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NAIA track and field Power Rankings, 2026 Indoor

NAIA · 2026 Indoor · Final

Marian (Ind.), Cumberlands and Indiana Wesleyan lead the 2026 Indoor NAIA Power Rankings. Men: Marian (Ind.). Women: Marian (Ind.). 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
CumberlandsMid South
61.8Power
66Nat'l pts25Qualifiers
1
Marian (Ind.)Crossroads League
94.4Power
117Nat'l pts27Qualifiers
3
Indiana WesleyanCrossroads League
46.7Power
60Nat'l pts14Qualifiers
#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups
1Marian (Ind.)Crossroads League94.4▲1117117271529#1 Distance W#2 Distance M#4 Jumps M
2CumberlandsMid South61.8▼1667725967#1 Distance M#1 Multi-events M#2 Sprints M
3Indiana WesleyanCrossroads League46.7▲31605414747#5 Distance W#6 Distance M
4Indiana TechWHAC69.9▲1957.548351633#1 Hurdles M#1 Sprints W#3 Jumps M
5William CareySouthern States AC52.0▲2556218939#2 Jumps M#4 Sprints W#5 Sprints M
6Dickinson St.Frontier Conference42.3▲8495014719#1 Throws W#9 Throws M#9 Jumps W
7Central MethodistHeart of America AC57.0▲14651211421#1 Hurdles W#1 Multi-events W#2 Hurdles M
8MadonnaWHAC36.5▼3434511614#3 Sprints M
9CornerstoneWHAC43.4▲243833161097#1 Throws M#8 Throws W#9 Multi-events M
10LifeSouthern States AC43.2▼6377012805#3 Throws M#9 Distance W
11DoaneGreat Plains AC48.4▼83624301132#2 Throws M#2 Throws W#3 Jumps W
12St. Thomas (Fla.)Sun Conference39.8▲66343416944#2 Sprints W#7 Jumps M#10 Multi-events M
13Olivet NazareneChicagoland Collegiate29.8▼3342113585#7 Distance W
14MontreatAppalachian AC30.6▲233645393#5 Distance M
15MilliganAppalachian AC32.1▼4315611437#2 Distance W#4 Distance M
16VVoorhees25.5▲3431289415#1 Jumps M#7 Sprints M
17DordtGreat Plains AC29.8301717581#4 Distance W#6 Throws W
18Oklahoma CitySooner AC23.3▲1230179428#6 Distance W#8 Distance M
19Lindsey WilsonMid South33.2292215798#4 Sprints M#5 Jumps M#8 Sprints W
20Park U.Heart of America AC34.3▲34283115782#3 Distance M#6 Jumps M#10 Sprints M
21MidAmerica NazareneHeart of America AC33.9▲44282513884#3 Hurdles M
22TaylorCrossroads League26.1▼13272011550#10 Distance M
23EvangelKCAC19.5▼224.2198307#1 Jumps W
24Southeastern U.Sun Conference31.6▼4243013759#3 Sprints W#4 Hurdles W
25St. XavierChicagoland Collegiate20.9▲1724206433#3 Distance W#8 Hurdles M
26Benedictine (Kan.)Heart of America AC20.3▲1423209333
27Evergreen St.Cascade Conference14.4▲423213140
28Montana TechFrontier Conference24.7▲1522298535#3 Multi-events W#5 Jumps W
29OttawaKCAC23.8▲5821.5247577#4 Multi-events W#6 Hurdles W
30HuntingtonCrossroads League23.8▲520.2238582#8 Sprints M
31Concordia (Neb.)Great Plains AC30.2▼2192214819#5 Throws M#5 Hurdles W#9 Hurdles M
32Indiana KokomoRiver States17.5▲1919177324#4 Throws M#5 Throws W
33AquinasWHAC20.9▲2318.5157555#6 Multi-events W#10 Throws W
34FriendsKCAC25.6▲5182412602#3 Multi-events M
35Eastern OregonCascade Conference23.2▼11181811554#4 Multi-events M#9 Jumps M
36Bismarck StateFrontier Conference13.81677269
37Southern OregonCascade Conference13.3▼1116143275
38Dakota StateFrontier Conference25.6▼615.51813683#3 Throws W#6 Throws M#7 Multi-events M
39Rio GrandeRiver States18.1▼1151111380
40Carroll (Mont.)Frontier Conference17.0▼1815156414#2 Multi-events M#5 Multi-events W
41TThe Master's16.1▼3515186325#9 Distance M
42Mount Vernon NazareneCrossroads League10.9▲2815142178
43Siena HeightsWHAC15.5▼2814.5167294#2 Jumps W#5 Multi-events M
44St. Mary (Neb.)Great Plains AC13.0▲81496262#6 Jumps W
45MidwayRiver States11.1▲2713.285205#4 Jumps W
46CampbellsvilleMid South10.1▲181263242#6 Hurdles M#10 Jumps M
47St. AmbroseChicagoland Collegiate14.6▲431198348
48Trinity WesternCascade Conference14.211232335#7 Distance M
49CorbanCascade Conference13.8▲1811155321
50Bethel (Ind.)Crossroads League12.6▲361176313
51Brewton-ParkerSouthern States AC12.1▲111165320
52William PennHeart of America AC18.3▲3310811514#5 Hurdles M#10 Throws M
53WarnerSun Conference10.8▲1810104242#7 Hurdles M#10 Sprints W
54Lewis-ClarkCascade Conference13.9▲19106389#9 Hurdles W
55Lawrence TechWHAC11.6▲64975315#2 Hurdles W
56RRocky MountainFrontier Conference13.2▼88.586374
57DDillard16.8▼88207434#1 Sprints M
58Indiana EastRiver States8.6▲6188857
59Texas WesleyanSooner AC7.3▼18881179
60AArizona Christian5.3▼1385194
61Spring ArborCrossroads League7.8▼24783168
62College of IdahoCascade Conference11.9▼16619339
63Grand ViewHeart of America AC8.1▼19665166#8 Hurdles W
64Providence (Great Falls)Frontier Conference7.0▲31662187#7 Throws W
65BellevueFrontier Conference5.3▲41661114
66JJarvis Christian4.464188
67Spartanburg MethodistAppalachian AC3.660181
68MidlandGreat Plains AC9.4▼505.234320
69HastingsGreat Plains AC10.6▲29559231
70Mount MartyGreat Plains AC9.3▲18566230
71TTAMU-Texarkana8.9543311
72Ave MariaSun Conference7.4▼47514230#8 Multi-events W
73GoshenCrossroads League6.8▲30504206
74MobileSouthern States AC4.6▲50502128
75RRochester ChristianWHAC2.45020
76KeiserSun Conference12.4▼494116372
77Columbia (Mo.)American Midwest10.1▲14485298
78GraceCrossroads League4.2▼50402123
79Kansas WesleyanKCAC4.0▼2140384
80St. Mary-of-the-WoodsRiver States3.6▲29411103
81CCotteyAmerican Midwest3.2▼541182
82WaldorfGreat Plains AC4.2▲24331134
83BrenauAppalachian AC3.935195
84MorningsideGreat Plains AC3.4▲4034180
85MMount MercyHeart of America AC3.1▼530276
86William WoodsHeart of America AC1.9▲233310
87St. Mary (Kan.)KCAC10.4▼75208353
88St. Francis (Ill.)Chicagoland Collegiate5.4▼4204170
89XXavier-Louisiana19.2▼441310799#2 Multi-events W#3 Hurdles W#7 Sprints W
90Northwestern (Iowa)Great Plains AC11.4▲31135366
91Shawnee StateRiver States5.4▼8104188
92SterlingKCAC4.1▲230.204124
93ViterboChicagoland Collegiate5.9▼20004233#9 Multi-events W
94OOur Lady of the Lake5.3▼33034165#4 Hurdles M
95LangstonSooner AC4.0▲24003150
96Loyola-New OrleansSouthern States AC3.8▲16004114
97Oregon TechCascade Conference3.7▲15022140#8 Multi-events M
98McPhersonKCAC3.5▼29002152
99BushnellCascade Conference3.4▼39002145
99Missouri BaptistHeart of America AC3.4▼5021147
101Florida MemorialSun Conference3.1▲4002124
102SCAD SavannahSun Conference2.3▼4500280
102HHuston-Tillotson2.3▼20000132
104Nelson UniversitySooner AC2.1▲1501187
105HHealth Sciences and PharmacyAmerican Midwest1.7▲1900172
106GracelandHeart of America AC1.600167
106SCAD AtlantaAppalachian AC1.6▼4000165
106Bethany (Kan.)KCAC1.600165
109PikevilleAppalachian AC1.4▼2800157
109GGovernors State Universit1.400153
109Haskell IndianContinental AC1.400153
112ClarkeHeart of America AC1.2▼3300070
112TTalladega1.200069
114Columbia Int'lAppalachian AC1.1▼1900065
114Southwestern ChristianSooner AC1.1▲400063
116Tennessee WesleyanAppalachian AC1.0▼280020
117Cumberland (Tenn.)Mid South0.5▼1040010
117DefianceWHAC0.50010
117Northwest U.Cascade Conference0.50010
117St. Francis (Ind.)Crossroads League0.5▼810010
117TaborKCAC0.5▼490010
117Warner PacificCascade Conference0.50010
117WWest Virginia Institute o0.50010
117WWiley0.50010

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.

1DDillardSurprise Babalola #2 60m · Jamaal Morris Jr. #3 200m · Mark Emilien #11 400m · Lance Williams #18 200mSquad of 4222
2CumberlandsLuban Haque #5 200m · Tavon Davis #7 400m · Travion Dotson #9 60m · Roy Miller #14 200mSquad of 4213
3MadonnaNetanel Dorothea #1 200m · Aaron Kilbert #4 400m · Timothy McMiller #19 60m · Jordan Lewis #27 400mSquad of 4210
4Lindsey WilsonMaxwell Wordui #5 60m · D'Antonio Warren #10 200m · Daniel Otibo #10 400m · Cambell Rawlings #15 60mSquad of 4207
5William CareyBarnabas Aggerh #1 60m · Jaylyn Session #2 200m · Jovel Madourie #19 400mSquad of 3201
6Marian (Ind.)Will Osafo #7 60m · Jeremiah Brown #11 60m · Eric Materna #12 400m · Ricardo Mateo #27 60mSquad of 4195
7VVoorheesStephan Mitchell #8 200m · Damarion Alexander #10 60m · Zaireon Skinner #15 200mSquad of 3178
8HuntingtonJan Busam #3 400m · Noah Wellington #14 400m · Sam Handerson #39 60mSquad of 3157
9Indiana TechDaiveon Gayle-Woodley #6 400m · James Barragan #22 200m · James Thorton IV #28 60m · Davarri Barthell #30 200mSquad of 4155
10Park U.Van Forbes Jr #12 60m · Niran Warde #17 400m · Sam Thomas #23 400mSquad of 3145
11St. Thomas (Fla.)Nicholas Altheimer #11 200m · Kenzie Knowles #18 400m · Jimmy Baptiste #22 400mSquad of 3143
12XXavier-LouisianaAndrew Gillips #7 200m · Karri Noel #15 400mSquad of 2134
13MidAmerica NazareneJames Farmer-Cole #9 400m · Sam Keita #24 400m · Gift Orionoma #32 60mSquad of 3130
14Bismarck StateCayden Kraft #8 400m · Nathan Mathern #16 400mSquad of 2129
15Bethel (Ind.)James Gill #16 200m · Lamarr Williams #23 60mSquad of 2105

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TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NAIA men's Power Ranking
Marian (Ind.)
66National pts13Qualifiers87.1Power
2026 INDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com
TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NAIA women's Power Ranking
Marian (Ind.)
51National pts14Qualifiers90.5Power
2026 INDOOR · 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
  • 0 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 2026 Indoor?

Marian (Ind.) leads the combined Power Rankings (94.4), ahead of Cumberlands and Indiana Wesleyan.

What is the best NAIA men's track program?

Marian (Ind.), with 66 points at the national meet.

What is the best NAIA women's track program?

Marian (Ind.), with 51 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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