Reconstruction · 1999 NCAA Championships
1999 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 1999 recorded match rows under the 1997 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 60 of 79 programs match the published total exactly; 19 differ; 9 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 102 | 29 | 19 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 100.5 | +1.5 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 97.5 | 29.5 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 98.5 | -1 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 83 | 26.5 | 19.5 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 84 | -1 |
| 4 | Iowa State | 78.5 | 24 | 16.5 | 38 | 0 | T4 | 78.5 | 0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 78.5 | 26 | 11.5 | 41 | 0 | T4 | 78.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 73.5 | 29 | 8.5 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 73.5 | 0 |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 68.5 | 24.5 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 67.5 | +1 |
| 8 | California-Bakersfield | 58.5 | 23 | 11.5 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 58.5 | 0 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 54 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 54 | 0 |
| 10 | Boise State (ID) | 46.5 | 12.5 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 46.5 | 0 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 45.5 | 18.5 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 44 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 45 | -1 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 39 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 0 | T13 | 39 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 0 | T13 | 39 | -1 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 37 | +1 |
| 16 | Fresno State (CA) | 34.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 34.5 | 0 |
| 17 | Northern Iowa | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 32 | -2 |
| 18 | Edinboro (PA) | 27.5 | 13.5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 27.5 | 0 |
| 19 | Lehigh (PA) | 26.5 | 12 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 26.5 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 23.5 | 9.5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | T20 | 22.5 | +1 |
| 21 | Harvard (MA) | 22.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | T20 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 21.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 23 | Virginia | 20.5 | 10.5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 18 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 17.5 | +0.5 |
| 25 | Clarion (PA) | 16 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Indiana (IN) | 15.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 18 | -2.5 |
| 27 | Hofstra (NY) | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16.5 | -1.5 |
| 27 | Oregon | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | North Carolina | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 11 | +4 |
| 30 | Stanford (CA) | 13.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | T30 | 11.5 | +2 |
| 31 | Northwestern (IL) | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 0 |
| 32 | Purdue (IN) | 10.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 33 | Eastern Illinois | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | Virginia Military | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T34 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 | Rider (NJ) | 9.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T30 | 11.5 | -2 |
| 35 | Cornell (NY) | 9.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 37 | American (DC) | 7.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T37 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T37 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 39 | Brigham Young (UT) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | Ohio State | 6.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 40 | North Carolina-Greensboro | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | +5.5 |
| 42 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T42 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | T42 | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Bucknell (PA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 4 | +1 |
| 46 | Brown (RI) | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 46 | California-Poly | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 46 | Lock Haven (PA) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T44 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 46 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | T44 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 50 | Appalachian State (NC) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Boston (MA) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Cleveland State (OH) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | East Stroudsburg (PA) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | North Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | Duquesne (PA) | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 57 | George Mason (VA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | California-Fullerton | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 60 | Drexel (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Navy (MD) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Old Dominion (VA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T59 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Buffalo (NY) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 64 | Air Force (CO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Boston College (MA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | California-Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Portland State (OR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T64 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | James Madison (VA) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 1.5 | -1 |
| 68 | Kent State (OH) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T69 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 70 | Marquette (WI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T69 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 70 | Citadel (SC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Coppin State (MD) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Davidson (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Delaware State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Duke (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 70 | Seton Hall (NJ) | 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, 1999. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.