Tuesday, January 27, 2015

First Regular Season DIII Computer Rankings Released, Led By North Central Men and La Crosse Women

First Regular Season DIII Computer Rankings Released, Led By North Central Men and La Crosse Women

By Dennis Young, USTFCCCA
January 27, 2015   
 
NEW ORLEANS—A new No. 1 men’s team is the biggest development in the first regular-season edition of the NCAA Division III National Team Computer Rankings.  North Central (Ill.) takes over the top spot in the men’s rankings—released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday—while the top women’s teams, led by No. 1 UW-La Crosse, stayed mostly static.

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The North Central men moved up four spots on the strength of two event areas in which they’ve racked up dozens of national championships: distance running and pole vaulting. They have the nation’s top mark in the mile, 3000, 5000, and vault. 
Aron Sebhat leads the descending order list in both the mile and 3k, Travis Morrison leads a phalanx of Cardinal men atop the 5k list, and Luke Winder is the national leader in the pole vault. Overall, they have the four fastest 5k times in DIII and three of the top four 3k marks.
While the Cardinals have come out of the gate strong, with most of their points coming from 2015 marks, their rivals to the north have yet to throw down the gauntlet.   The three University of Wisconsin schools who occupy ranks Nos. 2-4 (Eau Claire, La Crosse, Whitewater) have combined for a total of 18.73 points from the current season.  Expect all three to show their cards significantly more over the next two weekends.

NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL COACHES POLL TOP 5 – MEN

1)North Central (Ill.)2)UW-Eau Claire3)UW Lacrosse4)UW-Whitewater5)Mount Union
North Central (Ill.)UW-Eau Claire
UW-La Crosse
UW-WhitewaterMount Union
View Complete Men’s National Coaches Poll
Past North Central, there was some minor movement in the top five.  La Crosse went from No. 1 to No. 3, and Mount Union slipped two spots to No. 5.  The top five is still head and shoulders above the rest of the field; 54.67 points separate Nos. 1 and 5, while nearly that many points (40.46) separate Nos. 5 and 6.
Two teams entered the top 25: No. 16 Bridgewater State of Massachusetts (not to be confused withBridgewater of Virginia) and No. 25 Ohio Wesleyan. 
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NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL COACHES POLL TOP 5 – WOMEN

1)UW-La Crosse2)MIT3)MIT4)UW-Whitewater4)Illinois Wesleyan
UW-La CrosseUW-OshkoshMITUW-WhitewaterIllinois Wesleyan
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The top six in the women’s computer rankings were changed.  Nos. 1-5 UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, MIT, UW-Whitewater,and Illinois Wesleyan all bolstered their standing—particularly MIT, who gained 20.67 points from their preseason ranking. Wartburgstayed at No. 6 despite slipping 3.29 points.
Stevens Institute climbed to No. 7; the Ducks were the only team in the top ten to move up.  The New Jersey school moved up thanks to a blazing fast 3k from Amy Regan.
No. 11 UW-Platteville moved up four spots on the basis of excellent marks in both horizontal jumps from sophomore Amber Williams. But the only team to join the top 25 and the biggest climber in the NCAA is No. 17 Lehman.  The Lightning moved up 65 spots from No. 82 after Adriana Wright posted nation-leading times in the 60 meters and the 60 meter hurdles.  Wright’s two marks came the same night in the Gotham Cup at the Armory.
If you’re a coach or an athlete and you notice that your team is marked in red, that means that your program is currently not a member of the USTFCCCA.  Starting next week, non-member schools will not be ranked.
The Division III computer rankings will be released every Tuesday (with the exception of Wednesday, February 18 and Monday, March 9) between now and the NCAA championships, which start on March 13.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III

MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)

2015 Week #1 — January 27

next ranking: February 3

RankSchoolPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1North Central (Ill.)185.46CCIWFrank Gramarosso (5th)5
2UW-Eau Claire158.71WIACChip Schneider (13th)2
3UW-La Crosse158.45WIACJosh Buchholtz (7th)1
4UW-Whitewater135.66WIACMike Johnson (6th)4
5Mount Union130.79OACKevin Lucas (5th)3
6Central (Iowa)90.33IIACJoe Dunham (7th)6
7MIT72.73NEWMACHalston Taylor (25th)7
8Southern Maine71.70Little EastSteve Virgilio (6th)8
9Tufts64.55NESCACEthan Barron (10th)10
10Haverford64.26CentennialTom Donnelly (40th)9
11Buffalo State64.03SUNYACEugene Lewis (15th)11
12SUNY Oneonta58.09SUNYACAngelo Posillico (2nd)13
13St. Olaf55.18MIACPhil Lundin (7th)12
14Bates53.45NESCACAl Fereshetian (20th)15
15UW-Stout52.14WIACKyle Steiner (2nd)14
16Bridgewater State50.71MASCACT.J. Smith (8th)30
17UW-Oshkosh46.32WIACEamon McKenna (3rd)17
18UW-Platteville44.93WIACChris Rotzenberg (3rd)22
19Wartburg39.12IIACMarcus Newsom (17th)18
20Salisbury39.07CACJim Jones (16th)16
21Greenville38.13SLIACBrian Patton (21st)20
22SUNY Cortland37.20SUNYACSteve Patrick (8th)19
23Worcester State37.19MASCACAlan Halper (13th)21
24Wabash33.46NCACClyde Morgan (7th)23
25Ohio Wesleyan33.36NCACKris Boey (13th)26
dropped out: No. 24 Washington (Mo.), No. 25 Widener
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1WIAC605.136
2CCIW237.231
3NESCAC224.992
4OAC181.581
5SUNYAC173.773
6IIAC155.382
7Little East111.001
8NEWMAC93.911
9MIAC93.641
10NCAC92.692

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION III

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)

2015 Week #1 — January 27

next ranking: February 3

RankSchoolPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1UW-La Crosse217.86WIACPat Healy (24th)1
2UW-Oshkosh160.53WIACBen Dorsey (3rd)2
3MIT141.12NEWMACHalston Taylor (8th)3
4UW-Whitewater116.62WIACMike Johnson (4th)4
5Illinois Wesleyan101.69CCIWChris Schumacher (18th)5
6Wartburg79.88IIACMarcus Newsom (17th)6
7Stevens70.53Empire 8Justin Wood (3rd)9
8Johns Hopkins69.07CentennialBobby Van Allen (16th)8
9Carleton64.97MIACDonna Ricks (22nd)7
10Baldwin Wallace64.56OACBill Taraschke (30th)10
11UW-Platteville56.65WIACChris Rotzenberg (3rd)15
12Washington (Mo.)55.13UAAJeff Stiles (14th)12
13North Central (Ill.)53.41CCIWKari Kluckhohn (12th)11
14Westminster (Pa.)52.78PACTim McNeil (8th)14
15UW-Eau Claire52.75WIACChip Schneider (9th)13
16Luther48.39IIACJeffrey Wettach (9th)16
17Lehman48.13CUNYACPete Charles (3rd)82
18Rowan44.31NJACDerick “Ringo” Adamson (8th)17
19Ithaca43.63Empire 8Jennifer Potter (12th)19
20Williams39.39NESCACNate Hoey (2nd)23
21Nebraska Wesleyan37.66Great PlainsTed Bulling (28th)18
22UW-Stout37.28WIACKyle Steiner (2nd)21
23Chicago35.64UAAChris Hall (14th)22
24Middlebury33.74NESCACMartin Beatty (27th)20
25UMass Boston33.30Little EastConsandria Walker (5th)24
dropped out: No. 25 UW-Stevens Point
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1WIAC669.466
2CCIW186.232
3NESCAC182.642
4NEWMAC173.991
5UAA173.762
6IIAC169.312
7MIAC163.121
8Empire 8137.352
9Centennial105.621
10Little East92.221

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