Stanford has had the most 1-2 (or better) finishes in NCAA men’s history with 11. Behind the Cardinal, USC is at 9, with Oregon at 6, UTEP at 5… Schools with more than a single 1-2 in the same year: Oregon ’15 (5000, 10,000); Stanford ’00 (1500, 10,000); UTEP ’83 (5000, 10,000)… Only the 800 has never had a 1-2, although there have been 3 incidences of a 1-3.
| Men’s 1-2-3 finishes | |
| 1964 | Oregon JT |
| 1976 | Washington State 5000 |
| 1981 | UTEP 10,000 (plus 5th; best 1-event total ever) |
| 1998 | Stanford 10,000 |
| 1999 | Stanford 10,000 |
| 2010 | Oregon 1500 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State JT |
| Men’s 1-2 finishes | |
| (* = part of 1-2-3) | |
| 100 | Cal ’70; Alabama ’83; Houston ’18 |
| 200 | Morgan State ’51; San José State 59; Villanova ’61 |
| 400 | USC ’42; UCLA ’88; Florida 2023 |
| 800 | none |
| 1500 | Michigan ’44, ’45; Oregon ’55; Mount St. Mary’s ’89; Stanford ’00; Oregon ’10*; Washington 2023 |
| Steeple | Tennessee ’74 |
| 5000 | Indiana ’36; Houston ’60; Washington State ’76*; ’77; ’84; UTEP ’83; Arkansas ’94; Oregon ’15 |
| 10;000 | UTEP ’79, ’81*, ’82, ’83; Arkansas ’96; Stanford ’98*,’99*, ’00, 2023; Oregon ‘15 |
| 110H | Oregon ’62 |
| 400H | Baylor ’01; Florida ’16; Alabama 2023 |
| HJ | USC ’30; Ohio State ’36; Cal ’62; Texas Tech ‘15 |
| PV | USC ’35, ’36, ’38, ’67 |
| LJ | Texas Southern ’87; Florida ‘17; Arkansas 2023 |
| TJ | Arkansas ’92, ’94 |
| SP | Stanford ’28, ’29, ’30 |
| DT | Stanford ’25, ’37, ’38; USC ’52, ’53; UCLA ’56 |
| HT | Kent State ’71, ’72; SMU ’81, ’82; USC ’96 |
| JT | Oregon ’64* |
| Dec | Tennessee ’92 |