Reconstruction · 1974 NCAA Championships
1974 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 1974 recorded matches under the 1974 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 108 of 113 programs match the published total exactly; 5 differ; 44 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 | 69.5 | 18 | 4.5 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 69.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 67 | 19.5 | 3.5 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 64 | 24.5 | 6.5 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 63 | 19 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 48.5 | 19 | 4.5 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 48.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Washington (WA) | 45 | 15 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 44.5 | +0.5 |
| 7 | Penn State | 43 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 0 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 39.5 | 10 | 3.5 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 39.5 | 0 |
| 9 | Lehigh (PA) | 34.5 | 10 | 1.5 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 35 | -0.5 |
| 10 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 33.5 | 11 | 2.5 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 33.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Clarion (PA) | 31.5 | 11 | 6.5 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 12 | Northern Iowa | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 13 | Brigham Young (UT) | 30.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 30.5 | 0 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 26 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 17 | Western Illinois | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 18 | Western Michigan | 22 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 0 |
| 19 | Minnesota | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| 20 | Navy (MD) | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Yale (CT) | 15 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 23 | California-Poly | 14 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 24 | West Chester (PA) | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Northwestern (IL) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T20 | 12 | 0 |
| 25 | Oregon | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T20 | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | San Jose State (CA) | 10.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 11.5 | -1 |
| 27 | Colorado State | 10.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 29 | Ohio | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | East Carolina (NC) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T24 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 | William & Mary (VA) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T24 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | Indiana State | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 6 | +0.5 |
| 33 | Utah | 6 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T26 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 34 | Cornell (NY) | 5.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 36 | Northern Colorado | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | Portland State (OR) | 5 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T30 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | East Stroudsburg (PA) | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Miami (OH) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 40 | Indiana (IN) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | North Dakota State | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 40 | Potsdam (NY) | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 44 | Auburn (AL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Buffalo (NY) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | California-Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Hofstra (NY) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Elizabethtown (PA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 52 | Delaware | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 52 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 52 | Syracuse (NY) | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | +0.5 |
| 52 | South Dakota State | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 56 | California-Santa Barbara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Fresno State (CA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Idaho State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Toledo (OH) | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | California Poly Humboldt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 56 | Notre Dame (IN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 65 | Air Force (CO) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 65 | California-Berkeley | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Cincinnati (OH) | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Maryland | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Massachusetts | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T51 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 71 | Boston (MA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Bowling Green (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Drake (IA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Kent State (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Long Beach State (CA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Rutgers (NJ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Lake Superior State (MI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 71 | Minnesota-Mankato | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 71 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Ball State (IN) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T67 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 84 | Duke (NC) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T67 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 84 | Northern Arizona | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T67 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 87 | Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Appalachian State (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Boise State (ID) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Brockport (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Cleveland State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Colgate (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Dartmouth (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Harvard (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | John Carroll (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Marquette (WI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Montana State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Montclair State (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | North Carolina State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Old Dominion (VA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Pennsylvania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Princeton (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Rider (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Wilkes (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 87 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 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, 1974. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.