NCAA Division I Men's 800m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 1:45.72 to 1:53.39 across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Big Ten Conference	1:45.72	1:46.69	1:47.39	18
Southeastern Conference	1:46.17	1:46.89	1:48.07	16
Big 12 Conference	1:46.75	1:48.57	1:49.34	16
Atlantic Coast Conference	1:46.93	1:48.55	1:49.48	18
Mountain West Conference	1:48.97	1:50.66	1:51.87	10
Pac-12 Conference	1:48.97	1:50.66	1:51.87	9
Big Sky Conference	1:49.23	1:50.29	1:52.60	11
BIG EAST Conference	1:49.30	1:50.93	1:53.64	10
The Ivy League	1:49.32	1:50.13	1:51.33	8
Patriot League	1:49.71	1:51.61	1:53.02	10
Missouri Valley Conference	1:49.79	1:52.05	1:53.44	11
Conference USA	1:49.94	1:52.67	1:56.08	10
Southland Conference	1:50.20	1:51.04	1:52.67	12
American Conference	1:50.35	1:50.97	1:52.47	13
America East Conference	1:50.39	1:51.76	1:53.38	9
Big West Conference	1:50.41	1:51.58	1:53.77	12
The Summit League	1:50.48	1:51.26	1:53.05	8
Coastal Athletic Association	1:50.49	1:51.77	1:53.40	12
United Athletic Conference	1:50.70	1:52.56	1:55.54	9
Sun Belt Conference	1:50.74	1:52.04	1:53.55	13
Atlantic Sun Conference	1:50.80	1:51.95	1:54.91	6
Mid-American Conference	1:50.81	1:53.12	1:54.39	12
Atlantic 10 Conference	1:50.82	1:51.89	1:52.75	14
Ohio Valley Conference	1:51.81	1:52.57	1:56.16	9
Southern Conference	1:51.98	1:55.39	1:58.31	11
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	1:52.12	1:53.53	1:56.54	8
Southwestern Athletic Conference	1:52.18	1:53.28	1:56.92	12
Northeast Conference	1:52.45	1:55.00	1:56.58	9
Big South Conference	1:52.75	1:54.12	1:58.18	9
Horizon League	1:52.79	1:53.83	1:55.67	11
Metro Conference	1:53.39	1:55.60	1:57.70	12

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