It's NCAA Relays Weekend, But No One Is Racing Each Other
It's NCAA Relays Weekend, But No One Is Racing Each Other
The top 4x100 and 4x400 programs around the country won't be racing each other due to multiple relay meets.
This upcoming weekend is typically reserved for relay invitationals and carnivals. The best collegiate relay squads from around the country compete against each other and give fans a glimpse of what's to come at the NCAA outdoor championships.
However, with the introduction of new meets to the NCAA calendar, most of the top teams won't be racing each other this year.
Check out the list below of the current top eight relay teams and where those schools will be competing this weekend.
Not one race will feature a top-four matchup.
| RNK | SCHOOL | TIME | ATHLETES | THIS WEEKEND AT |
| 1 | USC | 3:00.77(i) | Shinnick, Benjamin, Morgan Jr, Norman | USC vs. UCLA |
| 2 | Florida | 3:01.00 | Fasasi, Holloway, Sawyers, Vedel | National Relay Championships |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 3:01.39(i) | Izu, Grant, Dixon, Kerley | LSU Invitational |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 3:02.82 | Oduduru, Jones, Hooper, Crisp | Corky/Crofoot Shootout |
| 5 | Baylor | 3:03.63 | Baldridge, Fields III, Dickson, London | National Relay Championships |
| 6 | Houston | 3:04.18(i) | Lattin, Hall, Burke, Montgomery | Penn Relays |
| 7 | Iowa | 3:04.38 | Hofacker, Woodard, Frye, Harris | Drake Relays |
| 8 | Arkansas | 3:04.53(i) | Schwartz, Igbokwe, Stephen, Mowatt | National Relay Championships |
| RNK | SCHOOL | TIME | ATHLETES | THIS WEEKEND AT |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3:26.92 | Ross, Camacho-Quinn, McLaughlin, Clarke | National Relay Championships |
| 2 | USC | 3:27.56(i) | Constantine, Cockrell, Hill, Ellis | USC vs. UCLA |
| 3 | Purdue | 3:28.52 | Abbott, Thomas, Black, Mitchell | Drake Relays |
| 4 | LSU | 3:30.34 | Misher, Humphrey, Payne, Hall | LSU Invitational |
| 5 | Oregon | 3:30.62(i) | DesRosiers, Waller, Anderson, Dunmore | Desert Heat Classic |
| 6 | Florida | 3:31.17(i) | Sharpe, Manson, Ghee, Barnett | National Relay Championships |
| 7 | Tennessee | 3:31.48(i) | Broadwater, Collins, Dyer, Majors | National Relay Championships |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3:31.52(i) | Hannan, Richardson, Wilson, Barrie | Drake Relays |
| RNK | SCHOOL | TIME | ATHLETES | THIS WEEKEND AT |
| 1 | LSU | 38.84 | Vincent, Howell, Mosby, Flournoy | LSU Invitational |
| 2 | USC | 38.88 | Barnum, Morgan Jr, Shinnick, Norman | USC vs. UCLA |
| 3 | Houston | 38.92 | Lewis III, Hall, Alexander, Burrell | Penn Relays |
| 4 | Florida | 38.96 | Timpson, Jr, Sawyers, Holloway, Clark | National Relay Championships |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 39.01 | Tennon, Oduduru, Hudson, Brown | Corky/Crofoot Shootout |
| 6 | Arkansas | 39.07 | Harris, Mowatt, Ejiakuekwu, Cotton | National Relay Championships |
| 7 | N.C. A&T | 39.15 | Mitchell, Thomas, Dickson, Rowe | LSU Invitational |
| 8 | Ohio State | 39.26 | Harrison, Gray, Bramwell, Bazile | Drake Relays |
| RNK | SCHOOL | TIME | ATHLETES | THIS WEEKEND AT |
| 1 | LSU | 42.50 | Brisco, Johnson, Misher, Hobbs | LSU Invitational |
| 2 | USC | 42.57 | Hill, Annelus, Ellis, Terry | USC vs. UCLA |
| 3 | Oregon | 42.93 | Anderson, Williams, Waller, D'Arpino | Desert Heat Classic |
| 4 | Kentucky | 43.13 | Barnes, Camacho-Quinn, Clarke, Gray | National Relay Championships |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 43.26 | Ivy, Madubuike, Spaulding, Thompson | LSU Invitational |
| 5 | Alabama | 43.26 | Lampkin, Clark, Darius, Roberson | LSU Invitational |
| 7 | Arkansas | 43.40 | Brown, Parker, Baylark, Burks Magee | National Relay Championships |
| 8 | Miami | 43.54 | Knott, Steele, Mason, McMinn | National Relay Championships |