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 Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. FloTrack's Week 8 Power Rankings have some big changes.

After not updating the rankings since week 6 and the release of the official NCAA entries, there have been many changes to the top 25 on both the men's and women's sides. On the men's side we see the rise of LSU's star sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake who recently threw down an impressive 19.95 at the SEC Championships. On the women's side Arkansas' Dominique Scott moved up to #1 after Kansas State's Akela Jones dropped in the rankings due to scratching individual events to focus on the heptathlon.

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FloTrack Team Rankings Criteria:
- 2016 NCAA Indoor Championship Performance
- 2015 NCAA Cross Country Championship Performance
- 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championship Performance
- 2015 Outdoor Best Mark (2014 if redshirted 2015)
- 2016 Indoor/Outdoor Best Mark

MEN'S POWER RANKINGS (May 19th 2016)

RANK	ATHLETE	SCHOOL	EVENT(S)	RATING	LAST WK
1	Edward Cheserek	Oregon	5K/10K	2.000	1
2	Jarrion Lawson	Arkansas	100/LJ	1.750	3
3	Filip Mihaljevic	Virginia	SP/DT	1.675	2
4	Tevin Hester	Clemson	100/200	1.200	4
5	Chukwuebuka Enekwechi	Purdue	SP/HT	1.075	5
6	Sam Mattis	Penn	DT	1.000	6
7	John Ampomah	Middle Tennesse St.	JT	0.900	9
8	Latario Collie	Texas A&M	TJ	0.900	10
9	Zak Seddon	Florida St.	3K Steeple	0.900	21
10	Futsum Zienasellassie	Northern Arizona	5K/10K	0.825	7
11	Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake	LSU	100/200	0.800	NR
12	Eric Futch	Florida	400H	0.800	NR
13	Shaquille Walker	BYU	800	0.800	23
14	Ioannis Kyriazis	Texas A&M	JT	0.800	12
15	Clive Pullen	Arkansas	TJ	0.775	NR
16	Senoj-Jay Givans	Texas	100/200	0.775	NR
17	Najee Glass	Florida	400	0.775	14
18	Devon Allen	Oregon	110H	0.750	16
19	Mason Ferlic	Michigan	3K Steeple	0.750	25
20	Blake Haney	Oregon	1500	0.700	NR
21	Avion Jones	East Carolina	HJ	0.700	NR
22	Edwin Kibichiy	Louisville	3K Steeple	0.700	NR
23	Pau Tonnesen	Arizona	DEC	0.700	13
24	Curtis Thompson	Mississippi St.	JT	0.700	22
25	Bradley Adkins	Texas Tech	HJ	0.675	19

WOMEN'S POWER RANKINGS (May 19th 2016)

RANK	ATHLETE	SCHOOL	EVENT(S)	RATING	LAST WK
1	Dominique Scott	Arkansas	5K/10K	1.650	2
2	Kelsey Card	Wisconsin	SP/DT/HT	1.500	3
3	Keturah Orji	Georgia	LJ/TJ	1.450	4
4	Morolake Akinosun	Texas	100/200	1.225	5
5	Hannah Carson	Texas Tech	DT/JT	1.200	18
6	Hannah Cunliffe	Oregon	100/200	1.150	20
7	Courtney Frerichs	New Mexico	3K Steeple	1.000	10
8	Quanesha Burks	Alabama	LJ	1.000	12
9	Raevyn Rogers	Oregon	800	1.000	11
10	Shamier Little	Texas A&M	400H	1.000	8
11	Cindy Ofili	Michigan	100/100H	1.000	13
12	Shelbi Vaughn	Texas A&M	DT	1.000	14
13	Erica Bougard	Mississippi St.	HJ/100H/HEP	0.950	21
14	Kyra Jefferson	Florida	200	0.950	9
15	Chelsea Blaase	Tennessee	5K/10K	0.825	NR
16	Sha'Keela Saunders	Kentucky	LJ/TJ	0.825	NR
17	Taylor Ellis-Watson	Arkansas	400	0.800	15
18	Kimberly Williamson	Kansas State	HJ	0.800	NR
19	Erin Teschuk	North Dakota St.	3K Steeple	0.800	17
20	Courtney Okolo	Texas	400	0.750	23
21	Felicia Brown	Tennessee	100/200	0.750	NR
22	Raven Saunders	Mississippi	SP/DT	0.750	24
23	Alexis Weeks	Arkansas	PV	0.750	NR
24	Akela Jones	Kansas State	HEP	0.750	1
25	Kendell Williams	Georgia	HEP	0.750	16