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

Outdoor 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 496 519 513 520 518 510 512 523 527 524 530 543 537 533
Open Group Teams Men 580 582 588 588 651 622 625 637 635 659 657 662 657 656
Closed Group Participants Men 15,732 16,314 16,050 16,041 16,016 16,182 16,472 15,585 17,148 17,155 17,554 17,652 17,641 18,258
Open Group Participants Men 18,214 18,179 18,294 17,800 21,953 19,220 19,355 20,405 20,123 20,928 20,382 20,821 20,869 21,686
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Men 31.72 31.43 31.29 30.85 30.92 31.73 32.17 29.80 32.54 32.74 33.12 32.51 32.85 34.26
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Men 31.40 31.24 31.11 30.27 33.72 30.90 30.97 32.03 31.69 31.76 31.02 31.45 31.76 33.06

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.