NCAA DI National Team Rankings
NCAA DI National Team Rankings
Florida’s Men & Women Take Over the Division I National Team Rankings
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
March 3, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – With the indoor regular season in the books, Florida’s men and women are now the new top-ranked teams in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings released Monday.
MEN’S TOP FIVE |
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1) | 2) | 3) | 4) | 5) |
Florida 161.12 pts |
Arkansas 150.90 pts |
Texas A&M 124.69 pts |
Oregon 111.72 pts |
Wisconsin 109.19 pts |
View Complete Men’s Rankings |
Based on the final descending order lists, the Gator men leapt past newly crowned SEC champion and defending NCAA indoor champion Arkansas into the driver’s seat for its fourth NCAA title in the past five years, while the Gator women moved past the four-time defending NCAA Indoor Champion Oregon Ducks.
Both defending champions moved down to No. 2.
One more set of rankings remain prior to the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., during the weekend of March 14-15, to be released next Monday. Only entries into the championships – which are announced Tuesday by 10 p.m. ET –will be considered for that final edition.
WOMEN’S TOP FIVE |
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1) | 2) | 3) | 4) | 5) |
Florida 174.53 pts |
Oregon 169.06 pts |
Texas A&M 155.21 pts |
Georgia 121.67 pts |
Arkansas 116.44 pts |
View Complete Women’s Rankings |
In the meantime, it was mainly the collegiate-leading 20.55 at 200 meters posted by Dedric Dukes – along with No. 7 and No. 8 performances at 400 meters by Hugh Graham, Jr., and Najee Glass – that drove the Gators’ team rankings score of 161.12 past SEC Champion Arkansas’ 150.90.
Florida won three consecutive NCAA indoor team titles from 2010-2012 before Arkansas interrupted their streak a year ago. Its last title came in 2012, when it took over the top spot in week six from Arkansas.
The Razorbacks, despite winning the SEC team crown, fell to No. 2 with a 25.14-point reduction in its team score. This marks the first time since the final pre-championships rankings in 2012 Arkansas hasn’t occupied the top spot.
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Florida’s SEC champion women (174.53) loaded up on season-best performances on their way to the conference title, with 14 new marks that crocked the individual event rankings. Chief among them was No. 3 Shayla Sanders at 60 meters and the No. 7 mile by Cory McGee.
The Gators haven’t won a women’s NCAA indoor title since 1992, with a runner-up showing in 2003.
Meanwhile, the Oregon Ducks (169.06) were conservative with their contingent to the MPSF meet, and recorded few season-best performances. No. 3 Texas A&M (155.21) also still looms well within striking distance.
On the men’s side, Texas A&M (124.69) held firm at No. 3, with No. 4 Oregon (111.72) and Big Ten champion No. 5 Wisconsin (109.19) swapped spots from a week ago to complete the top five.
Lawi Lalang’s 5000 meters debut for 2014 at No. 4 boosted Arizona (81.87) up three spots to No. 6, while ACC champion No. 7 Florida State (69.07) and No. 8 Penn State (69.07) both dropped one spot.
Another big mover was No. 9 Villanova (59.77), up five spots from a week ago behind its third-ranked DMR.
Southern California (58.65) dropped two spots to round out the top 10.
Other teams making waves post-conference championships included No. 15 Colorado (up 18), No. 21 Purdue (up 16) and No. 22 Michigan State (up 17).
Rounding out the women’s top five were No. 4 Georgia (121.67) – up three spots from last week – and No. 5 Arkansas (116.44).
Big 12 champion No. 6 Texas (108.76) and No. 7 Kentucky (99.23) both dropped a spot, while No. 8 Providence held firm.
New to the top-10 was No. 9 Maryland (71.35), which improved 17 positions from a week ago behind former National Athlete of the Week Thea LaFond’s top-10 marks in the pentathlon (No. 3) high jump (No. 6) and triple jump (No. 6).
Stanford (68.42) dropped one spot to complete the top 10.
Maryland wasn’t the only ACC team on the move: ACC champ No. 13 Florida State improved 14 slots, while No. 20 Miami was the biggest gainer with a 37-position jump.
Other notable improvements included No. 18 Alabama (up 13) and No. 23 Michigan State (up 14).
The national team rankings are complied by mathematical formulae based on national descending order lists. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points. A full description of the rankings can be found here.
The USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings should not be referred to as a “poll” as no voting occurs during the process.
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I |
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MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25) |
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2014 Week #6 — March 4 |
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next ranking: March 11 (pre-Championships) | |||||
Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
1 | Florida | 161.12 | SEC | Mike Holloway (12th) | 2 |
2 | Arkansas | 150.90 | SEC | Chris Bucknam (6th) | 1 |
3 | Texas A&M | 124.69 | SEC | Pat Henry (10th) | 3 |
4 | Oregon | 111.72 | MPSF | Robert Johnson (2nd) | 5 |
5 | Wisconsin | 109.19 | Big Ten | Mick Byrne (1st) | 4 |
6 | Arizona | 81.87 | MPSF | Fred Harvey (12th) | 9 |
7 | Florida State | 72.62 | ACC | Bob Braman (11th) | 6 |
8 | Penn State | 69.07 | Big Ten | Beth Alford-Sullivan (8th) | 7 |
9 | Villanova | 59.77 | Big East | Marcus O’Sullivan (14th) | 14 |
10 | Southern California | 58.65 | Independent (DI) | Caryl Smith Gilbert (1st) | 8 |
11 | Alabama | 56.36 | SEC | Dan Waters (3rd) | 12 |
12 | Notre Dame | 49.83 | ACC | Joe Piane (39th) | 10 |
13 | Mississippi State | 47.06 | Independent (DI) | Steve Dudley (4th) | 11 |
14 | Nebraska | 46.67 | Big Ten | Gary Pepin (31st) | 21 |
15 | Colorado | 45.50 | MPSF | Mark Wetmore (19th) | 33 |
16 | Stanford | 45.30 | MPSF | Chris Miltenberg (2nd) | 23 |
17 | LSU | 41.66 | SEC | Dennis Shaver (10th) | 15 |
18 | Akron | 40.86 | Mid-American | Dennis Mitchell (19th) | 27 |
19 | Cornell | 40.82 | Ivy | Nathan Taylor (15th) | 13 |
20 | Ohio State | 40.59 | Big Ten | Ed Beathea (3rd) | 25 |
21 | Purdue | 37.52 | Big Ten | Rolando Greene (2nd) | 37 |
22 | Michigan State | 37.35 | Big Ten | Walt Drenth (8th) | 39 |
23 | UTEP | 36.94 | Conference USA | Mika Laaksonen (5th) | 16 |
24 | Texas Tech | 36.46 | Big 12 | Wes Kittley (15th) | 22 |
25 | Mississippi | 34.34 | SEC | Brian O’Neal (2nd) | 20 |
Dropped out: No. 17 Texas, No. 18 Kennesaw State, No. 19 Pittsburgh, No. 24 Georgia | |||||
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
1 | SEC | 642.79 | 6 |
2 | Big Ten | 397.46 | 6 |
3 | MPSF | 377.47 | 4 |
4 | ACC | 234.09 | 2 |
5 | Big 12 | 199.59 | 1 |
6 | Independent (DI) | 105.71 | 2 |
7 | American | 104.52 | |
8 | Mid-American | 99.66 | 1 |
9 | Big East | 92.92 | 1 |
10 | Ivy | 82.90 | 1 |
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I |
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WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25) |
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2014 Week #6 — March 4 |
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next ranking: March 11 (pre-Championships) | |||||
Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
1 | Florida | 174.53 | SEC | Mike Holloway (7th) | 2 |
2 | Oregon | 169.06 | MPSF | Robert Johnson (2nd) | 1 |
3 | Texas A&M | 155.21 | SEC | Pat Henry (10th) | 3 |
4 | Georgia | 121.67 | SEC | Wayne Norton (15th) | 7 |
5 | Arkansas | 116.44 | SEC | Lance Harter (24th) | 4 |
6 | Texas | 108.76 | Big 12 | Mario Sategna (1st) | 5 |
7 | Kentucky | 99.23 | SEC | Edrick Floreal (2nd) | 6 |
8 | Providence | 87.71 | Big East | Ray Treacy (30th) | 8 |
9 | Maryland | 71.35 | ACC | Andrew Valmon (11th) | 26 |
10 | Stanford | 68.42 | MPSF | Chris Miltenberg (2nd) | 9 |
11 | LSU | 66.75 | SEC | Dennis Shaver (10th) | 14 |
12 | Dartmouth | 66.60 | Ivy | Sandra Ford-Centonze (22nd) | 10 |
13 | Florida State | 64.54 | ACC | Bob Braman (11th) | 27 |
14 | Georgetown | 53.49 | Big East | Patrick Henner (7th) | 15 |
15 | Mississippi State | 50.87 | SEC | Steve Dudley (4th) | 23 |
16 | Penn State | 49.94 | Big Ten | Beth Alford-Sullivan (15th) | 11 |
17 | South Dakota | 40.46 | Summit League | Lucky Huber (20th) | 16 |
18 | Alabama | 40.15 | SEC | Dan Waters (3rd) | 31 |
19 | Texas Tech | 39.35 | Big 12 | Wes Kittley (15th) | 12 |
20 | Miami (Fla.) | 37.37 | ACC | Amy Deem (24th) | 57 |
21 | Purdue | 36.51 | Big Ten | Rolando Greene (2nd) | 17 |
22 | UCLA | 35.81 | MPSF | Mike Maynard (2nd) | 19 |
23 | Michigan State | 35.14 | Big Ten | Walt Drenth (8th) | 37 |
24 | Iowa State | 35.08 | Big 12 | Martin Smith (1st) | 20 |
25 | Michigan | 34.20 | Big Ten | James Henry (29th) | 30 |
Dropped out: No. 13 North Carolina, No. 18 Villanova, No. 21 Akron, No. 22 Kent State, No. 24 Missouri, No. 25 Kansas | |||||
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 |
Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
1 | SEC | 930.15 | 8 |
2 | MPSF | 345.46 | 3 |
3 | ACC | 294.04 | 3 |
4 | Big 12 | 269.22 | 3 |
5 | Big Ten | 207.75 | 4 |
6 | Big East | 170.69 | 2 |
7 | Ivy | 72.89 | 1 |
8 | Mid-American | 65.55 | |
9 | Mountain West | 62.62 | |
10 | Conference USA | 51.38 |