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USTFCCCA ::: DI T&F Rankings: Indoor NCAA Champs Florida, Oregon Start Outdoor

USTFCCCA ::: DI T&F Rankings: Indoor NCAA Champs Florida, Oregon Start Outdoor

Mar 22, 2012 by FloTrack Staff
USTFCCCA ::: DI T&F Rankings: Indoor NCAA Champs Florida, Oregon Start Outdoor

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Indoor NCAA Champs Florida, Oregon Start Outdoor Season as Top-Ranked Squads

 

March 22, 2012

 

NEW ORLEANS – The men of Florida and the women of Oregon will begin the 2012 outdoor track & field season as the top team in the country according to the National Team Computer Rankings posted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Both squads are coming off the indoor season where they claimed respective NCAA Championships for the third-straight year.

 

Florida is the preseason men’s outdoor favorite for the third-straight year while Oregon is the outdoor preseason favorite for the first time in the five years in which preseason computer rankings have been used. The women’s preseason No. 1 has went on to win the last four national titles.

 

Texas A&M is the three-time defending championship team on both the men’s and women’s sides. The Aggies open at No. 6 and No. 7 in the men’s and women’s rankings, respectively.

 

Preseason national team rankings are calculated using data from previous seasons as a base of evaluation. Marks gained in the early part of this season will supersede previous-year marks if they are superior.

 

Florida’s men finished third at the 2011 outdoor championships with 53 points, just two behind Texas A&M (55) and one behind runner-up and Florida State (54). The Gators lost jumping extraordinaire Christian Taylor and Will Claye to the professional ranks, but return several national scorers including quartermiler Tony McQuay, sprinter Jeff Demps, decathlete Gray Horn, and national indoor triple jump champ Omar Craddock.

 

For No. 2 Florida State, the Seminoles lost 2011 winner of The Bowerman Ngoni Makusha to the pros, but keep Maurice Mitchell for the 2012 campaign. Mitchell won the 200 meters at last year’s outdoor championship and was third in the 100.

 

On the women’s side, Oregon placed second at last year’s NCAA Outdoor Championship with 45 points, just four behind Texas A&M’s 49.

 

The Ducks return three-time indoor pentathlon champion Brianne Theisen for her senior campaign and will also lean heavily on distance standouts Jordan Hasay, Anne Kesselring, and Becky Friday – among others. Oregon also has been effective in the sprints as English Gardner won the indoor 60-meter crown.

 

LSU is ranked second in the women’s rankings and third on the men’s side to start the season. The Tiger women will have several in the mix in the sprints, hurdles, and relays.

 

Among conferences, the SEC leads all leagues with 1287.71 ranking points and seven teams in the nation’s top 25 to start the season. The Big 12 is currently the top women’s conference with 1261.75 ranking points and also seven teams in the top 25.

 

The NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa, and hosted by Drake University. Preliminary rounds will be conducted May 24-26 in Austin, Texas (West site) and Jacksonville, Fla. (East site).

 

Outdoor Preseason Rankings in Past Years:

MEN

Preseason No. 1

NCAA Finish

NCAA Champ

Preseason Rank

2008

Florida State

1st

Florida State

1st

2009

Texas A&M

1st

Texas A&M

1st

2010

Florida

2nd

Texas A&M

2nd

2011

Florida

3rd

Texas A&M

2nd

2012

Florida

???

???

???

WOMEN

Preseason No. 1

NCAA Finish

NCAA Champ

Preseason Rank

2008

LSU

1st

LSU

1st

2009

Texas A&M

1st

Texas A&M

1st

2010

Texas A&M

1st

Texas A&M

1st

2011

Texas A&M

1st

Texas A&M

1st

2012

Oregon

???

???

???

 

 

USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2012 Preseason -- March 22

next ranking: April 3

Rank

School

Points

Conference

Head Coach (Yr)

2011 FINAL

1

Florida

273.50

SEC

Mike Holloway (10th)

3

2

Florida State

261.88

ACC

Bob Braman (9th)

2

3

LSU

232.63

SEC

Dennis Shaver (8th)

4

4

Texas Tech

225.30

Big 12

Wes Kittley (13th)

9

5

Arkansas

222.28

SEC

Chris Bucknam (4th)

10

6

Texas A&M

204.01

Big 12

Pat Henry (8th)

1

7

Texas

183.06

Big 12

Bubba Thornton (17th)

12

8

Indiana

162.12

Big Ten

Ron Helmer (5th)

20

9

Georgia

157.89

SEC

Wayne Norton (13th)

54

10

Virginia Tech

157.60

ACC

Dave Cianelli (11th)

5

11

Arizona

156.80

Pac-12

Fred Harvey (10th)

7

12

Baylor

143.09

Big 12

Todd Harbour (7th)

32

13

Southern California

138.04

Pac-12

Ron Allice (18th)

12

14

Mississippi State

136.67

SEC

Steve Dudley (2nd)

20

15

Nebraska

135.59

Big Ten

Gary Pepin (29th)

38

16

Oregon

134.63

Pac-12

Vin Lananna (7th)

10

17

Stanford

124.11

Pac-12

Edrick Floreal (7th)

6

18

Iowa

119.62

Big Ten

Larry Wieczorek (16th)

46

19

Wisconsin

107.79

Big Ten

Ed Nuttycombe (28th)

NR

20

Arizona State

107.50

Pac-12

Greg Kraft (16th)

25

21

Mississippi

98.75

SEC

Joe Walker (28th)

19

22

Princeton

97.99

Ivy

Fred Samara (35th)

32

23

Oklahoma

93.90

Big 12

Martin Smith (7th)

20

24

Auburn

92.77

SEC

Ralph Spry (15th)

NR

25

Ohio State

83.22

Big Ten

Robert Gary (6th)

NR

Men's Conference Index Top 10

Rank

Conference

Points

Top 25 Teams

1

SEC

1287.71

7

2

Big 12

1085.74

5

3

Pac-12

884.33

5

4

Big Ten

883.64

5

5

ACC

648.29

2

6

Big East

173.12

7

Southland

160.96

8

Mountain West

157.23

9

Ivy

141.19

1

10

MEAC

127.85

USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2012 Preseason -- March 22

next ranking: April 3

Rank

School

Points

Conference

Head Coach (Yr)

2011 FINAL

1

Oregon

354.70

Pac-12

Vin Lananna (7th)

2

2

LSU

291.71

SEC

Dennis Shaver (8th)

3

3

Southern California

279.91

Pac-12

Ron Allice (18th)

6

4

Clemson

264.83

ACC

Lawrence Johnson (4th)

7

5

Arkansas

221.81

SEC

Lance Harter (22nd)

14

6

Oklahoma

201.41

Big 12

Martin Smith (7th)

4

7

Texas A&M

197.31

Big 12

Pat Henry (8th)

1

8

Texas

186.89

Big 12

Bev Kearney (20th)

8

9

Texas Tech

167.80

Big 12

Wes Kittley (13th)

54

10

Kansas

159.21

Big 12

Stanley Redwine (12th)

23

11

Florida

155.72

SEC

Mike Holloway (5th)

34

12

UCF

134.46

Conference USA

Caryl Smith Gilbert (5th)

17

13

Baylor

131.66

Big 12

Todd Harbour (7th)

38

14

Tennessee

127.20

SEC

J.J. Clark (11th)

11

15

Auburn

117.66

SEC

Ralph Spry (15th)

14

16

Georgia

115.82

SEC

Wayne Norton (13th)

40

17

Arizona State

115.50

Pac-12

Greg Kraft (16th)

19

18

Arizona

111.74

Pac-12

Fred Harvey (10th)

5

19

Kansas State

110.72

Big 12

Cliff Rovelto (20th)

13

20

Nebraska

100.74

Big Ten

Gary Pepin (32nd)

32

21

Stanford

99.72

Pac-12

Edrick Floreal (7th)

8

22

Southern Miss

83.57

Conference USA

Kevin Stephen (5th)

10

23

UTEP

80.32

Conference USA

Mika Laaksonen (3rd)

NR

24

West Virginia

78.38

Big East

Sean Cleary (5th)

20

25

Florida State

78.09

ACC

Bob Braman (9th)

20

Women's Conference Index Top 10

Rank

Conference

Points

Top 25 Teams

1

Big 12

1261.75

7

2

Pac-12

1227.12

5

3

SEC

1168.77

6

4

ACC

574.64

2

5

Big Ten

501.43

1

6

Conference USA

442.62

3

7

Big East

390.08

1

8

Mountain West

226.15

9

Missouri Valley

151.18

10

WAC

105.30

 

 

 

 

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