- Source: 1940 NCAA wrestling championships
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- 1940 NCAA wrestling championships
- NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
- Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling
- List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships
- Kyle Snyder (wrestler)
- College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
- 1941 NCAA wrestling championships
- 1939 NCAA wrestling championships
- John Smith (American wrestler)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
The 1940 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 13th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois hosted the tournament at Huff Gymnasium.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 24 points and having two individual champions.
Don Nichols of Michigan was named the Outstanding Wrestler.