The men's race could come to an anchor battle of a tired Josh Kerr vs. a fresh Grant Fisher. Who would have the edge? In the women's race, Stanford and Oregon are our two favorites. *MB: 2018 NCAA DMR Discussion Thread - Who wins if it comes down to a tired Josh Kerr vs fresh Grant Fisher? Oregon or Stanford?

We can't wait for the 5ks/3ks at NCAAs as a pair of NCAA champs will clash in both the men's and women's side. *MB: 2018 NCAA 3k/5k Talk: Who wins Fisher or Knight in the 3k? Kurgat or Schweizer in the 5k & 3k?

Josh Kerr is so good we might pick him to beat Edward Cheserek if they were racing again this year even though Cheserek ran 3:49 in the mile this winter. *MB: 2018 NCAA mile: If Edward Cheserek were racing Kerr this year, who would you pick? Will Elle Purrier win NCAA title #1?

Raevyn Rogers, one of the all-time greats, is gone but an even bigger talent may already be on the scene to replace her in Texas A&M true frosh Sammy Watson. *MB: 2018 NCAA indoor 800 - Who wins M. Saruni or I. Harris? Will freshman phenom Sammy Watson take over for Raevyn Rogers?  

Believe it or not, the Oregon women have never won the DMR at NCAAs. Look for that to change on Friday as we think the Ducks will win both DMR titles.

Karissa Schweizer hasn't lost a race since October, and when we look at her, we're reminded of Seidel last year or Dartmouth's Abbey D'Agostino in 2013-14 -- NCAA XC champs who got hot and kept it rolling all the way through indoors.

Edward Cheserek will likely become the most decorated runner in NCAA history this weekend at Texas A&M.

Collegiate record holder Edward Cheserek is the HEAVY favorite but Oklahoma St. coach Dave Smith, who has coached 11 sub-4 milers since 2009, is giving his star, Josh Thompson, free reign to go for broke, "Swing for the fences. Maybe you get it, maybe you blow up and get eighth. But either way, I think it’s more fun to say let’s go for it."

It's been 27 years since there was a repeat winner of the NCAA women's mile but that likely will change this weekend unless UNH's Elinor Purrier or Penn State star  freshman Danae Rivers can pull off an upset.

9 men under 1:47. Two freshman phenoms. An Olympic Trial finalist and many more. The men's 800 is certainly a good one.

The collegiate record holder versus the winner of the last 3 NCAA 800s. It doesn't get much better than this.

There isn't any doubt that the women of Oregon will win their 7th indoor title in the last 8 years - the only question is, 'Is this the greatest indoor team in the history of the NCAA?'

Oregon has won the last 3 indoor titles, but this year they face an uphill battle as they, at least on paper, are almost a one person track team. They've only got 1 other projected individual scorer on the roster.

Michigan's Finn will turn 22 years old on Saturday, the same day she could win her first NCAA title. After missing NCAAs in 2014 due to injury and losing both shoes in 2015, will her bad luck at nationals come to an end?

2016 has already seen Leicester City win the English Premier League, the Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA championship and Donald Trump win the presidential election. Could Cheserek be the next favorite to fall?

Six of the 12 fastest men's teams in NCAA history will compete on Friday. Will they be good enough to hold off Stanford and Washington and their 3:53 anchor legs, Sean McGorty and Izaic Yorks? Will Oregon dare to run Edward Cheserek just 30 minutes after the 5k?

Cheserek ran the #2 collegiate 3k time ever at Millrose (7:40.51) and is the heavy favorite in the 5k. He's favored to sweep both, but could be vulnerable if he runs the DMR as well on Friday. Syracuse's Justyn Knight, Villanova's Patrick Tiernan, Stanford's Sean McGorty and Washington's Izaic Yorks will all be looking to take him down in the 3k.

Notre Dame's Molly Seidel and true freshman Allie Ostrander of Boise State went 1-2 at NCAA XC in November; now both will attempt to pull off the 3k-5k double at NCAA Indoors. Can anyone break them up?

Haney is the top seed after running 3:56.36 to break Edward Cheserek's school record at Millrose. Boise State's David Elliott, UTEP's Jonah Koech and Virginia's Henry Wynne are among his top competition.

Purrier's 4:29.71 is over two seconds faster than anyone else in the NCAA this year. Can Oklahoma State's Kaela Edwards, Villanova's Angel Piccirillo or North Dakota State's Erin Teschuk challenge her?