What it actually takes to score at an NCAA Division I conference championship in the men's 400m. These are not marketing estimates — each mark is derived from the 2025 conference championship results, at the place where scoring stops.
Toughest conference
46.34
Big 12
Most attainable
51.60
MVC
| Conference | Mark to score |
|---|---|
| Big 12 Conference | 46.34 |
| Big Ten Conference | 46.52 |
| Southeastern Conference | 46.65 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 46.86 |
| Conference USA | 47.16 |
| American Athletic Conference | 47.36 |
| Ivy League | 47.55 |
| Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 47.58 |
| Mid-American Conference | 47.88 |
| Colonial Athletic Association | 48.08 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 48.09 |
| Patriot League | 48.17 |
| Big Sky Conference | 48.25 |
| Big West Conference | 48.31 |
| The Summit League | 48.52 |
| Southland Conference | 48.61 |
| Mountain West Conference | 48.92 |
| Southern Conference | 49.16 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | 49.24 |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf. | 49.55 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | 49.58 |
| Western Athletic Conference | 49.87 |
| Big South Conference | 50.02 |
| ASUN Conference | 50.32 |
| Horizon League | 50.42 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | 51.60 |
Faster is better, so the table runs hardest first. "Scoring cutoff" is the finishing place where conference points stop — the mark shown is what that place ran or threw in 2025.
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