On Monday I introduced the Citius College Cup, a season-long online tournament between all NCAA Division I college track teams. “Virtual” quadrangular meets will be held and scored using marks produced during various parts of the outdoor season.

By May there will be only 64 teams still standing, then a sweet 16 going into the NCAA East and West Preliminaries (aka “regionals”), then a final four at the NCAA Championships where men’s and women’s champions will be crowned. Today I’m announcing the men’s seeding and pairings.

Seeding was determined by results of the 2018-19 indoor season. The first round is scored using marks made outdoors through April 8, so the results of this round won’t be known for several weeks yet. Fans can keep up with their favorite team by going to the TFRRS.org outdoor qualifying page and using the “Compare 2+ Teams” tab to enter the appropriate teams.

Scoring is 6-4-3-2-1 for standard individual events and 6-3-1 for the 4×100 and 4×400 relays. Meets like the Texas, Florida, and Raleigh Relays are a big part of the early season so there will be an additional 3-1 scoring for the 4×200, 4×800, sprint medley, and distance medley relays.

All in all, 192 teams will advance to the next round (96 in each region).

EAST REGION

45 meets
All 1st and 2nd places plus 6 highest-scoring 3rd place teams advance

1 Florida vs 90 Oakland vs 91 Bucknell vs 180 St. Bonaventure
2 LSU vs 89 Appalachian State vs 92 Campbell vs 179 UNC-Wilmington
3 Alabama vs 88 Yale vs 93 William & Mary vs 178 Gardner-Webb
4 Indiana vs 87 Cornell vs 94 Stony Brook vs 177 Duquesne
5 Florida State vs 86 Saint Francis (Pa.) vs 95 East Carolina vs 176 Alabama A&M
6 Virginia Tech vs 85 Hofstra vs 96 Northeastern vs 175 Morehead State
7 Tennessee vs 84 VCU vs 97 Iona vs 174 Nicholls State
8 Georgia vs 83 Rider vs 98 Furman vs 173 Florida A&M
9 Purdue vs 82 Samford vs 99 High Point vs 172 Coastal Carolina
10 Ohio State vs 81 South Florida vs 100 Western Kentucky vs 171 Evansville
11 Penn State vs 80 Belmont vs 101 Maryland-Eastern Shore vs 170 Troy
12 N. Carolina A&T vs 79 South Alabama vs 102 Binghamton vs 169 Tulane
13 Michigan vs 78 New Hampshire vs 103 La Salle vs 168 Maryland
14 Ole Miss vs 77 Western Carolina vs 104 South Carolina St. vs 167 St. Francis (N.Y.)
15 Kentucky vs 76 Rhode Island vs 105 Boston College vs 166 American
16 South Carolina vs 75 Connecticut vs 106 Tennessee St. vs 165 Bryant
17 Miss State vs 74 Kennesaw State vs 107 Lipscomb vs 164 George Washington
18 Akron vs 73 UL-Lafayette vs 108 McNeese State vs 163 UNC-Greensboro
19 Mid. Tenn. State vs 72 LIU Brooklyn vs 109 Milwaukee vs 162 Colgate
20 North Carolina St. vs 71 Central Michigan vs 110 Vermont vs 161 Sacred Heart
21 Princeton vs 70 Jackson State vs 111 Illinois-Chicago vs 160 Delaware State
22 Rutgers vs 69 Monmouth vs 112 Lehigh vs 159 Canisius
23 Charlotte vs 68 Louisiana Tech vs 113 East Tenn. St. vs 158 Davidson
24 Clemson vs 67 Butler vs 114 Coppin State vs 157 VMI
25 Eastern Michigan vs 66 Wake Forest vs 115 UL-Monroe vs 156 Lafayette
26 Missouri vs 65 George Mason vs 116 North Florida vs 155 Mount St. Mary’s
27 Virginia vs 64 Alabama State vs 117 Wagner vs 154 Howard
28 Notre Dame vs 63 Dartmouth vs 118 Mississippi Valley vs 153 St. Peter’s
29 Syracuse vs 62 Buffalo vs 119 Charleston Southern vs 152 Detroit Mercy
30 Penn vs 61 Morgan State vs 120 Manhattan vs 151 UNC-Asheville
31 Harvard vs 60 UMass Lowell vs 121 Southern vs 150 Xavier (Ohio)
32 Albany vs 59 Pittsburgh vs 122 UMBC vs 149 Fordham
33 Hampton vs 58 Youngstown St. vs 123 UMass Amherst vs 148 Hartford
34 Kent State vs 57 Northwestern St. vs 124 New Jersey Institute vs 147 Alcorn State
35 Cincinnati vs 56 Norfolk State vs 125 USC Upstate vs 146 Wofford
36 Auburn vs 55 Miami (Ohio) vs 126 FIU vs 145 Holy Cross
37 Villanova vs 54 Navy vs 127 IUPUI vs 144 Fairleigh Dickinson
38 Michigan State vs 53 Indiana State vs 128 Siena vs 143 Savannah State
39 Army West Point vs 52 Liberty vs 129 N.C. Central vs 142 Marist
40 Georgia Tech vs 51 Bethune-Cookman vs 130 Valparaiso vs 141 Northern Kentucky
41 Columbia vs 50 North Carolina vs 131 Central Connecticut vs 140 Winthrop
42 Duke vs 49 Miami vs 132 Tennessee-Martin vs 139 Providence
43 SE Louisiana vs 48 Southern Miss. vs 133 Boston University vs 138 St. Joseph’s (Pa.)
44 Eastern Kentucky vs 47 Louisville vs 134 Citadel vs 137 Maine
45 Georgetown vs 46 Brown vs 135 New Orleans vs 136 Grambling

WEST REGION

27 meets
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams plus 15 highest-scoring 4th place teams advance

1 Houston vs 54 Eastern Washington vs 55 New Mexico vs 108 Pepperdine
2 Stanford vs 53 Oral Roberts vs 56 UT-Arlington vs 107 Santa Clara
3 Texas Tech vs 52 North Texas vs 57 Arkansas State vs 106 Loyola Marymount
4 Oregon vs 51 Tulsa vs 58 Grand Canyon vs 105 Cal St. Bakersfield
5 BYU vs 50 Rice vs 59 Wyoming vs 104 UC Riverside
6 Arkansas vs 49 South Dakota vs 60 Texas State vs 103 UC Irvine
7 Nebraska vs 48 Southern Utah vs 61 Stephen F. Austin vs 102 Cal Poly
8 Iowa State vs 47 Lamar vs 62 Boise State vs 101 UC Santa Barbara
9 Wisconsin vs 46 Abilene Christian vs 63 Bradley vs 100 UC Davis
10 Texas A&M vs 45 Utah State vs 64 Idaho vs 99 Fresno State
11 Kansas vs 44 Marquette vs 65 Eastern Illinois vs 98 Cal St. Fullerton
12 Iowa vs 43 Cal St. Northridge vs 66 UT-Rio Grande Valley vs 97 Seattle U.
13 Northern Arizona vs 42 Air Force vs 67 Southern Illinois vs 96 Portland State
14 UCLA vs 41 Northern Iowa vs 68 Incarnate Word vs 95 Chicago State
15 Washington vs 40 Long Beach St. vs 69 Idaho State vs 94 Western Illinois
16 USC vs 39 Illinois State vs 70 UTEP vs 93 San Jose State
17 Oklahoma State vs 38 Portland vs 71 Texas A&M-CC vs 92 Sacramento St.
18 Texas vs 37 Colorado State vs 72 Drake vs 91 DePaul
19 Colorado vs 36 Memphis vs 73 Weber State vs 90 North Dakota
20 South Dakota St. vs 35 UTSA vs 74 San Francisco vs 89 Gonzaga
21 Arizona vs 34 Montana State vs 75 Northern Colorado vs 88 Prairie View
22 Minnesota vs 33 Washington St. vs 76 SE Missouri vs 87 Saint Louis
23 California vs 32 TCU vs 77 Montana vs 86 SIU Edwardsville
24 Baylor vs 31 Wichita State vs 78 Central Arkansas vs 85 Houston Baptist
25 Sam Houston St. vs 30 North Dakota State vs 79 Utah Valley vs 84 Texas Southern
26 Oklahoma vs 29 Arizona State vs 80 Loyola (Ill.) vs 83 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
27 Illinois vs 28 Kansas State vs 81 Arkansas-Little Rock vs 82 UMKC