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NCAA D2 track and field Power Rankings, 2021 Outdoor

NCAA D2 · 2021 Outdoor · Final

Grand Valley State University, West Texas A&M and Azusa Pacific lead the 2021 Outdoor NCAA D2 Power Rankings. Men: Grand Valley State University. Women: Azusa Pacific. 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
West Texas A&MLone Star
76.6Power
104Nat'l pts24Qualifiers
1
Grand Valley State UniversityGLIAC
100.0Power
153Nat'l pts31Qualifiers
3
Azusa PacificPacWest
66.5Power
88Nat'l pts18Qualifiers
#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups
1Grand Valley State UniversityGLIAC100.0153134311323#1 Hurdles M#1 Distance M#2 Distance W
2West Texas A&MLone Star76.610497241188#2 Jumps W#3 Jumps M#5 Multi-events M
3Azusa PacificPacWest66.58893181061#1 Jumps W#1 Multi-events W#3 Sprints W
4Missouri SouthernMIAA53.8675619939#1 Throws W#3 Throws M#9 Multi-events W
5Adams StateRMAC41.6625316509#1 Distance W#5 Distance M
6Angelo StateLone Star54.35673151044#1 Throws M#1 Multi-events M#2 Throws W
7TiffinG-MAC38.8513410796#4 Hurdles M#4 Jumps M#5 Throws M
8Pittsburg State UniversityMIAA50.7495120993#1 Throws M#3 Multi-events M#4 Multi-events W
9Saginaw ValleyGLIAC42.949598866#1 Hurdles W#2 Multi-events W#4 Multi-events M
10TTAMU-Commerce39.8474812722#4 Throws W#6 Jumps M#8 Hurdles W
11Central MissouriMIAA46.645.54917925#1 Jumps M#3 Jumps W#3 Throws W
12CColorado Mines34.342.51416672#2 Multi-events M#7 Jumps M
13AshlandG-MAC48.8429311874#1 Sprints M#3 Hurdles M#4 Throws M
14QQueens (N.C.)39.0393814794#2 Hurdles W#3 Multi-events W#4 Distance M
15LewisGLVC27.836319477#1 Sprints W#7 Jumps W
16Academy of Art UniversityPacWest31.3353111603#4 Jumps W#7 Distance M#8 Sprints W
17Minnesota StateNorthern Sun35.9333514733#2 Sprints W#4 Hurdles W#10 Hurdles M
18U-MaryNorthern Sun28.232328556#3 Distance W#6 Hurdles W#6 Jumps W
19NW MissouriMIAA23.427258434#9 Sprints W
20Southern Connecticut State UniversityNortheast-1014.92594276#8 Throws M
21Lincoln (Mo.)GLVC27.024248643#2 Hurdles M#3 Hurdles W#6 Distance W
22Western ColoradoRMAC19.924209310#5 Distance W#6 Distance M
23Carson-NewmanSouth Atlantic15.422194250#3 Sprints M
24Lee (Tenn.)Gulf South26.520358573#2 Distance M#4 Distance W#7 Sprints M
25Seton HillPSAC9.82014296#8 Hurdles M
26University of Colorado Colorado SpringsRMAC22.0191911417#2 Jumps M
27FindlayG-MAC18.819186400#5 Jumps W#6 Throws M
28Fort Hays State UniversityMIAA23.518179567#10 Throws W
29Limestone UniversitySouth Atlantic15.918226244#2 Sprints M
30American Int'lNortheast-1014.817125306#3 Distance M#7 Hurdles W
31Emmanuel (Ga.)Conference Carolinas12.617203188#10 Sprints W
32CSU-PuebloRMAC17.616176384#8 Distance W#10 Jumps W
33Nebraska-KearneyMIAA18.615176444#5 Throws W
34WashburnMIAA16.215147327#9 Multi-events M
35Concordia University, St. PaulNorthern Sun12.11484265
36Southwest BaptistGLVC12.81294312#9 Jumps M
37North GeorgiaPeach Belt10.11283216
38WingateSouth Atlantic9.91143248
39Fresno PacificPacWest9.011113150#5 Sprints W
40North GreenvilleConference Carolinas6.1115285
41WalshG-MAC9.910142204
42Slippery RockPSAC9.410152174#6 Throws W
43BenedictSIAC7.010102100
44Black Hills State UniversityRMAC5.6104280
45Colorado MesaRMAC12.38115289#5 Jumps M
46Wayne State (Neb.)Northern Sun10.5874260#9 Throws W
47Southern WesleyanConference Carolinas5.988283
48McKendreeGLVC5.085189
49Winona StateNorthern Sun4.274169
50HardingGreat American17.1668500#5 Hurdles M#10 Jumps M
51Emporia State UniversityMIAA9.6625250
51TAMU-KingsvilleLone Star9.6654251#8 Multi-events M
53Lenoir-RhyneSouth Atlantic8.36114143#4 Sprints M
54Illinois-SpringfieldGLVC7.4673157
55IndianapolisGLVC6.4652150
56Colorado Christian UniversityRMAC6.265490
57New Mexico HighlandsRMAC5.366293
58Chadron StateRMAC1.86010
59MSU-MoorheadNorthern Sun7.35.572183
60Alabama-HuntsvilleGulf South12.05114330
61MaloneG-MAC7.0533183
62DavenportGLIAC6.0503159#7 Multi-events W
63Mississippi CollegeGulf South4.9502129
64Christian BrothersGulf South4.554281
65MillersvillePSAC4.354196
65MSU-BillingsGNAC4.355186
67Lock HavenPSAC4.152277
67West AlabamaGulf South4.154186
69Oklahoma BaptistGreat American1.65010
70MansfieldPSAC3.543177
71NNorthwood (Mich.)9.5384256#10 Sprints M#10 Throws M
72Western WashingtonGNAC7.6343224
73KutztownPSAC3.433179
74MSU DenverRMAC1.73020
75Northern StateNorthern Sun5.3241175
76EdinboroPSAC4.9262115
77Minnesota-DuluthNorthern Sun3.121193
78HillsdaleG-MAC3.020271
79ShippensburgPSAC0.42000
80UNC PembrokeConference Carolinas4.11.55288#9 Hurdles W
81Saint LeoSunshine State4.118196
82Southwest Minnesota State UniversityNorthern Sun3.513282
83Missouri WesternMIAA1.810150
84Oklahoma ChristianLone Star0.81010
85Augustana (S.D.)Northern Sun15.50124542#6 Multi-events M#10 Distance W
86SSouthern Indiana8.1084219#7 Distance W
87Seattle PacificGNAC4.5002165
88Sioux FallsNorthern Sun4.2060151
88BiolaPacWest4.2022131#8 Multi-events W
90Charleston (W.V.)Mountain East3.908196
91ConcordMountain East3.5012109
92CConcordia (Cal.)3.401375
93Lees-McRaeConference Carolinas3.305190
94Bemidji StateNorthern Sun3.004186
95St. Cloud StateNorthern Sun2.803183
96QuincyGLVC2.7010121#5 Sprints M
96TampaSunshine State2.703179
96LLindenwood2.702187
99CatawbaSouth Atlantic2.6001100
100Albany StateSIAC2.502180
100California (Pa.)PSAC2.502180
102Dallas BaptistLone Star2.100175
103CedarvilleG-MAC1.900167
103Maryville (Mo.)GLVC1.900166
103AdelphiNortheast-101.900163
106TrumanGLVC1.700153
107SSt. Augustine's1.500071
108Mount OliveConference Carolinas1.400069
108Virginia StateCIAA1.400065
110MontevalloGulf South1.000050
110ShorterConference Carolinas1.000050
112Missouri S&TGLVC0.50010
112Westminster (Utah)RMAC0.50010
112WheelingMountain East0.50010

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.

1AshlandTrevor Bassitt #1 200m · Channing Phillips #1 400m · Keshun Jones #6 200m · Tim Rumas #13 200mSquad of 4229
2Limestone UniversityJavaris Michael #5 200m · David Allen #7 200m · Ethan Morrison #14 400m · Nelson Stalling #18 400mSquad of 4179
3Carson-NewmanDevon Moore #2 100m · Sterling Melancon #3 100mSquad of 2165
4Lenoir-RhyneJacob Wadsworth #4 200m · Marlin Davis #8 100mSquad of 2143
5QuincyJalon White #8 400m · Antonio Laidler #11 200mSquad of 2121
6Angelo StateNicholas Ellisor #5 400m · Ja'Micah Polk #21 100m · David Morgan #23 100m · Diego Pettorossi #24 200mSquad of 4117
7Lee (Tenn.)Wynand Du Toit #11 400m · Siphosethu Boya #13 400mSquad of 2107
8Lincoln (Mo.)Shemar Fletcher #11 100m · Colby Jennings Jr #15 400m · Leonardo Stewart #26 100mSquad of 3103
9West Texas A&MBenjamin Azamati #1 100mSquad of 1100
10NNorthwood (Mich.)Mason Phillips #2 200mSquad of 196
11NW MissouriCaelon Harkey #12 400m · Tyrell Maddox #17 400mSquad of 293
12Emmanuel (Ga.)Sulaimane Bangura #3 400mSquad of 193
13Adams StateJonah Vigil #3 200mSquad of 192
14TTAMU-CommerceDelan Edwin #7 100m · Malcolm Woods #24 100m · Andre Norman #27 100mSquad of 389
15McKendreeEugene Omalla #4 400mSquad of 189

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TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NCAA D2 men's Power Ranking
Grand Valley State University
76National pts16Qualifiers92.7Power
2021 OUTDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com
TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NCAA D2 women's Power Ranking
Azusa Pacific
81National pts14Qualifiers98.9Power
2021 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
  • 1,524 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 D3 Power RankingsNAIA Power RankingsAll rankings

Common questions

Who is the best NCAA D2 track and field team in 2021 Outdoor?

Grand Valley State University leads the combined Power Rankings (100.0), ahead of West Texas A&M and Azusa Pacific.

What is the best NCAA D2 men's track program?

Grand Valley State University, with 76 points at the national meet.

What is the best NCAA D2 women's track program?

Azusa Pacific, with 81 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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