The NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 26-28 in Turlock, Calif., on the campus of Cal State Stanislaus.

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March 29, 2011



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announces the association’s preseason National Team Computer Rankings for the 2011 outdoor track & field season in NCAA Division II. The men’s rankings are led by Abilene Christian in the preseason release while Grand Valley State leads all women’s teams. Both squads won NCAA indoor titles earlier in the month.



The NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 26-28 in Turlock, Calif., on the campus of Cal State Stanislaus.



Defending men’s team outdoor champion Saint Augustine’s starts the season at No. 3 while women’s defending outdoor team champion Angelo State begins at No. 20.



Preseason computer rankings are compiled using performance data from both the current 2011 outdoor season and the past season. Past-season data will be used in conjunction with current data through week three in calculating team scores.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2011 Preseason - March 29

next ranking: April 5, Week 1


Rank
School
Points
2010 FINAL

1
Grand Valley State
221.05
3

2
Adams State
176.73
8

3
Johnson C. Smith
155.02
10

4
Lincoln (Mo.)
153.75
2

5
UC San Diego
146.33
16

6
Ashland
126.50
12

7
Fort Valley State
126.28
5

8
Abilene Christian
120.87
4

9
Central Missouri
109.64
25

10
Saint Augustine's
93.00
11

11
Shippensburg
90.15
9

12
Winona State
88.53
13

13
Cal State LA
84.85
38

14
Chico State
76.52
18

15
Pittsburg State
76.24
21

16
Slippery Rock
74.40
21

17
Western State
71.94
26

18
Alaska Anchorage
67.37

19
Western Washington
56.25
18

20
Angelo State
55.38
1

21
Augustana (S.D.)
52.64
52

22
Indiana (Pa.)
50.82
20

23
Western Oregon
49.72
35

24
Seattle Pacific
45.14
17

25
Fort Hays State
43.67
43



Women's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
MIAA
476.41
4

2
GLIAC
442.75
2

3
CCAA
392.85
3

4
PSAC
320.94
3

5
RMAC
313.80
2

6
NSIC
310.53
2

7
CIAA
270.96
2

8
GNAC
248.90
4

9
Lone Star
240.87
2

10
SIAC
192.94
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