Reconstruction · 1973 NCAA Championships
1973 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 1973 recorded match rows under the 1972 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 103 of 110 programs match the published total exactly; 7 differ; 42 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 | Iowa State | 85 | 29 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 0 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 72.5 | 23 | 7.5 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 72.5 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 59.5 | 24 | 3.5 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 59.5 | 0 |
| 4 | Clarion (PA) | 54.5 | 12 | 6.5 | 36 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 5 | Brigham Young (UT) | 43.5 | 16 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 42.5 | +1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 38 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 0 | T7 | 34 | 0 |
| 8 | Washington (WA) | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 | T7 | 34 | 0 |
| 10 | Ohio | 25.5 | 13 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Navy (MD) | 24.5 | 10 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | T10 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Penn State | 24.5 | 14 | 0.5 | 10 | 0 | T10 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 20.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | T13 | 19 | 0 |
| 14 | Northwestern (IL) | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | T13 | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 17.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 17 | California-Poly | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 18 | Arizona | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T16 | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | T16 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Hofstra (NY) | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 20 | Seattle Pacific (WA) | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 23 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Tampa (FL) | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 25 | Ball State (IN) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | North Dakota State | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 27 | Nebraska | 9.5 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 28 | Portland State (OR) | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | San Jose State (CA) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T22 | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Stanford (CA) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T25 | 8 | +1 |
| 31 | Auburn (AL) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 9 | -1 |
| 31 | Lehigh (PA) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T25 | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Colorado State | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +1 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 8 | -1 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 6.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 36 | East Carolina (NC) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 5 | +1 |
| 37 | California-Berkeley | 5.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 37 | Oregon | 5.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T32 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | California-Los Angeles | 4.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 41 | Columbia (NY) | 4.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T37 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T37 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Indiana State | 3.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 45 | Northern Michigan | 3.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | William & Mary (VA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T37 | 4 | -1 |
| 47 | Buffalo (NY) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Kent State (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Utah State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Yale (CT) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Marquette (WI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | South Dakota State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 58 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Cornell (NY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Duke (NC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Western Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 65 | Boston (MA) | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T54 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Montana State | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T54 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 67 | Air Force (CO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Army (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Boise State (ID) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Drake (IA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Fresno State (CA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Idaho State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Illinois State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Indiana (IN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Rider (NJ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Utah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Ashland (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | California-Fullerton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | Gettysburg (PA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | Northern Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | American (DC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Brown (RI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | California Poly Humboldt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | California-Santa Barbara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Cincinnati (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Cleveland State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Dartmouth (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Duquesne (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Eastern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Long Beach State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Minnesota-Mankato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Northern Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Northern Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Notre Dame (IN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Princeton (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Purdue (IN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Rutgers (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Syracuse (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Toledo (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Weber State (UT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | West Chester (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Western Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Wilkes (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.
From the records book: “In 1973, only Division I teams were legislatively allowed to score points toward the team title. College division teams were allowed to participate but not score points. Clarion would have accumulated 54½ points and finished fourth had the points for its wrestlers counted.”
Published standings: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1973. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.