Reconstruction · 1961 NCAA Championships
1961 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 1961 recorded matches under the 1956 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 51 of 56 programs match the published total exactly; 5 differ; 17 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 82 | 29 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 63 | 21 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 29 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| 6 | Lehigh (PA) | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | T8 | 19 | +1 |
| 9 | Northern Iowa | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T8 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 17 | -1 |
| 12 | Lock Haven (PA) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | T12 | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | T12 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Purdue (IN) | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | T14 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Toledo (OH) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T14 | 10 | 0 |
| 16 | Northwestern (IL) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | T16 | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | T16 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Utah | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +1 |
| 19 | Minnesota-Mankato | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Western Colorado | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 3 | +1 |
| 21 | Portland State (OR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | -1 |
| 21 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T21 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Army (NY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Citadel (SC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T24 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 29 | Bowling Green (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Coast Guard (CT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Cornell College (IA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Kent State (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Navy (MD) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Rochester Tech (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | San Jose State (CA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | South Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Springfield (MA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Washington (WA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Air Force (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Brigham Young (UT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | California-Chico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | California-Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | California-Poly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Lewis & Clark (OR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Long Beach State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Pacific (OR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Wesleyan (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, 1961. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.