1979 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

January 2025 1979 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Michigan Detroit, Michigan March 9–10, 1979 Cobo Arena 1978 1980 The 1979 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships were contested March 9−10, 1979 at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan at the 15th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate indoor track and field events in the United States.NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_indoor_champs_records/2012-13/2012-13_mitfd1.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 26, 2017 Villanova took the top spot in the team standings, finishing just 1 point ahead of defending champions and perennial track power UTEP. The Wildcats claimed their second indoor team title and first since 1968. Qualification Unlike other NCAA-sponsored sports, there were not separate NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III championships for indoor track and field until 1985. As such, all athletes and programs from all three divisions were eligible to compete. Team standings Note: Top 10 only Scoring: 6 points for a 1st-place finish, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, and 1 point for 5th (DC) = Defending Champions Full results1979 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship Results http://www.usctrackandfield.com/iNCAAresults1979.pdf USA Track and Field USTFCCCA January 26, 2017 February 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024233/http://www.usctrackandfield.com/iNCAAresults1979.pdf dead Rank Team Points Villanova 52 UTEP (DC) 51 Auburn 27 04 4 KansasTennessee 24 06 6 Maryland 22 07 7 Harvard 16 08 8 DartmouthIndianaMissouriWisconsin 14 References Category:NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Ncaa Indoor Track And Field Championships Ncaa Indoor Track And Field Championships NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships