Reconstruction · 2026 NCAA Championships
2026 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 matches, and how close that comes to the published total.
Reconstructed points against the published standings
Points are recomputed from the 2026 recorded matches under the 2016 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 63 of 70 programs match the published total exactly; 7 differ.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 181.5 | 34 | 40.5 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 181.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 133 | 30.5 | 20.5 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 131 | +2 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 101.5 | 26 | 16.5 | 59 | 0 | 3 | 100.5 | +1 |
| 4 | Iowa | 93.5 | 25.5 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 92.5 | +1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 84.5 | 24 | 15.5 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 84.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Stanford (CA) | 68.5 | 19.5 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 67.5 | +1 |
| 7 | Michigan | 66 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 52 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 48.5 | 14 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 48.5 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 45.5 | 13.5 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 44.5 | +1 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 41.5 | 14 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 41.5 | 0 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 36.5 | 12 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 36.5 | 0 |
| 14 | Missouri | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 0 |
| 15 | Illinois | 28 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 0 |
| 16 | Lehigh (PA) | 26.5 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 26.5 | 0 |
| 17 | Columbia (NY) | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 0 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 21 | +1 |
| 19 | Cornell (NY) | 21.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 21.5 | 0 |
| 20 | Princeton (NJ) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 21 | Indiana (IN) | 19.5 | 5.5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 22 | Arkansas-Little Rock | 17.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 23 | American (DC) | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | T23 | 17 | 0 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | T23 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | Air Force (CO) | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Rider (NJ) | 13.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 12.5 | +1 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 13 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Navy (MD) | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 29 | Purdue (IN) | 10.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | T31 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 31 | Northern Iowa | 9.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 33 | Maryland | 8.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 34 | George Mason (VA) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | Rutgers (NJ) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | Utah Valley | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T34 | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Lock Haven (PA) | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | T37 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T37 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 39 | North Dakota State | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | South Dakota State | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Bucknell (PA) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 41 | Drexel (PA) | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 43 | Oregon State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 45 | Army (NY) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Brown (RI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T45 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Binghamton (NY) | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 51 | Citadel (SC) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Appalachian State (NC) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 52 | Buffalo (NY) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 52 | Duke (NC) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 52 | Gardner-Webb (NC) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 52 | Morgan State (MD) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T52 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 57 | Bellarmine (KY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Harvard (MA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Kent State (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Northern Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T57 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | California-Poly | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Edinboro (PA) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 62 | Virginia | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T62 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 66 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Davidson (NC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Northwestern (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Virginia Military | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T66 | 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: wrestlingstats.com 2026 NCAA Division I brackets and team scores, Team Scores, page 1. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.