CARCollege Athletic RankingsNCAA Division I

Sports · 2026-27

Men's Outdoor Track & Field

Last season Season not started; 2025-26 final order

310 Division I teams · popularity weight 12.7 · 310 placed by last season's final order · 12 unranked

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1 prev. Arkansas Razorbacks SEC 100.0
2 prev. Georgia Bulldogs SEC 99.7
3 prev. Tennessee Volunteers SEC 99.4
4 prev. LSU Tigers SEC 99.1
5 prev. Oregon Ducks Big Ten 98.8
6 prev. Auburn Tigers SEC 98.5
7 prev. Louisville Cardinals ACC 98.3
8 prev. Kansas State Wildcats Big 12 98.0
9 prev. Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Ten 97.7
10 prev. USC Trojans Big Ten 97.4
11 prev. Texas A&M Aggies SEC 97.1
12 prev. Alabama Crimson Tide SEC 96.8
12 prev. North Carolina A&T Aggies CAA 96.8
14 prev. New Mexico Lobos MW 96.2
15 prev. Florida Gators SEC 95.9
16 prev. Oklahoma Sooners SEC 95.6
16 prev. Oklahoma State Cowboys Big 12 95.6
18 prev. Minnesota Golden Gophers Big Ten 95.1
19 prev. Air Force Falcons MW 94.8
19 prev. Virginia Cavaliers ACC 94.8
21 prev. BYU Cougars Big 12 94.2
21 prev. Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten 94.2
23 prev. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky 93.6
23 prev. Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten 93.6
23 prev. Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten 93.6
26 prev. Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten 92.7
26 prev. Michigan Wolverines Big Ten 92.7
26 prev. Princeton Tigers Ivy 92.7
26 prev. Texas Longhorns SEC 92.7
30 prev. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders CUSA 91.6
30 prev. Texas Tech Red Raiders Big 12 91.6
30 prev. Tulane Green Wave AAC 91.6
30 prev. Utah State Aggies Pac-12 91.6
30 prev. Wake Forest Demon Deacons ACC 91.6
35 prev. Illinois Fighting Illini Big Ten 90.1
35 prev. Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten 90.1
37 prev. Cal Poly Mustangs Big West 89.5
37 prev. Eastern Kentucky Colonels UAC 89.5
37 prev. Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 89.5
37 prev. Virginia Tech Hokies ACC 89.5
41 prev. Mississippi State Bulldogs SEC 88.4
42 prev. Florida State Seminoles ACC 88.1
42 prev. Kentucky Wildcats SEC 88.1
42 prev. Long Beach State Beach Big West 88.1
42 prev. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Summit 88.1
42 prev. Villanova Wildcats Big East 88.1
47 prev. Appalachian State Mountaineers Sun Belt 86.6
47 prev. Liberty Flames CUSA 86.6
47 prev. Samford Bulldogs SoCon 86.6
47 prev. Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten 86.6
51 prev. Baylor Bears Big 12 85.4
51 prev. Iowa State Cyclones Big 12 85.4
51 prev. Northern Iowa Panthers MVC 85.4
51 prev. TCU Horned Frogs Big 12 85.4
51 prev. UTSA Roadrunners AAC 85.4
51 prev. Washington State Cougars Pac-12 85.4
57 prev. Arizona Wildcats Big 12 83.7
57 prev. Cal State Fullerton Titans Big West 83.7
57 prev. Cornell Big Red Ivy 83.7
57 prev. Georgetown Hoyas Big East 83.7
57 prev. Miami (FL) Hurricanes ACC 83.7
57 prev. UCLA Bruins Big Ten 83.7
63 prev. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights NEC 81.9
64 prev. Ole Miss Rebels SEC 81.7
64 prev. UConn Huskies Big East 81.7
66 prev. Colorado State Rams Pac-12 81.1
67 prev. Houston Cougars Big 12 80.8
68 prev. Wichita State Shockers AAC 80.5
69 prev. Duke Blue Devils ACC 80.2
70 prev. North Dakota State Bison Summit 79.9
71 prev. Navy Midshipmen Patriot 79.6
72 prev. Texas State Bobcats Pac-12 79.3
73 prev. Kennesaw State Owls CUSA 79.0
74 prev. Washington Huskies Big Ten 78.7
75 prev. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big Ten 78.5
76 prev. High Point Panthers Big South 78.2
77 prev. Harvard Crimson Ivy 77.9
78 prev. Clemson Tigers ACC 77.6
79 prev. Charlotte 49ers AAC 77.3
80 prev. California Golden Bears ACC 77.0
81 prev. Army Black Knights Patriot 76.7
82 prev. North Texas Mean Green AAC 76.4
83 prev. Northwestern State Demons Southland 76.1
84 prev. South Florida Bulls AAC 75.8
85 prev. Cincinnati Bearcats Big 12 75.5
86 prev. Arkansas State Red Wolves Sun Belt 75.2
87 prev. Illinois State Redbirds MVC 75.0
88 prev. Penn Quakers Ivy 74.7
89 prev. NC State Wolfpack ACC 74.4
90 prev. Grand Canyon Antelopes MW 74.1
91 prev. South Alabama Jaguars Sun Belt 73.8
92 prev. Michigan State Spartans Big Ten 73.5
93 prev. Rhode Island Rams A-10 73.2
94 prev. Montana State Bobcats Big Sky 72.9
95 prev. Utah Valley Wolverines Big West 72.6
96 prev. Indiana State Sycamores MVC 72.3
97 prev. South Carolina Gamecocks SEC 72.0
98 prev. Tarleton State Texans UAC 71.8
99 prev. Weber State Wildcats Big Sky 71.5
100 prev. Akron Zips MAC 71.2
101 prev. Montana Grizzlies Big Sky 70.9
102 prev. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Southland 70.6
103 prev. South Dakota Coyotes Summit 70.3
104 prev. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt 70.0
105 prev. Stanford Cardinal ACC 69.7
106 prev. South Dakota State Jackrabbits Summit 69.4
107 prev. Notre Dame Fighting Irish ACC 69.1
108 prev. Boise State Broncos Pac-12 68.8
109 prev. East Texas A&M Lions Southland 68.5
110 prev. UL Monroe Warhawks Sun Belt 68.3
111 prev. Incarnate Word Cardinals Southland 68.0
112 prev. Arizona State Sun Devils Big 12 67.7
113 prev. Colorado Buffaloes Big 12 67.4
114 prev. North Carolina Tar Heels ACC 67.1
115 prev. Kent State Golden Flashes MAC 66.8
116 prev. Pitt Panthers ACC 66.5
117 prev. East Carolina Pirates AAC 66.2
118 prev. Rice Owls AAC 65.9
119 prev. Central Arkansas Bears UAC 65.6
120 prev. Cal State Northridge Matadors Big West 65.3
121 prev. UC San Diego Tritons Big West 65.1
122 prev. UC Irvine Anteaters Big West 64.8
123 prev. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Sun Belt 64.5
124 prev. Tulsa Golden Hurricane AAC 64.2
125 prev. Syracuse Orange ACC 63.9
126 prev. Hampton Pirates CAA 63.6
127 prev. Eastern Michigan Eagles MAC 63.3
128 prev. Albany Great Danes America East 63.0
129 prev. Lamar Cardinals Southland 62.7
130 prev. Youngstown State Penguins Horizon 62.4
131 prev. Southeast Missouri State Redhawks OVC 62.1
132 prev. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Big West 61.8
133 prev. Sacramento State Hornets Big West 61.6
134 prev. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Sun Belt 61.3
135 prev. Sam Houston Bearkats CUSA 61.0
136 prev. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers CUSA 60.7
137 prev. Boston University Terriers Patriot 60.4
138 prev. Missouri Tigers SEC 60.1
139 prev. UT Arlington Mavericks UAC 59.8
140 prev. Idaho State Bengals Big Sky 59.5
141 prev. Miami (OH) RedHawks MAC 59.2
142 prev. George Mason Patriots A-10 58.9
143 prev. Little Rock Trojans UAC 58.6
144 prev. Bucknell Bison Patriot 58.4
145 prev. Butler Bulldogs Big East 58.1
146 prev. Marshall Thundering Herd Sun Belt 57.8
147 prev. Drake Bulldogs MVC 57.5
148 prev. Eastern Illinois Panthers OVC 57.2
149 prev. Wyoming Cowboys MW 56.9
150 prev. Dartmouth Big Green Ivy 56.6
151 prev. South Carolina State Bulldogs MEAC 56.3
152 prev. Troy Trojans Sun Belt 56.0
153 prev. UMass Lowell River Hawks America East 55.7
154 prev. Northeastern Huskies CAA 55.4
155 prev. UMBC Retrievers America East 55.2
156 prev. VCU Rams A-10 54.9
157 prev. UTRGV Vaqueros Southland 54.6
158 prev. Howard Bison MEAC 54.3
159 prev. Columbia Lions Ivy 54.0
160 prev. Maryland Terrapins Big Ten 53.7
161 prev. North Florida Ospreys ASUN 53.4
162 prev. Idaho Vandals Big Sky 53.1
163 prev. Florida A&M Rattlers SWAC 52.8
164 prev. Alabama State Hornets SWAC 52.5
165 prev. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ACC 52.2
166 prev. Yale Bulldogs Ivy 51.9
167 prev. Charleston Southern Buccaneers Big South 51.7
168 prev. Abilene Christian Wildcats UAC 51.4
169 prev. Norfolk State Spartans MEAC 51.1
170 prev. UMass Minutemen MAC 50.8
171 prev. Southern Illinois Salukis MVC 50.5
172 prev. Bradley Braves MVC 50.2
173 prev. Southern Utah Thunderbirds Big Sky 49.9
174 prev. Binghamton Bearcats America East 49.6
175 prev. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Southland 49.3
176 prev. California Baptist Lancers Big West 49.0
177 prev. DePaul Blue Demons Big East 48.7
178 prev. FIU Panthers CUSA 48.5
179 prev. Monmouth Hawks CAA 48.2
180 prev. UC Riverside Highlanders Big West 47.9
181 prev. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats SWAC 47.6
182 prev. Southern Jaguars SWAC 47.3
183 prev. New Hampshire Wildcats America East 47.0
184 prev. North Dakota Fighting Hawks Summit 46.7
185 prev. Gonzaga Bulldogs Pac-12 46.4
186 prev. Western Carolina Catamounts SoCon 46.1
187 prev. Brown Bears Ivy 45.8
188 prev. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Big South 45.5
189 prev. Texas Southern Tigers SWAC 45.2
190 prev. UNC Wilmington Seahawks CAA 45.0
191 prev. William & Mary Tribe CAA 44.7
192 prev. Eastern Washington Eagles Big Sky 44.4
193 prev. Maine Black Bears America East 44.1
194 prev. Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot 43.8
195 prev. Memphis Tigers AAC 43.5
196 prev. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Metro 43.2
197 prev. Houston Christian Huskies Southland 42.9
198 prev. Wagner Seahawks NEC 42.6
199 prev. Buffalo Bulls MAC 42.3
200 prev. New Orleans Privateers Southland 42.0
201 prev. Boston College Eagles ACC 41.8
202 prev. Delaware State Hornets MEAC 41.5
203 prev. Kansas City Roos Summit 41.2
204 prev. Coppin State Eagles MEAC 40.9
205 prev. Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southland 40.6
206 prev. Morgan State Bears MEAC 40.3
207 prev. UTEP Miners MW 40.0
208 prev. Portland Pilots WCC 39.7
209 prev. Alabama A&M Bulldogs SWAC 39.4
210 prev. Lipscomb Bisons ASUN 39.1
211 prev. Tennessee State Tigers OVC 38.8
212 prev. Lafayette Leopards Patriot 38.5
213 prev. Alcorn State Braves SWAC 38.3
214 prev. Saint Louis Billikens A-10 38.0
215 prev. Providence Friars Big East 37.7
216 prev. Duquesne Dukes A-10 37.4
217 prev. Jackson State Tigers SWAC 37.1
218 prev. Marquette Golden Eagles Big East 36.8
219 prev. Bryant Bulldogs America East 36.5
220 prev. Iona Gaels Metro 36.2
221 prev. Holy Cross Crusaders Patriot 35.9
222 prev. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sun Belt 35.6
223 prev. Grambling Tigers SWAC 35.3
224 prev. Northern Colorado Bears Big Sky 35.1
225 prev. Milwaukee Panthers Horizon 34.8
226 prev. Central Connecticut Blue Devils NEC 34.5
227 prev. UC Davis Aggies MW 34.2
228 prev. Rider Broncs Metro 33.9
229 prev. NJIT Highlanders America East 33.6
230 prev. Prairie View A&M Panthers SWAC 33.3
230 prev. Western Illinois Leathernecks OVC 33.3
232 prev. Furman Paladins SoCon 32.7
233 prev. Belmont Bruins MVC 32.4
234 prev. American Eagles Patriot 32.1
235 prev. USC Upstate Spartans Big South 31.8
236 prev. San Jose State Spartans MW 31.6
237 prev. Saint Joseph's Hawks A-10 31.3
238 prev. Sacred Heart Pioneers Metro 31.0
239 prev. Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Big West 30.7
240 prev. McNeese Cowboys Southland 30.4
241 prev. Winthrop Eagles Big South 30.1
242 prev. Saint Peter's Peacocks Metro 29.8
243 prev. North Carolina Central Eagles MEAC 29.5
244 prev. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions SWAC 29.2
245 prev. Fresno State Bulldogs Pac-12 28.9
246 prev. Santa Clara Broncos WCC 28.6
247 prev. Marist Red Foxes Metro 28.4
248 prev. UNC Asheville Bulldogs Big South 28.1
249 prev. La Salle Explorers A-10 27.8
249 prev. Wright State Raiders Horizon 27.8
251 prev. George Washington Revolutionaries A-10 27.2
252 prev. Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Horizon 26.9
253 prev. The Citadel Bulldogs SoCon 26.6
254 prev. Loyola Chicago Ramblers A-10 26.3
255 prev. Davidson Wildcats A-10 26.0
256 prev. Detroit Mercy Titans Horizon 25.7
257 prev. Chicago State Cougars NEC 25.4
258 prev. Manhattan Jaspers Metro 25.2
259 prev. UIC Flames MVC 24.9
260 prev. Wofford Terriers SoCon 24.6
261 prev. Nicholls Colonels Southland 24.3
262 prev. Northern Kentucky Norse Horizon 24.0
263 prev. Oakland Golden Grizzlies Horizon 23.7
264 prev. Stony Brook Seawolves CAA 23.4
265 prev. Bellarmine Knights ASUN 23.1
266 prev. San Francisco Dons WCC 22.8
266 prev. SIUE Cougars OVC 22.8
268 prev. LIU Sharks NEC 22.2
269 prev. Portland State Vikings Big Sky 21.9
270 prev. Vermont Catamounts America East 21.7
271 prev. Xavier Musketeers Big East 21.4
272 prev. UT Martin Skyhawks OVC 21.1
273 prev. Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks MEAC 20.8
273 prev. Pepperdine Waves WCC 20.8
275 prev. Creighton Bluejays Big East 20.2
276 prev. Merrimack Warriors Metro 19.9
277 prev. East Tennessee State Buccaneers SoCon 19.6
278 prev. Saint Mary's Gaels WCC 19.3
279 prev. Fordham Rams A-10 19.0
280 prev. Evansville Purple Aces MVC 18.7
281 prev. Colgate Raiders Patriot 18.5
282 prev. Campbell Fighting Camels CAA 18.2
282 prev. Valparaiso Beacons MVC 18.2
284 prev. Longwood Lancers Big South 17.6
285 prev. Morehead State Eagles OVC 17.3
286 prev. VMI Keydets SoCon 17.0
287 prev. Hofstra Pride CAA 16.7
288 prev. Seattle U Redhawks WCC 16.4
289 prev. Pacific Tigers WCC 16.1
290 prev. Radford Highlanders Big South 15.8
291 prev. St. Bonaventure Bonnies A-10 15.5
292 prev. IU Indy Jaguars Horizon 15.2
292 prev. Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils SWAC 15.2
294 prev. UNC Greensboro Spartans SoCon 14.7
295 prev. Canisius Golden Griffins Metro 14.4
296 prev. Robert Morris Colonials Horizon 14.1
297 prev. Siena Saints Metro 13.8
298 prev. Utah Tech Trailblazers Big Sky 13.5
unranked Le Moyne Dolphins NEC 11.6
unranked Mercyhurst Lakers NEC 11.6
unranked New Haven Chargers NEC 11.6
unranked North Alabama Lions UAC 11.6
unranked Presbyterian Blue Hose Big South 11.6
unranked Queens (NC) Royals ASUN 11.6
unranked Quinnipiac Bobcats Metro 11.6
unranked Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles OVC 11.6
unranked St. Thomas (MN) Tommies Summit 11.6
unranked Stetson Hatters ASUN 11.6
unranked Stonehill Skyhawks NEC 11.6
unranked West Georgia Wolves UAC 11.6