We developed a formula to rank the top 25 athletes in NCAA Division I track and field based on who will make the most impact at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Alabama.

This week's men's rankings show the rise of Texas' Zack Bilderback (9th) and TCU's Ronnie Baker (4th) after their dominating performances at the Big 12 Championship. Also, looking at the upcoming team battle, FloTrack's #1-ranked team Oregon has three top 25 athletes with Cheserek (1st), Haney (19th), and newly-ranked Greg Skipper (25th). Teams fighting to dethrone Oregon also have athletes in the top 25. #2 Florida, #3 Texas A&M, #4 Tennessee, and #5 Texas all have athletes in this week's power rankings.

On the women's side, Kendell Williams is back in the #1 slot after officially declaring for three NCAAs events compared to Akela Jones opting to just compete in two events. Also, Notre Dame's Molly Seidel makes her power rankings debut (7th) after her impressive 15:19 5k win at the ACC Championships. As for the team competition the #1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs will have their hands full with the #2 Oregon Ducks as both squads have three athletes in the top 25.

Check out FloTrack's Official Team Projections for the NCAA Indoor Championships!

FloTrack Power Rankings Criteria:
- 2015 Indoor NCAA Performance
- 2015 Outdoor NCAA Performance
- 2015 Indoor Best Mark (2014 if redshirted 2015)
- 2016 Indoor Best Mark

MEN'S POWER RANKINGS (Mar 3rd 2016)

RANK	ATHLETE	SCHOOL	EVENT(S)	RATING	LAST WK
01	Edward Cheserek	Oregon	3K/5K	1.750	01
02	Chukwuebuka Enekwechi	Purdue	WT/SP	1.150	02
03	Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	60/LJ	1.025	03
04	Ronnie Baker	TCU	60	1.000	08
05	Bradley Adkins	Texas Tech	HJ	1.000	04
06	Luca Wieland	Minnesota	HEP	1.000	05
07	Ryan Crouser	Texas	SP	0.950	09
08	Jake Blankenship	Tennessee	PV	0.900	11
09	Zack Bilderback	Texas	400	0.900	NR
10	Christian Coleman	Tennessee	60/200	0.850	23
11	Tevin Hester	Clemson	60/200	0.850	17
12	Latario Collie	Texas A&M	TJ	0.850	16
13	Arman Hall	Florida	200/400	0.800	10
14	Garrett Scantling	Georgia	HEP	0.800	15
15	Clayton Murphy	Akron	800	0.800	07
16	Najee Glass	Florida	400	0.800	13
17	John Teeters	Oklahoma State	60	0.800	12
18	Chris Caldwell	Texas Tech	60H	0.800	06
19	Blake Haney	Oregon	Mile	0.750	20
20	Thomas Curtin	Virginia Tech	5K	0.750	14
21	Bilal Abdullah	Kennesaw State	LJ/HEP	0.750	19
22	Ben Williams	Louisville	TJ	0.625	24
23	Avion Jones	East Carolina	HJ	0.600	NR
24	Greg Skipper	Oregon	WT	0.600	NR
25	Marc Scott	Tulsa	5K	0.550	NR

WOMEN'S POWER RANKINGS (Mar 3rd 2016)

RANK	ATHLETE	SCHOOL	EVENT(S)	RATING	LAST WK
01	Kendell Williams	Georgia	PENT/LJ/HJ	1.425	02
02	Akela Jones	Kansas State	PENT/HJ	1.300	01
03	Erin Teschuk	North Dakota State	Mile/3K	1.250	08
04	Keturah Orji	Georgia	LJ/TJ	1.250	04
05	Kyra Jefferson	Florida	200/400	1.150	03
06	Kelsey Card	Wisconsin	SP/WT	1.150	06
07	Molly Seidel	Notre Dame	3K/5K	1.100	NR
08	Raven Saunders	Mississippi	SP	1.000	07
09	Jasmine Todd	Oregon	60	1.000	05
10	Mikiah Brisco	LSU	60/60H	0.950	NR
11	Allie Ostrander	Boise State	3K/5K	0.900	11
12	Sha'Keela Saunders	Kentucky	LJ/TJ	0.900	14
13	Chanice Porter	Georgia	HJ/LJ	0.850	NR
14	Katrina Coogan	Georgetown	3K	0.800	NR
15	Sasha Wallace	Oregon	60H	0.800	12
16	Nicole Chavis	North Carolina State	WT	0.850	13
17	Claudia Jou Garcia	Akron	HJ	0.775	22
18	Raevyn Rogers	Oregon	800	0.750	17
19	Courtney Okolo	Texas	400	0.750	16
20	Taylor Ellis-Watson	Arkansas	400	0.750	09
21	Quanesha Burks	Alabama	LJ	0.750	18
22	Erin Finn	Michigan	3K/5K	0.700	25
23	Megan Clark	Duke	PV	0.700	21
24	Shayla Sanders	Florida	60	0.700	23
25	Hanna Green	Virginia Tech	800	0.650	NR