Two-Time Defending Champs Florida, Oregon Begin 2012 in No. 1 Position

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Two-Time Defending Champs Florida, Oregon Begin 2012 in No. 1 Position

Gators and Ducks begin pursuit for three-peats



January 10, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – Florida’s men and Oregon’s women, both two-time defending NCAA Division I indoor track & field national champions, begin the 2012 season in familiar territory – as the nation’s No. 1 teams. The preseason national team computer rankings as calculated by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) projects the Gators and Ducks as the early paper favorites based largely on performance bests from returners.



Florida won their second-straight NCAA crown in 2011in scoring 52 points at the national championships to home team Texas A&M’s 40. The Gators lost jumpers Will Claye and 2011 Bowerman finalist Christian Taylor to the pro circuit for 2012, but return two-time 60-meter champion Jeff Demps, jumper Omar Craddock, sprinter Tony McQuay, heptathlete Gray Horn, and shot-putter Kemal Mesic among others.



Oregon’s women easily took the 2011 indoor national crown in scoring 67 points to nearest challenger Texas who scored 38. The Ducks return Jordan Hasay for her junior season. Hasay won the mile and 3000 meters at last year’s indoor championships. In addition, Oregon returns collegiate record holder in the pentathlon Brianne Theisen for a senior campaign.



The SEC and Big Ten each have six squads in the preseason top 25 among men’s squads. Five Big 12 teams are in the top 25 on the women’s side, followed by the Pac-12 with four.



The next round of computer rankings will be released on January 24. The 2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Nampa, Idaho, on March 9-10.



Here’s a look at how the indoor preseason No. 1 teams have fared at the NCAA Championships:



MEN
Preseason No. 1
NCAA Finish
NCAA Champ
Preseason Rank

2008
Florida State
2nd
Arizona State
19th

2009
Arkansas
8th
Oregon
4th

2010
Florida State
12th
Florida
2nd

2011
Florida
1st
Florida
1st

2012
Florida
???
???
???


WOMEN
Preseason No. 1
NCAA Finish
NCAA Champ
Preseason Rank

2008
LSU
2nd
Arizona State
2nd

2009
Texas A&M
2nd
Tennessee
2nd

2010
Texas A&M
5th
Oregon
2nd

2011
Oregon
1st
Oregon
1st

2012
Oregon
1st
???
???





USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2012 Preseason -- January 10

next ranking: January 24


Rank
School
Points
Conference
Head Coach (Yr)
2011 FINAL

1
Florida
150.54
SEC
Mike Holloway (10th)
1

2
Arkansas
149.44
SEC
Chris Bucknam (4th)
22

3
LSU
130.87
SEC
Dennis Shaver (8th)
4

4
Ohio State
86.42
Big Ten
Robert Gary (6th)
NR

5
Nebraska
82.09
Big Ten
Gary Pepin (29th)
20

6
Florida State
81.50
ACC
Bob Braman (9th)
5

7
Stanford
76.51
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (7th)
8

8
Indiana
74.81
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (5th)
6

9
Arizona
74.80
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
13

10
Texas
72.28
Big 12
Bubba Thornton (17th)
10

11
Kansas State
69.82
Big 12
Cliff Rovelto (20th)
18

12
Texas A&M
69.17
Big 12
Pat Henry (8th)
2

13
Wisconsin
64.25
Big Ten
Ed Nuttycombe (28th)
50

14
BYU
62.40
West Coast
Mark Robison (12th)
3

15
Minnesota
59.95
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (4th)
6

16
Iowa
59.49
Big Ten
Larry Wieczorek (16th)
8

17
Oregon
53.63
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
26

18
Virginia Tech
53.56
ACC
Dave Cianelli (11th)
15

19
Mississippi
49.60
SEC
Joe Walker (28th)
11

20
Mississippi State
44.94
SEC
Steve Dudley (2nd)
57

21
Georgia
42.57
SEC
Wayne Norton (13th)
26

22
Iona
39.88
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (4th)
16

23
Oklahoma
39.08
Big 12
Martin Smith (7th)
13

24
NC State
37.43
ACC
Rollie Geiger (28th)
NR

25
Northern Arizona
34.06
Big Sky
Eric Heins (5th)
39



Men's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
SEC
611.56
6

2
Big Ten
525.89
6

3
Big 12
350.36
4

4
Pac-12
281.60
3

5
ACC
255.33
3

6
Big East
67.97

7
Big Sky
66.98
1

8
West Coast
62.40
1

9
Mountain West
59.06

10
MEAC
49.71



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2012 Preseason -- January 10

next ranking: January 24


Rank
School
Points
Conference
Head Coach (Yr)
2011 FINAL

1
Oregon
200.25
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
1

2
LSU
142.63
SEC
Dennis Shaver (8th)
3

3
Arkansas
124.93
SEC
Lance Harter (22nd)
4

4
Texas
112.27
Big 12
Bev Kearney (20th)
2

5
Clemson
111.83
ACC
Lawrence Johnson (4th)
11

6
UCF
100.67
Conference USA
Caryl Smith Gilbert (5th)
21

7
BYU
85.81
West Coast
Patrick Shane (2nd)
15

8
Texas Tech
70.09
Big 12
Wes Kittley (13th)
36

9
Florida State
61.83
ACC
Bob Braman (9th)
9

10
Arizona
59.78
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
7

11
Ohio State
57.99
Big Ten
Karen Dennis (6th)
40

12
Southern Illinois
57.69
Missouri Valley
Connie Price-Smith (11th)
21

13
Southern Miss
57.17
Conference USA
Kevin Stephen (5th)
13

14
Georgia
53.38
SEC
Wayne Norton (13th)
NR

15
Stony Brook
48.21
America East
Andy Ronan (12th)
30

16
Arizona State
47.75
Pac-12
Greg Kraft (16th)
40

17
Texas A&M
47.71
Big 12
Pat Henry (8th)
5

18
Baylor
47.66
Big 12
Todd Harbour (7th)
10

19
Michigan
45.21
Big Ten
James Henry (27th)
18

20
Connecticut
44.24
Big East
Bill Morgan (9th)
23

21
Oklahoma
43.10
Big 12
Martin Smith (7th)
6

22
Villanova
40.02
Big East
Gina Procaccio (12th)
12

23
Stanford
36.71
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (7th)
15

24
Georgetown
34.84
Big East
Patrick Henner (5th)
50

25
Nebraska
32.39
Big Ten
Gary Pepin (32nd)
17



Women's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
SEC
446.14
3

2
Pac-12
420.28
4

3
Big 12
410.15
5

4
ACC
265.55
2

5
Big Ten
235.59
3

6
Conference USA
227.33
2

7
Big East
175.99
3

8
Missouri Valley
126.00
1

9
West Coast
96.13
1

10
Mountain West
71.31








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