Reconstruction · 2015 NCAA Championships
2015 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 2015 recorded match rows under the 2013 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 64 of 69 programs match the published total exactly; 5 differ.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 102 | 21.5 | 19.5 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 84 | 22 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 77.5 | 22.5 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 73.5 | +4 |
| 4 | Edinboro (PA) | 75.5 | 16.5 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 75.5 | 0 |
| 5 | Cornell (NY) | 71.5 | 18 | 12.5 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 71.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Penn State | 67.5 | 19 | 6.5 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 67.5 | 0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 65 | 19 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 59.5 | 18.5 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 59.5 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 59 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 0 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 56.5 | 17 | 12.5 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 56 | +0.5 |
| 11 | Michigan | 54 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 51 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 0 |
| 13 | Lehigh (PA) | 39.5 | 12.5 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 39.5 | 0 |
| 14 | Iowa State | 39 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 0 |
| 15 | Northwestern (IL) | 34.5 | 10.5 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 34.5 | 0 |
| 16 | North Carolina State | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 34 | 0 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 33 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 32.5 | +0.5 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 29.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 19 | Virginia | 26.5 | 8.5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 26.5 | 0 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 23.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | Old Dominion (VA) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | North Dakota State | 19.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 24 | Indiana (IN) | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | T24 | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | T24 | 18 | 0 |
| 26 | Kent State (OH) | 17 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 16 | +1 |
| 27 | Rider (NJ) | 15.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 28 | Duke (NC) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 12.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 30 | Oregon State | 11.5 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 31 | Ohio | 9.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 31 | Princeton (NJ) | 9.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 31 | Rutgers (NJ) | 9.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T31 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 34 | Northern Iowa | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Hofstra (NY) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | T35 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | Stanford (CA) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | T35 | 8 | 0 |
| 37 | Lock Haven (PA) | 7.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 7.5 | 0 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 39 | Maryland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | Drexel (PA) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Purdue (IN) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Appalachian State (NC) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Boise State (ID) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 46 | American (DC) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Brown (RI) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Bucknell (PA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Northern Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T46 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Army (NY) | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 50 | Central Michigan | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 52 | Air Force (CO) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Cleveland State (OH) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T53 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 53 | Davidson (NC) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T53 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 53 | Eastern Michigan | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T53 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 53 | Navy (MD) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T53 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 53 | South Dakota State | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T53 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 58 | Binghamton (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | California-Bakersfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | California-Poly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Citadel (SC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Columbia (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Utah Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | George Mason (VA) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T65 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Harvard (MA) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T65 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 65 | Michigan State | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | -0.5 | +1 |
| 68 | Gardner-Webb (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T67 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T67 | 0 | 0 |
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, 2015. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.