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Arkansas-Florida in virtual tie for men’s top spot, Texas A&M men moves into top three, Clemson women takes another step up to No. 2



February 14, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – It’s moving week for the indoor track & field National Team Computer Rankings in Division I. In the first few weeks of the season, rankings are tabulated using a mixture of current and past season data. Now, it’s all about this season. With the exception of combined events, only in-season marks from the NCAA’s official qualifying lists are used in tabulation. As a result, the second week in February is always “moving week” where teams can swap several spots up or down.



The national rankings on the men’s side still have Arkansas and Florida in the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively. However, with the point margin between the squads at 166.98 to 166.09, it is a virtual tie for nation’s top spot.



Texas A&M has made a slow climb throughout the season, but now stand at No. 3 after a five-spot bump. Junior transfer Ameer Webb has made the biggest difference for A&M’s climb as he ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in the 200 meters (20.79) and in the top ten in the 60 (6.66). In addition, Texas A&M has the No. 2-ranked DMR in the country.



At No. 7, Arizona State jumped 17 spots from No. 24 as a result of moving week and are in the top ten for the first time since 2010. The Sun Devils boast six national top-ten marks. Sophomore Ryan Milus has clocked a 6.58 in the 60 meters at altitude (converts to 6.60 for NCAA seeding). Sophomore Bryan McBride cleared 7-5 (2.26m) last weekend in the high jump (at altitude) to rank third nationally in that event.



The SEC leads all conferences with seven teams in the nation’s top 25. The Big Ten follows with five. The Big 12 and Pac-12 each have four in the nation’s top 25.



For the nation’s women, two-time defending champion Oregon was unfazed by moving week as they stay at No. 1 – a place they’ve been since the preseason. Freshman English Gardner is among many Ducks with significant performance this season. Last weekend in Albuquerque, Gardner clocked the collegiate-leading time in the 60 meters (7.17A) and the season’s second-best raw time in the 200 (23.34A).



Clemson moved up to No. 2 this week to better their all-time best ranking. The Tigers have three collegiate-leading marks as Marlena Wesh is tops in the 400 meters (52.21) and Bridgette Owens and Brianna Rollins share the CL in the 60 hurdles (7.97).



Texas A&M went from No. 9 to No. 5 to enter the nation’s top five for the first time this year. No. 6 Kansas, No. 7 Florida, and No. 8 Tennessee are in the top 25 for the first time this year. The Gators zoomed 25 spots up the poll this week after clocking a top-five 4x400 (3:33.22A) and sophomore Cory McGee notching a top-five seed in the mile last weekend.



Among women’s squads, five teams from the SEC, Big 12, and Pac-12 are in the nation’s top 25. The SEC leads the country in ranking points with 543.49.



Now the attention turns to championship season for indoor track & field. This upcoming weekend, championships will be held by the America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, MEAC, Metro Atlantic, and the Patriot League. This past weekend, Monmouth swept league titles in the Northeast Conference.



The 2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Nampa, Idaho, on March 9-10.





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NCAA Division I

Men's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2012 Week #4 -- February 14

next ranking: February 21


Rank
School
Points
Conference
Head Coach (Yr)
Last Week

1
Arkansas
166.98
SEC
Chris Bucknam (4th)
1

2
Florida
166.09
SEC
Mike Holloway (10th)
2

3
Texas A&M
126.13
Big 12
Pat Henry (8th)
8

4
LSU
112.24
SEC
Dennis Shaver (8th)
3

5
Arizona
90.48
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
5

6
Texas
89.79
Big 12
Bubba Thornton (17th)
4

7
Arizona State
81.09
Pac-12
Greg Kraft (16th)
24

8
Virginia Tech
73.19
ACC
Dave Cianelli (11th)
9

9
Mississippi State
72.81
SEC
Steve Dudley (2nd)
18

10
Indiana
65.25
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (5th)
12

11
Minnesota
64.64
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (4th)
10

12
Stanford
57.04
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (7th)
7

13
Kansas State
51.81
Big 12
Cliff Rovelto (20th)
16

14
BYU
48.95
West Coast
Mark Robison (12th)
14

15
Nebraska
47.83
Big Ten
Gary Pepin (29th)
13

16
Auburn
44.83
SEC
Ralph Spry (15th)
23

17
Penn State
42.53
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (6th)
32

18
Georgia
42.01
SEC
Wayne Norton (13th)
22

19
Ohio State
40.92
Big Ten
Robert Gary (6th)
15

20
Oregon
40.82
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
21

21
Florida State
40.24
ACC
Bob Braman (9th)
6

22
Mississippi
39.70
SEC
Joe Walker (28th)
19

23
Oklahoma
37.91
Big 12
Martin Smith (7th)
11

24
Princeton
35.80
Ivy
Fred Samara (35th)
48

25
Northern Arizona
35.59
Big Sky
Eric Heins (5th)
27

Dropped out: No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 20 Iowa, No. 25 Iona


Men's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
SEC
666.46
7

2
Big 12
388.36
4

3
Big Ten
365.33
5

4
Pac-12
326.28
4

5
ACC
211.75
2

6
Big East
115.01

7
Mountain West
65.11

8
Summit League
62.46

9
Ivy
53.11
1

10
West Coast
48.95
1



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NCAA Division I

Women's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2012 Week #4 -- February 14

next ranking: February 21


Rank
School
Points
Conference
Head Coach (Yr)
Last Week

1
Oregon
188.07
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
1

2
Clemson
146.62
ACC
Lawrence Johnson (4th)
3

3
LSU
144.79
SEC
Dennis Shaver (8th)
2

4
Arkansas
139.42
SEC
Lance Harter (22nd)
4

5
Texas A&M
79.87
Big 12
Pat Henry (8th)
9

6
Kansas
74.00
Big 12
Stanley Redwine (12th)
24

7
Florida
72.65
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
32

8
Tennessee
67.06
SEC
J.J. Clark (11th)
17

9
Texas Tech
65.12
Big 12
Wes Kittley (13th)
8

10
Southern Illinois
64.36
Missouri Valley
Connie Price-Smith (11th)
11

11
UCF
63.50
Conference USA
Caryl Smith Gilbert (5th)
5

12
Texas
61.98
Big 12
Bev Kearney (20th)
6

13
Iowa State
60.17
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (5th)
14

14
BYU
57.25
West Coast
Patrick Shane (2nd)
7

15
Arizona
54.05
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
10

16
Wisconsin
52.37
Big Ten
Jim Stintzi (8th)
29

17
Stanford
50.65
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (7th)
23

18
Ohio State
48.10
Big Ten
Karen Dennis (6th)
18

19
California
48.03
Pac-12
Tony Sandoval (20th)
70

20
Georgetown
46.86
Big East
Patrick Henner (5th)
27

21
Florida State
43.43
ACC
Bob Braman (9th)
12

22
Washington
38.74
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (10th)
28

23
Michigan State
37.97
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (6th)
48

24
South Carolina
37.26
SEC
Curtis Frye (16th)
44

25
UC Santa Barbara
35.95
Big West
Pete Dolan (23rd)
30

Dropped out: No. 13 Georgia, No. 15 Baylor, No. 16 Southern Miss, No. 19 Oklahoma, No. 21 Arizona State, No. 22 Stony Brook, No. 25 Michigan


Women's Conference Index Top 10

Rank
Conference
Points
Top 25 Teams

1
SEC
543.49
5

2
Big 12
431.78
5

3
Pac-12
411.03
5

4
ACC
253.74
2

5
Big Ten
245.57
3

6
Big East
144.03
1

7
Missouri Valley
143.29
1

8
Conference USA
113.84
1

9
Mountain West
74.34

10
West Coast
59.75
1












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