TO GIVE YOU an idea of just how tight we project the women’s team battle to be, our first chart of the year had Arkansas eking out a narrow 3-point-win over LSU. In the month since then, the Hog projection rose by 4 points… and they fell to 3rd behind Florida (which added a whopping amount to its total) and LSU.
All 3 of those powerhouses now figure to be in the picture right up to the climactic 4×4. When teams line up for the meet-closing relay, Florida (58) figures to be in 1st, with LSU (49) and Arkansas (46) trailing. Florida doesn’t project to have a baton squad, but with an insurmountable lead wouldn’t need one. Our projected relay finish would find the first 3 teams only 2 points apart.
Formchart #3 will appear in online form after the Regionals.
Successful defenses of ’23 wins look to be relatively rare, only 6 figuring to do it: Maia Ramsden (Harvard) 1500, Parker Valby (Florida) 5000, Savannah Sutherland (Michigan) 400H, Ackelia Smith (Texas) LJ, Stephanie Ratcliffe (Georgia) HT, Rhema Otabor (Nebraska) JT.
The 10-deep predictions for each event (‘ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):
| TOP 10 TEAMS | ||
| School | Score | Previous Place |
| 1. Florida | 58 (+17) | =3 |
| 2. LSU | 57 (+8) | 2 |
| 3. Arkansas | 56 (+4) | 1 |
| 4. Georgia | 44 (+6) | 7 |
| 5. Oregon | 43 (+4) | 6 |
| 6. Texas A&M | 40 (+4) | =8 |
| 7. Tennessee | 33 (+14) | 16 |
| 8. South Carolina | 32 (–4) | =8 |
| 9. Texas | 31 (–9) | 5 |
| 10. Texas Tech | 28 (+8) | 15 |
| (complete team scores below event picks.) | ||
| 100 METERS | ||
| 1. Jacious Sears | Tennessee | Sr |
| 2. Brianna Lyston’ | LSU | So |
| 3. McKenzie Long | Mississippi | Sr |
| 4. JaMeesia Ford | South Carolina | Fr |
| 5. Alyssa Colbert | Texas Tech | Jr |
| 6. Kaila Jackson | Georgia | So |
| 7. Dennisha Page | Tennessee | Sr |
| 8. Jadyn Mays | Oregon | Sr |
| 9. Rosemary Chukwuma’ | Texas Tech | Sr |
| 10. Dajaz Defrand | Florida State | So |
| 200 METERS | ||
| 1. JaMeesia Ford | South Carolina | Fr |
| 2. McKenzie Long | Mississippi | Sr |
| 3. Brianna Lyston’ | LSU | So |
| 4. Thelma Davies | LSU | Sr |
| 5. Kaila Jackson | Georgia | So |
| 6. Jadyn Mays | Oregon | Sr |
| 7. Jacious Sears | Tennessee | Sr |
| 8. Dajaz Defrand | Florida State | So |
| 9. Shawnti Jackson | Arkansas | Fr |
| 10. Dennisha Page | Tennessee | Sr |
| 400 METERS | ||
| 1. Kaylyn Brown | Arkansas | Fr |
| 2. Aaliyah Butler | Georgia | So |
| 3. Amber Anning’ | Arkansas | Sr |
| 4. Jan’Taijah Jones | USC | Jr |
| 5. Isabella Whittaker | Penn | Jr |
| 6. Rosey… | ||
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