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Best D1 men's programs for jumps
Not who is famous: who invests. A typical D1 men's roster puts 15% of its athletes in jumps. The programs at the top of this list carry and sign far more than that, so they have more spots in the event every year. 37 programs do not recruit it at all.
Where the jumps talent is
Ranked by share of the division’s top marks in jumps, per season.
Programs that invest most in jumps
- 1
SEC · OK
33% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 5 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 2
Big Ten · NE
23% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 3 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 3
SEC · TX
20% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes
- 4
Summit · SD
25% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 7 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 5
ACC · KY
27% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 1 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 6
SEC · TX
18% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 7 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 7
Big Ten · IL
25% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 6 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 8Tarleton StateSpecialty
WAC · TX
26% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 6 signed in the last 3 classes
- 9Wichita StateSpecialty
AAC · KS
25% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 11 signed in the last 3 classes · event coach on staff
- 10Alabama StateSpecialty
SWAC · AL
31% of the roster in jumps vs 15% D1 average · 4 signed in the last 3 classes
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The full D1 jumps list, ranked: roster share, signings and talent rank for every program that recruits the event. Enter your email to open it.
D1 men's programs that do not recruit jumps
No athletes racing the event in the seasons we hold and no signings in it. Do not spend your first emails here.
- American
- Boston College
- California Baptist
- Canisius
- Colorado
- Creighton
- Drake
- Eastern Kentucky
- Florida Atlantic
- Furman
- George Washington
- Gonzaga
- Hofstra
- IUPUI
- Jacksonville State
- La Salle
- Longwood
- Loyola Chicago
- North Alabama
- Northern Colorado
- Pacific
- Pepperdine
- Portland
- Presbyterian
- Providence
- Quinnipiac
- Robert Morris
- Saint Mary's
- San Francisco
- Santa Clara
- Syracuse
- Tulane
- Tulsa
- UC Davis
- UNC Greensboro
- Washington State
- Xavier
Questions athletes and parents ask
Which D1 men's programs recruit the most jumps athletes?
Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas A&M, South Dakota, Louisville carry and sign well above the D1 average in jumps (15% of a typical D1 roster). They have more roster spots in the event to fill every year.
Which D1 programs do not recruit jumps?
37 D1 men's programs show no jumps athletes racing and no signings in the event in the classes we hold, including American, Boston College, California Baptist, Canisius, Colorado, Creighton. A thin group there is not an opening.
Does a bigger share of the roster mean more scholarship money?
Colleges do not publish scholarships by event. Where a program spends its roster spots and its signings is the best public evidence of where the money goes, and a program that carries twice the division share in your event has roughly twice the seats to fill. Ask the coach about aid directly.
How is this calculated?
From each program's official outdoor results lists (who raced each event area, averaged over the seasons we hold), its signing classes (2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27), its share of the division's top marks, and whether a paid coach is titled for the event. Each is compared with the D1 average and blended; a small class is pulled toward the average so one big year cannot fake a specialty.
Other D1 men's event areas
As of 2026-10-22. Program counts and shares only; no college athlete is named on this page. Built from official meet results and the signing classes we hold. All event areas