A Quiet Weekend Yields Little Change to D1 National Rankings, Teams Gear for Big Conference Weekend

A Quiet Weekend Yields Little Change to D1 National Rankings, Teams Gear for Big Conference Weekend
The top 10 remains unchanged in the men’s national team rankings



February 23, 2010



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced on Tuesday the fifth weekly update of the NCAA Division I National Team Rankings for indoor track & field. As a result of a relatively quiet weekend around the nation, the men’s top 10 remained unchanged and the women’s top 10 moved slightly. A large majority of the nation’s conferences will host conference championships this weekend which will make this upcoming weekend a must-see for many in the track & field world.



This week’s national team rankings are compiled using only data from the 2010 indoor season. The only exception is combined event marks from 2009 which will factor in this week’s rankings but not the next.



Texas A&M’s men (182.08) remains on top of the national leaderboard for the fourth-consecutive week. The Aggies travel to Ames, Iowa, this weekend for the Big 12 Indoor Championships to be held Friday and Saturday. The Big 12, as always, will prove to be a hefty battleground as defending champ Texas, who despite not being in the national top 25 all season, is fourth in the South Central regional index this week, the second-best among conference foes. No. 8 Nebraska is the top-ranked team in the Midwest region and No. 9 Texas Tech is the highest-ranked team in the Mountain region. And, No. 10 Baylor and No. 12 Oklahoma also bring a lot to the Big 12 party.



No. 1 Oregon (198.11) on the women’s side travels to Seattle, Wash., for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships this weekend. No. 16 Arizona will join the Ducks in Seattle and sits behind UO in the West region index. The No. 2 Oregon men will be challenged by No. 5 Arizona State, No. 14 Stanford, and No. 18 Arizona for top spots in the MPSF. Regionally, Oregon is followed by Arizona State, Arizona, Stanford, and UCLA in the West.



The SEC Indoor Championships will be held in Fayetteville, Ark., beginning Friday. The men’s conference title will be battled amongst seven nationally ranked teams including No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Florida and No. 6 Arkansas. However, No. 25 Georgia could be in the mix as well as they are the top-ranked team in South region ahead of Florida and Tennessee.



On the women’s side, five of the nation’s top 10 reside in the SEC with No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 LSU, No. 6 Arkansas, and No. 9 Auburn taking shots at the league crown. Auburn, followed by Florida and Tennessee hold the top three spots in the South region index while Arkansas and LSU are 2-3 in the South Central.



About the Rankings

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http://www.ustfccca.org/rankings/division-i-rankings



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Indoor Track & Field National Team Rankings

2010 Week #5 - February 23


Rank
School
Points
Last Week

1
Texas A&M
182.08
1

2
Oregon
135.07
2

3
LSU
107.40
3

4
Florida
93.03
4

5
Arizona State
83.61
5

6
Arkansas
80.38
6

7
Indiana
79.80
7

8
Nebraska
77.84
8

9
Texas Tech
73.95
9

10
Baylor
70.94
10

11
Penn State
69.66
11

12
Oklahoma
61.36
16

13
Florida State
55.45
12

14
Stanford
55.13
13

15
Virginia Tech
54.34
15

16
Auburn
52.12
14

17
Minnesota
51.48
17

18
Arizona
50.95
18

19
Northern Arizona
49.69
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20
Ohio State
46.10
24

21
Alabama
45.45
20

22
New Mexico
44.90
19

23
Kentucky
44.03
21

24
California
42.96
22

25
Georgia
41.32
23


USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Indoor Track & Field National Team Rankings

2010 Week #5 - February 23


Rank
School
Points
Last Week

1
Oregon
198.11
1

2
Texas A&M
158.38
2

3
Florida
117.39
3

4
Tennessee
106.73
4

5
LSU
99.82
7

6
Arkansas
98.64
5

7
Clemson
89.55
6

8
Villanova
89.04
9

9
Auburn
83.40
8

10
Penn State
81.59
10

11
BYU
73.78
12

12
Southern Illinois
72.79
11

13
Louisville
66.39
15

14
Nebraska
65.55
14

15
Oklahoma
62.25
13

16
Arizona
61.10
16

17
UTEP
54.79
17

18
Indiana State
53.73
19

19
Indiana
50.39
18

20
Florida State
44.87
21

21
Virginia Tech
43.95
20

22
West Virginia
43.10
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23
Middle Tennessee
39.25
22

24
Georgetown
38.55
24

25
San Diego State
34.40
25










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Tom Lewis

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

Communications Manager

1100 Poydras St., Suite 1750

New Orleans, LA 70163

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Email: tom@ustfccca.org