What it actually takes to score at an NCAA Division I conference championship in the men's pole vault. These are not marketing estimates — each mark is derived from the 2025 conference championship results, at the place where scoring stops.
Toughest conference
5.65m
Mountain West
Most attainable
3.82m
SWAC
| Conference | Mark to score |
|---|---|
| Mountain West Conference | 5.65m |
| Southeastern Conference | 5.40m |
| Big 12 Conference | 5.21m |
| Sun Belt Conference | 5.08m |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 5.06m |
| Ivy League | 4.91m |
| Big South Conference | 4.91m |
| Big Sky Conference | 4.80m |
| Big West Conference | 4.75m |
| Missouri Valley Conference | 4.73m |
| Patriot League | 4.66m |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conf. | 4.65m |
| Conference USA | 4.63m |
| American Athletic Conference | 4.61m |
| The Summit League | 4.60m |
| Mid-American Conference | 4.59m |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | 4.55m |
| Western Athletic Conference | 4.54m |
| Ohio Valley Conference | 4.35m |
| Colonial Athletic Association | 4.33m |
| Southland Conference | 4.33m |
| Horizon League | 4.16m |
| Southern Conference | 4.10m |
| ASUN Conference | 4.02m |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. | 3.96m |
| Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 3.82m |
Higher 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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