Reconstruction · 2006 NCAA Championships
2006 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 2006 recorded matches under the 2001 rules: advancement (including byes), bonus, guaranteed-place increments, and any curated adjustments. 63 of 69 programs match the published total exactly; 6 differ; 6 are not listed in the published standings.
| Rank | Program | Reconstructed | Advancement | Bonus | Placement | Adjustments | Published place | Published points | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 124.5 | 27 | 30.5 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 122.5 | +2 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 84 | 22 | 9 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 80.5 | 24 | 14.5 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 80.5 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 70 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 0 |
| 5 | Cornell (NY) | 62 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 0 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 61.5 | 18.5 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 61.5 | 0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 57.5 | 17.5 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 57.5 | 0 |
| 8 | Edinboro (PA) | 56 | 18 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
| 9 | Lehigh (PA) | 54.5 | 17.5 | 14 | 23 | 0 | T9 | 53.5 | +1 |
| 10 | Penn State | 53.5 | 18.5 | 17 | 18 | 0 | T9 | 53.5 | 0 |
| 10 | Hofstra (NY) | 53.5 | 20 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 52.5 | +1 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 51 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 0 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 48.5 | 14.5 | 3 | 31 | 0 | T13 | 48.5 | 0 |
| 13 | Northwestern (IL) | 48.5 | 14.5 | 9 | 25 | 0 | T13 | 48.5 | 0 |
| 15 | Missouri | 43.5 | 13.5 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 45 | -1.5 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 40.5 | +1.5 |
| 17 | American (DC) | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 0 |
| 18 | Indiana (IN) | 35 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 0 | T18 | 35 | 0 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 0 | T18 | 35 | 0 |
| 20 | Purdue (IN) | 34 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 0 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 33.5 | -0.5 |
| 21 | Oregon | 33 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 22 | 33 | 0 |
| 23 | California-Poly | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 0 |
| 24 | Boise State (ID) | 31.5 | 13 | 2.5 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 25 | Illinois | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 0 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 0 |
| 28 | Northern Iowa | 20.5 | 10.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 18.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 30 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| 31 | Harvard (MA) | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | T31 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | North Carolina-Greensboro | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | T31 | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Citadel (SC) | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Navy (MD) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Stanford (CA) | 8.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T37 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 8.5 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T37 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 39 | Kent State (OH) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | California-Davis | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 0 |
| 41 | Army (NY) | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 41 | California-Fullerton | 6.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 41 | Oregon State | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T41 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 44 | Columbia (NY) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 0 |
| 45 | Ohio State | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 46 | Buffalo (NY) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | California-Bakersfield | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T47 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 49 | Bloomsburg (PA) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Cleveland State (OH) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Eastern Illinois | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Lock Haven (PA) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Slippery Rock (PA) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T49 | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Fresno State (CA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Duquesne (PA) | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 55 | Gardner-Webb (NC) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 55 | Old Dominion (VA) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T55 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 58 | Drexel (PA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | North Carolina State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T58 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T61 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Rider (NJ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T61 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Sacred Heart (CT) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 64 | Air Force (CO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 64 | Brown (RI) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 64 | George Mason (VA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 64 | James Madison (VA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 64 | Millersville (PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| 64 | Rutgers (NJ) | 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, 2006. Programs the book lists without an archive entry that year are not shown.