NEW ORLEANS - The Arkansas men and LSU women remain atop the latest U. S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Computer Team Rankings released Tuesday, but both squads lost ground to the three-time defending NCAA indoor champions for their respective gender, significantly so for Arkansas.

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Despite defending their home track and claiming the SEC crown, the Razorback men dropped 16.8 net points to a team total of 196.27,  marking the first time they have dropped below 200 points this season. Hot on their heels at No. 2 are the runners-up from the SEC meet in three-time defending NCAA Champ Florida, which leapt 46.7 team points for a team total of 175.95 – by far this season’s closest margin between No. 1 and 2 on the men’s side.

Though the Gators did not ultimately pose a serious threat to the Razorback’s title at the SEC Championships – a meet that places significant value on team depth, favoring Arkansas – they did manage to produce 10 top-10 nationally ranked performances, compared to Arkansas’ three.

The LSU women were not as fortunate as the Arkansas men at the SEC Championships, falling to the Razorback women to finish runner-up in the meet, but were able to retain their top ranking at 167.44 team points after a small net loss of 1.78 points. Continuing to gain momentum in their climb toward the rankings’ top spot are the three-time defending indoor champion Ducks of Oregon, who pulled within 11 points of the Tigers at 159.28 team points and a gain of 7.33.

Fresh off an MPSF Championships crown, Oregon was propelled in the rankings largely by a pair of student-athletes who moved into the top 10 nationally in their respective events: second-ranked Phyllis Francis at 400 meters (52.03 OT) and No. 10 Anne Kesselring at 800 meters (2:05.29 OT).

A trio of big gainers round out the men’s top five, led by No. 3 Texas A&M , which earned a 27.67 net gain for 114.33 team total. Up six spots and 35.15 team points to No. 4 is Big 10 Champ Wisconsin (99.37), while MPSF Champ Oregon also jumped six spots to No. 5 with a net gain of 23.38 points for a total 85.62.

On the women’s side Big 12 Champion Kansas improved two positions to No. 3 after an 8.78 net increase to 147.70. SEC Champion held steady at 145.84 team points, but slid a spot from last week to No. 4, and preseason No. 1 and ACC Champ Clemson slid 12.52 net points and a spot to No. 5 (130.74).

The National Computer Team Rankings project how a team will finish in a National Championship Meet setting, rather than a triangular or dual. The rankings are compiled from meet data in the 2012-13 season.

The final round of computer rankings will be released March 5, and will be based on qualifiers to the NCAA Championships. The 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Fayetteville, Ark., March 8-9.

Biggest Jump (Men): 20 – Baylor
Biggest Jump (Women): 25 – Florida State

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)
2013 Week #6 — February 26
next ranking: March 5 (pre-NCAA)
Rank	School	Points	Conference	Head Coach (Yr)	Last Week
1	Arkansas	196.27	SEC	Chris Bucknam (5th)	1
2	Florida	175.95	SEC	Mike Holloway (11th)	2
3	Texas A&M	114.33	SEC	Pat Henry (9th)	3
4	Wisconsin	99.37	Big Ten	Ed Nuttycombe (29th)	10
5	Oregon	85.62	MPSF	Robert Johnson (1st)	11
6	Nebraska	73.72	Big Ten	Gary Pepin (30th)	5
7	Indiana	70.44	Big Ten	Ron Helmer (6th)	9
8	Texas Tech	67.58	Big 12	Wes Kittley (14th)	4
9	Texas	63.86	Big 12	Bubba Thornton (18th)	8
10	Penn State	62.10	Big Ten	Beth Alford-Sullivan (7th)	7
11	Oklahoma State	61.17	Big 12	Dave Smith (5th)	6
12	Virginia Tech	59.38	ACC	Dave Cianelli (12th)	28
13	LSU	54.69	SEC	Dennis Shaver (9th)	16
14	Florida State	54.53	ACC	Bob Braman (10th)	12
15	Arizona	53.92	MPSF	Fred Harvey (11th)	14
16	Arizona State	51.94	MPSF	Greg Kraft (17th)	13
17	Clemson	49.45	ACC	Shawn Cobey (1st)	24
18	Minnesota	49.25	Big Ten	Steve Plasencia (5th)	15
19	NC State	46.41	ACC	Rollie Geiger (29th)	17
20	Baylor	42.63	Big 12	Todd Harbour (8th)	40
21	Oklahoma	41.33	Big 12	Martin Smith (8th)	21
22	Tulsa	40.05	Conference USA	Steve Gulley (11th)	20
23	Mississippi	39.56	SEC	Brian O’Neal (1st)	19
24	Northern Arizona	37.84	Big Sky	Eric Heins (6th)	23
25	Auburn	37.39	SEC	Ralph Spry (16th)	31
Dropped out: No. 18 Pittsburgh, No. 22 UT Arlington, No. 25 Indiana State

 

Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank	Conference	Points	Top 25 Teams
1	SEC	749.95	6
2	Big Ten	491.72	5
3	MPSF	354.95	3
4	Big 12	349.21	5
5	ACC	216.39	4
6	Conference USA	75.27	1
7	WAC	74.16
8	Big East	59.58
9	Colonial	51.83
10	Mountain West	49.70

 

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)
2013 Week #6 — February 26
next ranking: March 5 (pre-NCAA)
Rank	School	Points	Conference	Head Coach (Yr)	Last Week
1	LSU	167.44	SEC	Dennis Shaver (9th)	1
2	Oregon	159.28	MPSF	Robert Johnson (1st)	2
3	Kansas	147.70	Big 12	Stanley Redwine (13th)	5
4	Arkansas	145.84	SEC	Lance Harter (23rd)	3
5	Clemson	130.74	ACC	Shawn Cobey (1st)	4
6	Texas A&M	105.48	SEC	Pat Henry (9th)	9
7	Georgia	83.92	SEC	Wayne Norton (14th)	7
8	Illinois	79.42	Big Ten	Tonja Buford-Bailey (5th)	15
9	UCF	79.38	Conference USA	Caryl Smith Gilbert (6th)	10
10	Florida	77.76	SEC	Mike Holloway (6th)	6
11	Texas	75.29	Big 12	Rose Brimmer (1st)	13
12	Arizona State	73.69	MPSF	Greg Kraft (17th)	8
13	Arizona	66.33	MPSF	Fred Harvey (11th)	11
14	Iowa State	65.34	Big 12	Corey Ihmels (6th)	12
15	South Carolina	63.23	SEC	Curtis Frye (17th)	14
16	Dartmouth	54.84	Ivy	Sandra Ford-Centonze (21st)	18
17	Florida State	45.06	ACC	Bob Braman (10th)	42
18	Indiana State	45.04	Missouri Valley	Angie Martin (3rd)	17
19	Stanford	39.89	MPSF	Chris Miltenberg (1st)	16
20	Wichita State	39.78	Missouri Valley	Steve Rainbolt (13th)	19
21	Michigan	35.41	Big Ten	James Henry (28th)	20
22	Baylor	33.61	Big 12	Todd Harbour (8th)	25
23	Oklahoma	31.93	Big 12	Martin Smith (8th)	29
24	Boston University	31.35	America East	Robyne Johnson (8th)	28
25	Mississippi State	28.78	SEC	Steve Dudley (3rd)	27
Dropped out: No. 21 Georgetown, No. 22 Oklahoma State, No. 23 Connecticut, No. 24 San Diego State

 

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank	Conference	Points	Top 25 Teams
1	SEC	751.47	7
2	Big 12	412.48	5
3	MPSF	412.43	4
4	ACC	283.99	2
5	Big Ten	212.83	2
6	Big East	147.98
7	Conference USA	135.14	1
8	Missouri Valley	111.07	2
9	Ivy	77.66	1
10	Mountain West	50.74