NCAA · Men's Track & Field
Men's Track & Field programs
856 programs across 3 divisions, each with its coaching staff, roster, budget and the school behind it.
856
Programs
299 D1 · 229 D2 · 328 D3
65,780
Roster spots
last season
644,235
High-school players
2024-25
1 in 10
Odds of any NCAA spot · 10%
1 in 24 (4.2%) for Division I
45
D-I roster cap
263 of 299 programs over it last season
$812k
Median D-I budget
$9,136 per player
1 in Alaska, Hawaii or abroad not shown
Division IDivision IIDivision III
When coaches may contact you
The first date a coach in each division may email or call a recruit, by high-school graduation year — the general NCAA rule for men's track & field. You may write to any coach at any time.
| Grad year | Division I | Division II | Division III |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | June 15, 2025 | June 15, 2025 | Any time |
| 2028 | June 15, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Any time |
| 2029 | June 15, 2027 | June 15, 2027 | Any time |
| 2030 | June 15, 2028 | June 15, 2028 | Any time |
The full guide: eligibility, what to send, and how the roster cap changes the math.
Division by division
| Division | Programs | Spots | Median budget | Per player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I | 299 | 27,035 | $812k | $9k |
| Division II | 229 | 18,397 | $288k | $4k |
| Division III | 328 | 20,348 | $93k | $2k |
Division I roster cap 45 from 2025-26: last season 263 programs carried more, 4 were exactly at it and 29 had room. Players already on a roster may stay, so the squeeze lands on the next classes. How the caps work.
Odds: 10% of high-school players hold an NCAA roster spot (1 in 10); 1 in 24 (4.2%) in Division I, about 1 in 48 (2.1%) once rosters are at the cap. Transfers and international players hold some of those spots. The honest version · every sport.
Biggest team budgets · Division I
| # | School | Team budget | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $5.9M | 140 | 974 | |
| 2 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Southeastern Conference | $5.7M | 110 | 963 | |
| 3 | Texas A&M University, College Station Southeastern Conference | $4.1M | 128 | 961 | |
| 4 | University of Oklahoma Southeastern Conference | $3.6M | 93 | 963 | |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Big 12 Conference | $3.5M | 116 | 959 | |
| 6 | University of Oregon Big Ten Conference | $3.5M | 122 | 942 | |
| 7 | University of Alabama Southeastern Conference | $3.4M | 147 | 950 | |
| 8 | University of Kentucky Southeastern Conference | $3.3M | 85 | 967 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Big Ten Conference | $3.3M | 111 | 982 | |
| 10 | University of Texas at Austin Southeastern Conference | $3.2M | 113 | 978 |
Best Academic Progress Rates · Division I
| # | School | APR | Roster | Budget | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of the Holy Cross Patriot League | 1000 | 84 | $524k | |
| 2 | Columbia University-Barnard College The Ivy League | 1000 | 123 | $534k | |
| 3 | Dartmouth College The Ivy League | 1000 | 96 | $646k | |
| 4 | Furman University Southern Conference | 1000 | 70 | $1.4M | |
| 5 | Gonzaga University Pac-12 Conference | 1000 | 103 | $808k | |
| 6 | Hofstra University Coastal Athletic Association | 1000 | 44 | $433k | |
| 7 | Pepperdine University Independent | 1000 | 17 | $124k | |
| 8 | Saint Louis University Atlantic 10 Conference | 1000 | 102 | $606k | |
| 9 | Santa Clara University West Coast Conference | 1000 | 24 | $71k | |
| 10 | Siena University Metro Conference | 1000 | 25 | $31k |
Most room on the roster · Division I
| # | School | Room under the cap | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of San Francisco Independent | 30 | 991 | |
| 2 | Pepperdine University Independent | 28 | 1000 | |
| 3 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | 25 | 986 | |
| 4 | LSU New Orleans Southland Conference | 25 | 971 | |
| 5 | California Baptist University Big West Conference | 22 | 988 | |
| 6 | Brown University The Ivy League | 21 | 991 | |
| 7 | North Carolina Central University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 21 | 968 | |
| 8 | Santa Clara University West Coast Conference | 21 | 1000 | |
| 9 | Florida A&M University Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 20 | 955 | |
| 10 | Siena University Metro Conference | 20 | 1000 |
Lowest net price · Division I
| # | School | Net price | Roster | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University, Fullerton Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | $6,283 | 92 | 941 | |
| 2 | California State University, Bakersfield Big West Conference | $6,567 | 20 | 986 | |
| 3 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Southland Conference | $6,978 | 67 | 942 | |
| 4 | California State University, Fresno Pac-12 Conference | $7,303 | 31 | — | |
| 5 | University of New Mexico Mountain West Conference | $7,528 | 80 | 976 | |
| 6 | Coppin State University Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | $7,684 | 54 | 950 | |
| 7 | Northern Kentucky University Horizon League | $8,151 | 98 | 1000 | |
| 8 | California State University, Northridge Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | $8,222 | 95 | 956 | |
| 9 | Utah Valley University Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | $8,650 | 155 | 979 | |
| 10 | Tennessee State University Ohio Valley Conference | $9,231 | 70 | 964 |
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