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compiled by John Auka (as of May 20)
Gators Still Favored, But Aggies Are Surging
There was nothing strange about national indoor champion Florida sitting atop the team predictions in our first two sets of predictions this year. What was a little off was that perennial powerhouse Texas A&M was only slotted for No. 4, and apparently not with enough points to challenge for the lead.
The last few weeks have been kind to Pat Henry’s Aggies, with the crew from the Lone Star State now not only in 2nd, but also within realistic striking distance of the top spot, being only 7 points behind.
There are 4 new choices for No. 1 since the last set of predictions: 400—Tony McQuay (Florida); 10,000—Cam Levins (Southern Utah); HJ—Derek Drouin (Indiana); DT—Chad Wright (Nebraska).
The 10-deep predictions for each event:
| TOP 10 TEAMS |
| 1. |
Florida |
60 |
| 2. |
Texas A&M |
53 |
| 3. |
Florida State |
47 |
| 4. |
Indiana |
32 |
| 5. |
LSU |
31 |
| 6. |
Arkansas |
29 |
| =7. |
Arizona |
28 |
| =7. |
Texas |
28 |
| =9. |
Nebraska |
27 |
| =9. |
Texas Tech |
27 |
| (complete team scores below) |
| 100 METERS |
| 1. |
Jeff Demps |
Florida |
Sr |
| 2. |
Kemar Hyman’ |
Florida State |
Sr |
| 3. |
Maurice Mitchell |
Florida State |
Sr |
| 4. |
Prezel Hardy |
Texas A&M |
So |
| 5. |
Aaron Brown’ |
USC |
So |
| 6. |
Charles Silmon |
TCU |
Jr |
| 7. |
Keenan Brock |
Auburn |
So |
| 8. |
Aaron Ernest |
LSU |
Fr |
| 9. |
Harry Adams |
Auburn |
Jr |
| 10. |
Isiah Young |
Mississippi |
Jr |
| 200 METERS |
| 1. |
Maurice Mitchell |
Florida State |
Sr |
| 2. |
Harry Adams |
Auburn |
Jr |
| 3. |
Prezel Hardy |
Texas A&M |
So |
| 4. |
Ameer Webb |
Texas A&M |
Jr |
| 5. |
Isiah Young |
Mississippi |
Jr |
| 6. |
Kind Butler |
Indiana |
Sr |
| 7. |
Horatio Williams |
Florida State |
Sr |
| 8. |
James Alaka’ |
Washington |
Jr |
| 9. |
Aaron Brown’ |
USC |
So |
| 10. |
Aaron Ernest |
LSU |
Fr |
| 400 METERS |
| 1. |
Tony McQuay |
Florida |
Jr |
| 2. |
Gil Roberts |
Texas Tech |
Sr |
| 3. |
Bryshon Nellum |
USC |
Jr |
| 4. |
Deon Lendore’ |
Texas A&M |
Fr |
| 5. |
David Verburg |
George Mason |
Jr |
| 6. |
Brady Gehret |
Penn State |
So |
| 7. |
Michael Berry |
Oregon |
So |
| 8. |
Akheem Gauntlett’ |
Arkansas |
Jr |
| 9. |
Errol Nolan |
Houston |
Jr |
| 10. |
Torrin Lawrence |
Georgia |
Sr |
| 800 METERS |
| 1. |
Charles Jock |
UC Irvine |
Sr |
| 2. |
Edward Kemboi’ |
Iowa State |
So |
| 3. |
Elijah Greer |
Oregon |
Jr |
| 4. |
Ryan Martin |
UC Santa Barbara |
Sr |
| 5. |
Casimir Loxsom |
Penn State |
Jr |
| 6. |
Michael Preble |
Texas A&M |
Sr |
| 7. |
Lance Roller |
Virginia |
Sr |
| 8. |
David Pachuta |
Minnesota |
Sr |
| 9. |
Aaron Evans’ |
Georgia |
Sr |
| 10. |
Harun Abda |
Minnesota |
Jr |
| 1500 METERS |
| 1. |
Miles Batty |
BYU |
Sr |
| 2. |
Erik van Ingen |
Binghamton |
Sr |
| 3. |
Lawi Lalang’ |
Arizona |
So |
| 4. |
Andrew Bayer |
Indiana |
Jr |
| 5. |
Jeremy Rae’ |
Notre Dame |
Jr |
| 6. |
Riley Masters |
Oklahoma |
Sr |
| 7. |
Kyle Merber |
Columbia |
Sr |
| 8. |
Chris O’Hare’ |
Tulsa |
Jr |
| 9. |
Michael Hammond |
Virginia Tech |
Jr |
| 10. |
Sam McEntee’ |
Villanova |
So |
| STEEPLE |
| 1. |
Donn Cabral |
Princeton |
Sr |
| 2. |
Craig Forys |
Michigan |
Sr |
| 3. |
Corey Leslie |
Ohio State |
Sr |
| 4. |
Andrew Poore |
Indiana |
Sr |
| 5. |
Henry Lelei’ |
Texas A&M |
Jr |
| 6. |
DeSean Turner |
Indiana |
Sr |
| 7. |
Matt Cleaver |
Georgia |
Sr |
| 8. |
Adrien Dannemiller |
Indiana |
Sr |
| 9. |
Collin Jarvis |
Cal |
So |
| 10. |
Tom Wade |
Lamar |
Sr |
| 5000 METERS |
| 1. |
Lawi Lalang’ |
Arizona |
So |
| 2. |
Cam Levins’ |
Southern Utah |
Sr |
| 3. |
Paul Chelimo’ |
UNC Greensboro |
So |
| 4. |
Mohammed Ahmed’ |
Wisconsin |
Jr |
| 5. |
Ryan Hill |
NC State |
Jr |
| 6. |
Trevor Dunbar |
Oregon |
So |
| 7. |
Hassan Mead |
Minnesota |
Sr |
| 8. |
George Alex |
Oklahoma |
Sr |
| 9. |
Joe Stilin |
Princeton |
Sr |
| 10. |
William Mulherin |
Virginia Tech |
Jr |
| 10,000 METERS |
| 1. |
Cam Levins’ |
Southern Utah |
Sr |
| 2. |
Chris Derrick |
Stanford |
Sr |
| 3. |
Stephen Sambu’ |
Arizona |
Sr |
| 4. |
Luke Puskedra |
Oregon |
Sr |
| 5. |
Soufiane Bouchikhi’ |
Eastern Kentucky |
Jr |
| 6. |
Zachary Mayhew |
Indiana |
Jr |
| 7. |
Bill Kogel |
Oklahoma |
Jr |
| 8. |
Girma Mecheso’ |
Oklahoma State |
Jr |
| 9. |
Michael Fout |
Florida State |
Jr |
| 10. |
Miles Unterreiner |
Stanford |
Sr |
| 110 HURDLES |
| 1. |
Andrew Riley’ |
Illinois |
Sr |
| 2. |
Barrett Nugent |
LSU |
Sr |
| 3. |
Devon Hill |
Miami |
S |
| 4. |
Wayne Davis’ |
Texas A&M |
Jr |
| 5. |
Shane Brathwaite’ |
Texas Tech |
Sr |
| 6. |
Jarret Eaton |
Syracuse |
Sr |
| 7. |
Spencer Adams |
Clemson |
Jr |
| 8. |
Keiron Stewart’ |
Texas |
Jr |
| 9. |
Greggmar Swift’ |
Indiana State |
So |
| 10. |
Johnathan Cabral |
Oregon |
Fr |
| 400 HURDLES |
| 1. |
Amaechi Morton’ |
Stanford |
Sr |
| 2. |
Jamele Mason’ |
Texas Tech |
Sr |
| 3. |
Miles Ukoama |
Nebraska |
So |
| 4. |
Michael Stigler |
Kansas |
Fr |
| 5. |
Ali Arastu |
Michigan |
So |
| 6. |
Reggie Wyatt |
USC |
Jr |
| 7. |
Steven White |
North Texas |
Jr |
| 8. |
David Aristil |
South Florida |
Sr |
| 9. |
Jermaine Lowery |
Pitt |
Sr |
| 10. |
Keyunta Hayes |
UT Arlington |
So |
| 4 x 100 |
| 1. |
Auburn |
Auburn |
|
| 2. |
Florida State |
Florida State |
|
| 3. |
Texas A&M |
Texas A&M |
|
| 4. |
Florida |
Florida |
|
| 5. |
LSU |
LSU |
|
| 6. |
Arkansas |
Arkansas |
|
| 7. |
Baylor |
Baylor |
|
| 8. |
Arizona State |
Arizona State |
|
| 9. |
Mississippi State |
Mississippi State |
|
| 10. |
Texas |
Texas |
|
| 4 x 400 |
| 1. |
Texas A&M |
Texas A&M |
|
| 2. |
Florida |
Florida |
|
| 3. |
LSU |
LSU |
|
| 4. |
Baylor |
Baylor |
|
| 5. |
Arkansas |
Arkansas |
|
| 6. |
Texas Tech |
Texas Tech |
|
| 7. |
Mississippi State |
Mississippi State |
|
| 8. |
Penn State |
Penn State |
|
| 9. |
Arizona State |
Arizona State |
|
| 10. |
USC |
USC |
|
| HIGH JUMP |
| 1. |
Derek Drouin’ |
Indiana |
Jr |
| 2. |
Erik Kynard |
Kansas State |
Jr |
| 3. |
Ricky Robertson |
Mississippi |
Jr |
| 4. |
Nick Ross |
Arizona |
Jr |
| 5. |
Dwight Barbiasz |
Florida |
Sr |
| 6. |
Maalik Reynolds |
Penn |
So |
| 7. |
Darius King |
Indiana |
So |
| 8. |
Marcus Jackson |
Mississippi State |
So |
| 9. |
Bryan McBride |
Arizona State |
So |
| 10. |
Edgar Rivera’ |
Arizona |
Jr |
| POLE VAULT |
| 1. |
Andrew Irwin |
Arkansas |
Fr |
| 2. |
Jack Whitt |
Oral Roberts |
Jr |
| 3. |
Cale Simmons |
Air Force |
Jr |
| 4. |
Marvin Reitze’ |
South Carolina |
Sr |
| 5. |
Victor Weirich |
BYU |
Jr |
| 6. |
Sam Kendricks |
Mississippi |
Fr |
| 7. |
Logan Cunningham |
Texas State |
Sr |
| 8. |
JJ Juilfs |
Washington |
Fr |
| 9. |
Kevin Schipper |
Notre Dame |
Sr |
| 10. |
Michael Woepse |
UCLA |
So |
| LONG JUMP |
| 1. |
Marquise Goodwin |
Texas |
Jr |
| 2. |
Raymond Higgs’ |
Arkansas |
So |
| 3. |
Damar Forbes’ |
LSU |
Jr |
| 4. |
Kendall Spencer |
New Mexico |
Jr |
| 5. |
Bryce Lamb |
Texas Tech |
Jr |
| 6. |
Mike Hartfield |
Ohio State |
Jr |
| 7. |
Jarrett Samuels |
Mississippi State |
Fr |
| 8. |
Chris Phipps |
Nebraska |
Sr |
| 9. |
Lavell Handy |
George Mason |
Sr |
| 10. |
Kyron Blaise’ |
LSU |
Sr |
| TRIPLE JUMP |
| 1. |
Omar Craddock |
Florida |
Jr |
| 2. |
Chris Benard |
Arizona State |
Sr |
| 3. |
Troy Doris |
Iowa |
Sr |
| 4. |
Kyron Blaise’ |
LSU |
Sr |
| 5. |
Marcus Robinson |
Virginia |
Sr |
| 6. |
Phillip Young |
Florida State |
So |
| 7. |
Hasheem Halim’ |
Virginia Tech |
Sr |
| 8. |
Ricky Robertson |
Mississippi |
Jr |
| 9. |
Stephan Scott-Ellis |
Washington State |
Jr |
| 10. |
Floyd Ross |
New Mexico |
Jr |
| SHOT |
| 1. |
Jordan Clarke |
Arizona State |
Jr |
| 2. |
Joe Kovacs |
Penn State |
Sr |
| 3. |
Jacob Thormaehlen |
Texas |
Sr |
| 4. |
Mason Finley |
Kansas |
Jr |
| 5. |
Stephen Saenz’ |
Auburn |
So |
| 6. |
Hayden Baillio |
Texas |
Jr |
| 7. |
Nick Vena |
Virginia |
Fr |
| 8. |
Bozidar Antunovic’ |
Arizona |
Jr |
| 9. |
Caleb Whitener |
Georgia |
So |
| 10. |
Luke Pinkelman |
Nebraska |
Sr |
| DISCUS |
| 1. |
Chad Wright’ |
Nebraska |
So |
| 2. |
Luke Bryant |
Oklahoma |
Sr |
| 3. |
Mason Finley |
Kansas |
Jr |
| 4. |
Tyler Hitchler |
Nebraska |
Sr |
| 5. |
Danny Block |
Wisconsin |
So |
| 6. |
Lonnie Pugh |
Michigan State |
Jr |
| 7. |
Jared Thomas |
South Florida |
Sr |
| 8. |
Gabe Hull |
Iowa |
Fr |
| 9. |
Matt Kosecki |
UCLA |
So |
| 10. |
Tim Nedow’ |
De Paul |
Sr |
| HAMMER |
| 1. |
Conor McCullough |
Princeton |
So |
| 2. |
Alexander Ziegler' |
Virginia Tech |
Jr |
| 3. |
Alec Faldermeyer |
UCLA |
So |
| 4. |
Jeremy Postin |
Florida |
Jr |
| 5. |
Nick Miller’ |
Oklahoma State |
Fr |
| 6. |
Justin Welch |
Georgia |
So |
| 7. |
Quentin Mege’ |
Minnesota |
Jr |
| 8. |
Michael Lauro |
LSU |
Sr |
| 9. |
Anastas Papazov’ |
Manhattan |
Fr |
| 10. |
Brandon Pounds |
Indiana State |
Jr |
| JAVELIN |
| 1. |
Tim Glover |
Illinois State |
Jr |
| 2. |
Stipe Zunic’ |
Florida |
Jr |
| 3. |
Mattias Treff’ |
Virginia Tech |
Jr |
| 4. |
Sam Crouser |
Oregon |
Fr |
| 5. |
Sam Humphreys |
Texas A&M |
Jr |
| 6. |
Raymond Dykstra’ |
Kentucky |
Fr |
| 7. |
Ignacio Guerra’ |
Western Kentucky |
Sr |
| 8. |
Andy Fahringer |
Virginia |
Sr |
| 9. |
Brian Moore |
Georgia |
Sr |
| 10. |
Johannes Swanepoel’ |
Kansas |
So |
| DECATHLON |
| 1. |
Gonzalo Barroilhet’ |
Florida State |
Sr |
| 2. |
Isaac Murphy |
Texas |
Jr |
| 3. |
Kurt Felix’ |
Boise |
Sr |
| 4. |
Bjorn Barrefors’ |
Nebraska |
Jr |
| 5. |
Romain Martin’ |
UT Arlington |
So |
| 6. |
Kevin Lazas |
Arkansas |
So |
| 7. |
Jack Szmanda |
Minnesota |
Jr |
| 8. |
Dakotah Keys |
Oregon |
Fr |
| 9. |
Petter Olson’ |
Texas |
Fr |
| 10. |
Gunnar Nixon |
Arkansas |
Fr |
| COMPLETE TEAM SCORES |
| 1. |
Florida |
60 |
| 2. |
Texas A&M |
53 |
| 3. |
Florida State |
47 |
| 4. |
Indiana |
32 |
| 5. |
LSU |
31 |
| 6. |
Arkansas |
29 |
| =7. |
Arizona |
28 |
| =7. |
Texas |
28 |
| =9. |
Nebraska |
27 |
| =9. |
Texas Tech |
27 |
| 11. |
Auburn |
24 |
| 12. |
Oregon |
22 |
| 13. |
Princeton |
20 |
| 14. |
Arizona State |
19 |
| =15. |
Southern Utah |
18 |
| =15. |
Stanford |
18 |
| =17. |
Kansas |
16 |
| =17. |
Penn State |
16 |
| =17. |
Virginia Tech |
16 |
| =20. |
BYU |
14 |
| =20. |
Mississippi |
14 |
| =20. |
Oklahoma |
14 |
| 23. |
USC |
13 |
| 24. |
Michigan |
12 |
| =25. |
Illinois |
10 |
| =25. |
Illinois State |
10 |
| =25. |
UC Irvine |
10 |
| =28. |
Ohio State |
9 |
| =28. |
Virginia |
9 |
| =28. |
Wisconsin |
9 |
| =31. |
Binghamton |
8 |
| =31. |
Iowa State |
8 |
| =31. |
Kansas State |
8 |
| =31. |
Oral Roberts |
8 |
| =35. |
Baylor |
7 |
| =35. |
Iowa |
7 |
| =35. |
Minnesota |
7 |
| =38. |
Air Force |
6 |
| =38. |
Boise |
6 |
| =38. |
Miami |
6 |
| =38. |
UCLA |
6 |
| =38. |
UNC Greensboro |
6 |
| =43. |
Georgia |
5 |
| =43. |
Mississippi State |
5 |
| =43. |
New Mexico |
5 |
| =43. |
Oklahoma State |
5 |
| =43. |
South Carolina |
5 |
| =43. |
UC Santa Barbara |
5 |
| =49. |
Eastern Kentucky |
4 |
| =49. |
George Mason |
4 |
| =49. |
NC State |
4 |
| =49. |
Notre Dame |
4 |
| =49. |
UT Arlington |
4 |
| =54. |
Kentucky |
3 |
| =54. |
Michigan State |
3 |
| =54. |
Penn |
3 |
| =54. |
South Florida |
3 |
| =54. |
Syracuse |
3 |
| =54. |
TCU |
3 |
| =60. |
Clemson |
2 |
| =60. |
Columbia |
2 |
| =60. |
North Texas |
2 |
| =60. |
Texas State |
2 |
| =60. |
Washington |
2 |
| =60. |
Western Kentucky |
2 |
| 66. |
Tulsa |
1 |