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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.
2007 Division I outdoor based on final list before regional declarations N=93; total min=8.2; sex min=5.9; event min=4.0 or top 20. school reg total men women shot disc ham jav Arizona State W 31.0 13.1 17.9 8.8 9.2 8.0 6.2 UCLA W 25.0 20.1 -- 7.3 11.4 -- -- Missouri ME 24.1 9.2 14.9 9.1 4.0 12.3 -- Cal (Berkeley) W 20.2 7.2 13.1 4.8 9.3 -- -- Arizona W 19.9 10.1 9.9 7.3 8.1 -- -- Georgia E 19.9 11.3 8.6 -- 5.0 8.1 3.8 Texas A&M MW 19.9 8.6 11.3 4.9 4.4 -- 10.7 Santa Barbara W 19.4 9.6 9.7 7.5 -- 6.7 -- Virginia Tech E 18.0 8.1 10.0 7.2 -- 5.1 -- Minnesota MW 17.3 6.0 11.3 8.4 -- 4.4 -- Colo State MW 17.2 12.0 -- -- 4.5 9.2 -- Southern Cal W 16.9 13.1 -- 6.6 -- 8.7 -- Montana State MW 16.7 9.4 7.3 4.4 -- 5.6 7.0 Penn State E 16.3 8.4 7.9 4.8 4.5 -- 6.8 WSU W 15.8 8.7 7.1 6.0 5.4 -- -- Stanford W 15.7 7.7 8.0 6.6 5.2 -- -- Louisville ME 15.6 9.5 6.0 -- 4.6 6.0 -- Akron ME 15.2 8.7 6.6 6.2 4.2 5.0 -- Oregon W 14.5 -- 9.6 -- -- 5.0 7.1 Boise State W 14.4 10.9 -- -- -- 7.3 5.2 Purdue ME 13.9 -- 8.6 4.7 -- -- -- Tennessee ME 13.7 10.3 -- -- -- -- 5.0 Wichita State MW 13.6 7.3 6.4 4.8 -- -- 4.8 SE Louisiana ME 13.3 7.8 -- -- -- -- 6.0 Iowa MW 13.1 9.7 -- 4.8 -- -- -- Long Beach W 13.0 6.2 6.8 -- 5.1 -- -- Florida E 12.9 -- 9.1 -- -- -- -- Kansas MW 12.3 -- 6.9 -- -- -- -- North Carolina E 12.2 7.6 -- -- 4.6 -- 3.9 Kansas State MW 12.0 -- 7.7 -- 4.1 -- -- BYU W 11.4 5.9 -- -- 4.8 -- 5.4 Fresno State W 11.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- Washington W 11.2 7.9 -- 5.2 -- -- -- Nebraska MW 11.0 -- 9.3 -- -- -- -- Mamphis ME 10.7 7.4 -- -- -- -- -- UTEP MW 10.6 -- 7.5 -- -- 4.1 3.8 LSU ME 10.2 -- -- -- -- -- 8.9 Monmouth E 10.1 8.9 -- -- -- -- 5.8 Auburn ME 10.1 8.9 -- -- -- 4.0 -- Air Force MW 9.7 -- 8.6 -- 4.2 -- -- McNeese State ME 9.5 -- -- -- -- -- 4.6 E Washington W 9.3 6.2 -- -- -- -- -- Texas Tech MW 9.1 -- 7.7 -- 4.8 -- -- Texas State MW 9.0 -- 6.3 -- 5.9 -- -- Kent State ME 8.9 7.7 -- -- -- 5.0 -- Buffalo E 8.6 -- 7.5 4.4 -- -- -- Rutgers E 8.6 -- -- -- -- -- 4.6 Arkansas ME 8.5 -- -- -- -- -- 7.5 Bucknell E 8.5 -- -- -- -- -- 5.2 Northridge W 8.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- Texas MW 8.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- Connecticut E 8.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- Manhattan E -- 8.0 -- -- -- 4.8 -- Miami E -- -- 6.2 -- -- -- -- Kentucky ME -- -- 6.2 -- -- -- -- Liberty E -- 6.1 -- -- -- -- -- Florida State E -- -- -- 5.2 -- -- -- NW State-LA ME -- -- -- -- -- -- 5.1 Wyoming MW -- -- -- -- -- 5.0 -- Virginia E -- -- -- -- 4.8 -- -- Radford E -- -- -- -- -- 4.8 -- Alabama ME -- -- -- -- 4.7 -- -- Ohio State ME -- -- -- -- -- 4.6 -- Ga Tech E -- -- -- 4.4 -- -- -- E Carolina E -- -- -- -- -- 4.4 -- S Illinois ME -- -- -- -- -- 4.3 -- DePaul ME -- -- -- -- -- 4.0 -- 2007 Division II outdoor based on final qualifying lists N=27; total min=9.5; sex min=4.9; event min=3.9 or top 5. school total men women shot disc ham jav Ashland 18.5 12.1 6.4 3.9 6.7 7.9 -- Angelo State 18.0 -- 13.3 4.1 8.7 -- -- Southern Ill-Edw 14.4 5.4 9.0 -- 4.7 5.1 -- Fort Hays State 14.1 9.9 -- -- -- -- 7.6 Pittsburg State 14.0 9.0 4.9 5.0 -- 6.0 -- Central Wash 13.8 10.6 -- -- -- -- 4.9 Grand Valley St 13.3 8.1 5.2 -- -- 8.6 -- Emporia State 12.9 11.7 -- -- 4.3 -- 4.9 Adams State 10.7 6.1 -- 4.6 -- -- -- Nebraska-Kearney 9.5 6.7 -- 5.3 -- -- -- Missouri Southern -- -- 6.1 -- -- 4.1 -- UC San Diego -- -- 4.9 -- 3.4 -- -- North Dakota -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.7 NC Central -- -- -- 4.1 -- -- -- E New Mexico -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.9 2007 Division III outdoor based on final qualifying lists N=27; total min=7.3; sex min=4.6; event min=3.9 or top 5. school total men women shot disc ham jav Monmouth C (Il) 13.7 7.6 6.1 5.7 5.3 -- -- Wisc-Oshkosh 13.3 5.2 8.1 -- -- 10.3 -- Wisc-La Crosse 13.2 12.1 -- 3.6 -- 4.5 -- Central Co (Ia) 11.1 -- 7.5 -- -- -- 3.5 Loras College 10.8 -- 10.8 -- -- 5.2 -- SUNY Brockport 8.8 8.8 -- -- -- 3.5 -- Mt Union College 8.3 8.3 -- 3.7 4.6 -- -- Wisc-Whitewater 8.0 -- -- -- 3.9 -- -- Williams College 7.5 -- 5.9 -- 4.6 -- -- Calvin College 7.3 -- 4.9 -- -- -- -- St Marys Minn -- -- 6.0 3.3 -- -- -- Rowan Univ -- 5.8 -- -- -- -- -- Wartburg College -- -- 5.3 -- -- -- -- Springfield Coll -- 4.7 -- -- -- 3.2 -- Wisc-Stout -- 4.6 -- -- 4.8 -- -- Wisc-River Falls -- -- 4.6 3.3 -- -- -- Wisc-Stevens Pt -- -- -- 3.3 -- -- -- Wheaton Col (Il) -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.1 Linfield College -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.0 Messiah College -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.9 Pacific (Oregon) -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.8 2007 NAIA outdoor based on final qualifying lists N=27; total min=9.4; sex min=5.7; event min=3.8 or top 5. school total men women shot disc ham jav Black Hills 18.7 8.4 10.3 8.3 -- 5.7 -- Doane 17.1 10.5 6.6 -- 5.9 -- 5.6 Azusa Pacific 16.1 6.7 9.5 -- 4.7 5.3 -- Hastings 14.9 9.2 5.7 -- 6.2 5.0 -- Fresno Pacific 14.1 -- 14.1 5.4 4.9 3.8 -- Concordia Univ 13.7 6.8 6.9 -- -- -- 3.7 Bethany 12.7 -- 8.4 -- 4.0 -- 4.3 Northwestern 10.9 9.7 -- 4.4 -- -- -- Concordia (Ne) 10.6 6.0 -- 5.9 -- -- -- Oregon Inst 9.4 -- 6.0 -- -- -- 9.4 Lindenwood -- 6.3 -- -- -- -- -- Wayland Baptist -- -- -- -- -- 6.2 -- Concordia CA -- 5.8 -- -- -- -- -- Jamestown -- -- -- 3.8 -- -- -- Morningside -- -- -- -- -- -- 3.7
Brian Bluetrich (& Lynda Lipson-Bluetrich) from UNC to Oklahoma July '07.
TJ Crater from Central Wash (II) to Nevada-Reno Aug '07.
Kevin McMahon is new throws coach at Stanford; Bob Weir resigns, fall '07.
Derek Yush from URI to LSU, '07.
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