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NAIA track and field Power Rankings, 2016 Outdoor

NAIA · 2016 Outdoor · Final

Indiana Tech, Concordia (Neb.) and Siena Heights lead the 2016 Outdoor NAIA Power Rankings. Men: Indiana Tech. Women: Concordia (Neb.). Every program is ranked on national meet points, projected points from the wind-legal national lists, qualifiers and event-group squads.

✓ Official TFRRS team scores✓ Wind-legal marks✓ Field sizes from the championshipConference meet points: coming
2
Concordia (Neb.)Great Plains AC
70.8Power
123Nat'l pts41Qualifiers
1
Indiana TechWHAC
100.0Power
152Nat'l pts44Qualifiers
3
Siena HeightsWHAC
61.3Power
88Nat'l pts27Qualifiers
#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups
1Indiana TechWHAC100.0152216441888#1 Sprints M#1 Jumps M#1 Hurdles W
2Concordia (Neb.)Great Plains AC70.8123117411105#1 Throws M#1 Throws W#4 Multi-events M
3Siena HeightsWHAC61.388102271448#1 Hurdles M#1 Jumps W#2 Throws W
4WWiley40.5726219760#2 Sprints M#3 Sprints W
5DoaneGreat Plains AC56.55976321603#1 Multi-events M#1 Multi-events W#2 Jumps M
6Wayland BaptistSooner AC37.5576813888#5 Sprints M
7SSouthern-NO35.4566511837#1 Sprints W#4 Sprints M#4 Hurdles W
8Carroll (Mont.)Frontier Conference32.0562620644#10 Distance W#10 Jumps W
9Eastern OregonCascade Conference36.75042171021#3 Hurdles M#3 Jumps M#6 Throws M
10Olivet NazareneChicagoland Collegiate39.949.542261013#4 Throws W#5 Throws M#7 Jumps W
11British ColumbiaCascade Conference37.7496822790#1 Distance M#2 Distance W#3 Hurdles W
12Southern OregonCascade Conference24.042199641#3 Distance M#6 Multi-events M
13St. AmbroseChicagoland Collegiate21.2403210361#9 Sprints M#10 Sprints W
14AquinasWHAC25.8363211709#6 Jumps M#8 Distance W
15FriendsKCAC31.835.53317963#3 Multi-events W#5 Hurdles W#7 Throws W
16BBiola24.5324813516#1 Distance W
17Lindsey WilsonMid South24.0322613640#5 Hurdles M#6 Sprints M
17NNorthwest Christian24.0321614680#4 Distance W#9 Throws W
19Briar CliffGreat Plains AC19.332189479#10 Sprints M
20St. Francis (Ill.)Chicagoland Collegiate29.1304515832#7 Distance M
21Marian (Ind.)Crossroads League25.7302911813#2 Hurdles M
22Oklahoma CitySooner AC20.4294110407#2 Distance M#6 Distance W
23College of IdahoCascade Conference25.5281913847#7 Hurdles W#7 Distance W#8 Sprints W
24WWestmont23.2262112736#2 Multi-events W#3 Multi-events M#4 Jumps W
25TThe Masters19.5263411417#3 Distance W#4 Distance M
26Missouri BaptistHeart of America AC11.923247117
27Bethel (Ind.)Crossroads League23.3211914775#3 Sprints M#3 Throws M
28William CareySouthern States AC16.421218450#7 Sprints W#8 Sprints M
29Lewis-ClarkCascade Conference16.019209435#9 Distance M
30MilliganAppalachian AC12.518.5214322
31DDillard14.1181810304#6 Sprints W
32CornerstoneWHAC10.818110204
33MMarymount (Ca.)8.218202100
34McPhersonKCAC13.216.33148351#4 Jumps M
35Florida MemorialSun Conference10.416185212#10 Jumps M
36HastingsGreat Plains AC21.315.51319638#3 Throws W#5 Jumps W#6 Multi-events W
37BrenauAppalachian AC12.115104427#4 Sprints W
38Shawnee StateRiver States8.81595182#5 Distance W
39St. Mary (Kan.)KCAC14.0141613295#5 Distance M
40Rio GrandeRiver States13.014129360#5 Multi-events W#7 Multi-events M
41DordtGreat Plains AC12.313116413
42Southwestern (Kan.)KCAC10.613135307#10 Hurdles W
43Indiana WesleyanCrossroads League16.712910634#8 Jumps W
44MobileSouthern States AC12.812153512#7 Sprints M
45LangstonSooner AC11.712108339#4 Multi-events W
46TaylorCrossroads League20.9111913787#7 Hurdles M#9 Distance W
47BBacone9.811106278
48CCardinal Stritch9.111253200
49LifeSouthern States AC5.2116295
50Grand ViewHeart of America AC13.4101510397#5 Throws W#7 Throws M
51Central MethodistHeart of America AC11.010146348#10 Multi-events M
52Evergreen St.Cascade Conference8.910103307#9 Multi-events W
53Valley City StateFrontier Conference5.110101100
54SSouthwestern Assemblies of God5.01010269
55BakerHeart of America AC13.791610427
56William WoodsHeart of America AC11.4875478#9 Throws M
57William PennHeart of America AC11.1887398#10 Throws M
58Park U.Heart of America AC7.9873289
59Columbia (Mo.)American Midwest4.1802106
60Mount Vernon NazareneCrossroads League4.088173
61MidAmerica NazareneHeart of America AC16.271212606#6 Hurdles M#9 Jumps M
62Northwestern (Iowa)Great Plains AC6.1743203#10 Multi-events W
63Dakota StateFrontier Conference6.078691
64JJamestown7.6666233
65WWebber7.5655257
66VVanguard7.1683260#5 Multi-events M
67Union (Ky.)Appalachian AC5.5643178
68MorningsideGreat Plains AC5.4651215
69Hannibal-LaGrangeAmerican Midwest3.968196
70Oregon TechCascade Conference10.3555459#2 Multi-events M
71UUSC-Beaufort8.7555353
72WarnerSun Conference5.3504185
73ViterboChicagoland Collegiate5.1543169
74EvangelKCAC3.254264
75Bethany (Kan.)KCAC4.4441183
76HHuston-Tillotson3.341382
77Benedictine (Kan.)Heart of America AC3.243284
78Georgetown (Ky.)Mid South3.142283
79Mount MartyGreat Plains AC1.94320
80Dickinson St.Frontier Conference8.93611237
81Tennessee WesleyanAppalachian AC7.53124280
82GoshenCrossroads League3.734476
83MMount MercyHeart of America AC1.93130
83WWest Virginia Tech1.93810
85WWilliam Jessup11.62238393#5 Sprints W#7 Multi-events W#8 Hurdles W
86DDavenport6.2205260
87GracelandHeart of America AC5.8206210#8 Jumps M#9 Multi-events M
88Texas WesleyanSooner AC5.1283180
89SSt. Gregory's3.621576
90AAvila3.0202123
91HuntingtonCrossroads League6.71.3355270
92CorbanCascade Conference7.2133377#8 Multi-events M#9 Hurdles W
93GraceCrossroads League5.1105205
94LLindenwood-Belleville4.1113181
95SSouthwest (N.M.)3.5103143
96SSoka2.9102133
97XXavier-Louisiana2.5102104#9 Sprints W
98ClarkeHeart of America AC4.00.3304161
99SCAD SavannahSun Conference6.5095249
100TaborKCAC6.1004312
101GGreat Falls4.9016175#6 Throws W
102AArizona Christian4.5004205#10 Hurdles M
102KKeiser University4.5004201
104St. XavierChicagoland Collegiate4.3045135
105Spring ArborCrossroads League4.0003196
106OttawaKCAC3.9024150#8 Throws W
106MidlandGreat Plains AC3.9005137
108JJarvis Christian3.7004152
109Dakota WesleyanGreat Plains AC3.6014137
110RRobert Morris (Ill.)3.5005106
111EEdward Waters3.0050167
112CampbellsvilleMid South2.7022118
112AAllen2.7002130
112Northwest U.Cascade Conference2.7002129
115MMenlo College2.5001144
116CumberlandsMid South1.703169
117JudsonChicagoland Collegiate1.400168
118PPoint Park1.200154
118MontreatAppalachian AC1.20420
118Brewton-ParkerSouthern States AC1.200153
121Kansas WesleyanKCAC0.80020
121Trinity ChristianChicagoland Collegiate0.80020
123RRocky MountainFrontier Conference0.40010
123SCAD AtlantaAppalachian AC0.40010
123Southeastern U.Sun Conference0.40010
123Warner PacificCascade Conference0.40010

Event-group squads

The best squads in each event group. A squad scores its best four athletes, weighted 1.0, 0.75, 0.5 and 0.25, so one great athlete counts and real depth still wins. A squad needs at least one athlete inside the championship field.

1Indiana TechHarris Edwards III #1 200m · John Broaden #2 100m · Gairy Springer #2 400m · Wayne Sharbahn #16 100mSquad of 4242
2WWileyQuinn-Lee Ralph #1 100m · Moriba Morain #3 100m · Oraine Palmer #4 100m · Marbeq Edgar #12 400mSquad of 4238
3Bethel (Ind.)Ahmad Evans #14 100m · Tommy Grant #15 100m · Brett Baumgartner #16 200m · Jamique Mitchell #55 100mSquad of 4179
4SSouthern-NOJahnoy Thompson #5 400m · Danielle Richards #10 400m · Brian Smith #14 400mSquad of 3177
5Wayland BaptistKelson Pierre #6 400m · Justin Scruggs #13 100m · Troy Long #32 100mSquad of 3176
6Lindsey WilsonDondre Mimms #5 200m · Kevin Hallmon #19 100m · Austin Hayes #29 200m · Holt Keeling #32 200mSquad of 4170
7MobileDaron Hooks #9 100m · James Faison #20 200m · Danlee Eckestein #33 100m · Darren Onyirimba #34 100mSquad of 4170
8William CareyMateo Edward #6 100m · Justin Johnson #31 100m · Nate Boone #43 100m · Jerodrick Draper #38 200mSquad of 4159
9St. AmbroseMichael Ohioze #3 200m · Jim Warren #8 400mSquad of 2156
10Briar CliffRobert Iron Shell #3 400m · Rusty Muncy #21 100mSquad of 2148
11Tennessee WesleyanCadarius Harris #23 100m · Saheed Oyeshile #18 400m · Josh Parsons #39 100mSquad of 3131
12WarnerTobias Durham #10 100m · Roger Pettingell #48 100m · Nykemis Pelham #31 200mSquad of 3127
13MidAmerica NazareneDevan Sawyerr #7 200m · Stephen Conner #37 100mSquad of 2122
14FriendsJuante Baldwin #8 100m · Brady Johnson #53 100m · Isaac Clark #32 400mSquad of 3118
15TaylorLeslie Romer #22 100m · Sam Lacher #15 400mSquad of 2116

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TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NAIA men's Power Ranking
Indiana Tech
86National pts24Qualifiers100.0Power
2016 OUTDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com
TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NAIA women's Power Ranking
Concordia (Neb.)
71National pts21Qualifiers82.1Power
2016 OUTDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com

How the Power Index works

The formula

  • National meet points (30%): the official TFRRS team scores, ties and DQs included
  • Projected points (20%): 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top 8 on each wind-legal national list
  • Event-group squads (25%): sprints, hurdles, distance, jumps, throws and multis for men and women; each squad scores its best four athletes, weighted 1.0, 0.75, 0.5 and 0.25
  • Qualifiers (15%): individual entrants at the national meet
  • Conference meet points (10%): added once conference results are saved

Each part is scaled 0 to 100 against the division leader. After the national meet, the final order follows the official team scores, so the national champion is #1; the Power Index breaks ties and orders the teams that didn't score.

Checked against the data

  • National points come straight from the official team scores on TFRRS
  • 451 wind-aided marks replaced with each athlete's legal best
  • Field size per event counted from the championship results
  • Every athlete counted once per event; B and C squads count for their school

An athlete's score is 100 at #1 on the national list, 50 at the last spot inside the championship field and 0 at twice that depth.

Other divisions

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Common questions

Who is the best NAIA track and field team in 2016 Outdoor?

Indiana Tech leads the combined Power Rankings (100.0), ahead of Concordia (Neb.) and Siena Heights.

What is the best NAIA men's track program?

Indiana Tech, with 86 points at the national meet.

What is the best NAIA women's track program?

Concordia (Neb.), with 71 points at the national meet.

How often do the rankings update?

Every Monday during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Each finished season keeps its final ranking on its own page.

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