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NCAA D3 track and field Power Rankings, 2026 Outdoor

NCAA D3 · 2026 Outdoor · Final

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Rowan and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire lead the 2026 Outdoor NCAA D3 Power Rankings. Men: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Women: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. 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
RowanNJAC
55.5Power
85Nat'l pts27Qualifiers
1
University of Wisconsin-La CrosseWIAC
100.0Power
159Nat'l pts59Qualifiers
3
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireWIAC
43.2Power
59Nat'l pts24Qualifiers
#ProgramPowerNat'l ptsProjectedQualifiersSquadsBest groups
1University of Wisconsin-La CrosseWIAC100.0159163592198#1 Sprints M#1 Distance M#1 Jumps W
2RowanNJAC55.5▲485103271267#1 Hurdles M#1 Jumps M#2 Sprints M
3University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireWIAC43.2▼15953241334#1 Hurdles W#2 Multi-events M#3 Hurdles M
4University of Wisconsin-OshkoshWIAC38.3▲1576619948#2 Jumps M#3 Sprints M#3 Throws M
5Washington University in St. LouisUAA37.2▼1576917873#1 Sprints W#1 Distance W#3 Jumps M
6Johns HopkinsCentennial Conference38.4▲22525726978#2 Distance M#3 Distance W#4 Multi-events W
7Central CollegeAmerican Rivers29.4▲31474511814#1 Multi-events M#2 Multi-events W#10 Hurdles M
8SUNY GeneseoEmpire 826.8▼1434412666#5 Distance M#7 Sprints M#9 Hurdles M
9CentreSAA24.8▲6424410571#3 Jumps W
10WartburgAmerican Rivers33.7▲237.543211108#2 Hurdles W#3 Multi-events W#4 Distance M
11CalvinMichigan Intercollegiate18.0▲3736317333#10 Sprints W
12Bethel (Minn.)MIAC19.6▼433238580#5 Sprints M#7 Sprints W#9 Throws W
13WhitworthNorthwest Conference18.6▲29331911471#1 Throws M#2 Throws W
14Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSCIAC28.7▲11304416945#5 Throws M#5 Distance W#7 Distance M
15MITNEWMAC24.1▼1227618992#2 Jumps W#7 Distance W#8 Distance M
16WilliamsNESCAC25.0▲44253617796#2 Distance W#10 Distance M
17ColbyNESCAC10.6▲425104228
18HopeMichigan Intercollegiate14.9▲4524.5197413#4 Sprints W#8 Hurdles M#8 Multi-events W
19Roger WilliamsCCC10.7▲11324104250
20LorasAmerican Rivers14.4▼423177419#10 Throws M
21John CarrollNorth Coast AC13.7▲623127420#4 Sprints M#5 Sprints W
22TuftsNESCAC23.7▲33223012917#2 Sprints W#5 Hurdles M#7 Jumps W
23SalisburyCoast to Coast11.0▲12622233188#10 Sprints M
24DubuqueAmerican Rivers17.521.51410650#1 Throws W#8 Throws M#9 Jumps W
25EmoryUAA20.0▼15201510864#4 Throws W#5 Hurdles W
26WidenerMiddle Atlantic Conference9.6▲1718174190
26Cornell CollegeMidwest Conference9.6▲1418203178
28Concordia (Wis.)NACC9.0▲4818183149
29LynchburgODAC17.3▼1517.5329535#4 Jumps M#8 Multi-events M
30University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleWIAC14.2▲917207468
31NYUUAA13.5▲3017148454#4 Distance W#9 Distance M
32Illinois WesleyanCCIW13.2▼917176448#5 Jumps W
33Nebraska WesleyanAmerican Rivers13.4▲1215155535#4 Hurdles M#4 Throws M
34CarthageCCIW11.2▲3115117366
35OlivetMichigan Intercollegiate6.6▲611510397
36Ohio NorthernOAC8.9▲441384313#4 Jumps W
37University of ChicagoUAA12.4▼2412.5138454#6 Jumps M#10 Distance W
38University of Wisconsin-StoutWIAC14.5▼912109643#6 Jumps W#7 Hurdles M#8 Jumps M
39DickinsonCentennial Conference7.0▲1412103183
40VassarLiberty League9.1▼511194244
41St. Olaf CollegeMIAC7.8▲6211104237
42North Central (Ill.)CCIW10.5▼2010174392#6 Hurdles W
43Augustana (Ill.)CCIW8.3▼3210163254#7 Throws W
44HartfordCCC7.9▲10710143242
45UMass BostonLittle East5.8▲510101163#6 Hurdles W
46MSOENACC8.0▲1179153258
47WittenbergNorth Coast AC6.7▲47983230#9 Sprints M
48University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWIAC6.5▼18935220
49Washington & JeffersonPresidents AC4.596295
50RochesterLiberty League9.6▼33847431
51Concordia-MoorheadMIAC8.2▲68184236
52IthacaLiberty League7.5▲18893300#10 Jumps W
53University of Wisconsin-River FallsWIAC7.3▲10884272#5 Multi-events M
54UrsinusCentennial Conference5.7▲208102168
55SUNY DelhiSUNYAC5.6▼14853192#6 Sprints W
56Fitchburg State UniversityMASCAC4.8▲7988398
57Anderson (Ind.)HCAC3.885192
58Southwestern (Tex.)SAA3.6▲5184189
59North Carolina WesleyanUSA South4.5▲8079299
60SpringfieldNEWMAC3.7▲7772385
61Wheaton (Mass.)NEWMAC2.6▼1070170
62Illinois CollegeMidwest Conference4.7▲506.532190
63TCNJNJAC8.4▲62625430#8 Sprints M#8 Sprints W
64Connecticut CollegeNESCAC7.4▼31676273#8 Distance W
65College of St. ScholasticaMIAC5.6▲131645187
66Thomas CollegeNorth Atlantic Conference5.2▲36643204#7 Multi-events W
67BelhavenCCS5.0▲115624188
68Trinity (Tex.)SAA4.8▲4662168
68Monmouth (Ill.)Midwest Conference4.8▲60672156#5 Throws W
70Buffalo StateSUNYAC4.6▲88662158
71Lebanon ValleyMiddle Atlantic Conference4.5▲63662148
72Pacific (Ore.)Northwest Conference3.9▲2068198#8 Hurdles W
73Coast GuardNEWMAC3.6▼2166195
74StocktonNJAC10.4▲305.5106491#4 Hurdles W#6 Multi-events W#10 Jumps M
75Cortland StateSUNYAC9.5▼435.508479#6 Throws M
76George FoxNorthwest Conference9.6▲445106436#3 Multi-events M#5 Multi-events W
77UC Santa CruzCoast to Coast6.8▲22543342#7 Multi-events M
78WabashNorth Coast AC5.7▲30544234
79NazarethEmpire 83.8▲88503153
80CaltechSCIAC3.255193
81HanoverHCAC2.9▲9453188
81St. Mary's (Md.)AARTFC2.953188
83AmherstNESCAC9.2▲15435519
84Texas LutheranSCAC3.9▲74433147#7 Jumps M
85ManchesterHCAC3.7▲59422160
86Plattsburgh StateSUNYAC3.3421148
87Montclair StateNJAC3.1▼2944290
88TrineMichigan Intercollegiate2.9▼1744197
89WellesleyNEWMAC2.6▲8043188
90PfeifferUSA South2.440276
91Ohio WesleyanNorth Coast AC3.2▼8331148
92Christopher NewportCoast to Coast3.0▲41312131#10 Multi-events W
93Southern MaineLittle East2.9▼14302133
93Gustavus AdolphusMIAC2.9▲31303110
95ElizabethtownLandmark Conference2.4▼4133188
95Medgar EversCUNYAC2.431283
97Brockport StateEmpire 82.1▼1630274#10 Multi-events M
98AlleghenyPresidents AC1.9▲2830178
99HaverfordCentennial Conference1.8▲4630174
100Mount St. Joseph UniversityHCAC1.7▲8230165
101MiddleburyNESCAC9.3▼67207542#6 Hurdles M
102RPILiberty League8.7▼84227474#10 Hurdles W
103Colorado CollegeSCAC5.8▼35253304
104King's (Pa.)Middle Atlantic Conference4.5▲52294137#10 Throws W
105UMass DartmouthLittle East3.8▼5262162
106OtterbeinOAC2.9▼5202155
107McMurrySCAC7.3▼30187322
108Washington and LeeODAC6.3▲19106346
109RedlandsSCIAC4.8▲12103294
110Hardin-SimmonsAmerican Southwest3.6▼5113194
111HamlineMIAC2.6▲216199
112HamiltonNESCAC2.4▼37102129
113EdgewoodNACC2.0▲3211283
114Case WesternUAA1.710276
115SuffolkCCC1.6▲6710184
116AdrianMichigan Intercollegiate1.2▲7510155
117University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointWIAC6.9▲6007388
118Pomona-PitzerSCIAC5.1▼98064252#6 Distance M
119Baldwin WallaceOAC4.8▼63024272#9 Jumps M
120BowdoinNESCAC3.7▼42023206
121Saint John's UniversityMIAC3.6▼112023200
122Mount UnionOAC3.5▼56002233
122Westminster (Pa.)Presidents AC3.5▼37013199#8 Jumps W
122DePauwNorth Coast AC3.5▲8053154
122UticaEmpire 83.5▲69003208
126JJohnson & Wales (R.I.)3.4052169
127Rose-HulmanHCAC3.3▼21003195
128MisericordiaMiddle Atlantic Conference3.2▲25082123
128St. Norbert CollegeNACC3.2▼79003186
128WillametteNorthwest Conference3.2▼35012197#9 Multi-events M
131ScrantonLandmark Conference2.8▲44002175
131GreenvilleSLIAC2.8▼20004130
131BatesNESCAC2.8002174
134MacalesterMIAC2.6▼500100100#10 Sprints W
135Southern VirginiaUSA South2.5▼17003133
135St. John Fisher UniversityEmpire 82.5▲18002154
135WPINEWMAC2.5▼18003130
135GenevaPresidents AC2.5002149
139ChapmanSCIAC2.4▼29001166
140BerrySAA2.3▼1002140
140MessiahMiddle Atlantic Conference2.308098
140Rutgers-CamdenNJAC2.3002137
140BabsonNEWMAC2.3▲35002134
144Carroll (Wis.)CCIW2.2▼97002131
145RamapoNJAC2.1002122
146OccidentalSCIAC2.0▲1001383
146HendrixSCAC2.0002114
146BrandeisUAA2.0▼5704189
149PSU-BehrendSUNYAC1.9▼6100386
149RoanokeODAC1.9▼18002108
151Carnegie MellonUAA1.8▼2900378
151BeloitMidwest Conference1.8▼36001122
151Puget SoundNorthwest Conference1.8▼2200372
154York (Pa.)Middle Atlantic Conference1.5▼11000197
154New Jersey CityNJAC1.503087
154FredoniaSUNYAC1.5▼6801183
157DeSalesMiddle Atlantic Conference1.401182
158Wheaton (Ill.)CCIW1.3▲3800179
158CarletonMIAC1.3▲1100179
158Bridgewater (Va.)ODAC1.3▲1500179
158GordonCCC1.3▼6700178
162Pacific LutheranNorthwest Conference1.2▲1100175
162DenisonNorth Coast AC1.2▼8000175
162Westfield StateMASCAC1.200170
162Cal LutheranSCIAC1.200169
166ElmhurstCCIW1.1▼14700168
166Eastern Connecticut State UniversityLittle East1.1▼1300086
168Simpson (Iowa)American Rivers1.0▼2900160
168University of St. Thomas (Texas)SCAC1.0▲100160
168LLaGrange1.000160
168North ParkCCIW1.0▼7800160
168WebsterSLIAC1.000159
168OglethorpeSAA1.000158
168RiponMidwest Conference1.0▼12200158
168AlverniaMiddle Atlantic Conference1.000157
168RITLiberty League1.000156
168Illinois TechNACC1.0▼2900155
168TransylvaniaHCAC1.000155
168WWentworth1.000155
180Bridgewater State UniversityMASCAC0.9▼11200153
180LutherAmerican Rivers0.900152
180Saint Mary's (Minn.)MIAC0.9▲1100150
183Union (N.Y.)Liberty League0.700053
183Bethany (W.V.)Presidents AC0.7▼2500052
185AlbionMichigan Intercollegiate0.3▼180010
185CatholicLandmark Conference0.3▼1230010
185DrewLandmark Conference0.3▼710010
185FDU-FlorhamMiddle Atlantic Conference0.30010
185FranklinHCAC0.30010
185KenyonNorth Coast AC0.3▼220010
185OneontaSUNYAC0.30010
185RICLittle East0.30010
185ShenandoahODAC0.30010
185St. BenedictMIAC0.30010
185St. Joseph's (Me.)Great Northeast0.30010
185St. Lawrence UniversityLiberty League0.3▼460010

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.

1University of Wisconsin-La CrosseCollin Conzemius #3 400m · Luke Schroeder #4 100m · Chase Doornink #7 400m · Landon Gallun #13 100mSquad of 4224
2RowanRajahn Dixon #2 200m · Evan Corcoran #3 100m · Eli Hendricks #6 200mSquad of 3213
3University of Wisconsin-OshkoshDylan Doss #2 100m · Davian Willems #6 100m · Nolan Milas #11 200m · Londyn Little #28 200mSquad of 4211
4John CarrollTyler Gast #6 400m · Basheer Alramahi #9 400mSquad of 2144
5Bethel (Minn.)Grant Nelson #1 400m · Elliot Kent #25 400m · Landen Liu #29 100mSquad of 3143
6WartburgAJ Wright #5 200m · Ben Frazier #19 100mSquad of 2133
7SUNY GeneseoJacob Miller #4 400m · Arjun Ojha #29 400m · Andrew Kent #31 400mSquad of 3119
8TCNJMaxim Rychkov #7 100m · Noah Traverso #24 400mSquad of 2113
9WittenbergJack Kittle #2 400m · Cameron Elliott #30 400mSquad of 2113
10SalisburyKai Smith #1 100mSquad of 1100
11CentreJayden Channer #20 100m · Jackson Heim #19 400mSquad of 292
12WabashBrock DeBello #5 400mSquad of 189
13Medgar EversReco Griffith #8 100mSquad of 183
13OccidentalShane Kawakami-Williams #8 200mSquad of 183
15DickinsonFranklyn Akabi-During #10 100m · Darian Crim #36 400mSquad of 283
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TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NCAA D3 men's Power Ranking
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
106National pts37Qualifiers100.0Power
2026 OUTDOOR · trackandfieldstandards.com
TRACK & FIELD STANDARDS · POWER RANKINGS
#1
NCAA D3 women's Power Ranking
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
53National pts22Qualifiers100.0Power
2026 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
  • 2,972 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.

Past seasons

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Other divisions

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Common questions

Who is the best NCAA D3 track and field team in 2026 Outdoor?

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse leads the combined Power Rankings (100.0), ahead of Rowan and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

What is the best NCAA D3 men's track program?

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, with 106 points at the national meet.

What is the best NCAA D3 women's track program?

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, with 53 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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