NOTE: Emory's first year of varsity competition in the NCAA was the 1980-81 school year.
| INDOOR | OUTDOOR | |||||||
| Year | UAA | NCAA | Final Rank |
UAA | NCAA | Final Rank |
Coach | |
| 1982 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1983 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1984 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1985 | - | - | - | - | 63rd | - | ||
| 1986 | - | - | - | - | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 1987 | - | - | - | - | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 1988 | 2nd | - | - | 3rd | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 1989 | 4th | - | - | 4th | 41st | - | John Curtin | |
| 1990 | 6th | 24th | - | 1st | 45th | - | John Curtin | |
| 1991 | 3rd | - | - | 2nd | 48th | - | John Curtin | |
| 1992 | 2nd | - | - | 2nd | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 1993 | 2nd | - | - | 1st | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 1994 | 2nd | - | - | 1st | 28th | - | John Curtin | |
| 1995 | 1st | 22nd | - | 3rd | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 1996 | 4th | - | - | 2nd | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 1997 | 2nd | - | - | 1st | 31st | - | John Curtin | |
| 1998 | 2nd | 30th | - | 2nd | 48th | 8 | John Curtin | |
| 1999 | 4th | - | 24 | 4th | - | 30 | John Curtin | |
| 2000 | 3rd | - | - | 2nd | 47th | 17 | John Curtin | |
| 2001 | 2nd | - | - | 2nd | 18th | 25 | John Curtin | |
| 2002 | 3rd | - | - | 2nd | 9th | 29 | John Curtin | |
| 2003 | 4th | - | 46 | 4th | - | 47 | John Curtin | |
| 2004 | 4th | - | 35 | 2nd | - | 23 | John Curtin | |
| 2005 | 2nd | - | 38 | 3rd | - | 31 | John Curtin | |
| 2006 | 3rd | - | - | 2nd | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 2007 | 3rd | - | - | 3rd | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 2008 | 3rd | 61st | 34 | 3rd | - | 43 | John Curtin | |
| 2009 | 2nd | 39th | 22 | 2nd | 33rd | 24 | John Curtin | |
| 2010 | 2nd | 34th | 34 | 1st | 67th | 67 | John Curtin | |
| 2011 | 1st | - | - | 1st | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 2012 | 2nd | T-32nd | 32 | 1st | T-18th | 18 | John Curtin | |
| 2013 | 1st | T-9th | 9 | 1st | T-16th | 16 | John Curtin | |
| 2014 | 2nd | T-23rd | 23 | 3rd | T-39th | 39 | John Curtin | |
| 2015 | 3rd | - | - | 3rd | - | - | John Curtin | |
| 2016 | 3rd | 28th | 28 | 2nd | T-51st | 51 | John Curtin | |
| 2017 | 3rd | T-56th | 56 | 3rd | T-24th | 24 | John Curtin | |
| 2018 | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | John Curtin | |
| 2019 | 3rd | T-35th | T-35th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | Derek Nelson (Interim) | |
| 2020 | 3rd | Cancelled | - | Cancelled | Cancelled | - | Linh Nguyen | |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | - | Cancelled | T-17th | T-17th | Linh Nguyen | |
| 2022 | 4th | - | - | 3rd | 58th | 58 | Linh Nguyen | |
| 2023 | 3rd | T-12th | 12th | 3rd | 11th | 11th | Linh Nguyen | |
NOTE: Final national rankings by the U.S. Track Coaches Association