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By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA March 27, 2024

2024 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – Spring has sprung, and so has the outdoor version of the 2024 NAIA Men’s Outdoor National Track & Field Rating Index with its first edition released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Only marks from the 2024 outdoor track & field season have been used for this objective list.

Marian (Ind.) is No. 1 for the first time in program history, followed closely by Southeastern (Fla.)

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This Week's National Top Five

1
Marian (Ind.)

2
Southeastern (Fla.)

3
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)

4
The Master's (Calif.)

5
St. Thomas (Fla.)

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No. 1 Marian (Ind.)

National leaders: Isaiah Tipping, discus (52.58m/172-6) and hammer (60.81m/199-6); Jacob Netral, shot put (16.84m/55-3); 4×800 relay (7:43.98)
National top-5 marks: 7
National top-10 marks: 13

No. 2 Southeastern (Fla.)

National leaders: James Williamson III, 200 (20.95); 4×400 relay (3:12.08)
National top-5 marks: 8
National top-10 marks: 10

No. 3 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)

National leaders: Jalen Bell, 100 (10.55w)
National top-5 marks: 5
National top-10 marks: 9

No. 4 The Master’s (Calif.)

National leaders: Brint Laubach, 5000 (14:16.25); Caleb Pouliot, pole vault (5.00m/16-4¾)
National top-5 marks: 4
National top-10 marks: 7

No. 5 St. Thomas (Fla.)

National leaders: Caleb Shakespeare, 100 (10.55)
National top-5 marks: 3
National top-10 marks: 7

Rounding out the top-10 teams in the National TFRI are No. 6 Texas Wesleyan, No. 7 Cumberlands (Ky.), No. 8 Dillard (La.), No. 9 William Carey (Miss.) and No. 10 Concordia (Neb.). Texas Wesleyan has three national-leading marks, and Cumberlands, Dillard and William Carey each have one. Defending champion Life (Ga.) is outside the top-25.

Keep May 22-24 circled on your calendars, as that’s when the 2024 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled at the Indiana Wesleyan Track Complex in Marion, Indiana.

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National Rank	Team	Points	Conference	Region	2023 FINAL
1	MARIAN (IND.)	340.28	Crossroads (1)	Great Lakes	8
2	SOUTHEASTERN (FLA.)	335.14	Sun Conference (1)	South	3
3	OUR LADY OF THE LAKE (TEXAS)	260.47	Red River (4)	South Central	57
4	THE MASTER'S (CALIF.)	247.43	GSAC (1)	West	12
5	ST. THOMAS (FLA.)	206.80	Sun Conference (2)	South	42
6	TEXAS WESLEYAN	204.72	SAC (1)	South Central	13
7	CUMBERLANDS (KY.)	188.94	Mid-South (1)	Great Lakes	19
8	DILLARD (LA.)	187.23	HBCUAC (1)	South	64
9	WILLIAM CAREY (MISS.)	181.13	SSAC (2)	South	48
10	CONCORDIA (NEB.)	147.44	GPAC (3)	Midwest	26
11	MULTNOMAH (ORE.)	136.10	Cascade (4)	West	18
12	MONTREAT (N.C.)	135.44	AAC (2)	South	70
13	TALLADEGA (ALA.)	134.68	HBCUAC (2)	South	17
14	CENTRAL METHODIST (MO.)	123.89	The Heart (1)	South Central	---
15	COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL (S.C.)	115.13	AAC (5)	South	48
16	KEISER (FLA.)	107.40	Sun Conference (3)	South	14
17	SAINT MARY (KAN.)	100.78	KCAC (1)	South Central	16
18	POINT PARK (PA.)	99.98	River States (1)	Great Lakes	30
19	LEWIS-CLARK STATE (IDAHO)	98.32	Cascade (5)	West	37
20	INDIANA WESLEYAN	98.18	Crossroads (2)	Great Lakes	8
21	XAVIER (LA.)	95.59	Red River (1)	South	14
22	REINHARDT (GA.)	95.38	AAC (3)	South	33
23	CARROLL (MONT.)	92.15	Frontier (2)	West	19
24	MONTANA TECH	89.56	Frontier (1)	West	42
25	SOUTHERN OREGON	88.59	Cascade (6)	West	37

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Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.

Team	Week #1	Week #2	Week #3	Week #4	Week #5	Week #6	Week #7	Week #8	FINAL
Cumberlands (Ky.)	7	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Marian (Ind.)	1	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	2
British Columbia		7	7	2	3	3	3	2	3
Madonna (Mich.)	30	10	5	6	6	5	2	3	4
Oklahoma City	103	62	39	40	40	56	32	35	5
William Carey (Miss.)	9	8	8	7	7	7	8	10	6
Concordia (Neb.)	10	15	12	14	17	19	12	11	7
Indiana Tech		12	15	9	8	8	6	6	8
Midland (Neb.)	27	14	14	13	15	17	15	16	9
Southeastern (Fla.)	2	1	2	5	4	2	5	7	10
Texas Wesleyan	6	5	4	4	5	6	9	8	11
Doane (Neb.)		17	19	15	9	9	10	9	12
Dordt (Iowa)		34	21	17	20	15	16	15	12
Northwestern (Iowa)		31	31	22	27	28	20	24	12
Indiana Wesleyan	20	21	16	21	16	10	7	5	15
Eastern Oregon	42	29	18	16	11	11	11	13	15
Multnomah (Ore.)	11	27	41	41	44	38	41	21	15
Montreat (N.C.)	12	24	28	39	19	20	21	23	15
Dillard (La.)	8	11	10	12	14	18	19	19	19
Life (Ga.)	29	18	24	25	18	12	14	14	20
Mount Marty (S.D.)		113	35	26	31	25	24	28	20
Milligan (Tenn.)	73	16	13	11	10	13	13	12	22
Columbia International (S.C.)	15	35	42	27	30	39	44	42	22
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	19	40	37	28	26	31	29	26	24
The Master's (Calif.)	4	4	6	8	13	16	18	18	25
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	60	25	20	19	23	23	26	31	26
Voorhees (S.C.)	44	77	54	48	50	51	54	32	26
Xavier (La.)	21	22	26	33	33	34	34	34	26
Reinhardt (Ga.)	22	39	46	50	49	54	55	52	26
Ave Maria (Fla.)	36	50	58	61	63	65	61	62	26
Wayland Baptist (Texas)	35	30	33	45	46	47	66	72	31
Central Methodist (Mo.)	14	6	9	10	12	14	17	17	32
Dakota State (S.D.)		104	76	35	48	21	23	25	32
St. Ambrose (Iowa)		127	36	31	29	32	36	29	32
Graceland (Iowa)		58	57	59	61	42	38	40	32
Point Park (Pa.)	18	46	44	43	34	33	46	54	32
Southern Oregon	25	36	45	24	22	22	25	30	37
Shawnee State (Ohio)	45	51	47	60	38	40	48	38	37
Cumberland (Tenn.)	71	26	34	44	55	61	72	36	39
Aquinas (Mich.)		70	81	37	36	36	37	46	39
Goshen (Ind.)	115		154			82	52	47	39
Ottawa (Kan.)	31	20	27	32	35	45	47	48	39
Tabor (Kan.)	54	63	59	72	87	87	49	53	39
Rio Grande (Ohio)	28	41	49	70	83	66	78	68	39
Missouri Baptist	123	87	50	56	60	63	63	70	39
Oklahoma Panhandle State	66	44	56	63	67	70	75	74	39
Benedictine (Kan.)	32	42	43	52	43	71	73	81	39
Texas A&M-Texarkana	64	75	85	76	79	86	100	93	39
Spring Arbor (Mich.)	82	93	71	75	82	80	31	43	49
William Penn (Iowa)	48	52	62	57	64	68	62	57	49
St. Thomas (Fla.)	5	13	22	29	37	49	67	78	49
Siena Heights (Mich.)			119	85	76	94	89	80	49
Valley City State (N.D.)		121	111	110	112	101	104	103	49
Grand View (Iowa)		49	23	23	24	24	27	27	54
Taylor (Ind.)	81	112	69	62	65	52	33	39	54
Cornerstone (Mich.)	89	115	103	82	96	46	71	44	54
Talladega (Ala.)	13	23	32	36	39	43	45	51	54
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	3	9	11	18	21	35	42	55	54
College of Idaho	49	88	99	51	54	75	81	77	54
Georgetown (Ky.)		64	67	73	77	78	80	83	54
Brescia (Ky.)	40	66	73	88	81	73	88	91	54
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)		132	66	30	28	26	22	22	62
Friends (Kan.)	38	74	17	20	25	30	35	41	62
Grace (Ind.)	95	130	82	65	72	50	53	49	62
Saint Mary (Kan.)	17	19	38	58	74	84	74	63	62
Jamestown (N.D.)	126	97	68	77	78	76	58	64	62
Warner (Fla.)	69	82	64	68	62	57	68	71	62
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	57	69	86	79	80	81	86	90	62
Campbellsville (Ky.)	33	78	84	100	58	29	28	20	69
Carroll (Mont.)	23	28	25	38	41	64	30	37	69
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)	61	45	55	47	52	53	51	56	69
Kansas Wesleyan	46	55	88	87	73	27	50	58	69
Bethel (Tenn.)	47	61	65	83	56	62	70	65	69
Montana Tech	24	43	52	78	69	74	56	67	69
IU East (Ind.)	92	118	123	69	70	72	76	75	69
Baker (Kan.)	74	85	87	80	84	92	77	79	69
Evangel (Mo.)	26	33	29	34	32	41	39	33	77
Huntington (Ind.)		103	122	104	109	93	82	85	77
Clarke (Iowa)		71	72	67	42	37	40	45
Saint Xavier (Ill.)	58	72	48	46	51	44	43	50
Columbia (Mo.)	53	68	80	54	59	60	57	59
Waldorf (Iowa)		60	61	64	68	67	69	60
Florida Memorial	52	59	51	55	57	55	60	61
Thomas (Ga.)	39	32	30	53	47	48	59	66
Oregon Tech	37	37	40	49	53	59	65	69
Keiser (Fla.)	16	38	53	42	45	58	64	73
Saint Francis (Ind.)	113	90	98	105	106	99	79	76
Mount Mercy (Iowa)			70	66	66	69	83	82
Viterbo (Wis.)	77	84	89	93	90	83	87	84
Hastings (Neb.)	91	91	95	89	71	79	85	86
Bushnell (Ore.)	43	73	94	99	97	88	90	87
Dickinson State (N.D.)		92	113	101	88	89	92	88
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)		83	109	123	120	77	84	89
Bethany (Kan.)	90	125	91	97	94	98	102	92
Stillman (Ala.)	63	80	78	92	92	97	94	94
York (Neb.)			132	140	122	119	99	95
IU Kokomo (Ind.)	55	48	75	81	89	95	91	96
Evergreen State (Wash.)		134	155					97
Wiley (Texas)	41	57	77	86	75	90	93	98
Nelson (Texas)	104	76	92	91	103	104	111	99
Culver-Stockton (Mo.)	93	54	63	71	85	91	96	100
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	127	106	100	112	102	111	95	101
Bethel (Ind.)		105	107	108	115	120	103	102
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.)	70	81	93	94	93	96	98	104
Roosevelt (Ill.)				102	101	102	101	105
Mobile (Ala.)		98	114	125	132	103	105	106
Judson (Ill.)			135	122	134	133	106	107
Park (Mo.)	101	130	127	138	130	135	107	108
UC Merced (Calif.)				84	91	85	97	109
Northwest (Wash.)	75	102	105	121	126	105	108	110
William Woods (Mo.)	50	47	60	74	86	108	110	111
Haskell	76	100	117	126	135	142	112	112
Ozarks (Mo.)	99	140		148	127	131	134	113
Webber International (Fla.)	87	86	97	107	104	106	109	114
Science & Arts (Okla.)	67	110	120	132	136	139	140	115
Brewton-Parker (Ga.)	59	94	104	119	123	114	114	116
Huston-Tillotson (Texas)	65	96	102	113	118	110	123	117
Pikeville (Ky.)	62	95	110	111	113	113	115	118
Jessup (Calif.)	68	108	116	130	153	136	142	119
Truett-McConnell (Ga.)	51	65	79	96	95	100	113	120
Briar Cliff (Iowa)			128	144	151	146	118	121
USC Beaufort (S.C.)							116	122
Vanguard (Calif.)	34	53	74	90	100	107	120	123
John Brown (Ark.)		56	83	98	98	112	119	124
St. Francis (Ill.)			152	109	111	130	137	125
Corban (Ore.)	78	119	129	106	107	109	117	126
Providence (Mont.)			121	131	129	128	131	127
Langston (Okla.)	85	79	101	103	108	115	122	128
Union (Ky.)	86	116	131	128	110	116	121	129
Trinity Christian (Ill.)		129	125	117	121	117	132	130
Columbia (S.C.)	56	89	112	118	117	122	126	131
Bryan (Tenn.)	84	67	96	115	114	124	124	132
Midway (Ky.)	118	128	137	135	141	121	127	133
Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)	97	137	155				143	134
Park (Ariz.)	100	146			116	118	128	135
Point (Ga.)	111	142		127	124	129	133	136
Arizona Christian	79	109	126	129	131	125	130	137
Bluefield (Va.)		122	143		119	123	125	138
Florida National	72	99	108	114	125	127	135	139
Missouri Valley	125			136	140	138	136	140
Soka (Calif.)	116		139	146	139	126	129	141
Southwestern Christian (Okla.)	122	142			138	141	141	142
Lawrence Tech (Mich.)	112		90	95	99	132	138	143
Bethel (Kan.)	94	133	142		146		139	144
Tennessee Wesleyan	110	120	146		105	134	144	145
Loyola (La.)	106	145	144		128	140	145	146
Sterling (Kan.)	105	111	124	133	137	137	146	147
Arkansas Baptist				137	144	144	147	148
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)	80	101	115	120	149		148	149
Rochester Christian (Mich.)			106	116	133	143	149	150
Oakland City (Ind.)	96	124	138	143	149	147	150
Williams Baptist (Ark.)	107	146	147				150
Blue Mountain (Miss.)	88	114	133	139		145
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)		126	140	142	148	148
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)	120	148	149		145	149
Florida College					142	150
Bellevue (Neb.)		123	130	134	146	150
Hope International (Calif.)						152
Tennessee Southern	83	107	118	124	143	153
Philander Smith (Ark.)	120				152
Morningside (Iowa)		135	145	147	154
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)		117	135	141
Southwestern (Kan.)			134	145
Ohio Christian			141
Central Baptist (Ark.)	117		147
Simpson (Calif.)	98	139	149
Kentucky Christian	123		149
Jarvis Christian (Texas)	109	137	152
Concordia (Mich.)	114	141	155
Montana Western	108	135
UNT Dallas	102	144
McPherson (Kan.)		149
Harris-Stowe State (Mo.)	118
Ottawa (Ariz.)	128

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2024 Rankings Calendar

Weeks	National TFRI	Regional TFRI	Conference TFRI	#EventSquad
Week 1	Wed 3/27 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 3/25 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 2	Wed 4/3 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/1 MEN \| WOMEN		Mon 4/1 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 3	Wed 4/10 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/9 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/9 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/9 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 4	Wed 4/17 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/16 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/16 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/16 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 5	Wed 4/24 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/23 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/23 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/23 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 6	Wed 5/1 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/30 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/30 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/30 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 7	Wed 5/8 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/7 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/7 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/7 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 8	Wed 5/15 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/14 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/14 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/14 MEN \| WOMEN
FINAL Results (official final ranking)	Mon 5/27 MEN \| WOMEN
FSA: Full-Season Analysis	Thu 6/13	Thu 6/13 MEN \| WOMEN	Thu 6/13 MEN \| WOMEN	Thu 6/13 MEN \| WOMEN

Weeks	National TFRI	Regional TFRI	Conference TFRI	#EventSquad
Week 1	Wed 3/27 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 3/25 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 2	Wed 4/3 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/1 MEN \| WOMEN		Mon 4/1 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 3	Wed 4/10 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/9 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/9 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/9 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 4	Wed 4/17 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/16 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/16 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/16 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 5	Wed 4/24 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/23 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/23 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/23 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 6	Wed 5/1 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/30 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/30 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 4/30 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 7	Wed 5/8 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/7 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/7 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/7 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 8	Wed 5/15 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/14 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/14 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 5/14 MEN \| WOMEN
FINAL Results (official final ranking)	Mon 5/27 MEN \| WOMEN
FSA: Full-Season Analysis	Thu 6/13	Thu 6/13 MEN \| WOMEN	Thu 6/13 MEN \| WOMEN	Thu 6/13 MEN \| WOMEN

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