2023 NCAA DI Men’s Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 2
NEW ORLEANS – What an incredible weekend.
The winds of change swept through the newest edition of the NCAA DI Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index, which was released on Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). No marks from previous seasons have been used, meaning that this objective list is compiled solely of current qualifying marks from the 2023 indoor track & field season.
NCAA Division I — Men's Indoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
1
Washington
Washington
2
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
3
Arkansas
Arkansas
4
Tennessee
Tennessee
5
Georgia
Georgia
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Is Washington Mile U? People are asking after the Huskies put seven athletes under the four-minute barrier this past weekend at the UW Invite. Those efforts propelled Washington to the top of the National Rating Index in Week 2. Joe Waksom (No. 1, 3:51.90), Brian Fay (No. 2, 3:52.03), Nathan Green (No. 3, 3:52.76), Kieran Lumb (No. 4, 3:53.83) and Luke Houser (No. 9, 3:55.98) all rank among the top-10 nationally with Waksom, Fay, Green and Lumb in the top-5. Not to be outdone, Cass Elliott is now ranked fourth nationally in the 800 meters at 1:47.22. This is the first time in program history the the Huskies have been ranked No. 1 during the indoor season. Washington’s previous high-water mark was No. 2 in 2008.
Texas Tech held steady at No. 2 and added or improved five national top-10 marks this past weekend. The Red Raiders, hosting the Texas Tech Open & Multi, saw Omaymuyowi Erhire and Zach Bradford move up to No. 2 on the Descending Order List in the high jump (2.33m/7-3¼) and pole vault (5.76m/18-10¾), respectively.
Arkansas rocketed into the top-5 at No. 3 based on their results at the Razorback Invitational. The Razorbacks added or improved five national top-10 marks, including a national-leading effort by Christopher Bailey in the 400 meters of 45.09. Carey McLeod made his debut in an Arkansas uniform and soared 8.09m (26-6½) in the long jump to move up to No. 2 nationally.
Tennessee received five national top-10 efforts this past weekend, including a national leader from Dylan Jacobs in the 5000 meters at 13:11.01. Emmanuel Bynum ranks among the top-6 athletes nationally in both the 400 (No. 3, 46.05) and 200 (No. 6, 20.69).
Georgia finds itself in the top-5 once again after an impressive weekend from Kyle Garland and Matthew Boling. Garland amassed the second-best heptathlon total in collegiate history with 6415 points at the Texas Tech Open & Multi, while Boling sprinted his way to No. 2 on the 200-meter chart at 20.49 and helped out the fourth-ranked 4×400 relay at 3:04.18.
Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 2: No. 6 Nebraska, No. 7 Florida, No. 8 Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma State and No. 10 Alabama.
Mark your calendars for March 10-11, as that’s when the 2023 NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
