Reconstruction · 1962 NCAA Championships
1962 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 1962 recorded matches under the 1956 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 62 of 62 programs match the published total exactly; 17 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 82 | 26 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 45 | 14 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| 4 | Lehigh (PA) | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 23 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | T6 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T6 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0 | T6 | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | T9 | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | T9 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | Lock Haven (PA) | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | T12 | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T12 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Army (NY) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | T14 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Northern Colorado | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | T14 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Air Force (CO) | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T16 | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T16 | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Penn State | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | T16 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Minnesota-Mankato | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado Mines | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | T20 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T20 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Northwestern (IL) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Lewis & Clark (OR) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | T23 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Purdue (IN) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T23 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Ithaca (NY) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Lycoming (PA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Maryland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Wheaton (IL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Navy (MD) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Rutgers (NJ) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | South Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Springfield (MA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Toledo (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Western Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Coast Guard (CT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Coe (IA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Fresno State (CA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Washington (WA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Auburn (AL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Augustana (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Baldwin Wallace (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Ball State (IN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Brigham Young (UT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Chicago (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Cincinnati (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Cornell College (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Denver (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Kent State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Minnesota-Moorhead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Northwest Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Notre Dame (IN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Washington & Jefferson (PA) | 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, 1962. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.