Reconstruction · 1958 NCAA Championships
1958 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 1958 recorded matches under the 1956 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 51 of 51 programs match the published total exactly; 13 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 77 | 27 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 62 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 50 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 35 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| 7 | Cornell (NY) | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T7 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | T7 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| 10 | Lehigh (PA) | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | T10 | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota-Mankato | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T10 | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Colgate (NY) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Northern Iowa | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | T14 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Oregon | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T14 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Penn State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | T14 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Lock Haven (PA) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | T17 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | T17 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Oregon State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | T17 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Western Colorado | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | T17 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Maryland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Northern Colorado | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | California-Poly | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T23 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Colorado | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T23 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Indiana (IN) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | T23 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T27 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | San Jose State (CA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T27 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Utah State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T27 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Colorado Mines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Springfield (MA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Brigham Young (UT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Cornell College (IA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Dartmouth (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kent State (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Portland State (OR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Beloit (WI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Carleton (MN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Harvard (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Knox (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Lewis & Clark (OR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Merchant Marine Academy (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Montana State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Temple (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Toledo (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Washington State | 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, 1958. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.