The Northwest Missouri State indoor track and field teams have received their week 7 USTFCCCA TFRI rankings ahead of the national championship, with the men's squad holding steady at No. 5 nationally and the women's team rising to No. 12 in the country. 
 
Both teams hold steady with their Central Region rankings, with the men at No. 2 and the women at No. 3. Both the Bearcat men (115 points) and women (106 points) claimed runner-up team finishes at the 2026 MIAA Indoor Conference Championships.
 
Northwest will send 22 athletes to the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, taking place March 13-14 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va. The Bearcats will be represented by 12 men's team members and eight from the women's squad. Additionally, two more athletes will join them at the national meet.
 
Top 15 - USTFCCCA DII Men's National Track & Field Rating Index (Mar. 10)
1. Pittsburg State – 253.54 points
2. Grand Valley State – 229.09 points
3. Wingate – 196.26 points
4. Adams State – 188.96 points
5. Northwest Missouri State – 117.69 points
6. Minnesota State – 109.27 points
7. West Texas A&M – 80.60 points
8. Angelo State – 70.29 points
9. Colo. School of Mines – 68.22 points
10. Harding – 67.02 points
11. CSU Pueblo – 56.96 points
12. Indianapolis – 54.89 points
13. Cedarville – 50.87 points
14. Ashland – 50.66 points
15. Saginaw Valley State – 50.65 points
 
Top 15 - USTFCCCA DII Women's National Track & Field Rating Index (Mar. 10)
1. Pittsburg State – 237.74 points
2. West Texas A&M – 198.82 points
3. Grand Valley State – 175.89 points
4. Adams State – 160.08 points
5. Colo. School of Mines – 142.93 points
6. Minnesota State – 136.43 points
7. Simon Fraser – 95.72 points
8. Ashland – 82.80 points
9. CSU Pueblo – 62.20 points
10. Missouri Southern – 61.02 points
11. Hillsdale – 60.44 points
12. Northwest Missouri State – 58.46 points
13. Central Missouri – 57.39 points
14. Findlay – 55.72 points
15. UT Tyler – 54.30 points
 
Top 10 - USTFCCCA DII Men's Central Region Track & Field Rating Index (Mar. 10)
1. Pittsburg State – 543.02 points
2. Northwest Missouri State – 343.19 points
3. Minnesota State – 290.86 points
4. Missouri Southern State – 243.53 points
5. Washburn – 178.84 points
6. Central Missouri – 177.62 points
7. Nebraska-Kearney – 176.05 points
8. Harding – 151.53 points
9. MSU Moorhead – 105.06 points
10. Emporia State – 73.40 points
 
Top 10 - USTFCCCA DII Women's Central Region Track & Field Rating Index (Mar. 10)
1. Pittsburg State – 588.51 points
2. Minnesota State – 282.67 points
3. Northwest Missouri State – 259.66 points
4. Washburn – 187.82 points
5. Missouri Southern State – 151.42 points
6. UMary – 137.69 points
7. Nebraska-Kearney – 129.69 points
8. Central Missouri – 128.56 points
9. Harding – 114.03 points
10. Oklahoma Baptist – 110.91 points