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NCAA D1 track and field Power Rankings, 2016 Outdoor

NCAA D1 · 2016 Outdoor · Final lists

Arkansas, Texas A&M and Florida lead the 2016 Outdoor NCAA D1 Power Rankings. Men: Texas A&M. Women: Arkansas. Every program is ranked on projected points from the wind-legal national lists, qualifiers and event-group squads.

! National meet results not on TFRRS: ranked on the national lists✓ Wind-legal marks✓ Field sizes from the championshipConference meet points: coming
2
Texas A&MSEC
85.3Power
103Proj. pts24Qualifiers
1
ArkansasSEC
97.1Power
94Proj. pts39Qualifiers
3
FloridaSEC
69.2Power
72Proj. pts27Qualifiers
#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups
1ArkansasSEC97.1–94391854#1 Multi-events W#2 Hurdles W#3 Jumps M
2Texas A&MSEC85.3–103241627#1 Jumps M#2 Throws W#3 Sprints M
3FloridaSEC69.2–72271274#2 Sprints M#2 Hurdles M#3 Sprints W
4OregonBig Ten67.6–53311360#2 Sprints W#3 Distance M#5 Distance W
5LSUSEC65.4–78241101#1 Sprints M#3 Hurdles W#6 Sprints W
6TexasSEC53.7–58171071#1 Sprints W#5 Sprints M#9 Hurdles W
7KentuckySEC52.3–36231154#1 Hurdles W#3 Multi-events M#4 Jumps W
8GeorgiaSEC50.5–47191030#1 Multi-events M#1 Jumps W#7 Throws M
9USCBig Ten46.0–31171114#3 Multi-events W#4 Sprints W#5 Hurdles W
10Kansas StateBig 1240.3–4014820#2 Jumps W#3 Throws W#4 Multi-events W
11AlabamaSEC39.8–1920925#2 Throws M#7 Jumps W
12StanfordACC39.5–3118797#2 Distance W#5 Distance M#8 Multi-events M
13Miss StateSEC38.2–4412723#5 Multi-events W#7 Distance W
14TennesseeSEC35.9–3114753#5 Sprints W#8 Sprints M
15Virginia TechACC35.3–2213884#4 Throws M#4 Throws W#5 Jumps M
16NebraskaBig Ten33.3–816909#5 Jumps W#7 Throws W#9 Multi-events M
17Florida StateACC32.0–2310807#2 Multi-events W#7 Jumps M#8 Hurdles W
18WashingtonBig Ten31.4–2217595#1 Distance M#6 Distance W
19Texas TechBig 1231.0–329662#2 Jumps M
20MichiganBig Ten30.8–299695#10 Hurdles W
21New MexicoMountain West29.0–2811573#1 Distance W
22MissouriSEC28.9–1612715#6 Jumps M#7 Sprints M
23WisconsinBig Ten28.7–2610618#2 Multi-events M#9 Multi-events W#10 Throws W
23MinnesotaBig Ten28.7–1011818#5 Throws M#8 Multi-events W
25Ole MissSEC27.8–1613638#8 Distance M
26OklahomaSEC27.7–1712645#1 Throws W
27Oklahoma StateBig 1227.5–2311577#4 Distance W
28KansasBig 1226.5–179676#6 Throws W#9 Jumps M#10 Throws M
29UCLABig Ten25.2–199593#3 Throws M
30Miami (Ohio)MAC24.0–199536#10 Sprints W#10 Jumps W
31ArizonaBig 1223.2–158590#4 Hurdles W#7 Multi-events M
32BaylorBig 1222.5–138587
33HarvardIvy League21.8–1210514#6 Hurdles W
34NNorth Carolina St.21.5–167527
35HoustonBig 1221.4–149495#3 Hurdles M#4 Sprints M
36AkronMAC21.2–137555#8 Jumps W#10 Jumps M
36PurdueBig Ten21.2–99555
38VirginiaACC21.1–237410#1 Throws M
38South CarolinaSEC21.1–39639#1 Hurdles M
40IowaBig Ten20.8–410585#4 Hurdles M
41ColoradoBig 1220.5–1112413#7 Distance M#8 Distance W
42DukeACC19.8–197407
43Ohio StateBig Ten19.0–97517
43SyracuseACC19.0–167415#2 Distance M
45AuburnSEC18.9–58540#6 Jumps W#8 Throws W
46Penn StateBig Ten18.0–106486#9 Distance M
47BYUBig 1217.8–116465#10 Distance M
48Arizona StateBig 1215.9–57435
49Northern ArizonaBig Sky15.3–175293#6 Distance M
50LouisvilleACC14.9–106347#4 Jumps M
51CornellIvy League14.7–105369#9 Throws M
52IndianaBig Ten14.5–16460
53Air ForceMountain West14.3–75395
54Southern IllinoisMVC14.0–153321
55North Dakota StateThe Summit League13.3–75350
56PrincetonIvy League13.1–45382
57RutgersBig Ten12.7–45366#10 Sprints M
57North Carolina A&TCAA12.7–95291#9 Sprints M
59Middle TennesseeConference USA12.3–123291#10 Multi-events M
59Notre DameACC12.3–65318
61ClemsonACC11.9–84301
61TCUBig 1211.9–113286
63CaliforniaACC11.8–05381
64Western KentuckyConference USA11.6–04402
65CincinnatiBig 1211.5–06341
66WWashington StatePac 1211.1–15339
67PennIvy League10.5–103239
68GeorgetownBig East10.2–15299#9 Distance W
69East CarolinaAmerican9.8–122206
69Michigan StateBig Ten9.8–34277
71MemphisAmerican9.5–24279
72San Diego StateMountain West9.4–15261
73Arkansas StateSun Belt9.3–63243
73Tennessee State UniversityOVC9.3–44242#9 Jumps W
75Long Beach StateBig West9.1–13306
75North CarolinaACC9.1–24263#8 Hurdles M
77South AlabamaSun Belt8.8–63221
78ButlerBig East8.6–83183
79New HampshireAmerica East8.5–112165#10 Distance W
80SE LouisianaSouthland Conference8.4–102174
80PortlandWCC8.4–04259
82Sam HoustonConference USA8.2–43221
83Wake ForestACC8.1–33233
84VillanovaBig East7.9–82179
85Fresno StateMountain West7.6–72180
85CharlotteAmerican7.6–64136
87Boston CollegeACC7.5–82160
88RiceAmerican7.4–62187
89Kent StateMAC7.2–62179
90Boise StateMountain West7.0–43168
91University of Southern MississippiSun Belt6.9–03221
92Iowa StateBig 126.8–03217
93South FloridaAmerican6.7–62154
94TulaneAmerican6.6–13196#9 Sprints W
95UTEPConference USA6.5–03202
96Northern IowaMVC6.4–03200
96Northwestern State UniversitySouthland Conference6.4–03199
98LLIU Brooklyn6.3–42167
99IllinoisBig Ten6.1–23159
99New OrleansSouthland Conference6.1–52143
99Indiana StateMVC6.1–81128#9 Hurdles M
102SMUACC6.0–03184
103Stephen F. Austin State UniversitySouthland Conference5.7–32153
103CampbellCAA5.7–12180
105Georgia TechACC5.6–62105
106VanderbiltSEC5.4–8198
106South Dakota St.The Summit League5.4–12167
108Eastern MichiganMAC5.3–03152
108UC RiversideBig West5.3–12163
110Utah StateMountain West5.0–02165
111UAlbanyAmerica East4.9–02163
111Colorado State UniversityMountain West4.9–22133
113Charleston SouthernBig South4.8–61100
113UNLVMountain West4.8–22128
115YaleIvy League4.7–12139
115Kennesaw StateConference USA4.7–02150
117HamptonCAA4.6–12135
117Eastern WashingtonBig Sky4.6–02148
117Morgan StateMEAC4.6–02146
120Bethune-CookmanSWAC4.5–02142
121South DakotaThe Summit League4.4–02139
121PittsburghACC4.4–5193
121UUL-Lafayette4.4–5193
124MilwaukeeHorizon League4.3–02135
124UTSAAmerican4.3–02134#7 Hurdles M
124ProvidenceBig East4.3–02133
127Texas StateSun Belt4.2–02132
128BBoston U.4.1–02126
129William & MaryCAA4.0–02122
129UUMKC4.0–4191
131Jackson StateSWAC3.9–02115
132UCFBig 123.7–02109
133LibertyConference USA3.6–3189
133Youngstown State UniversityHorizon League3.6–3189
135OOregon (A)3.2–1000
136Wichita StateAmerican3.0–01105
137FFlorida (A)2.9–900
137Central MichiganMAC2.9–0272
139DrakeMVC2.8–0197
140MarylandBig Ten2.5–0254
141Eastern IllinoisOVC2.4–0180
141UUL-Monroe2.4–0180
141LipscombASUN2.4–0178
141MarquetteBig East2.4–0178
141SamfordSoCon2.4–0178
141GonzagaWCC2.4–0176
141North FloridaASUN2.4–0176
141TroySun Belt2.4–0176
141WinthropBig South2.4–0176
150IdahoBig Sky2.3–0174
150UC IrvineBig West2.3–0174
150UMBCAmerica East2.3–0174
150Utah ValleyWAC2.3–0172
154High PointBig South2.2–0170
154Miami (Ohio)MAC2.2–0170
154Southern UtahWAC2.2–0170
154App StateSun Belt2.2–0167
154FIUConference USA2.2–0167
154James MadisonSun Belt2.2–0167
154San FranciscoWCC2.2–0167
161FurmanSoCon2.1–0165
161IonaMAAC2.1–0165
161Loyola MarymountWCC2.1–0165
161NNebraska-Omaha2.1–0165
161Coastal CarolinaSun Belt2.1–0163
161DDetroit2.1–0163
167CSUNBig West2.0–0161
167North TexasAmerican2.0–0161
167BinghamtonAmerica East2.0–0159
170LamarSouthland Conference1.9–0157
170NortheasternCAA1.9–0157
170JacksonvilleASUN1.9–0154
173CitadelSoCon1.8–0152
173SE MissouriOVC1.8–0150
175SSouth Carolina (I)1.6–500
175TTexas A&M (K)1.6–500
177KKentucky (A)1.3–400
178TTCU (A)1.0–300
179TTexas A&M (I)0.3–100

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.

1LSUNethaneel Mitchell-Blake #1 200m · Renard Howell #3 200m · Michael Cherry #3 400m · Fitzroy Dunkley #8 400mSquad of 4241
2FloridaArman Hall #4 400m · Kunle Fasasi #9 400m · Najee Glass #13 400m · Ryan Clark #16 100mSquad of 4209
3Texas A&MFred Kerley #1 400m · Devin Jenkins #7 200m · Elijah Morrow #24 200mSquad of 3190
4HoustonLeshon Collins #7 100m · Cameron Burrell #9 100m · Mario Burke #17 100mSquad of 3182
5TexasSenoj-Jay Givans #1 100m · Aldrich Bailey Jr. #10 400m · Zack Bilderback #32 400mSquad of 3177
6ArkansasJarrion Lawson #10 100m · Marqueze Washington #11 100m · Kenzo Cotton #20 100m · Josh Washington #40 200mSquad of 4173
7MissouriKahmari Montgomery #2 400m · Markesh Woodson #6 100mSquad of 2165
8TennesseeChristian Coleman #5 100m · Nathan Strother #14 400m · Mustaqeem Williams #33 200mSquad of 3161
9North Carolina A&TChristopher Belcher #2 100m · Maurice Eaddy #18 100m · Dajuan Harding #35 400mSquad of 3159
10RutgersIzaiah Brown #5 400m · Jermaine Griffith #19 400mSquad of 2137
11NebraskaCody Rush #11 400m · Malcolm White #12 100mSquad of 2135
12AlabamaAhmed Ali #4 200m · Tadashi Pinder #22 100mSquad of 2134
13ClemsonTevin Hester #2 200m · Jeffrey Green #34 400m · Michael Cheeks #40 400mSquad of 3128
14Ohio StateNick Gray #13 200m · Champ Page #16 400mSquad of 2124
15AuburnKahlil Henderson #10 200m · Teray Smith #27 200m · Randall Ceneus #43 400mSquad of 3118

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TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NCAA D1 men's Power Ranking
Texas A&M
72Projected pts16Proj. qualifiers96.1Power
2016 OUTDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com
TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NCAA D1 women's Power Ranking
Arkansas
67Projected pts20Proj. qualifiers100.0Power
2016 OUTDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com

How the Power Index works

The formula

  • National meet points (30%): scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 from the championship places
  • 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%): athletes inside each event's championship field on the national list
  • Conference meet points (10%): added once conference results are saved

Each part is scaled 0 to 100 against the division leader. During the season the order is the Power Index alone.

Checked against the data

  • National points scored from the championship places
  • 876 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 NCAA D1 track and field team in 2016 Outdoor?

Arkansas leads the combined Power Rankings (97.1), ahead of Texas A&M and Florida.

What is the best NCAA D1 men's track program?

Texas A&M.

What is the best NCAA D1 women's track program?

Arkansas.

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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