2021 NCAA Men’s Formchart #4 — LSU Again Looks Unbeatable

Look for Terrance Laird’s trademark upside-down bib to be the first one across the line in the 200. (BRYAN WAYNE)

LSU’S PROJECTED WINNING MARGIN has varied from chart to chart: 14 in #1, 44 in #2, 40 in #3 and now 32 as the Regionals subtracted 4 points from the Tiger total while Oregon added 4. Dennis Shaver’s Bayou Bengal squad is still projected for one of the highest scores in meet history, 85.

LSU remains so good that it could (heaven forbid) lose the services of projected HJ/LJ double winner JuVaughn Harrison and still have a 12-point margin over the host Ducks. Harrison should have company on the top step of the podium, as 2 other Bengals are forecast to win: Terrance Laird (200) & Noah Williams (400). Overall, the LSU juggernaut is predicted to have 13 scorers in 11 different events.

The host Ducks are tabbed for 8 scorers in 7 disciplines, including a trio of winners: Micah Williams (100), Cooper Teare (5000) & Emmanuel Ihemeje (TJ).

The 10-deep predictions for each event (’ = athlete not eligible for U.S. international teams):

TOP 10 TEAMS
School Score Previous Place
1. LSU 85 (-4) 1
2. Oregon 53 (+4) 2
3. USC 42 (+5) =3
4. Texas 36 (+9) 7
5. North Carolina A&T 33 (+7) 8
6. Texas A&M 32 (-5) =3
7. BYU 28 (-3) 5
8. Georgia 27 (+4) =12
9. Kansas 26 (+2) 11
=10. Mississippi State 25 (+2) =12
=10. Tennessee 25 (0) =9
(complete team scores below event charts)
100 METERS
1. Micah Williams Oregon Fr
2. JoVaughn Martin Florida State So
3. Terrance Laird LSU Jr
4. Shaun Maswanganyi’ Houston Fr
5. Davonte Burnett USC Jr
6. Joseph Amoah’ Coppin State Jr
7. Javonte Harding North Carolina A&T Fr
8. Lance Lang Kentucky Fr
9. Joe Fahnbulleh Florida Fr
10. Matthew Boling Georgia Fr
200 METERS
1. Terrance Laird LSU Jr
2. Joe Fahnbulleh Florida Fr
3. Matthew Boling Georgia Fr
4. Micaiah Harris Texas Jr
5. Shaun Maswanganyi’ Houston Fr
6. Lance Lang Kentucky Fr
7. Kasaun James Florida State Jr
8. Devon Achane Texas A&M Fr
9. Joseph Amoah’ Coppin State Jr
10. Javonte Harding North Carolina A&T Fr
400 METERS
1. Noah Williams LSU So
2. Bryce Deadmon Texas A&M Sr
3. Trevor Stewart North Carolina A&T Sr
4. Randolph Ross North Carolina A&T So
5. Johnathon Sawyer Southeastern Louisiana Sr
6. Elijah Godwin Georgia So
7. Ryan Willie Florida Fr
8. Tyler Johnson Ohio State Sr
9. Dwight St. Hillaire’ Kentucky Jr
10. Johnnie Blockburger Arizona Fr
800 METERS
1. Isaiah Jewett USC Sr
2. Finley McLear’ Miami/Ohio So
3. Brandon Miller Texas A&M Fr
4. Kameron Jones Clemson Sr
5. Charlie Hunter’ Oregon Sr
6. Yusuf Bizimana’ Texas Fr
7. Festus Lagat’ Iowa State Sr
8. Devin Dixon Texas A&M Sr
9. Samuel Voelz Notre Dame Jr
10. Shane Streich Lipscomb Sr
1500 METERS
1. Yared Nuguse Notre Dame Jr
2. Cole Hocker Oregon Fr
3. Eliud Kipsang’ Alabama Fr
4. Waleed Suliman Mississippi Jr
5. Mario García Romo’ Mississippi So
6. Ryan Adams Furman Sr
7. Talem Franco BYU Sr
8. Paul Ryan Washington State Sr
9. James West’ Oregon Sr
10. Jack Salisbury Georgetown Jr
STEEPLE
1. Fitsum Seyoum’ Virginia Tech Sr
2. Ryan Smeeton’ Oklahoma State Jr
3. Kigen Chemadi’ Middle Tennessee Sr
4. Ahmed Jaziri’ Eastern Kentucky Jr
5. Alec Basten Minnesota Jr
6. Colton Johnsen Washington State Jr
7. Garrett Marsing BYU Sr
8. Jackson Mestler Oregon Sr
9. Albert Kosgei’ Louisville Sr
10. Bennett Pascoe Arkansas State Jr
5000 METERS
1. Cooper Teare Oregon Jr
2. Cole Hocker Oregon Fr
3. Luis Grijalva’ Northern Arizona Jr
4. Wesley Kiptoo’ Iowa State So
5. Casey Clinger BYU Fr
6. Athanas Kioko’ Campbell Jr
7. Patrick Dever’ Tulsa Sr
8. Morgan Beadlescomb Michigan State Jr
9. Olin Hacker Wisconsin Sr
10. Thomas Ratcliffe North Carolina Sr
10,000 METERS
1. Conner Mantz BYU Jr
2. Abdihamid Nur’ Northern Arizona Fr
3. Wesley Kiptoo’ Iowa State So
4. Edwin Kurgat Iowa State Sr
5. Isai Rodriguez Oklahoma State So
6. Eric Hamer Colorado State Sr
7. Vincent Kiprop’ Alabama Sr
8. Gilbert Boit’ Arkansas Sr
9. Alex Masai’ Hofstra Jr
10. Adriaan Wildschutt’ Florida State Sr
110 HURDLES
1. Robert Dunning Alabama Sr
2. Damion Thomas’ LSU Jr
3. Jaylan McConico Iowa Sr
4. Phillip Lemonious’ Arkansas Fr
5. Eric Edwards LSU So
6. Dayo Akindele Houston Sr
7. Jamal Britt Iowa Jr
8. Jesse Henderson Mississippi State Fr
9. Tai Brown Kentucky So
10. Giano Roberts Clemson Jr
400 HURDLES
1. Isaiah Levingston Oklahoma Jr
2. Moitalel Mpoke’ Texas A&M Jr
3. Sean Burrell LSU Fr
4. Cameron Samuel USC Sr
5. Leonardo Ledgister’ A&M Corpus Christi So
6. Charles Brockman Texas Jr
7. William Spencer South Carolina Fr
8. Malik Metivier’ Auburn Sr
9. Joshua Smith Sam Houston St Sr
10. Jamal Britt Iowa Jr
4 x 100
1. North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T
2. Georgia Georgia
3. Houston Houston
4. LSU LSU
5. Florida State Florida State
6. Texas A&M Texas A&M
7. TCU TCU
8. Ohio State Ohio State
9. Purdue Purdue
10. Oregon Oregon
4 x 400
1. North Carolina A&T North Carolina A&T
2. LSU LSU
3. Texas Texas
4. Texas A&M Texas A&M
5. Kentucky Kentucky
6. Baylor Baylor
7. USC USC
8. TCU TCU
9. Oklahoma Oklahoma
10. Arizona Arizona
HIGH JUMP
1. JuVaughn Harrison LSU Jr
2. Darryl Sullivan Tennessee Sr
3. Justice Summerset Arizona Sr
4. Earnie Sears USC Sr
5. Tejaswin Shankar’ Kansas State Jr
6. Jordan Wesner Florida State Sr
7. Vernon Turner Oklahoma So
8. Zack Anderson South Dakota Sr
9. Ethan Harris Grand Canyon Sr
10. Eric Richards Sn Mississippi Sr
POLE VAULT
1. Zach Bradford Kansas So
2. Zach McWhorter BYU Fr
3. Hussain Al Hizam’ Kansas Sr
4. Branson Ellis SF Austin So
5. Clayton Fritsch Sam Houston St Jr
6. Keaton Daniel Kentucky Fr
7. Ethan Bray South Dakota Sr
8. Ryan Lipe Alabama Jr
9. Trent Francom South Dakota State Jr
10. Paulo Benavides UTEP Sr
LONG JUMP
1. JuVaughn Harrison LSU Jr
2. Carey McLeod’ Tennessee Jr
3. Rayvon Allen Oklahoma Jr
4. Steffin McCarter Texas Sr
5. Isaac Grimes Florida State Jr
6. Rayvon Grey LSU Sr
7. Jason Smith Long Beach State Sr
8. Jonathan Wells Illinois Sr
9. O’Brien Wasome’ Texas Sr
10. Harrison Schrage UCLA Sr
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Emmanuel Ihemeje’ Oregon Fr
2. Du Mapaya’ TCU Jr
3. Jordan Scott’ USC Sr
4. Carey McLeod’ Tennessee Jr
5. Jah-Nhai Perinchief’ Tennessee Sr
6. O’Brien Wasome’ Texas Sr
7. R’Lazon Brumfield Tennessee State Sr
8. Christian Edwards Alabama Sr
9. Sean Dixon-Bodie LSU Fr
10. Isaiah Griffith Oregon Sr
SHOT
1. Turner Washington Arizona State So
2. Tripp Piperi Texas Jr
3. Andrew Liskowitz Michigan Sr
4. Jordan Geist Arizona Jr
5. Matt Katnik USC Sr
6. Isaac Odugbesan’ Alabama Jr
7. Darius King Northern Iowa Jr
8. Zack Short’ Idaho Sr
9. Jordan West Tennessee So
10. Adam Kessler Drake Sr
DISCUS
1. Turner Washington Arizona State So
2. Claudio Romero’ Virginia Fr
3. Roje Stona’ Clemson So
4. David Lucas Penn State Sr
5. Francois Prinsloo’ South Alabama Fr
6. Elijah Mason Washington Jr
7. Mitchell Weber Missouri So
8. Milton Ingraham Florida State Fr
9. Terrell Adams UNC Charlotte Sr
10. Charles Lenford Kentucky Sr
HAMMER
1. Gleb Dudarev’ Kansas Sr
2. Thomas Mardal’ Florida Sr
3. Nathan Bultman USC Sr
4. Jordan Geist Arizona Jr
5. Kostas Zaltos’ Minnesota Fr
6. Israel Oloyede Arizona Jr
7. Alex Talley North Dakota State Jr
8. Vlad Pavlenko Iowa State Sr
9. Kevin Arreaga’ Miami Sr
10. Alexios Prodanas’ Virginia Tech Sr
JAVELIN
1. Sindri Gudmundsson’ Mississippi State Sr
2. DJ Jonsson’ Mississippi State Fr
3. Tyriq Horsford’ Mississippi State So
4. Tzuriel Pedigo LSU Fr
5. Nils Fischer’ Auburn Sr
6. Logan Wolfley Kansas State Sr
7. Cameron Bates BYU So
8. Franck DiSanza’ Southeastern Louisiana Fr
9. August Cook Army Sr
10. Benji Phillips North Dakota State So
DECATHLON
1. Karel Tilga’ Georgia So
2. Ayden Owens’ Michigan So
3. Will Daniels Iowa Sr
4. Markus Ballengee Arkansas Sr
5. Austin West Iowa Fr
6. Leo Neugebauer’ Texas Fr
7. Max Vollmer’ Oregon So
8. Isaiah Martin Purdue So
9. Alex Spyridonidis’ Auburn Jr
10. Daniel Spejcher Arkansas So
COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. LSU 85
2. Oregon 53
3. USC 42
4. Texas 36
5. North Carolina A&T 33
6. Texas A&M 32
7. BYU 28
8. Georgia 27
9. Kansas 26
=10. Mississippi State 25
=10. Tennessee 25
12. Alabama 23
13. Florida State 22
14. Arizona State 20
=15. Arizona 19
=15. Iowa State 19
=17. Florida 18
=17. Houston 18
=17. Iowa 18
=17. Oklahoma 18
=21. Michigan 14
=21. Northern Arizona 14
23. Oklahoma State 12
=24. Arkansas 11
=24. Clemson 11
=24. Kentucky 11
=24. TCU 11
=28. Notre Dame 10
=28. Virginia Tech 10
30. Mississippi 9
=31. Miami/Ohio 8
=31. Minnesota 8
=31. Virginia 8
34. Kansas State 7
35. Middle Tennessee 6
=36. Auburn 5
=36. Eastern Kentucky 5
=36. Penn State 5
=36. Southeastern Louisiana 5
=36. SF Austin 5
=41. A&M Corpus Christi 4
=41. South Alabama 4
=41. Sam Houston St 4
=41. Washington State 4
=45. Baylor 3
=45. Campbell 3
=45. Coppin State 3
=45. Colorado State 3
=45. Furman 3
=45. South Dakota 3
=45. Washington 3
=52. Long Beach State 2
=52. Missouri 2
=52. North Dakota State 2
=52. Northern Iowa 2
=52. Ohio State 2
=52. South Carolina 2
=52. Tennessee State 2
=52. Tulsa 2
=60. Idaho 1
=60. Illinois 1
=60. Michigan State 1
=60. Purdue 1