Presentation of Trends in Men's Indoor Track 1991-1992 to 2004-2005

Indoor Track Type 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
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see graph		 Closed Group Teams Men 400 428 425 436 432 415 413 440 446 452 462 471 469 474
Open Group Teams Men 476 489 493 490 527 509 512 526 518 553 553 557 563 565
Closed Group Participants Men 12,797 13,528 13,464 13,489 13,469 13,291 13,580 13,147 14,934 14,959 15,574 15,516 15,677 16,206
Open Group Participants Men 15,119 15,417 15,572 15,114 16,087 15,855 16,084 16,956 17,028 17,970 17,483 17,836 18,157 18,866
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Men 31.99 31.61 31.68 30.94 31.18 32.03 32.88 29.88 33.48 33.10 33.71 32.94 33.43 34.19
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Men 31.76 31.53 31.59 30.84 30.53 31.15 31.41 32.24 32.87 32.50 31.61 32.02 32.25 33.39

We modified some open group data points, in concert with NCAA officials, to resolve apparent inconsistencies and unexplained fluctuations presented in the NCAA published report. Thus, there are a small number of data points used for this report that differ from what is published in the NCAA report.