The 1949 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the seventh annual National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned men's gymnastics championships to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.

[3] Defending champions Penn State were bested by Maximillian Younger-led Temple.

The individual all-around championship was won by Joe Kotys from Kent State.

However, newspaper recaps of the event reported 15 total teams with additional participation from Arizona, San Jose State, and Stanford who all reportedly scored 0 points.

[4][5][6] Some coverage reported Minnesota scoring 19 points,[1][7] while another had major differences including overall placement.