Reconstruction · 1984 NCAA Championships
1984 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 1984 recorded match rows under the 1979 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 107 of 112 programs match the published total exactly; 5 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 | 123.75 | 32.5 | 12.25 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 123.75 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 99 | 28 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 98 | +1 |
| 3 | Penn State | 70.5 | 21 | 6.5 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 70.5 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 62 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 61 | +1 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 52.5 | 19.5 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 51.5 | +1 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 49.5 | 14 | 5.5 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 49.5 | 0 |
| 7 | California-Bakersfield | 43 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 27 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 8 | Iowa State | 40.25 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 40.25 | 0 |
| 9 | Louisiana State | 38.75 | 13 | 4.75 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 38.75 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 29.25 | 12 | 5.25 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 29.25 | 0 |
| 11 | Missouri | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 |
| 12 | Northern Iowa | 28.75 | 10 | 2.75 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 28.75 | 0 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 26.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 25.5 | +1 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 23.25 | 9 | 2.25 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 23.25 | 0 |
| 15 | San Jose State (CA) | 22.25 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 22.25 | 0 |
| 16 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 20.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 17 | Lehigh (PA) | 20.25 | 10 | 2.25 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 20.25 | 0 |
| 18 | Arizona State | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 0 |
| 19 | Princeton (NJ) | 18.25 | 5 | 1.25 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 18.25 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | Temple (PA) | 16.75 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 16.75 | 0 |
| 22 | Miami (OH) | 16.25 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 16.25 | 0 |
| 23 | Fresno State (CA) | 15.75 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 15.75 | 0 |
| 24 | California-Poly | 14 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 10.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T23 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 10.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | T23 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 27 | Clarion (PA) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T25 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T25 | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 8.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 30 | Cleveland State (OH) | 7.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.5 | +1 |
| 31 | Lock Haven (PA) | 7.25 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.25 | 0 |
| 32 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 6.75 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6.75 | 0 |
| 33 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 6.25 | 4 | 2.25 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6.25 | 0 |
| 34 | Navy (MD) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | North Dakota State | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 36 | Minnesota | 5.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 36 | Stanford (CA) | 5.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | T33 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 38 | Boston (MA) | 5.25 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 5.25 | 0 |
| 39 | Old Dominion (VA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | T36 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | Utah State | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | T36 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | New Mexico | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 41 | Syracuse (NY) | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Purdue (IN) | 4.25 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 4.25 | 0 |
| 43 | Washington State | 4.25 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 4.25 | 0 |
| 45 | Rider (NJ) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Augsburg (MN) | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 45 | St. Lawrence (NY) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Weber State (UT) | 3.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 48 | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 3.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 50 | San Francisco State (CA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 51 | Cornell (NY) | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 51 | Shippensburg (PA) | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 51 | Oswego (NY) | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 55 | Boise State (ID) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Indiana State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Kent State (OH) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Lafayette (PA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Southern Oregon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Augustana (IL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 55 | St. Cloud State (MN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 62 | Brigham Young (UT) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Clemson (SC) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Illinois State | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Wyoming | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Yale (CT) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Binghamton (NY) | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 62 | Olivet (MI) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 69 | Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Rutgers (NJ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Youngstown State (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Springfield (MA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 75 | George Washington (DC) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 75 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Air Force (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Appalachian State (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Boston College (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Bucknell (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Citadel (SC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Drexel (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Eastern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Hofstra (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Idaho State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | James Madison (VA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | John Carroll (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Missouri State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Morgan State (MD) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | North Carolina-Pembroke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Northern Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Northern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Portland State (OR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Virginia Military | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | West Chester (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Western Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | Wilkes (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 78 | William & Mary (VA) | 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, 1984. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.