Reconstruction · 1957 NCAA Championships
1957 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 matches, and how close that comes to the published total.
Reconstructed points against the published standings
Points are recomputed from the 1957 recorded matches under the 1956 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 60 of 63 programs match the published total exactly; 3 differ; 25 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 74 | 27 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 73 | +1 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 66 | 22 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 38 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 37 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 33 | +1 |
| 6 | Illinois | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | T6 | 30 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0 | T6 | 30 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| 9 | Lehigh (PA) | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | T10 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Virginia | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T10 | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Minnesota-Mankato | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T13 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Maryland | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | T13 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Navy (MD) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T13 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Waynesburg (PA) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T13 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Colorado | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Williams (MA) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | T19 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Northern Iowa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T19 | 6 | -2 |
| 23 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Cortland (NY) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Indiana (IN) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Northwestern (IL) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Carleton (MN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Drexel (PA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Kent State (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Northern Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Rutgers (NJ) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Brown (RI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Columbia (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Lewis & Clark (OR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Muhlenberg (PA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Army (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Baldwin Wallace (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Baltimore (MD) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | City College (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Cornell (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Cornell College (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Duke (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Gustavus Adolphus (MN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Harvard (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Hiram (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Hofstra (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Lafayette (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Lock Haven (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Luther (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Merchant Marine Academy (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Swarthmore (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Syracuse (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Temple (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Toledo (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Wartburg (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | West Virginia | 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, 1957. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.