1942 NCAA track and field championships
The 1942 NCAA Track and Field Championships were contested as part of the 21st annual track meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate track and field in the United States. This year's events were held at Memorial Stadium at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.
USC captured the team national championship, their eleventh title.
Team result
| Rank | Team | Points |
| USC | 85 | |
| Ohio State | 44 | |
| California | 30 | |
| Nebraska | 29 | |
| Minnesota | 20 | |
| Notre Dame Rice | 18 | |
| Alabama State Teachers Georgetown | 16 | |
| Arizona State | 15 | |
| Fresno State Oklahoma Southern–Baton Rouge | 10 | |
| Indiana | 9 |