Reconstruction · 1983 NCAA Championships
1983 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 1983 recorded match rows under the 1979 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 113 of 115 programs match the published total exactly; 2 differ; 49 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 | 155 | 35 | 18 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 102 | 26 | 13 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 94.25 | 26 | 10.25 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 94.25 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 64.75 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 64.75 | 0 |
| 5 | Lehigh (PA) | 49 | 13.5 | 8.5 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 0 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 46 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 33.75 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 33.75 | 0 |
| 8 | Louisiana State | 30.5 | 11 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 30.5 | 0 |
| 9 | California-Poly | 28.5 | 9 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 28.5 | 0 |
| 10 | Northern Iowa | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0 |
| 11 | California-Bakersfield | 27.5 | 7.5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 12 | Navy (MD) | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 24.75 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 24.75 | 0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 24.5 | 10.5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 20.25 | 6 | 2.25 | 12 | 0 | T14 | 20.25 | 0 |
| 15 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 20.25 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 12 | 0 | T14 | 20.25 | 0 |
| 17 | North Carolina State | 16 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 15.25 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 9 | 0 | T17 | 15 | +0.25 |
| 19 | Illinois State | 15 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | T17 | 15 | 0 |
| 20 | Harvard (MA) | 14.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T19 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 20 | Nebraska Omaha | 14.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 22 | Missouri | 14.25 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 7 | 0 | T19 | 14.5 | -0.25 |
| 23 | Indiana State | 14 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Brockport (NY) | 13.5 | 8 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 25 | Oregon State | 12.25 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 12.25 | 0 |
| 26 | Syracuse (NY) | 11.75 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 11.75 | 0 |
| 27 | Hofstra (NY) | 11.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 28 | Clarion (PA) | 10.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 9.75 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9.75 | 0 |
| 31 | Rider (NJ) | 9.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | T28 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 9.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | T28 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 33 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 8.25 | 4 | 1.25 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 8.25 | 0 |
| 34 | Oregon | 7.5 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 35 | Eastern Illinois | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | T32 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 35 | Fresno State (CA) | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | T32 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Portland State (OR) | 5.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 39 | Stanford (CA) | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 40 | Brigham Young (UT) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T36 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Michigan | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 42 | Rutgers (NJ) | 4.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | T38 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 44 | Wilkes (PA) | 3.75 | 2 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3.75 | 0 |
| 45 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 3.25 | 1 | 1.25 | 1 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 46 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Clemson (SC) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Cleveland State (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | San Jose State (CA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Weber State (UT) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T41 | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Boise State (ID) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 51 | Illinois | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 51 | New Mexico | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 54 | Army (NY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | California-Fullerton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Drexel (PA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Duke (NC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | William & Mary (VA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Albany (NY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 54 | Augustana (SD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | 1.75 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1.75 | 0 |
| 61 | North Dakota State | 1.75 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 63 | Colorado State | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 63 | James Madison (VA) | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 63 | Old Dominion (VA) | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 67 | Boston (MA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Northwestern (IL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Purdue (IN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | John Carroll (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | Morgan State (MD) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | Rochester Tech (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | St. Cloud State (MN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 67 | St. Lawrence (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Lock Haven (PA) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 81 | Allegheny (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Appalachian State (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Augsburg (MN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Augustana (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Boston College (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Bucknell (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Citadel (SC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Drake (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | George Mason (VA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Idaho State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Indiana (IN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Kent State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Lafayette (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Luther (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Marquette (WI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Minnesota-Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Montana State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Princeton (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | San Francisco State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | South Carolina State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Southern Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Temple (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Toledo (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | West Chester (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 81 | 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, 1983. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.