The UW-Platteville men's track and field team is ranked fifth in the country, according to the latest U.S. Track&Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings.

The Pioneers have 314.41 points. National leader Augustana has 333.37, followed by North Central College at 323.26, Whitworth University at 317.67, Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges with 315.34 and UWP.

The second five consists of St. Thomas, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, Williamette and Tufts.

A team's total point score is the sum of all points earned by that team in each event. Teams are allowed to select up to two athletes per event, and an athlete can only be used in a maximum of three events (not including relays). Only one relay team per event can be selected. Schools are responsible for submitting their own results.

The points are based on the best marks in an event in the current season. To emphasize the team aspect of track and field, teams are rewarded for covering as many events as possible.