What it actually takes to score at an NCAA Division I conference championship in the men's 5000m. These are not marketing estimates — each mark is derived from the 2025 conference championship results, at the place where scoring stops.
Toughest conference
13:36.54
Big Ten
Most attainable
16:58.58
MEAC
| Conference | Mark to score |
|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 13:36.54 |
| Big 12 Conference | 13:38.56 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 13:50.47 |
| Mountain West Conference | 13:55.68 |
| Southeastern Conference | 13:56.61 |
| Ivy League | 14:09.86 |
| Big Sky Conference | 14:28.23 |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | 14:31.78 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | 14:32.63 |
| Patriot League | 14:34.39 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 14:34.97 |
| American Athletic Conference | 14:35.87 |
| The Summit League | 14:42.03 |
| Big West Conference | 14:43.70 |
| ASUN Conference | 14:45.26 |
| Southern Conference | 14:51.08 |
| Conference USA | 14:52.48 |
| Horizon League | 14:53.79 |
| Southland Conference | 14:54.19 |
| Mid-American Conference | 14:55.40 |
| Western Athletic Conference | 15:05.58 |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf. | 15:06.27 |
| Big South Conference | 15:08.97 |
| Colonial Athletic Association | 15:11.84 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | 15:14.82 |
| Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 16:38.92 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 16:58.58 |
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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