Reconstruction · 1963 NCAA Championships
1963 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 1963 recorded match rows under the 1963 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 64 of 64 programs match the published total exactly; 18 are not listed in the published standings.
Wrestlers from College Division, later Division II and III, programs competed at these championships but their points did not count toward the team title, so the NCAA’s published standings do not list those programs.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | 48 | 19 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 45 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 0 | T4 | 32 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 32 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 0 | T4 | 32 | 0 |
| 4 | Syracuse (NY) | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | T4 | 32 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| 8 | Lehigh (PA) | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 0 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | Minnesota-Moorhead | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | T11 | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | Navy (MD) | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T11 | 17 | 0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | T13 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Northern Iowa | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | T13 | 16 | 0 |
| 15 | Army (NY) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | T16 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Ohio | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | T16 | 13 | 0 |
| 18 | California-Los Angeles | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T18 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Penn State | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T18 | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T21 | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Northern Colorado | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T21 | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | West Liberty (WV) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T21 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Northwestern (IL) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T24 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Toledo (OH) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T24 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T24 | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Air Force (CO) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | T27 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | T27 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Lock Haven (PA) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | T27 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | T27 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Washington (WA) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T27 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | Kansas State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Purdue (IN) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T32 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Adams State (CO) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Cornell College (IA) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Oregon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Rutgers (NJ) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Springfield (MA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T40 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Bowling Green (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Cincinnati (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | South Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Brown (RI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Davidson (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Hiram (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Kent State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Long Beach State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Lycoming (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Marquette (WI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Minnesota-Mankato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Rochester Tech (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Western Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Wheaton (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | 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, 1963. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.