Reconstruction · 1955 NCAA Championships
1955 team scores
The team standings fans should quote are the NCAA’s published ones. This page shows the working behind them: every program’s points recomputed from the recorded match rows, and how close that comes to the published total.
Reconstructed points against the published standings
Points are recomputed from the 1955 recorded match rows under the 1955 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 34 of 66 programs match the published total exactly; 32 differ; 28 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 40 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 31 | -1 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 29 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 28 | +1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 26 | +3 |
| 5 | Iowa | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 24 | +4 |
| 6 | Michigan | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 23 | +4 |
| 7 | Lehigh (PA) | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 25 | +1 |
| 8 | Navy (MD) | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| 9 | Illinois | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | Colorado | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Northern Iowa | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 14 | +1 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 13 | +2 |
| 13 | Cornell College (IA) | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | +1 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | -1 |
| 15 | Rutgers (NJ) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Syracuse (NY) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | T18 | 6 | +1 |
| 17 | Springfield (MA) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T20 | 5 | +2 |
| 20 | Temple (PA) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | T20 | 5 | +1 |
| 21 | Indiana (IN) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | T18 | 6 | -1 |
| 21 | Cortland (NY) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 3 | +2 |
| 23 | Army (NY) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 3 | +1 |
| 23 | Cornell (NY) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 3 | +1 |
| 23 | Toledo (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T22 | 3 | +1 |
| 23 | Hofstra (NY) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 2 | +2 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 2 | +1 |
| 27 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 2 | +1 |
| 27 | Wheaton (IL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 2 | +1 |
| 27 | Knox (IL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 1 | +2 |
| 27 | Loyola (MD) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 1 | +2 |
| 27 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 1 | +2 |
| 33 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Purdue (IN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Harvard (MA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 1 | +1 |
| 33 | Waynesburg (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 1 | +1 |
| 37 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | San Jose State (CA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Auburn (AL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 37 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 37 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 37 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 37 | Princeton (NJ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Baldwin Wallace (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | City College (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Colgate (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Columbia (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Duke (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Ithaca (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Kent State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Lafayette (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Lewis & Clark (OR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Lock Haven (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Merchant Marine Academy (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Millersville (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Minnesota-Mankato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Northern Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Ursinus (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Wilkes (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Yale (CT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
Difference is the reconstruction minus the published total. Rank is the program’s position among reconstructed totals, which can differ from its published place.
Published standings: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1955. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.