NWAC men's and women's track and field Power Rankings, 2021 Outdoor
Men: Lane CC, Spokane CC and Clackamas CC. Women: Lane CC, Spokane CC and Umpqua CC. Every program is ranked on projected points from the wind-legal national lists, qualifiers and event-group squads.
Spokane CC
Lane CC
Clackamas CCNWAC men's event-group squads
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.
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Spokane CC
Lane CC
Umpqua CCNWAC women's event-group squads
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.
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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 against the division leader. Every rating is out of 99 like a video game, and it is relative to the division: the best team in is 99 in . Everyone else is 60 + 39 × (their score ÷ the leader's)^0.6, and a rating never rises as you go down a list. 90+ elite, 80s national-level, 70s strong, 60s ranked. During the season the order is the Power Index alone.
Checked against the data
- National points scored from the championship places
- 29 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 half list place (100 at #1, 50 at the last spot inside the championship field, 0 at twice that depth) and half mark quality against the division's average marks since 2016. Full methodology with a worked example ›
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Common questions
What is the best NWAC men's track and field team in 2021 Outdoor?
Lane CC, ahead of Spokane CC and Clackamas CC.
What is the best NWAC women's track and field team in 2021 Outdoor?
Lane CC, ahead of Spokane CC and Umpqua CC.
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.
Sharing these rankings
Schools, coaches and journalists are welcome to share a ranking with a link to its page. Every number behind a rank is on the page.