Reconstruction · 1985 NCAA Championships
1985 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 1985 recorded match rows under the 1985 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 110 of 116 programs match the published total exactly; 6 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 | 145.75 | 41.5 | 14.25 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 145.25 | +0.5 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 98.5 | 30.5 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 98.5 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 70 | 27.5 | 9.5 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 0 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 56 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 52 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 50.75 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 50.75 | 0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 46.75 | 18 | 2.75 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 46.75 | 0 |
| 8 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 9 | Tennessee | 34.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 32.5 | +2 |
| 10 | Lehigh (PA) | 31.5 | 11 | 2.5 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 0 |
| 12 | California-Poly | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 0 |
| 12 | Syracuse (NY) | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 29 | +1 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 29.25 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 29.25 | 0 |
| 15 | Kent State (OH) | 27.5 | 10 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 27.5 | 0 |
| 16 | Temple (PA) | 26.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 26.5 | 0 |
| 17 | Princeton (NJ) | 23.75 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 23.75 | 0 |
| 18 | Louisiana State | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 22 | +1 |
| 19 | Northern Iowa | 21.5 | 10.5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | +1 |
| 21 | Hofstra (NY) | 18.25 | 5 | 1.25 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 18.25 | 0 |
| 22 | Illinois State | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| 23 | Youngstown State (OH) | 17.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 24 | Missouri | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | Clarion (PA) | 16.25 | 9 | 1.25 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 16.25 | 0 |
| 26 | George Washington (DC) | 15.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 27 | Montclair State (NJ) | 14.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 28 | Purdue (IN) | 12.75 | 4 | 1.75 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 12.75 | 0 |
| 29 | Rider (NJ) | 12.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 29 | Augustana (SD) | 12.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 31 | Utah State | 11.75 | 5 | 1.75 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 11.75 | 0 |
| 32 | Northwestern (IL) | 11.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 33 | Michigan State | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Lock Haven (PA) | 8.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 34 | Northern Illinois | 8.5 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T32 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 36 | Shippensburg (PA) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 | -2 |
| 36 | Indiana State | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T34 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Stanford (CA) | 8 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | T34 | 8 | 0 |
| 39 | Eastern Illinois | 7.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 40 | Weber State (UT) | 6.25 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6.25 | 0 |
| 41 | Appalachian State (NC) | 6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | Fresno State (CA) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | North Carolina State | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 6 | 0 |
| 44 | Nebraska | 5.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 45 | Army (NY) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | Nebraska Omaha | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 47 | West Virginia | 3.75 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3.75 | 0 |
| 48 | Brigham Young (UT) | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 48 | Minnesota | 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 50 | Clemson (SC) | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Harvard (MA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Idaho State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Edinboro (PA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 50 | New Jersey (TCNJ) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 50 | Olivet (MI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 58 | Cleveland State (OH) | 2.75 | 2 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.75 | 0 |
| 59 | Illinois | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 59 | Morgan State (MD) | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 59 | Wyoming | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 59 | St. Lawrence (NY) | 2.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 63 | Cornell (NY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Delaware | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Navy (MD) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Seton Hall (NJ) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Portland State (OR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 63 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 1.75 | 1 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1.75 | 0 |
| 73 | Boise State (ID) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 74 | Ithaca (NY) | 1.25 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 75 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Montana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | South Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 79 | Miami (OH) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 80 | Air Force (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Albany (NY) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | American (DC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Augsburg (MN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Boston (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Boston College (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Bucknell (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | California-Bakersfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | California-Fullerton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Central (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Citadel (SC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Drake (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Drexel (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Indiana (IN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | James Madison (VA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Lafayette (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Marquette (WI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Montana State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Rutgers (NJ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | San Francisco State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | San Jose State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Toledo (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Virginia Military | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | West Chester (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 80 | Wright State (OH) | 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, 1985. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.