College track and field Power Rankings

NCAA D1 · 2026 Outdoor

2

ArkansasSEC

94.2Power

94Nat'l pts27Qualifiers

1

GeorgiaSEC

94.5Power

99Nat'l pts24Qualifiers

3

OregonBig Ten

74.1Power

76Nat'l pts25Qualifiers

#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups

1GeorgiaSEC94.5▲299110241615#1 Sprints W#1 Hurdles W#3 Sprints M

2ArkansasSEC94.2▲294125271443#1 Distance M#2 Sprints M#3 Sprints W

3OregonBig Ten74.1▲57656251409#2 Distance M#2 Throws M#4 Jumps W

4TennesseeSEC64.8▲276941211291#4 Jumps M#4 Throws M#6 Sprints M

5LSUSEC65.5▲116675181138#4 Sprints W#5 Sprints M#7 Throws W

6FloridaSEC68.1▲56146261423#3 Throws W#4 Distance W#6 Sprints W

7USCBig Ten54.1▼6594820826#2 Sprints W#3 Throws M#7 Sprints M

8NebraskaBig Ten53.9▲225547171005#1 Throws M#1 Throws W#7 Jumps W

9New MexicoMountain West34.6▼442409478#6 Distance M#6 Distance W

10AlabamaSEC53.5▲94150191155#2 Distance W#5 Throws M#8 Throws W

NCAA D2 · 2026 Outdoor

2

West Texas A&MLone Star

67.6Power

99Nat'l pts27Qualifiers

1

Pittsburg State UniversityMIAA

100.0Power

124.2Nat'l pts51Qualifiers

3

Missouri SouthernMIAA

58.8Power

85Nat'l pts29Qualifiers

#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups

1Pittsburg State UniversityMIAA100.0124.2143512155#1 Sprints M#1 Hurdles W#1 Jumps W

2West Texas A&MLone Star67.6▲19998271314#1 Multi-events M#2 Sprints M#2 Distance W

3Missouri SouthernMIAA58.8▲3859229946#1 Throws M#1 Throws W#5 Jumps M

4Grand Valley State UniversityGLIAC69.5▼277.781421735#2 Hurdles M#2 Throws M#3 Sprints M

5NW MissouriMIAA49.2▲187372161022#2 Distance M#2 Sprints W#6 Hurdles M

6Minnesota StateNorthern Sun52.3▲268.563271188#1 Hurdles M#2 Jumps W#4 Hurdles W

7Colorado School of MinesRMAC47.6▲7658120852#1 Distance M#1 Distance W

8HardingGreat American45.4▲157.553171259#1 Jumps M#5 Jumps W#5 Throws W

9IndianapolisGLVC29.6▲1545.2479562#6 Distance M

10WingateSouth Atlantic32.3▼3412524743#3 Distance M#7 Distance W#8 Hurdles W

NCAA D3 · 2026 Outdoor

2

RowanNJAC

55.5Power

85Nat'l pts27Qualifiers

1

University of Wisconsin-La CrosseWIAC

100.0Power

159Nat'l pts59Qualifiers

3

University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireWIAC

43.2Power

59Nat'l pts24Qualifiers

#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups

1University of Wisconsin-La CrosseWIAC100.0159163592198#1 Sprints M#1 Distance M#1 Jumps W

2RowanNJAC55.5▲485103271267#1 Hurdles M#1 Jumps M#2 Sprints M

3University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireWIAC43.2▼15953241334#1 Hurdles W#2 Multi-events M#3 Hurdles M

4University of Wisconsin-OshkoshWIAC38.3▲1576619948#2 Jumps M#3 Sprints M#3 Throws M

5Washington University in St. LouisUAA37.2▼1576917873#1 Sprints W#1 Distance W#3 Jumps M

6Johns HopkinsCentennial Conference38.4▲22525726978#2 Distance M#3 Distance W#4 Multi-events W

7Central CollegeAmerican Rivers29.4▲31474511814#1 Multi-events M#2 Multi-events W#10 Hurdles M

8SUNY GeneseoEmpire 826.8▼1434412666#5 Distance M#7 Sprints M#9 Hurdles M

9CentreSAA24.8▲6424410571#3 Jumps W

10WartburgAmerican Rivers33.7▲237.543211108#2 Hurdles W#3 Multi-events W#4 Distance M

NAIA · 2026 Outdoor

2

CumberlandsMid South

86.6Power

131Nat'l pts28Qualifiers

1

British ColumbiaCascade Conference

99.0Power

132Nat'l pts30Qualifiers

3

St. Thomas (Fla.)Sun Conference

57.2Power

72Nat'l pts19Qualifiers

#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups

1British ColumbiaCascade Conference99.0132138301691#1 Distance W#1 Jumps W#1 Throws W

2CumberlandsMid South86.6▲3131133281066#2 Sprints M#2 Distance M#2 Multi-events M

3St. Thomas (Fla.)Sun Conference57.2▲497271191080#1 Sprints M#3 Sprints W#5 Hurdles M

4Marian (Ind.)Crossroads League71.9▲37178321505#2 Distance M#3 Sprints M#4 Jumps M

5Central MethodistHeart of America AC62.6▲215861271467#1 Hurdles M#1 Sprints W#1 Hurdles W

6Indiana TechWHAC54.8▲375431231473#2 Hurdles M#3 Jumps M#4 Multi-events M

7Dickinson St.Frontier Conference41.9▲1544620636#2 Throws W

8LifeSouthern States AC50.1▼55369151083#3 Throws M#7 Jumps M#9 Hurdles M

9CornerstoneWHAC40.7▲18443715963#2 Throws M

10VVoorhees31.1▲4544597414#1 Jumps M#6 Sprints M

Common questions

What are the best college track and field programs?

Georgia in NCAA D1, Pittsburg State University in NCAA D2, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in NCAA D3, British Columbia in NAIA.

How often are the rankings updated?

Every Monday during the indoor (December to March) and outdoor (March to June) seasons.

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