Collegiate Running Club (CRC) Coaches Poll

The fourth CRC Track & Field poll is here!

We are so excited for the 2024 Track & Field Season

Below you can find a Google sheet with all of the NIRCA track & field results throughout the season.

Each university can have one voting member. If there are no voting members from your univesity, consider becoming one by submitting the Google Form at the bottom of the page.


Google Sheet: NIRCA Power Rankings

Google Sheet: All Women NIRCA Results from both NIRCA and Non-NIRCA Races

Google Sheet: All Men NIRCA Results from both NIRCA and Non-NIRCA Races

2024 NIRCA Track & Field Nationals Heat Sheats, Records, and More

Poll Releases
Poll Release Dates (Wednesdays)
1 Jan 24
2 Feb 7
3 Feb 21
4 Mar 20
Pre-Nationals Apr 3

Men's CRC Track & Field Coaches Poll - Week 6
Ranking University Name Total Points Change (High/Low)
1 Penn State University 75 (+1) 1/3
2 Virginia Tech 70 (-1) 1/2
3 University of Illinois 65 - 3/5
4 University of Michigan 59 - 2/4
5 University of Wisconsin 54 (+10) 4/15
6 Ohio State University 47 - 6/NR
7 University of Connecticut 46 (-2) 3/9
8 University of Buffalo 33 (+2) 8/NR
9 University of North Carolina 32 (+3) 9/NR
10 Indiana University 27 NR 7/NR
11 Northeastern University 18 (+3) 11/NR
12 University of Maryland 17 (-5) 7/NR
13 University of Oregon 17 NR 9/NR
14 University of Tennessee 12 (-5) 9/NR
15 University of Minnesota 9 NR 15/NR

Other Receiving Votes: Grand Valley State University(7), University of Delaware (4), William & Mary (4), University of Iowa(2), and University of Notre Dame (2)

Women's NIRCA Track & Field Coaches Poll - Week 6
Ranking University Name Total Points Change (High/Low)
1 University of Illinois 75 - 1/2
2 Penn State University 68 - 1/5
T-3 Virginia Tech 61 - 3/5
T-3 University of Wisconsin 61 (+6) 3/13
5 University of Michigan 57 (-1) 2/9
6 University of Connecticut 51 (-1) 4/6
7 Northeastern University 37 (+2) 7/10
8 Ohio State University 32 - 8/NR
9 University of California Los Angeles 28 (+5) 7/NR
10 Purdue University 26 (-3) 7/10
11 University of Delaware 24 (+1) 11/NR
12 University of Maryland 19 (-6) 6/NR
13 University of Oregon 18 NR 13/NR
14 University of Notre Dame 16 (-3) 11/NR
15 University of Georgia 13 NR 14/NR

Other Receiving Votes: Michigan State University (7), University of Virginia (6), and University of North Carolina (1)



Voting Members: Jonathan Karr (Notre Dame), Ben Darden (Virginia Tech), Racel Weghorst (Virginia), Max Manganiello (Northeastern University), Andrew Ye (Ohio State University), Elijah McCauley (Georgia Tech), Zach Duval (University of Michigan), Matthew Denoncourt (North Carolina State University), Ben Shafron (University of Cincinnati), Colin Kilduff (University of Connecticut), Sohan Ganatra (University of Maryland), Christian Jenkins (University of Akron), Matt Stilling (University of Wisconsin), Benjamin Jakabcsin (Georgetown University), Nicholas Pell (UNC Chapel Hill), Calvin Davies (Northwestern University), Grant Henrichs (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Reis Howard (West Virginia University), Caleb Currier (Iowa State University), Tommy Dougherty (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Shane Fitzpatrick (Central Michigan University), and Ninawa Odicho (University of Illinois).
We would love you or your university to have a voting member, see Google Doc below.

Read this Google Doc to becoming a voting member

Google Sheet: All NIRCA Results from both NIRCA and Non-NIRCA Races

Google Sheet: Poll 1 CRC Track & Field Coaches Poll Rankings

Google Sheet: Poll 2 CRC Track & Field Coaches Poll Rankings

Google Sheet: Poll 3 CRC Track & Field Coaches Poll Rankings

Google Sheet: Poll 4 CRC Track & Field Coaches Poll Rankings

Google Sheet: Poll 5 CRC Track & Field Coaches Poll Rankings

Google Sheet: Poll 6 CRC Track & Field Coaches Poll Rankings

If you would just like to submit a meet result you can do so on this Google Form

Instagram - Run by Ben Darden (Virginia Tech)

Email: nircacoachespoll@gmail.com

Poll Founded By: Jonathan Karr (University of Notre Dame)