Scoring details · 1956 NCAA Championships

1956 team scoring details

How each team’s points add up: advancement, bonus and placement points, calculated from every bout under the 1956 scoring rules. The official standings are on the 1956 tournament page.

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Calculated points against the published standings

Points are calculated from the 1956 bouts under the 1956 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any documented adjustments. 49 of 50 programs match the published total exactly; 1 differ; 14 are not listed in the published standings.

1956 calculated team scores with published place, points and difference
Calculated rank	Program	Calculated points	Advancement	Bonus	Placement	Published place	Published points	Difference from published
1	Oklahoma State	65	22	3	40	1	65	0
2	Oklahoma	62	22	5	35	2	62	0
3	Pittsburgh (PA)	51	15	1	35	3	51	0
4	Iowa	43	15	0	28	4	43	0
5	Penn State	27	10	2	15	5	27	0
6	Lehigh (PA)	25	8	5	12	6	25	0
7	Colorado State	24	12	1	11	7	24	0
8	Illinois	20	7	3	10	T8	20	0
8	Michigan State	20	8	0	12	T8	20	0
10	Purdue (IN)	13	6	1	6	10	13	0
11	Wisconsin	12	4	1	7	11	12	0
12	Michigan	11	7	2	2	12	11	0
13	Minnesota-Mankato	10	3	0	7	T13	10	0
13	Northern Iowa	10	4	2	4	T13	10	0
15	Indiana (IN)	8	6	0	2	15	8	0
16	Wyoming	7	6	1	0	16	7	0
17	Lafayette (PA)	6	2	2	2	T17	6	0
17	Maryland	6	4	2	0	T17	6	0
19	Kansas State	5	4	1	0	T19	5	0
19	Virginia Tech	5	3	2	0	T19	5	0
21	Franklin & Marshall (PA)	4	3	1	0	T21	4	0
21	Iowa State	4	3	1	0	T21	4	0
21	Minnesota	4	3	1	0	T21	4	0
21	Navy (MD)	4	2	0	2	T21	4	0
25	Colorado	3	3	0	0	T25	3	0
25	Lock Haven (PA)	3	2	1	0	T25	3	0
25	Ohio	3	2	1	0	T25	3	0
25	Springfield (MA)	3	2	1	0	T25	3	0
29	Coast Guard (CT)	2	1	1	0	T29	2	0
29	Cornell College (IA)	2	2	0	0	T29	2	0
29	Kent State (OH)	2	2	0	0	T29	2	0
32	Oregon	1	1	0	0	T29	2	-1
32	Ohio State	1	1	0	0	T33	1	0
32	San Diego State (CA)	1	1	0	0	T33	1	0
32	Toledo (OH)	1	1	0	0	T33	1	0
32	Virginia Military	1	1	0	0	T33	1	0
32	Oregon State	1	1	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	City College (NY)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Cortland (NY)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Grinnell (IA)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Hofstra (NY)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Lewis & Clark (OR)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Luther (IA)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	New Mexico	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	North Carolina	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Northern Colorado	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Sewanee: of the South (TN)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Southern Illinois Carbondale	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Syracuse (NY)	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed
38	Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	not listed	not listed	not listed

Difference from published is the calculated total minus the published total. Calculated rank is the program’s position among calculated totals, which can differ from its published place.

Published standings: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1956.