illinois | 20 | |
| 10 | Purdue | 13 | |
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| Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) | |
|---|---|---|
| 115 lbs | Terry McCann, Iowa DEC Bill Hulings, Pittsburgh, 6–0 | |
| 123 lbs | Ed Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Harmon Leslie, Oklahoma A&M, 7–5 | |
| 130 lbs | Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 3–2 | |
| 137 lbs | Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State DEC Ron Day, Colorado State, 4–3 | |
| 147 lbs | Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh DEC Dave Adams, Penn State, 6–2 | |
| 157 lbs | Larry TenPas, Illinois DEC Doug Blubaugh, Oklahoma A&M, 4–3 | |
| 167 lbs | Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh DEC Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M, 5–4 | |
| 177 lbs | Dan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Roy Minter, Minnesota State, 1:37 | |
| 191 lbs | Ken Leuer, Iowa DEC Jim Gregson, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3 | |
| UNL | Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma RD Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin, 4–4 | |
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