Presentation of Trends in Women'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 Women 483 514 509 530 530 525 525 544 552 553 558 574 571 576
Open Group Teams Women 561 574 582 593 656 641 649 671 662 696 697 703 701 704
Closed Group Participants Women 10,681 11,604 12,758 12,706 12,736 13,065 13,452 13,178 15,363 15,705 16,062 16,581 16,853 17,503
Open Group Participants Women 12,246 12,838 13,436 13,896 17,614 15,553 15,979 18,216 17,788 18,925 18,433 19,345 19,658 20,388
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Women 22.11 22.58 25.06 23.97 24.03 24.89 25.62 24.22 27.83 28.40 28.78 28.89 29.51 30.39
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Women 21.83 22.37 23.09 23.43 26.85 24.26 24.62 27.15 26.87 27.19 26.45 27.52 28.04 28.96

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.