Reconstruction · 1979 NCAA Championships
1979 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 1979 recorded match rows under the 1979 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 120 of 122 programs match the published total exactly; 2 differ; 53 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 | 122.5 | 27.5 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 122.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 88 | 21.5 | 11.5 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 0 |
| 3 | Lehigh (PA) | 69.75 | 15 | 10.75 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 69.75 | 0 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 60.5 | 17.5 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 60.5 | 0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 56.5 | 21.5 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 56.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 52.75 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 52.75 | 0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 43.75 | 15 | 7.75 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 43.75 | 0 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 37.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 20 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 9 | California-Bakersfield | 37.25 | 9 | 4.25 | 24 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 10 | Arizona State | 34.5 | 11.5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 34.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 31.5 | 13.5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 12 | Northern Iowa | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 13 | Michigan | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 0 |
| 14 | Syracuse (NY) | 23.75 | 4 | 3.75 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 23.75 | 0 |
| 15 | California-Los Angeles | 21.75 | 4 | 1.75 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 21.75 | 0 |
| 16 | Clarion (PA) | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 0 |
| 17 | Brigham Young (UT) | 18.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 18 | California-Poly | 16.25 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16.25 | 0 |
| 19 | Missouri | 15.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 19 | Springfield (MA) | 15.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 21 | North Carolina | 14.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 22 | Oregon | 13.75 | 7 | 3.75 | 3 | 0 | T18 | 13.75 | 0 |
| 22 | Portland State (OR) | 13.75 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 9 | 0 | T18 | 13.75 | 0 |
| 22 | Cleveland State (OH) | 13.75 | 6 | 2.75 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 12.25 | +1.5 |
| 25 | Augustana (SD) | 13.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 26 | Arizona | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Louisiana State | 13 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11.5 | +1.5 |
| 28 | California (PA) | 11.25 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 7 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 29 | Kentucky | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T24 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 30 | Illinois | 9.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T24 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 32 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 9.25 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 9.25 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilkes (PA) | 8.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 34 | Marquette (WI) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T28 | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | Navy (MD) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T28 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | North Carolina State | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Michigan State | 6.25 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1 | 0 | T31 | 6.25 | 0 |
| 37 | Toledo (OH) | 6.25 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2 | 0 | T31 | 6.25 | 0 |
| 39 | Auburn (AL) | 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | Grand Valley State (MI) | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 42 | Colorado | 5.75 | 4 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5.75 | 0 |
| 43 | Central Michigan | 5.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Florida | 5.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 5.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | T36 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Utah State | 5.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Luther (IA) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 49 | Temple (PA) | 4.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 49 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 4.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 51 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Yale (CT) | 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 53 | Kent State (OH) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Rhode Island | 2.75 | 2 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 2.75 | 0 |
| 54 | San Jose State (CA) | 2.75 | 2 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 2.75 | 0 |
| 56 | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 57 | California-Fullerton | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | East Stroudsburg (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | William Penn (IA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 64 | Alabama | 1.75 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1.75 | 0 |
| 65 | Clemson (SC) | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 66 | Ball State (IN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Bowling Green (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Drake (IA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Hofstra (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Indiana (IN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Weber State (UT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | West Chester (PA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | William & Mary (VA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Ashland (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | Salisbury (MD) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | South Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 82 | East Carolina (NC) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T68 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 82 | Notre Dame (IN) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T68 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 84 | Air Force (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | American (DC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Appalachian State (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Boise State (ID) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Bucknell (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Buffalo (NY) | 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-Berkeley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Citadel (SC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Columbia (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Dubuque (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Fresno State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Idaho State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Illinois State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Indiana State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Lake Superior State (MI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Lock Haven (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Marshall (WV) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Millersville (PA) | 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 | Minnesota-Morris | 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 | Montclair State (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Northwestern (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Old Dominion (VA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Penn State | 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 | Rutgers (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Shippensburg (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 84 | Virginia Tech | 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, 1979. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.