The 1931 NCAA Track and Field Championships was the ninth NCAA track and field championship. The meet was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois in June 1931. Athletes from 80 universities and colleges participated in the meet.

Team championship

1. Southern California - 77-1/7 points (NCAA record)
2. Ohio State - 31-1/7 points
3. Illinois - 28 points
4. Iowa - 26-1/7 points
5. Indiana - 26 points
6. Wisconsin - 23¾ points
7. Michigan - 20 points
8. Iowa St. - 16 points
9. Miami (Ohio) - 16 points
10. Michigan State - 14 points
11. Oregon - 14 points

Track events

100-yard dash

1. Frank Wykoff, USC - 9.6 seconds
2. Eddie Tolan. Michigan
3. Emmett Toppino, Loyola (New Orleans)
4. George "Dee" Hutson, Denison
5. Jesse Fazekas, Ohio St. 6. Peyton Glass, Oklahoma Aggies 120-yard high hurdles
6. Jack Keller, Ohio St. - 14.6 seconds
7. Jimmy Hatfield, Indiana
8. Bob Hager, Iowa St. 4. Ken Yarger, Michigan St. 5. Charles Scheifley, Minnesota
9. Bill Stokes, USC 220-yard dash
10. Eddie Tolan, Michigan - 21.5 seconds
11. Peyton Glass, Oklahoma Aggies
12. George "Dee" Hutson, Denison
13. Jesse Fazekas, Ohio St. 5. Roy Delby, USC
14. Tierney, Marquette 220-yard low hurdles
15. Jack Keller, Ohio St. - 23.8 seconds
16. Bill Carls, USC
17. Brownlee, Duke
18. James Cave, Illinois
19. Jimmy Hatfield, Indiana
20. Eugene Beatty, Michigan Normal 440-yard dash
21. Victor Willams, USC - 48.3 seconds
22. James Gordon, Miami
23. Art Woessner, USC
24. Arnold, Michigan Normal
25. Talbot Hartley, Washington
26. John McCague, Union 880-yard run
27. Dale Letts, Chicago - 1:53.5
28. Alex Wilson, Notre Dame
29. Edwin Genung, Washington
30. Bill Bloor, Ohio St. 5. Edwin Turner, Michigan
31. Elmer Gray, Abilene Christian One-mile run
32. Ray Putnam, Iowa St. - 4:18.0
33. Ralph Hill, Oregon
34. Glen Dawson, Oklahoma
35. Pearson, North Dakota
36. Prichard, Hamilton
37. Joe Spivak, Butler Two-mile run
38. Clark Chamberlin, Michigan St. - 9:23.0
39. Charles Shugert, Miami
40. Clifford Watson, Indiana
41. Henry Brocksmith, Indiana
42. George Wright, Wisconsin
43. Mike Pilbrow, Grinnell

Field events

Broad jump

1. Edward Gordon, Iowa 24 feet, 11¾ inches
2. Lamoine Boyle, Penn
3. Dick Barber, USC
4. Donald Gray, Nebraska
5. Clifford Mell, Oklahoma
6. Bert Hoiston, Ohio St. High jump
7. Darrell Jones, Ball St. - 6 feet, 3¾ inches
8. Milton Ehrlich, Kansas Aggies
9. Will Brannan, USC
10. Ted Shaw, Wisconsin
11. Jack Stewart, Alabama Poly
12. Jim Stewart, USC
13. Bert Nelson, Butler
14. Ralston Russell, Ohio St 6. Edward Gordon, Iowa
15. Cam Hackle, Minnesota
16. Nelson Schrier, Western St. Teachers
17. Bob Schroeder, Kansas St. Teachers Pole vault
18. Bill Graber, USC 13 feet, 10 inches
19. Verne McDermont, Illinois
20. Tom Warne, Northwestern
21. Clyde Coffman, Kansas
22. Don Zimmerman, Tulane
23. Ralph Lovshin, Wisconsin
24. Ralph Johnson, Notre Dame Discus throw
25. Bob Hall, USC 152 feet, 7½ inches
26. Frank Purma, Illinois
27. Ed Moeller, Oregon
28. Greg Kabat, Wisconsin
29. Gerboth, Milwaukee St. Teachers
30. Wesley Youngerman, Iowa Javelin
31. Ken Churchill, California 215 feet, 0 inches
32. Elmo Nelson, Iowa
33. Homer Hein, Washington St. 4. Lee Weldon, Iowa
34. Ken McKenzie, USC
35. Sam Robinson, Alabama Poly Shot put
36. Bob Hall, USC 49 feet, 9 inches
37. Sammy Behr, Wisconsin
38. Hugh Rhea, Nebraska
39. Clarence Munn, Minnesota
40. LeRoy Dues, College of City of Detroit
41. Percy Burk, Rice Institute Hammer throw
42. Ivan Dyekman, Colorado Aggies 162 feet, 1½ inches
43. Otto Hills, Illinois
44. Noble Biddinger, Indiana
45. Arthur Frisch, Wisconsin
46. Wesley Youngerman, Iowa
47. Elgar Mathies, Iowa