By USTFCCCA Communications, USTFCCCA January 22, 2024   

2024 NCAA DI Women’s Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – Track is back.

And don’t forget the field either.

Here is the Week 1 edition of the NCAA DI Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index for the 2024 season. No marks from previous seasons have been used, which means this objective list is compiled solely of current qualifying marks from the 2024 indoor track & field season.

NCAA Division I — Women's Indoor Track & Field

This Week's National Top Five

1 Illinois

2 Arkansas

3 Florida

4 Southern California

5 Texas A&M

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Illinois has been a busy team thus far and hit some impressive marks along the way. In fact, the Illini put up so many outstanding performances that they’re ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history. You must go all the way back to 2013 for the last time Illinois was ranked in the top-10 at all. The Illini posted nine national top-10 marks so far, including two that reside at No. 2 on the seasonal chart: Darja Sopova in the triple jump at 13.56m (44-6); Tori Thomas in the pole vault at 4.42m (14-6).

Arkansas has been a top-3 mainstay in Week 1 dating back to 2016. The Razorbacks, who are ranked second this year, have been among the top-3 teams at this point of the season in eight of the past nine years (Arkansas was No. 11 in 2023). The Razorbacks own eight national top-10 marks, including national-leading efforts by Shawnti Jackson in the 400 meters (52.10) and the 4×400 relay squad, anchored by Jackson, at 3:28.79.

Florida is among the top-3 teams in Week 1 for the first time since 2015. The Gators posted seven national top-10 efforts this early in the season, headlined by a collegiate record in the 5000 meters by Parker Valby at 14:56.11. Florida also has two other top-2 efforts thanks to Claire Bryant in the long jump (6.61m/21-8¼) and Grace Stark in the 60-meter hurdles (7.97).

Southern California shall be led by its sprinters and hurdlers. The Women of Troy, who begin the season ranked fourth, have seven national top-10 marks – all of which are by those athletes. The best of the bunch for USC is the third-best effort in the 4×400 relay at 3:32.48.

Texas A&M has made good use of its new facility. The Aggies, who have yet to compete outside of College Station, are ranked fifth in Week 1 thanks to seven national top-10 marks. Lamara Distin and Joniar Thomas guide Texas A&M with second- and third-ranked billings in the high jump (No. 2, 1.94m/6-4¼) and long jump (No. 3, 6.56m/21-6¼), respectively.

Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 1: No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 BYU, No. 8 Oregon, No. 9 Texas Tech and No. 10 Iowa.

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NCAA Division I
Women's Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2024 Week #1 - January 22nd

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National Rank		Team	Points	Conference	Region	CHANGE
1		ILLINOIS	131.26	Big Ten	Midwest	▲19 (LW: 20)
2		ARKANSAS	121.03	SEC	South Central	▼1 (LW: 1)
3		FLORIDA	116.57	SEC	South	◀▶ (LW: 3)
4		SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	99.46	Independent	West	▲9 (LW: 13)
5		TEXAS A&M	95.46	SEC	South Central	▲9 (LW: 14)
6		TENNESSEE	94.76	SEC	South	▲1 (LW: 7)
7		BYU	92.13	Big 12	Mountain	▲17 (LW: 24)
8		OREGON	83.37	Independent	West	▲3 (LW: 11)
9		TEXAS TECH	82.83	Big 12	Mountain	▲15 (LW: 24)
10		IOWA	76.68	Big Ten	Midwest	NR
11		TEXAS	75.53	Big 12	South Central	▼9 (LW: 2)
12		NORTHERN ARIZONA	70.75	Big Sky	Mountain	▲42 (LW: 54)
13		OKLAHOMA STATE	70.51	Big 12	Midwest	▲8 (LW: 21)
14		LSU	64.76	SEC	South Central	▼3 (LW: 11)
15		ALABAMA	60.64	SEC	South	▼8 (LW: 7)
16		BAYLOR	55.01	Big 12	South Central	NR
17		OLE MISS	53.56	SEC	South	▼7 (LW: 10)
18		KENTUCKY	49.66	SEC	Southeast	▼1 (LW: 17)
19		GEORGIA	49.03	SEC	South	▼14 (LW: 5)
20		MINNESOTA	45.43	Big Ten	Midwest	▼2 (LW: 18)
21		OHIO STATE	42.65	Big Ten	Great Lakes	▼3 (LW: 18)
22		RUTGERS	41.65	Big Ten	Mid-Atlantic	NR
23		WASHINGTON	39.73	Independent	West	▲1 (LW: 24)
24		NEBRASKA	37.83	Big Ten	Midwest	▼10 (LW: 14)
25		COLORADO STATE	36.93	Mountain West	Mountain	NR

NCAA Division I

Women's Indoor Track & Field

National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2024

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