Two-time defending champions Illinois, led by coach Hartley Price, successfully defended their title and won the program's 3rd straight and 3rd overall team championship.
After the addition of the Calisthenics (now known as the Floor Exercise) to the 1941 program, eight individual national championship events were held in addition to the All-Around. The champion is reflected in the official NCAA record books, but a newspaper report does not mention the event.[2]