NCAA Division I Men's 400m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 44.87 to 49.17 across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Southeastern Conference	44.87	45.24	45.76	16
Big Ten Conference	45.24	45.88	46.71	18
Big 12 Conference	45.62	46.10	46.70	16
Atlantic Coast Conference	46.16	46.65	47.37	18
American Conference	46.37	47.44	48.10	13
The Ivy League	46.54	47.35	48.49	8
Southland Conference	46.67	48.13	48.83	12
Conference USA	46.71	48.02	48.85	10
Coastal Athletic Association	46.75	48.03	49.36	12
Mountain West Conference	46.84	47.95	48.83	10
Pac-12 Conference	46.84	47.95	48.83	9
Big West Conference	47.07	47.71	48.27	12
Southwestern Athletic Conference	47.12	47.60	48.53	12
Big Sky Conference	47.19	48.20	48.89	11
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	47.21	48.05	48.40	8
Sun Belt Conference	47.51	47.81	48.35	13
Missouri Valley Conference	47.54	48.38	49.15	11
BIG EAST Conference	47.57	48.11	48.56	10
Atlantic 10 Conference	47.72	48.80	49.28	14
Mid-American Conference	47.93	48.61	49.53	12
America East Conference	48.04	48.61	49.17	9
Big South Conference	48.04	49.08	50.05	9
Ohio Valley Conference	48.05	49.58	51.15	9
Patriot League	48.05	48.53	49.15	10
United Athletic Conference	48.10	48.65	49.23	9
The Summit League	48.39	48.92	50.01	8
Metro Conference	48.65	49.15	49.77	12
Atlantic Sun Conference	48.67	49.94	52.03	6
Northeast Conference	48.73	50.01	50.47	9
Southern Conference	48.89	49.42	50.50	11
Horizon League	49.17	49.71	52.10	11

Same event elsewhere