NCAA DI Outdoor Championships: Historically Dominant Teams

There have been no shortage of incredible individual performances at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships. After all, 15 current collegiate records have been set at the final meet of the collegiate season.

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But what teams have stood out historically in each of the 21 events contested at the annual meet?

We’ve got that answer for you right here.

Historically Top-Scoring Teams – By Event
Event	Men’s	Points	Women’s	Points
100 Meters	Southern California	298	LSU	279
200 Meters	Southern California	237	LSU	238
400 Meters	Southern California	382	Texas	154
800 Meters	Illinois	178	Oregon	133
1500 Meters	Oregon	285	Wisconsin	123
5000 Meters	Oregon	224	Stanford	137
10,000 Meters	Arkansas	164	BYU	65
100/110 Hurdles	Southern California	323	LSU	194
400 Hurdles	Southern California	112	UCLA	155
3000 SC	UTEP	173	Colorado	92
4×100 Relay	LSU	178	LSU	229
4×400 Relay	Baylor	239	Texas	191
High Jump	Southern California	286	Arizona	159
Pole Vault	Southern California	438	Arkansas	92.2
Long Jump	Southern California	255	Georgia	66
Triple Jump	Arkansas	192	LSU	91
Shot Put	UCLA	219	UCLA	149
Discus Throw	Stanford	239	UCLA	191
Hammer Throw	UTEP	181	Southern Illinois	74
Javelin Throw	Oregon	202	Oregon	124
Combined	Tennessee	157	Georgia BYU	75

There is no question about the dominance of Southern California on the men’s side. The Trojans have won 26 national titles since the inception of the meet back in 1921 with nine in a row from 1935 to 1943 and another seven in a row from 1949 to 1955.

Southern California has scored the most all-time points in eight of the 21 events contested at the NCAA Championships, including each of the sprints (short and long), both hurdling races, as well as the high jump, pole vault and long jump. The Trojans have posted a staggering 438 points in the pole vault over the years thanks to 72 scorers, which include 17 individual champions and 13 more runner-ups.

LSU, with its 14 national titles, has been nearly as dominant on the women’s side.

The Tigers have scored the most all-time points in the 100, 200, 100 hurdles, 4×100 relay and the triple jump. That’s five events in which LSU is the best of all-time and it’s no doubt that the 100 is one of those since the program holds eight of the top-10 marks in collegiate history, including Dawn Sowell’s golden standard of 10.78 (Current LSU standout Aleia Hobbs sits second all-time).

Three programs unified all-time highs in a particular event: LSU in the 4×100 relay, UCLA in the shot put and Oregon in the javelin throw.

And while some event leaders are no-doubters, like Oregon in the men’s 1500 and men’s 5000 with 38 scorers and 44 scorers, respectively, Arkansas in the women’s pole vault with 22 scorers and Texas in the women’s 4×400 with its 10 national titles, others are a bit more surprising, like Illinois in the men’s 800 with 22 points more than runner-up Michigan and Southern Illinois in the women’s hammer with five more points than runner-up Southern California.

We’ll see how many of these programs can improve their scoring marks this week when the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships get underway June 6 at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

NCAA DI Outdoor Championships: Historically Dominant Teams

Historically Top-Scoring Teams – By Event