NCAA Division I Women's 400m Recruiting Standards

Target marks range from 50.62 to 58.83 across 31 conferences, from the 2026 outdoor performance lists.

Conference	Target	Recruit	Walk-On
Southeastern Conference	50.62	51.15	51.54	16
Big Ten Conference	52.02	52.55	53.24	18
Big 12 Conference	52.22	53.24	53.90	16
Atlantic Coast Conference	53.04	53.99	54.69	18
American Conference	53.47	54.46	56.04	13
Mountain West Conference	53.79	54.71	56.18	10
Pac-12 Conference	53.79	54.71	56.18	9
Conference USA	53.89	54.74	56.01	10
Sun Belt Conference	54.18	55.08	56.09	13
The Ivy League	54.28	55.20	57.68	8
Mid-American Conference	54.29	55.76	56.11	12
Big West Conference	54.59	55.31	56.03	12
Big Sky Conference	54.61	55.27	56.97	11
Atlantic Sun Conference	54.91	56.90	58.82	6
Missouri Valley Conference	55.06	56.73	58.07	11
Southwestern Athletic Conference	55.10	55.99	56.84	12
BIG EAST Conference	55.15	56.32	57.85	10
Southland Conference	55.15	55.67	56.93	12
Coastal Athletic Association	55.57	56.48	57.68	12
The Summit League	55.57	56.98	57.61	8
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	55.62	56.45	57.67	8
United Athletic Conference	55.82	56.82	58.14	9
Patriot League	55.93	56.73	57.47	10
Atlantic 10 Conference	55.97	56.85	57.58	14
America East Conference	56.34	57.13	58.29	9
Big South Conference	56.41	57.88	59.63	9
Southern Conference	56.49	58.56	1:00.27	11
Ohio Valley Conference	56.99	57.87	59.08	9
Horizon League	57.24	58.55	59.77	11
Metro Conference	57.29	58.22	59.35	12
Northeast Conference	58.83	59.79	1:02.84	9

Same event elsewhere