CoachReachProjected · estimate · 1,576 rosters read · as of October 20, 2026
College Track & Field Roster Openings 2026-27
Which college track & field programs are projected to lose the most players after this season, overall and at each position. Counted from the seniors and graduate students on 1,506 official rosters: an estimate to point your emails at programs that will need your position, not a promise of a spot.
Women's Track & Field: programs projected to lose the most playersProjected · estimate
| # | Program | On roster | Sr + Gr (departing) | Returning | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State NCAA D1 MI | 75 | 31 | 44 | High |
| 2 | Vermont NCAA D1 VT | 67 | 27 | 40 | High |
| 3 | Minnesota State University Moorhead NCAA D2 MN | 97 | 23 | 74 | Medium |
| 4 | Minnesota Twin Cities NCAA D1 MN | 53 | 22 | 31 | High |
| 5 | Wisconsin-La Crosse NCAA D3 WI | 101 | 21 | 80 | Medium |
| 6 | Colorado Colorado Springs NCAA D2 CO | 62 | 20 | 42 | Medium |
| 7 | Middlebury NCAA D3 VT | 54 | 19 | 35 | Medium |
| 8 | Boston NCAA D1 MA | 46 | 19 | 27 | High |
| 9 | Washington University in St. Louis NCAA D3 MO | 70 | 18 | 52 | Medium |
| 10 | St. Thomas NCAA D1 MN | 67 | 18 | 46 | Medium |
| 11 | Cal State Chico NCAA D2 CA | 55 | 18 | 37 | Medium |
| 12 | Johnson & Wales NCAA D3 RI | 48 | 18 | 30 | Medium |
| 13 | Michigan NCAA D1 MI | 48 | 18 | 30 | Medium |
| 14 | Vanderbilt NCAA D1 TN | 47 | 18 | 29 | Medium |
| 15 | Quinnipiac NCAA D1 CT | 46 | 18 | 28 | Medium |
| 16 | Iowa NCAA D1 IA | 44 | 18 | 26 | High |
| 17 | Sacred Heart NCAA D1 CT | 100 | 17 | 83 | Low |
| 18 | Bucknell NCAA D1 PA | 86 | 17 | 69 | Low |
| 19 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA | 75 | 17 | 58 | Medium |
| 20 | Calvin NCAA D3 MI | 72 | 17 | 55 | Medium |
708 women's track & field rosters read for 2025-26; 674 have complete enough class and position data to be ranked. 34 low-confidence programs are left out of the rankings but shown on their own program pages.
Women's Track & Field openings by positionProjected · estimate: top 8 programs by departing players at each position
Distance DIST
- Michigan State NCAA D1 MI18 of 44 departing High
- Vermont NCAA D1 VT14 of 15 departing High
- Elon NCAA D1 NC12 of 22 departing High
- Minnesota State University Moorhead NCAA D2 MN11 of 38 departing Medium
- Toledo NCAA D1 OH10 of 23 departing High
- U.S. Naval Academy NCAA D1 MD9 of 29 departing Medium
- Washington University in St. Louis NCAA D3 MO9 of 29 departing Medium
- Cal State Chico NCAA D2 CA9 of 28 departing Medium
Sprints SPR
- Middlebury NCAA D3 VT8 of 18 departing High
- Bowling Green State NCAA D1 OH7 of 14 departing High
- Quinnipiac NCAA D1 CT7 of 14 departing High
- Minnesota State University Moorhead NCAA D2 MN6 of 24 departing Medium
- Nevada Las Vegas NCAA D1 NV6 of 20 departing Medium
- Minnesota Duluth NCAA D2 MN6 of 15 departing High
- Texas Rio Grande Valley NCAA D1 TX6 of 13 departing High
- Cornell NCAA D1 NY6 of 12 departing High
Jumps JMP
- Wisconsin-La Crosse NCAA D3 WI8 of 26 departing Medium
- Michigan State NCAA D1 MI7 of 12 departing High
- North Central NCAA D3 IL6 of 15 departing High
- Sacred Heart NCAA D1 CT5 of 27 departing Low
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA5 of 16 departing Medium
- Calvin NCAA D3 MI5 of 14 departing Medium
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology NCAA D3 MA5 of 14 departing Medium
- Southern Arkansas NCAA D2 AR5 of 13 departing Medium
Mid-distance MD
- Georgetown NCAA D1 DC8 of 23 departing Medium
- Connecticut NCAA D3 CT7 of 27 departing Medium
- Providence NCAA D1 RI6 of 13 departing High
- College of Saint Benedict NCAA D3 MN5 of 14 departing Medium
- Williams NCAA D3 MA5 of 11 departing High
- University at Albany NCAA D1 NY5 of 10 departing High
- Yale NCAA D1 CT4 of 12 departing Medium
- Iowa NCAA D1 IA4 of 8 departing High
Throws THR
- St. John Fisher NCAA D3 NY5 of 10 departing High
- Cal State Northridge NCAA D1 CA5 of 9 departing High
- Hartford NCAA D3 CT5 of 9 departing High
- Rhode Island NCAA D1 RI5 of 9 departing High
- Bucknell NCAA D1 PA4 of 12 departing Medium
- Carroll NAIA MT4 of 11 departing Medium
- New England NCAA D3 ME4 of 9 departing High
- Princeton NCAA D1 NJ4 of 9 departing High
Hurdles HUR
- Vanderbilt NCAA D1 TN4 of 5 departing High
- Yale NCAA D1 CT3 of 7 departing High
- Babson NCAA D3 MA3 of 6 departing High
- Catholic NCAA D3 DC3 of 5 departing High
- Wingate NCAA D2 NC3 of 5 departing High
- North Florida NCAA D1 FL3 of 4 departing High
- Roanoke NCAA D3 VA3 of 4 departing High
- Calvin NCAA D3 MI2 of 9 departing Medium
Multi-events MULTI
- Wisconsin-La Crosse NCAA D3 WI3 of 5 departing High
- Kent State NCAA D1 OH3 of 4 departing High
- Wofford NCAA D1 SC3 of 4 departing High
- South Alabama NCAA D1 AL3 of 3 departing High
- Saint Anselm NCAA D2 NH2 of 6 departing Medium
- Vanderbilt NCAA D1 TN2 of 6 departing Medium
- High Point NCAA D1 NC2 of 5 departing High
- North Dakota NCAA D1 ND2 of 5 departing High
Men's Track & Field: programs projected to lose the most playersProjected · estimate
| # | Program | On roster | Sr + Gr (departing) | Returning | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology NCAA D3 IN | 121 | 36 | 85 | Medium |
| 2 | Michigan State NCAA D1 MI | 75 | 31 | 44 | High |
| 3 | Colorado Colorado Springs NCAA D2 CO | 86 | 27 | 59 | Medium |
| 4 | Wisconsin-Platteville NCAA D3 WI | 125 | 26 | 99 | Medium |
| 5 | North Central NCAA D3 IL | 103 | 26 | 77 | Medium |
| 6 | U.S. Naval Academy NCAA D1 MD | 83 | 25 | 58 | Medium |
| 7 | Massachusetts Lowell NCAA D1 MA | 74 | 25 | 49 | Medium |
| 8 | Aquinas NAIA MI | 66 | 25 | 40 | Medium |
| 9 | Wartburg NCAA D3 IA | 122 | 23 | 99 | Low |
| 10 | Minnesota State University Moorhead NCAA D2 MN | 97 | 23 | 74 | Medium |
| 11 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NCAA D3 NY | 81 | 23 | 58 | Medium |
| 12 | Trinity NCAA D3 TX | 125 | 22 | 103 | Low |
| 13 | Western Carolina NCAA D1 NC | 97 | 22 | 75 | Medium |
| 14 | Cal Poly Pomona NCAA D2 CA | 58 | 22 | 36 | Medium |
| 15 | Iowa NCAA D1 IA | 51 | 22 | 29 | High |
| 16 | Mount Olive NCAA D2 NC | 50 | 22 | 28 | High |
| 17 | St. Olaf NCAA D3 MN | 83 | 21 | 62 | Medium |
| 18 | Purdue University Northwest NCAA D2 IN | 60 | 21 | 39 | Medium |
| 19 | Dakota State NAIA SD | 60 | 20 | 40 | Medium |
| 20 | Nebraska at Kearney NCAA D2 NE | 76 | 19 | 57 | Medium |
648 men's track & field rosters read for 2025-26; 619 have complete enough class and position data to be ranked. 29 low-confidence programs are left out of the rankings but shown on their own program pages.
Men's Track & Field openings by positionProjected · estimate: top 8 programs by departing players at each position
Distance DIST
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology NCAA D3 IN20 of 40 departing High
- Michigan State NCAA D1 MI18 of 44 departing High
- St. Olaf NCAA D3 MN13 of 42 departing Medium
- Massachusetts Lowell NCAA D1 MA13 of 26 departing High
- Boston NCAA D1 MA12 of 22 departing High
- Minnesota State University Moorhead NCAA D2 MN11 of 38 departing Medium
- Colorado Colorado Springs NCAA D2 CO11 of 34 departing Medium
- Cal Poly Humboldt NCAA D2 CA10 of 39 departing Medium
Sprints SPR
- Purdue University Northwest NCAA D2 IN8 of 18 departing High
- Madonna NAIA MI7 of 21 departing Medium
- Colorado Mesa NCAA D2 CO7 of 16 departing High
- Arkansas Fayetteville NCAA D1 AR7 of 14 departing High
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology NCAA D3 IN7 of 14 departing High
- John Carroll NCAA D3 OH6 of 29 departing Medium
- Western Carolina NCAA D1 NC6 of 29 departing Medium
- North Central NCAA D3 IL6 of 27 departing Medium
Throws THR
- U.S. Naval Academy NCAA D1 MD7 of 18 departing Medium
- Nebraska at Kearney NCAA D2 NE7 of 16 departing High
- Trinity NCAA D3 TX7 of 13 departing High
- Mount Olive NCAA D2 NC7 of 10 departing High
- Whitworth NCAA D3 WA6 of 25 departing Medium
- Connecticut NCAA D1 CT6 of 11 departing High
- Mary NCAA D2 ND6 of 11 departing High
- New Hampshire NCAA D1 NH6 of 9 departing High
Mid-distance MD
- Yale NCAA D1 CT8 of 20 departing High
- Dakota State NAIA SD8 of 19 departing High
- Georgetown NCAA D1 DC7 of 20 departing Medium
- Chicago NCAA D3 IL5 of 18 departing Medium
- Wisconsin-Platteville NCAA D3 WI5 of 16 departing Medium
- Plymouth State NCAA D3 NH5 of 7 departing High
- Whitworth NCAA D3 WA4 of 25 departing Low
- Haverford NCAA D3 PA4 of 12 departing Medium
Jumps JMP
- Mount Olive NCAA D2 NC9 of 13 departing High
- Michigan State NCAA D1 MI7 of 12 departing High
- Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic NCAA D3 WI6 of 20 departing Medium
- Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA5 of 15 departing Medium
- Western Carolina NCAA D1 NC5 of 14 departing Medium
- Emporia State NCAA D2 KS5 of 12 departing High
- East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania NCAA D2 PA4 of 16 departing Medium
- North Central NCAA D3 IL4 of 14 departing Medium
Hurdles HUR
- Iowa NCAA D1 IA6 of 10 departing High
- Kennesaw State NCAA D1 GA4 of 5 departing High
- Plymouth State NCAA D3 NH3 of 7 departing High
- Eastern Michigan NCAA D1 MI3 of 6 departing High
- Ursinus NCAA D3 PA3 of 6 departing High
- Washburn NCAA D2 KS3 of 5 departing High
- Princeton NCAA D1 NJ3 of 4 departing High
- Wingate NCAA D2 NC2 of 12 departing Low
Multi-events MULTI
- Cal State Chico NCAA D2 CA3 of 8 departing Medium
- South Alabama NCAA D1 AL3 of 8 departing Medium
- Wisconsin-Oshkosh NCAA D3 WI3 of 6 departing High
- Mary NCAA D2 ND3 of 5 departing High
- Colorado Colorado Springs NCAA D2 CO3 of 4 departing High
- Johns Hopkins NCAA D3 MD3 of 4 departing High
- Harding NCAA D2 AR2 of 10 departing Medium
- U.S. Naval Academy NCAA D1 MD2 of 7 departing Medium
Track & Field: programs projected to lose the most playersProjected · estimate
| # | Program | On roster | Sr + Gr (departing) | Returning | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick NCAA D1 NJ | 101 | 41 | 60 | High |
| 2 | Duke NCAA D1 NC | 95 | 38 | 57 | High |
| 3 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology NCAA D3 IN | 121 | 36 | 85 | Medium |
| 4 | Virginia NCAA D1 VA | 106 | 36 | 70 | Medium |
| 5 | Arizona NCAA D1 AZ | 90 | 36 | 54 | High |
| 6 | Texas Christian NCAA D1 TX | 78 | 35 | 43 | High |
| 7 | North Texas NCAA D1 TX | 80 | 34 | 46 | High |
| 8 | Colorado State NCAA D1 CO | 120 | 33 | 87 | Medium |
| 9 | Liberty NCAA D1 VA | 112 | 33 | 79 | Medium |
| 10 | Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI | 201 | 31 | 170 | Low |
| 11 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York NCAA D1 NY | 84 | 31 | 53 | Medium |
| 12 | Texas Tech NCAA D1 TX | 87 | 30 | 56 | Medium |
| 13 | Western Washington NCAA D2 WA | 128 | 29 | 99 | Medium |
| 14 | Indiana State NCAA D1 IN | 97 | 29 | 68 | Medium |
| 15 | UC San Diego NCAA D1 CA | 95 | 29 | 66 | Medium |
| 16 | Oklahoma NCAA D1 OK | 76 | 29 | 47 | Medium |
| 17 | Youngstown State NCAA D1 OH | 109 | 28 | 81 | Medium |
| 18 | Pennsylvania State NCAA D1 PA | 106 | 28 | 77 | Medium |
| 19 | Lafayette NCAA D1 PA | 103 | 28 | 75 | Medium |
| 20 | Wichita State NCAA D1 KS | 97 | 28 | 69 | Medium |
220 track & field rosters read for 2026-27; 213 have complete enough class and position data to be ranked. 7 low-confidence programs are left out of the rankings but shown on their own program pages.
Track & Field openings by positionProjected · estimate: top 8 programs by departing players at each position
Distance DIST
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology NCAA D3 IN20 of 40 departing High
- Duke NCAA D1 NC19 of 44 departing High
- Malone NCAA D2 OH19 of 42 departing High
- Northern Arizona NCAA D1 AZ16 of 42 departing Medium
- Texas Christian NCAA D1 TX16 of 30 departing High
- Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI15 of 89 departing Low
- Loyola University Chicago NCAA D1 IL15 of 40 departing Medium
- Virginia NCAA D1 VA15 of 36 departing High
Sprints SPR
- Miami NCAA D1 OH14 of 45 departing Medium
- Northwest Missouri State NCAA D2 MO13 of 49 departing Medium
- Lafayette NCAA D1 PA13 of 29 departing High
- South Florida NCAA D1 FL13 of 29 departing High
- Arizona NCAA D1 AZ12 of 28 departing High
- Saginaw Valley State NCAA D2 MI12 of 16 departing High
- Louisiana State NCAA D1 LA11 of 27 departing High
- Texas Tech NCAA D1 TX10 of 36 departing Medium
Jumps JMP
- Oklahoma NCAA D1 OK12 of 27 departing High
- Texas Tech NCAA D1 TX11 of 22 departing High
- North Texas NCAA D1 TX11 of 17 departing High
- Kansas State NCAA D1 KS10 of 20 departing High
- Grand Valley State NCAA D2 MI9 of 44 departing Medium
- Tarleton State NCAA D1 TX8 of 25 departing Medium
- Long Beach State NCAA D1 CA8 of 16 departing High
- Nebraska-Lincoln NCAA D1 NE7 of 19 departing Medium
Throws THR
- Arizona NCAA D1 AZ12 of 15 departing High
- Colorado State NCAA D1 CO9 of 19 departing High
- California Polytechnic State NCAA D1 CA9 of 12 departing High
- Louisiana at Lafayette NCAA D1 LA8 of 25 departing Medium
- Nebraska-Lincoln NCAA D1 NE8 of 23 departing Medium
- Lafayette NCAA D1 PA8 of 20 departing High
- North Carolina Chapel Hill NCAA D1 NC8 of 14 departing High
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick NCAA D1 NJ8 of 14 departing High
Mid-distance MD
- Wisconsin-Stevens Point NCAA D3 WI8 of 35 departing Medium
- Pennsylvania State NCAA D1 PA7 of 14 departing High
- College of Wooster NCAA D3 OH7 of 12 departing High
- DePaul NCAA D1 IL6 of 11 departing High
- Tulane NCAA D1 LA5 of 7 departing High
- Columbia University-Barnard NCAA D1 NY5 of 5 departing High
- Saginaw Valley State NCAA D2 MI4 of 11 departing Medium
- Texas at Dallas NCAA D2 TX4 of 11 departing Medium
Hurdles HUR
- Indiana State NCAA D1 IN4 of 9 departing High
- North Texas NCAA D1 TX4 of 6 departing High
- Texas Christian NCAA D1 TX4 of 5 departing High
- Tarleton State NCAA D1 TX4 of 4 departing High
- Southern California NCAA D1 CA3 of 14 departing Medium
- Alaska Anchorage NCAA D2 AK3 of 13 departing Medium
- North Carolina at Charlotte NCAA D1 NC3 of 13 departing Medium
- Louisiana at Lafayette NCAA D1 LA3 of 8 departing Medium
Multi-events MULTI
- Wichita State NCAA D1 KS5 of 13 departing Medium
- Texas at Arlington NCAA D1 TX5 of 8 departing High
- Kansas NCAA D1 KS3 of 10 departing Medium
- Nebraska-Lincoln NCAA D1 NE3 of 9 departing Medium
- Northern Iowa NCAA D1 IA3 of 9 departing Medium
- Coastal Carolina NCAA D1 SC3 of 6 departing High
- Louisville NCAA D1 KY3 of 6 departing High
- Liberty NCAA D1 VA2 of 10 departing Medium
How to use this
How the openings estimate works
Estimate: departing = players listed as seniors or graduate students at that position; signal compares them with everyone at the position whose class is listed (high: at least 2 and at least 40% departing; medium: at least 1 and at least 20%; low: fewer). Based only on the published roster.
- Does not account for transfers, early departures, injuries, walk-ons or players already committed.
- Seniors without a stated redshirt may still have a year of eligibility left; the roster page does not say.
- Coaches recruit for need and fit; an opening is not an offer.
Counts come from the official roster page as published; individual players are never stored or shown here. Open the official roster for names.
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