LSU Women No. 1 in DI with Oregon Charging; Arkansas Men Remain on Top

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LSU Women No. 1 in DI with Oregon Charging; Arkansas Men Remain on Top
February 19, 2013

NEW ORLEANS – The LSU women held on to the top spot in what has become a game of top-five musical chairs in this week’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I National Team Computer Rankings, while the Arkansas men retain their firm grasp on the men’s No. 1 rank.

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Behind national top-10 performances from Denise Hinton (No. 4 weight throw – 70-9¼/21.57m) and Keri Emanuel (No. 10 long jump – 20-5¾/6.24m), the LSU women gained 6.77 net points to increase their nation-best team score to 169.22 and remain on top for the second consecutive week.

Three-time defending indoor champion Oregon made a big surge from No. 5 to No. 2 on English Gardner’s successful debut in the 60 meters at this weekend’s Millrose Games, where she bested a field featuring Olympians to win in 7.19 – the second best mark among collegians this season. The Ducks gained 15.32 net points as a result and sit at 151.95 team points, poised to make a run at a fourth consecutive national championship – a feat last accomplished by LSU when the Tigers won five-straight from 1993-97.

The rest of the top five teams remain closely bunched together and in position for an opportunity at a national championship, with Arkansas (146.06) at No. 3, Clemson (143.26) at No. 4 and Kansas (138.92) at No. 5.

Arkansas’ men have been ranked No. 1, and comfortably so, in every edition of the National Team Computer Rankings this season. This week is no exception as the Razorbacks check in with 213.07 team points.

As in the women’s rankings, a three-time defending NCAA Champion lurks in the second position, this time in the form of Florida. The Gators have a team total of 129.25, and will have the opportunity to pit their best against the Razorbacks’ and No. 3 Texas A&M’s (86.67) this weekend with the SEC Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.

Texas Tech jumps two spots to No. 4 (77.99), matching its all-time best program ranking from weeks 1-3 of the 2011 season. Nebraska also moves up two positions (73.12) into the fifth spot.

The National Computer Team Rankings project how a team will finish in a National Championship Meet setting, rather than a triangular or dual. The rankings are compiled from meet data in the 2012-13 season.

The next round of computer rankings will be released February 26. The 2013 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Fayetteville, Ark., March 8-9.

Biggest Jump (Men): 23 – Northern Arizona
Biggest Jump (Women): 11 – Oklahoma State

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2013 Week #5 — February 19
next ranking: February 26

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Arkansas 213.07 SEC Chris Bucknam (5th) 1
2 Florida 129.25 SEC Mike Holloway (11th) 2
3 Texas A&M 86.67 SEC Pat Henry (9th) 4
4 Texas Tech 77.99 Big 12 Wes Kittley (14th) 6
5 Nebraska 73.12 Big Ten Gary Pepin (30th) 7
6 Oklahoma State 71.24 Big 12 Dave Smith (5th) 3
7 Penn State 67.74 Big Ten Beth Alford-Sullivan (7th) 5
8 Texas 64.73 Big 12 Bubba Thornton (18th) 9
9 Indiana 64.34 Big Ten Ron Helmer (6th) 10
10 Wisconsin 64.22 Big Ten Ed Nuttycombe (29th) 11
11 Oregon 62.24 MPSF Robert Johnson (1st) 8
12 Florida State 58.24 ACC Bob Braman (10th) 12
13 Arizona State 54.84 MPSF Greg Kraft (17th) 13
14 Arizona 54.61 MPSF Fred Harvey (11th) 28
15 Minnesota 54.51 Big Ten Steve Plasencia (5th) 23
16 LSU 50.05 SEC Dennis Shaver (9th) 14
17 NC State 46.75 ACC Rollie Geiger (29th) 32
18 Pittsburgh 46.64 Big East Alonzo Webb (11th) 21
19 Mississippi 46.33 SEC Brian O’Neal (1st) 16
20 Tulsa 42.32 Conference USA Steve Gulley (11th) 40
21 Oklahoma 41.75 Big 12 Martin Smith (8th) 15
22 UT Arlington 39.93 WAC John Sauerhage (17th) 19
23 Northern Arizona 39.55 Big Sky Eric Heins (6th) 46
24 Clemson 38.81 ACC Shawn Cobey (1st) 18
25 Indiana State 37.84 Missouri Valley John McNichols (30th) 20
Dropped out: No. 17 Virginia Tech, No. 22 George Mason, No. 24 Kansas State, No. 25 Michigan



Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 SEC 668.44 5
2 Big Ten 453.04 5
3 Big 12 352.75 4
4 MPSF 328.03 3
5 ACC 211.37 3
6 Big East 105.80 1
7 Conference USA 95.25 1
8 WAC 64.06 1
9 Colonial 62.02
10 Missouri Valley 55.40 1



USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)
2013 Week #5 — February 19
next ranking: February 26

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 LSU 169.22 SEC Dennis Shaver (9th) 1
2 Oregon 151.95 MPSF Robert Johnson (1st) 5
3 Arkansas 146.06 SEC Lance Harter (23rd) 2
4 Clemson 143.26 ACC Shawn Cobey (1st) 3
5 Kansas 138.92 Big 12 Stanley Redwine (13th) 4
6 Florida 112.18 SEC Mike Holloway (6th) 6
7 Georgia 90.35 SEC Wayne Norton (14th) 7
8 Arizona State 85.74 MPSF Greg Kraft (17th) 12
9 Texas A&M 82.39 SEC Pat Henry (9th) 8
10 UCF 79.93 Conference USA Caryl Smith Gilbert (6th) 9
11 Arizona 77.77 MPSF Fred Harvey (11th) 11
12 Iowa State 73.97 Big 12 Corey Ihmels (6th) 10
13 Texas 70.25 Big 12 Rose Brimmer (1st) 13
14 South Carolina 66.83 SEC Curtis Frye (17th) 14
15 Illinois 57.72 Big Ten Tonja Buford-Bailey (5th) 15
16 Stanford 45.98 MPSF Chris Miltenberg (1st) 16
17 Indiana State 45.60 Missouri Valley Angie Martin (3rd) 18
18 Dartmouth 43.41 Ivy Sandra Ford-Centonze (21st) 19
19 Wichita State 40.30 Missouri Valley Steve Rainbolt (13th) 20
20 Michigan 37.76 Big Ten James Henry (28th) 17
21 Georgetown 34.60 Big East Patrick Henner (6th) 21
22 Oklahoma State 31.26 Big 12 Dave Smith (4th) 33
23 Connecticut 31.20 Big East Bill Morgan (10th) 24
24 San Diego State 29.77 Mountain West Shelia Burrell (4th) 23
25 Baylor 29.57 Big 12 Todd Harbour (8th) 22
Dropped out: No. 25 Mississippi State



Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 SEC 779.83 6
2 MPSF 440.98 4
3 Big 12 407.93 5
4 ACC 251.49 1
5 Big East 186.64 2
6 Big Ten 165.92 2
7 Conference USA 131.99 1
8 Missouri Valley 114.01 2
9 Ivy 66.94 1
10 Mountain West 62.12 1






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