USC Men Ranked No. 6, USC Women Ranked No. 7

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http://www.ustfccca.org/2011/05/featured/heading-to-des-moines-texas-ams-men-oregons-women-are-number-ones



Also attached are Program of the Year standings through the indoor championships







Heading to Des Moines: Texas A&M’s Men, Oregon’s Women Are Number Ones



May 31, 2011



NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released week nine national computer rankings for NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field on Tuesday. The "final 24" for the NCAA Division I Championships has been set in each event as a result of preliminary rounds contest over the Memorial Day weekend, and new computer rankings are calculated based on the those who advanced through the rounds and that will compete next week in Des Moines, Iowa, June 8-11.



Oregon's women, the two-time NCAA indoor team champions, took the top spot in the outdoor rankings for the first time this year as they advanced a tied-overall best 16 entries to Des Moines for the final rounds of the championships. No. 2 Texas A&M trails slightly in the latest rankings, but advanced 15 from the preliminary rounds, including a meet-best nine entries from sprint and hurdle events. LSU was moved to No. 3, their lowest position since the preseason, but also are not too far behind the Ducks and Aggies in ranking points as the Lady Tigers will also have 15 entries at Drake, eight of which are in sprint and hurdle events.



The top seven positions on the men's side remained unchanged as No. 1 Texas A&M and No. 2 Florida seem to be the clear frontrunners heading into the final rounds. The Aggies have 19 entries that will compete in Des Moines, including a meet-best eight in sprint and hurdle events and six in the jumps. Florida will challenge with 17 entries, five in sprint/hurdles and jumps, apiece. No. 8 Virginia Tech may float up the leaderboard with a third-best 14 entries in Des Moines, including a meet-best seven in jumping events -- three of which are in the pole vault. No. 3 Florida State has 13 entries into the meet, tied with No. 4 LSU, but are banking on the doubling potential of Ngoni Makusha (100m-long jump), Maurice Mitchell (100m-200m), Ciaran O'Lionaird (5000m-10k), and Michael Putman (shot put-discus).



The Stanford men qualified four in the 10,000 meters and LSU's women qualified four for the 100 meters to co-lead the category of most entries per event. April Sinkler of No. 6 Clemson will be the only individual to compete in three events, having qualified in the women's high jump, long jump, and triple jump.



Live television coverage of the meet can be found on cable's CBS Sports Network on Friday, June 10, and to a national audience on Saturday, June 11, on CBS.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2011 Week #9 - May 31, pre-NCAA finals

next ranking: FINAL, NCAA Championship Results


Rank
School
Points
Last Week

1
Texas A&M
372.60
1

2
Florida
350.16
2

3
Florida State
269.36
3

4
LSU
232.42
4

5
Texas Tech
221.14
5

6
Southern California
192.74
6

7
Arkansas
174.59
7

8
Virginia Tech
169.23
13

9
Texas
161.89
8

10
BYU
149.04
16

11
Stanford
145.19
11

12
Arizona
144.53
9

13
Oregon
143.59
14

14
Washington
124.51
19

15
Baylor
120.18
12

16
Georgia
99.06
20

17
Nebraska
98.49
10

18
New Mexico
90.27
25

19
Mississippi
89.70
18

20
Kansas
85.59
15

21
UCLA
83.06
22

22
Auburn
81.26
29

23
Illinois
74.44
35

24
UT Arlington
73.61
31

25
Kansas State
72.45
26

dropped out: No. 17 Oklahoma, No. 21 Iowa, No. 23 Arizona State, No. 24 Washington State


Men's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
Big 12
1348.16
7

2
SEC
1292.40
6

3
Pac-10
1011.54
6

4
ACC
688.73
2

5
Big Ten
392.26
1

6
Mountain West
294.01
2

7
BIG EAST
168.74

8
Southland
148.90
1

9
Ivy League
137.77

10
Big Sky
115.51



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2011 Week #9 - May 31, pre-NCAA finals

next ranking: FINAL, NCAA Championship Results


Rank
School
Points
Last Week

1
Oregon
311.97
3

2
Texas A&M
308.49
1

3
LSU
289.40
2

4
Arkansas
215.06
8

5
Oklahoma
199.64
6

6
Clemson
187.34
4

7
Southern California
184.34
7

8
Texas
165.27
11

9
Arizona
160.84
5

10
Baylor
158.72
9

11
Arizona State
151.97
10

12
Nebraska
141.79
13

13
Auburn
140.88
12

14
Stanford
130.88
20

15
Tennessee
130.50
15

16
Kansas
113.12
16

17
Florida
95.81
19

18
Washington State
91.16
14

19
Kansas State
84.83
17

20
Southern Miss
83.65
33

21
Indiana
82.12
29

22
Ohio State
81.90
27

23
Southern Illinois
80.40
21

24
UCF
80.06
23

25
Wichita State
77.07
36

dropped out: No. 18 Texas Tech, No. 22 Georgia, No. 24 Colorado, No. 25 Florida State


Women's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
Big 12
1392.55
7

2
Pac-10
1166.98
6

3
SEC
1126.82
5

4
ACC
582.54
1

5
Big Ten
461.82
2

6
BIG EAST
357.95

7
Conference USA
351.28
2

8
Mountain West
236.81

9
Missouri Valley
196.29
2

10
Mid-American
98.50






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