Reconstruction · 2018 NCAA Championships
2018 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 2018 recorded match rows under the 2016 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 57 of 72 programs match the published total exactly; 15 differ; 8 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 142.5 | 28 | 23.5 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 141.5 | +1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 134.5 | 31.5 | 24 | 79 | 0 | 2 | 133.5 | +1 |
| 3 | Iowa | 98 | 22.5 | 30.5 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 97 | +1 |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 81 | 20 | 17 | 44 | 0 | T4 | 80 | +1 |
| 5 | Michigan | 80 | 20.5 | 11.5 | 48 | 0 | T4 | 80 | 0 |
| 6 | Missouri | 61.5 | 16.5 | 18 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 61.5 | 0 |
| 7 | Cornell (NY) | 49 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 48 | +1 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | 47.5 | 13.5 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 47.5 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 47 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 0 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 44 | 13.5 | 6.5 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 43 | +1 |
| 11 | Rutgers (NJ) | 42.5 | 13 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 42.5 | 0 |
| 12 | South Dakota State | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 0 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 39.5 | 16 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 | T13 | 37.5 | +2 |
| 14 | Illinois | 37.5 | 10 | 5.5 | 22 | 0 | T13 | 37.5 | 0 |
| 15 | Lehigh (PA) | 36.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 36.5 | 0 |
| 16 | Lock Haven (PA) | 35 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 0 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 28.5 | 11 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | T17 | 27.5 | +1 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 27.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | T17 | 27.5 | 0 |
| 18 | Wyoming | 27.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 15 | 0 | T17 | 27.5 | 0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 0 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 0 |
| 22 | Kent State (OH) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 0 | T22 | 21 | +1 |
| 23 | Duke (NC) | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | T22 | 21 | 0 |
| 24 | Northern Iowa | 20 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | T24 | 20 | 0 |
| 24 | Northwestern (IL) | 20 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 0 | T24 | 20 | 0 |
| 26 | Princeton (NJ) | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 0 |
| 27 | Maryland | 12.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 12.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 11.5 | +1 |
| 29 | Hofstra (NY) | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | T28 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Purdue (IN) | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | T28 | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Virginia | 11.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 10.5 | +1 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 10.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 33 | California-Bakersfield | 9.5 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 34 | Stanford (CA) | 8.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 35 | Drexel (PA) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Edinboro (PA) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Navy (MD) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T36 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 38 | Northern Colorado | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | T38 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 40 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | T40 | 5 | +1 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T40 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Army (NY) | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Columbia (NY) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Utah Valley | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T43 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | Rider (NJ) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | +1 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | North Dakota State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Northern Illinois | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 48 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T48 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 50 | Appalachian State (NC) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Brown (RI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Bucknell (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Clarion (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Old Dominion (VA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T50 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Campbell (NC) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | +1 |
| 56 | Indiana (IN) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 56 | Binghamton (NY) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | +1 |
| 58 | American (DC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | George Mason (VA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Harvard (MA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T56 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Buffalo (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 64 | California-Poly | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 64 | Fresno State (CA) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 66 | Air Force (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | Citadel (SC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | Cleveland State (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | Gardner-Webb (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 66 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 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, 2018. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.