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Ranking of Throwing Programs
The purpose of this rankings is to provide a comparison of college throwing programs. The rankings are based on the trackshark.com final rankings in each division, so this does not include performances at regionals or national championships.The success of the throwing program depends on several factors: scholarships available, recruiting, facilities, coaching, and otherwise. It is also highly variable year to year as it is also dependent on the results of individual throwers. I know some great coaches whose team did not make the rankings this year, so don't discount a school just because it is unranked this year. Also look at last year.
Athletes are counted multiple times in multiple events. Formula for all divisions is as follows: Score = 2 - list/N, where N is the number of the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shortest list in that division. Events with longer lists are truncated to match the length of the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd shortest event list to avoid overweighting of a particular event. Lists go down to a minimum.
2008 Division I outdoor based on May 21 list, will be revised N=100; total min=8.3; sex min=6.5; event min=4.4 or top 20. school reg total men women shot disc ham jav Arizona State W 36.3 14.7 21.5 10.5 9.2 10.2 6.5 Missouri ME 29.8 14.2 15.6 11.3 4.5 12.7 --- Kentucky ME 22.3 14.4 7.9 9.7 10.4 --- --- Florida E 21.4 11.4 10.0 6.6 --- --- 8.4 Oregon W 20.7 11.7 9.0 --- --- 6.5 9.9 Purdue ME 20.1 10.1 10.0 5.5 6.9 4.8 --- Auburn ME 19.2 15.9 --- 5.0 8.6 5.7 --- Louisville ME 18.1 --- 14.8 5.0 6.9 6.3 --- Memphis ME 18.1 8.6 9.4 9.1 6.0 --- --- Idaho W 18.0 13.7 --- --- --- 9.1 --- Texas A&M MW 17.7 9.0 8.7 --- 4.5 --- 11.7 Tennessee ME 17.4 8.7 8.7 4.4 6.8 4.5 --- Texas Tech MW 17.3 --- 11.0 6.8 7.0 --- --- Colorado State MW 17.1 8.2 8.9 --- 8.0 5.8 --- Virginia Tech E 17.0 6.5 10.5 5.1 --- 7.7 --- Arizona W 16.8 8.9 7.9 9.3 4.9 --- --- UCLA W 16.7 14.8 --- 5.5 7.5 --- --- Georgia E 15.9 12.6 --- --- --- 6.0 --- Nebraska MW 15.8 8.8 7.0 7.3 --- --- --- Southern Cali W 15.8 8.9 6.9 --- 6.3 5.7 --- Minnesota MW 15.4 --- 10.7 6.7 --- --- 4.6 BYU W 15.1 12.1 --- --- 4.4 --- 6.7 Penn State E 14.6 6.7 7.8 --- --- --- 9.2 Akron ME 14.6 --- 8.4 5.5 5.2 --- --- S. Illinois ME 14.4 --- 8.7 5.3 --- 6.3 --- Stanford W 14.2 --- 10.0 5.0 --- 4.5 --- Montana State MW 14.1 6.5 7.6 --- --- --- 9.7 WSU W 13.9 --- 8.9 --- --- --- 6.3 Northridge W 13.8 --- 7.6 --- --- 6.0 --- LSU ME 13.3 9.9 --- --- --- --- 6.9 Kent State ME 13.0 6.8 --- --- 4.6 --- --- Kansas State MW 12.7 --- 8.6 --- 4.7 --- 4.2 Long Beach W 12.1 8.5 --- --- 6.0 --- 4.9 Wichita State MW 11.6 8.8 --- --- --- --- 6.7 Fresno State W 11.3 --- 7.2 --- --- 5.7 --- Virginia E 11.1 --- 7.9 4.4 5.0 --- --- UTEP MW 10.7 --- --- --- --- 5.3 --- Ole Miss ME 10.4 --- --- 4.4 --- --- --- Ohio State ME 10.2 6.8 --- --- --- --- --- Iowa MW 10.1 8.3 --- 5.3 --- --- --- North Carolina E 9.7 --- --- --- --- --- --- Rhode Island E 9.3 --- --- --- --- 4.7 --- Air Force MW 9.3 --- --- --- --- --- --- Wisconsin ME 9.2 --- --- --- --- --- --- Kansas MW 8.9 --- --- --- --- --- --- California W 8.7 8.7 --- --- --- --- --- Michigan ME 8.6 6.8 --- --- --- 4.0 --- N Iowa MW 8.6 --- --- --- --- --- --- Princeton E 8.4 --- --- 4.4 --- --- --- TCU MW 8.4 --- --- --- --- --- --- Miami E 8.3 --- 8.3 --- --- --- --- Liberty E --- 8.2 --- --- --- --- --- Oklahoma St MW --- --- 7.5 --- --- --- --- Navy E --- 7.2 --- --- --- --- --- Boise State W --- 6.9 --- --- --- --- --- SMU MW --- --- 6.9 --- --- --- --- Nevada W --- --- 6.8 --- --- --- --- Duke E --- --- --- --- --- --- 5.9 Arkansas ME --- --- --- --- --- --- 4.8 SE Missouri ME --- --- --- --- --- --- 4.2 N. Arizona W --- --- --- --- --- 4.1 --- E. Washington W --- --- --- --- --- --- 4.1 2008 Division II outdoor based on final qualifying lists N=27; total min=8.4; sex min=4.7; event min=3.7 or top 5. school total men women shot disc ham jav Ashland 32.5 16.7 15.9 11.3 6.4 15.4 --- Fort Hays St. 15.1 11.2 --- --- --- --- 8.3 Centrl Missouri 14.7 12.1 --- 4.1 5.4 5.4 --- Abilene Christn 13.0 7.6 5.4 --- 6.6 --- --- Angelo State 11.0 --- 7.6 --- --- --- --- Adams State 10.7 7.6 --- 3.7 4.5 --- --- MO Southern 9.6 --- 9.6 --- --- --- --- Grand Valley St 9.5 --- 7.7 --- --- 5.1 --- Indianapolis 9.4 --- 6.6 --- --- 4.9 --- Wayne State 8.7 --- 5.9 --- --- 6.0 --- Humboldt State 8.4 --- 6.5 --- --- --- 4.9 Southern Ill-Edw --- 8.3 --- --- 3.7 --- --- Seattle Pacific --- --- 6.7 --- --- --- 6.7 Western State --- --- --- --- --- 5.8 --- Pittsburg State --- 4.8 --- --- --- --- --- Nebraska-Kearney --- 4.7 --- --- --- --- --- East Stroudsburg --- --- --- --- --- --- 4.1 Southern Connect --- --- --- 4.0 --- --- --- North Dakota --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.9 Bemdji State --- --- --- 3.6 --- --- --- 2008 Division III outdoor based on final qualifying lists N=26; total min=6.3; sex min=4.5 of top 7; event min=3.9 or top 5. school total men women shot disc ham jav Wisc-Oshkosh 15.8 --- 13.3 --- 4.8 12.4 --- Mount Union 13.5 11.7 --- 5.5 6.1 --- --- Loras College 11.8 --- 10.6 --- 6.1 --- --- Monmouth Il 11.5 --- 7.2 --- 6.2 --- --- Wisc-Rivr Falls 10.5 --- 10.5 4.5 --- --- --- Univ St Thomas 10.5 4.7 5.7 --- --- 5.8 --- Wisc-Whitewater 9.5 6.6 --- --- --- 4.4 --- Bates College 7.0 --- --- --- --- 5.4 --- Wisc-Stout 6.5 5.0 --- --- 5.1 --- --- Whitworth Univ 6.3 6.3 --- --- --- --- 4.8 Hamline Univ --- 6.2 --- 3.7 --- --- --- Univ Chicago --- --- 5.6 --- --- --- --- SUNY BRockport --- 4.5 --- --- --- 3.5 --- Wisc-La Crosse --- 4.5 --- 4.6 --- --- --- Gustavus Adolphs --- --- 4.2 --- --- --- --- Christoph Newprt --- --- --- 3.7 --- --- --- Wheaton College --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.2 Messiah College --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.1 Willamette Univ --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.1 Rowan Univ --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.0 2008 NAIA outdoor based on final qualifying lists N=27; total min=9.1; sex min=5.5; event min=4.3 or top 5. school total men women shot disc ham jav Concordia Ore 29.7 14.8 14.9 5.8 8.7 6.2 9.0 Black Hills St 21.1 10.4 10.6 8.2 4.6 6.9 --- Doane 17.0 9.8 7.3 --- 7.3 --- --- Hastings 16.0 14.9 --- --- 7.0 6.1 --- Concordia Neb 15.4 8.2 7.3 6.4 --- 6.4 --- Bethany Kansas 13.6 --- 13.6 --- 4.3 --- --- Lindenwood 11.3 5.6 5.7 5.2 --- --- --- Azusa Pacific 11.2 --- 10.0 --- --- 3.5 --- Oregon Tech 10.4 --- 7.5 --- --- --- 9.1 British Columbia 9.1 --- 6.6 --- --- --- 4.4 Dickinson State --- --- 7.7 --- --- --- --- Cedarville --- 5.6 --- --- --- --- --- Indiana Wesleyan --- 5.5 --- --- --- --- --- Concordia Cali --- --- --- 5.0 --- --- --- Bethel Indiana --- --- --- 4.9 --- --- --- Bethel Kansas --- --- --- --- --- --- 5.2 Morningside --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.6
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