Scoring details · 1959 NCAA Championships
1959 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 1959 tournament page.
Calculated points against the published standings
Points are calculated from the 1959 bouts under the 1956 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any documented adjustments. 66 of 67 programs match the published total exactly; 1 differ; 20 are not listed in the published standings.
| Calculated rank | Program | Calculated points | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference from published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 73 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa State | 51 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 41 | 18 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 33 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 25 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| 7 | Minnesota-Mankato | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | Lehigh (PA) | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | T9 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T9 | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | Yale (CT) | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Cornell (NY) | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Syracuse (NY) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Toledo (OH) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Northern Colorado | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Ithaca (NY) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Colorado State | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Northwestern (IL) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | T19 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | T19 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | Kent State (OH) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | T19 | 7 | -2 |
| 21 | Cornell College (IA) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Maryland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T22 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Indiana (IN) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Western Colorado | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T25 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Colorado Mines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Portland State (OR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Utah | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Washington State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T29 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Harvard (MA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Lock Haven (PA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Southern Illinois Carbondale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Bowling Green (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Bradley (IL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Carleton (MN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Northwest Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Purdue (IN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Rochester Tech (NY) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T39 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Adams State (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Akron (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | California-Berkeley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | California-Poly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | DePauw (IN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Franklin & Marshall (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Gettysburg (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Luther (IA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Lycoming (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Nebraska Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Northern Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Pacific (OR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | San Jose State (CA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Springfield (MA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Washington (WA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Wheaton (IL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 0 | 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, 1959.