EUGENE -- Oregon's men are the favorite to win the team title when the NCAA outdoor track and field championships begins its four-day run Wednesday at UO's Hayward Field.

Form charts compiled by Track & Field Newsand The Oregonian's Ken Goe each predict Oregon's path to its first NCAA outdoor title since 1984 will be strewn with obstacles, however, and the biggest challenges will come from Florida and Texas A&M. The T&FN form chart currently has Oregon winning 78-72 over Florida, with the Aggies third with 58 points. After that, the field drops off. Projections only mean so much when the events leap from the form chart to the actual competition, but this should be a tight three-team race to the end.