OUR FIRST MEN’S chart of the year had Texas A&M and Texas Tech tying for the team title, but that scenario changed markedly for iteration 2, the Aggies having a 9-point lead over defending champ Florida.
Things have changed mightily in Chart 3, Arkansas now being on top, featuring a 5-point margin over Alabama, with another 4 back to the Aggies.
Things could well come down to the climactic 4×4, what with Florida and A&M predicted to go 1–2 in that event.
The 10-deep predictions for each event (‘ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):
| TOP 10 TEAMS | ||
| 1. Arkansas | 45 | |
| 2. Alabama | 40 | |
| 3. Texas A&M | 36 | |
| 4. Auburn | 33 | |
| =5. Houston | 32 | |
| =5. Texas Tech | 32 | |
| 7. Florida | 31 | |
| 8. Georgia | 27 | |
| =9. LSU | 25 | |
| =9. USC | 25 | |
| (complete team scores below event picks) | ||
| 100 METERS | ||
| 1. Favour Ashe’ | Auburn | Jr |
| 2. Shaun Maswanganyi’ | Houston | Sr |
| 3. Godson Oghenebrume’ | LSU | Jr |
| 4. Louie Hinchliffe’ | Houston | So |
| 5. Wanya McCoy’ | Florida | Jr |
| 6. Saminu Abdul-Rasheed’ | South Florida | So |
| 7. T’Mars McCallum | Tennessee | Fr |
| 8. Jehlani Gordon’ | Georgia | Fr |
| 9. David Foster | Cal | Jr |
| 10. Malachi Snow | San José State | Fr |
| 200 METERS | ||
| 1. Cheickna Traore’ | Penn State | Jr |
| 2. Wanya McCoy’ | Florida | Jr |
| 3. Tarsis Orogot’ | Alabama | Jr |
| 4. Shaun Maswanganyi’ | Houston | Sr |
| 5. Jamarion Stubbs | Alabama State | So |
| 6. Makanakaishe Charamba’ | Auburn | Jr |
| 7. Cameron Miller | Purdue | So |
| 8. Kennedy Lightner | Kentucky | Sr |
| 9. Robert Gregory | Florida | Sr |
| 10. Lance Lang | Arkansas | Sr |
| 400 METERS | ||
| 1. Christopher Morales Williams’ | Georgia | So |
| 2. Judson Lincoln | Virginia Tech | So |
| 3. Samuel Ogazi’ | Alabama | Fr |
| 4. Johnnie Blockburger | USC | Sr |
| 5. Khaleb McRae | Alabama | Sr |
| 6. James Benson | Arkansas | Sr |
| 7. Auhmad Robinson | Texas A&M | Jr |
| 8. Antonie Nortje’ | UCLA | Jr |
| 9. JeVaughn Powell’ | Florida | Sr |
| 10. Justin Robinson | Arizona State | Jr |
| 800 METERS | ||
| 1. Sam Whitmarsh | Texas A&M | Jr |
| 2. Yusuf Bizimana’ | Texas | Sr |
| 3. Kimar Farquharson’ | Texas A&M | Jr |
| 4. Finley McLear’ | Iowa State | Sr |
| 5. Tarees Rhoden’ | Clemson | Sr |
| 6. Rynard Swanepoel’ | Wake Forest | Jr |
| 7. Camden Marshall | Indiana | Jr |
| 8. Shane Cohen | Virginia | Sr |
| 9. Handal Roban’ | Penn State | So |
| 10. Sean Dolan | Villanova | Sr |
| 1500 METERS | ||
| 1. Joe Waskom | Washington | Sr |
| 2. Adam Spencer’ | Wisconsin | Jr |
| 3. Colin… | ||
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