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NAIA track and field Power Rankings, 2017 Outdoor

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Indiana Tech, Wayland Baptist and British Columbia lead the 2017 Outdoor NAIA Power Rankings. Men: British Columbia. Women: Wayland Baptist. 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
Wayland BaptistSooner AC
73.8Power
120Nat'l pts31Qualifiers
1
Indiana TechWHAC
100.0Power
120Nat'l pts59Qualifiers
3
British ColumbiaCascade Conference
78.3Power
112Nat'l pts35Qualifiers
#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups
1Indiana TechWHAC100.0120138591758#1 Hurdles W#2 Sprints M#2 Jumps M
2Wayland BaptistSooner AC73.8▲412097311017#3 Distance W#5 Hurdles W#5 Jumps W
3British ColumbiaCascade Conference78.3▲8112113351211#1 Distance M#1 Distance W#4 Hurdles W
4WWiley72.096121301100#1 Sprints M#2 Distance M#4 Sprints W
5Concordia (Neb.)Great Plains AC67.3▼38297341219#1 Throws M#1 Throws W#3 Multi-events M
6SSouthern-NO45.6▲1608915657#1 Sprints W#4 Sprints M#6 Hurdles W
7Lindsey WilsonMid South41.4▲10554619847#3 Sprints M#3 Jumps M
8DoaneGreat Plains AC57.3▼34973281524#1 Jumps M#2 Throws M#3 Hurdles W
9Siena HeightsWHAC48.7▼64552261297#1 Jumps W#3 Distance M#5 Sprints W
10HastingsGreat Plains AC40.5▲26454422931#2 Jumps W#2 Throws W
11Southern OregonCascade Conference36.0▲1452814950#5 Sprints M#5 Distance W#6 Multi-events M
12St. AmbroseChicagoland Collegiate29.5▲1423116528
13Carroll (Mont.)Frontier Conference32.1▼5382816795#4 Multi-events W#8 Throws M
14WWestmont35.2▲103528171023#2 Multi-events M#3 Multi-events W#4 Jumps W
15Bethel (Ind.)Crossroads League30.0▲12352610838#3 Throws M#10 Multi-events M
16MidAmerica NazareneHeart of America AC31.8▲45342018892#2 Hurdles M#7 Sprints M#9 Throws W
17Olivet NazareneChicagoland Collegiate30.7▼7321820839#3 Throws W#6 Throws M#6 Distance W
18St. Francis (Ill.)Chicagoland Collegiate30.9▲2313512840#8 Distance M
19NNorthwest Christian26.6▼2283811610#2 Distance W#7 Throws W
20DordtGreat Plains AC22.0▲2128178586
21AquinasWHAC37.2▼72643191117#2 Hurdles W#4 Jumps M#9 Sprints W
22William WoodsHeart of America AC17.0▲3424205360#1 Multi-events W
23Florida MemorialSun Conference19.4▲1223207495#6 Jumps M
24William CareySouthern States AC16.3▲421139366#6 Sprints W
25Missouri BaptistHeart of America AC13.6▲121185219
26UUSC-Beaufort21.9▲45201811652#3 Sprints W#9 Hurdles W#10 Multi-events W
27St. Mary (Kan.)KCAC15.6▲12202210234
28PPoint Park15.0▲9020253290#9 Jumps M
29BBacone9.3▲18209393
30FriendsKCAC26.7▼15192512889#2 Multi-events W#7 Sprints W#8 Hurdles W
31St. XavierChicagoland Collegiate11.0▲7319153159
32Indiana WesleyanCrossroads League19.4▲11181111604
33College of IdahoCascade Conference21.9▼1016614795#7 Distance W#9 Multi-events M
34TaylorCrossroads League21.9▲12151213769#10 Distance M
35Columbia (Mo.)American Midwest14.6▲2415119389#6 Distance M
36Northwestern (Iowa)Great Plains AC14.7▲2614710432#9 Distance W
37MilliganAppalachian AC11.9▼714254179
38Oklahoma CitySooner AC8.7▼161413586
39BBiola17.2▼2313218503#4 Distance W
40William PennHeart of America AC13.8▲1713119372
41Southwestern (Kan.)KCAC12.6▲11285414
42Eastern OregonCascade Conference21.4▼33111013826#4 Throws M
43Marian (Ind.)Crossroads League16.6▼2211176575#3 Hurdles M
44DDillard14.4▼1311165464#10 Sprints W
45OOhio Christian9.511183173
45Central MethodistHeart of America AC9.5▲611104236#4 Multi-events M
47JudsonChicagoland Collegiate7.2▲701183129
48KKeiser University11.7▲5410116346
49CCardinal Stritch10.7▼110173276#4 Distance M
50Northwest U.Cascade Conference10.0▲6210105266
51SCAD SavannahSun Conference9.8▲4810214157
52Valley City StateFrontier Conference7.7▲110104136
53LifeSouthern States AC7.0▼410132100
54GGreat Falls10.0▲479127228
55JJarvis Christian9.1▲53964288
56TaborKCAC8.9▲44974259
57Park U.Heart of America AC8.2▲1914281
58EEdward Waters13.1▲538155449#1 Hurdles M
59VVanguard11.6▲7886402#5 Multi-events M#10 Hurdles M
60McPhersonKCAC11.1▼26886370
61Shawnee StateRiver States10.5▼238164292#10 Distance W
62ClarkeHeart of America AC10.3▲36865362#6 Throws W
63CorbanCascade Conference9.0▲29814350#1 Multi-events M
64Briar CliffGreat Plains AC7.2▼45824225
65WWest Virginia Tech5.8▲1888473
66CConcordia (Mich.)5.789291
67RRocky MountainFrontier Conference5.3▲5686295
68Rio GrandeRiver States13.0▼286118461#7 Multi-events W#8 Multi-events M
69MobileSouthern States AC11.2▼256204331
69Grand ViewHeart of America AC11.2▼196410383#10 Throws M
71MorningsideGreat Plains AC8.5▼3634329#9 Hurdles M
72AAllen7.5▲40684218#5 Hurdles M
73Spring ArborCrossroads League6.8▲326105132
74WWebber5.3▼9661154
75Southwestern ChristianSooner AC1.96010
76DDavenport15.7▲105413635#5 Throws M#5 Multi-events W#8 Throws W
77BakerHeart of America AC10.5▼22539386
78CampbellsvilleMid South8.1▲34506317#6 Hurdles M
79OttawaKCAC6.4▲27544204#10 Throws W
80WWilliam Jessup5.5▲5544145#6 Multi-events W
81Evergreen St.Cascade Conference3.8▼2954193
82CornerstoneWHAC13.8▼504910531#9 Distance M
83Oregon TechCascade Conference12.9▼13497529#7 Multi-events M
84Tennessee WesleyanAppalachian AC9.1▼3476326#10 Sprints M
85MadonnaWHAC4.9452156
86LLindenwood-Belleville4.6▲8424130
87MidlandGreat Plains AC10.5▲193117377
88Culver-StocktonHeart of America AC4.238295
89XXavier-Louisiana3.4▲830494
90TThe Masters9.3▼652126322#5 Distance M
91WarnerSun Conference6.9▼19207278#9 Sprints M
92Loyola-New OrleansSouthern States AC3.2201151#8 Multi-events W
93Trinity ChristianChicagoland Collegiate2.7▲2821287
94Dickinson St.Frontier Conference6.7▼14126277
95JJamestown3.4▼31104128#9 Multi-events W
96ReinhardtAppalachian AC1.410155
97GracelandHeart of America AC8.4▼100105342#8 Sprints M
98Lewis-ClarkCascade Conference6.2▼69006288
99CumberlandsMid South5.4▲17004268
100LangstonSooner AC5.3▼55044220
101GraceCrossroads League4.9▼8013247
101BrenauAppalachian AC4.9▼64004237
103Union (Ky.)Appalachian AC4.8▼36005213
104GoshenCrossroads League3.9▼22012371
105HHuston-Tillotson3.7▼29004164
106Missouri ValleyHeart of America AC3.4004143
107Dakota StateFrontier Conference3.3▼44005121
107VVoorhees3.3013145#10 Jumps M
107York (Neb.)KCAC3.3003153
110EvangelKCAC3.1▼36060137
110RRobert Morris (Ill.)3.105392
112TTexas College3.0002153
113SSt. Gregory's2.7▼24002137
114OOur Lady of the Lake2.6003110#10 Hurdles W
115Texas WesleyanSooner AC2.4▼2700565
115MMenlo College2.4001132
117Mount Vernon NazareneCrossroads League2.2▼5700386
118Bethel (Kan.)KCAC1.800361
118AAvila1.8▼2800276
120Kansas WesleyanKCAC1.7▲100275
120MMount MercyHeart of America AC1.7▼3700354
122Cumberland (Tenn.)Mid South1.500180
122SSouthwestern Assemblies of God1.5▼680620
122SSoka1.5▼2600176
125EEmbry-Riddle Arizona1.400256
125MontreatAppalachian AC1.4▼700252
125SCAD AtlantaAppalachian AC1.4▼200169
125Truett-McConnellAppalachian AC1.400168
125Benedictine (Kan.)Heart of America AC1.4▼4800250
130ViterboChicagoland Collegiate1.3▼5700163
131SterlingKCAC1.200160
131AArizona Christian1.2▼2900156
133Bethany (Kan.)KCAC1.1▼5800154
133SSouthwest (N.M.)1.1▼380040
133Georgetown (Ky.)Mid South1.1▼5500153
133LLourdes1.100150
137Mount MartyGreat Plains AC0.8▼580030
137WaldorfGreat Plains AC0.80030
139BryanAppalachian AC0.30010
139Dakota WesleyanGreat Plains AC0.3▼300010
139Indiana EastRiver States0.30010
139Southeastern U.Sun Conference0.3▼160010

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.

1WWileyKimorie Shearman #1 400m · Quinn-Lee Ralph #3 100m · Rajay Hamilton #2 400m · Moriba Morain #3 200mSquad of 4246
2Indiana TechWayne Sharbahn #2 100m · Trevor Stanley #2 200m · Matt Lockridge #4 100m · Deshon Collier #11 100mSquad of 4243
3Lindsey WilsonKevin Hallmon #4 200m · DeQuan Robinson #8 200m · Holt Keeling #27 100mSquad of 3195
4SSouthern-NOJahnoy Thompson #5 200m · Danielle Richards #11 400m · Chadwayne Vidal #27 200m · Acdane Campbell #22 400mSquad of 4191
5Southern OregonMatt East #12 100m · Dwight Shaw #17 100m · Cameron Bremner #44 100m · Cedric Quartey #34 400mSquad of 4174
6Wayland BaptistKabroderan Handsborough #1 100m · Justin Scruggs #6 100mSquad of 2170
7MidAmerica NazareneDevan Sawyerr #16 100m · Isaiah Griffin #25 100m · Stephen Conner #32 100mSquad of 3164
8GracelandJohnny Geter #1 200m · Tyrell Hemingway #30 100m · Armando Payan #45 200m · Montae Spiller #78 100mSquad of 4164
9WarnerTobias Durham #9 100m · Nykemis Pelham #12 400mSquad of 2144
10Tennessee WesleyanJosh Parson #10 100m · Cadarius Harris #37 100m · Bryce Choate #40 400mSquad of 3132
11Bethel (Ind.)Brett Baumgartner #20 200m · Alex Moses #25 400m · Jamique Mitchell #60 100m · Travis Sperry #32 400mSquad of 4119
12KKeiser UniversityEdens Thermidor #8 400m · Kyle Pleban #33 200mSquad of 2119
13St. AmbroseMichael Ohioze #6 400m · Jack Reemtsma #26 400mSquad of 2116
14William CareyJustin Johnson #18 100m · Nate Boone #34 200mSquad of 2114
15William PennTristen Elmore #24 100m · Chris Leiba #40 100mSquad of 2110

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TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NAIA men's Power Ranking
British Columbia
71National pts20Qualifiers82.3Power
2017 OUTDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com
TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NAIA women's Power Ranking
Wayland Baptist
75National pts20Qualifiers86.7Power
2017 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
  • 433 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

NCAA D1 Power RankingsNCAA D2 Power RankingsNCAA D3 Power RankingsAll rankings

Common questions

Who is the best NAIA track and field team in 2017 Outdoor?

Indiana Tech leads the combined Power Rankings (100.0), ahead of Wayland Baptist and British Columbia.

What is the best NAIA men's track program?

British Columbia, with 71 points at the national meet.

What is the best NAIA women's track program?

Wayland Baptist, with 75 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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