Monday, February 02, 2015

Women’s Top-5 Shakeup Marks Week 2 Division I Rankings

Women’s Top-5 Shakeup Marks Week 2 Division I Rankings

By Dennis Young, USTFCCCA
February 2, 2015   

NEW ORLEANS–National Meet of the Week host Arkansas was the biggest beneficiary of this weekend’s action, moving up to a season-high No. 3 in the women’s rankings. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released the full NCAA Division I Computer Rankings on Monday afternoon.

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The men’s top five was completely unchanged. Oregon and Florida, respectively, held down the top two spots for the second straight week, and Arkansas, Texas A&M, and Penn State occupied spots Nos. 3-5 for the third straight week.
There was less stasis in the women’s rankings. A bundle of sparkling performances at their own Razorback Invitational pushed the Hogs into the top three. Pentathlete Alex Gochenour and triple jumper Tamara Myers each posted the tenth-ranked mark in their respective events, combining for 21.28 rankings points.
And while their teammate Sandi Morris was already delivering 20+ points to Arkansas’s total, she cleared 4.65m (15-3) for the best ever pole vault clearance by a collegiate athlete at sea level.
Kentucky, Texas, and Providence came in at Nos. 6 through 8 for the second straight week. The only other change in the top ten was a flip-flop in the last two spots: Stanford jumped over Georgetown for the No. 9 rankings thanks to Jessica Tonn’s 3k at Razorback.

NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL TOP 5 – MEN

1)Oregon2)Florida3)Arkansas4)Texas A&M5)Iowa State
OregonFloridaArkansasTexas A&MPenn State
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NCAA DIVISION I NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL TOP 5 – WOMEN

1)Florida2)Iowa State3)Arkansas4)Oregon5)Oregon
FloridaGeorgiaArkansasTexas A&MOregon
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No. 13 Missouri made the biggest jump of the week in the women’s rankings, moving up 15 spots largely due to great throwing in New York. Shot putter Jill Rushin and weight thrower Kearsten Peoples set personal bests at the Armory Invitational to give the Tigers their highest ranking for either gender since the rankings began in 2008.
They were the only team to join the top 25 this week; they replaced Baylor.
None of the top six men’s teams changed places; No. 7 Nebraska and No. 8 LSU each moved up a place over now-No. 9 Stanford. Those three teams are some of the most tightly packed in the rankings, with only five points separating the trio.
Four team’s joined the men’s top 25 this week: No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 22 Kennesaw State, No. 23 TCU, and No. 25 BYU. The latter duo catapulted into the top 25 from the 60s; TCU’s rise can be credited to two sprinters, while BYU got their points from mid-distance and distance. Horned Frogs Ronnie Baker and Sam Watts blazed their way to nationally elite sprint times (Baker in the 60, Watts in the 200) in New Mexico. BYU’s Shaquille Walker beat out multiple pros to win the 800 at Washington and his teammate Jason Witt set the meet record in the 5k there.
Virginia Tech followed a similar formula to crack the top ten for the fifth time in school history. (The Hokie men have finished in the top ten at two of the last three indoor national meets) Running on the JDL Fast Track–maybe the fastest flat 200 meter track in the country–miler Patrick Joseph and distance man Thomas Curtin ran 4:00 and 7:56 (3k) to give their team 26.36 points.
Look for meets at Notre Dame and Texas A&M this weekend to heavily factor into next week’s rankings–the final to include preseason data. The rankings will be tabulated and released every Monday afternoon between now and the March 13 NCAA Championships.

USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I

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

2015 Week #2 — February 2

next ranking: February 9

RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Oregon188.43MPSFRobert Johnson (3rd)1
2Florida176.53SECMike Holloway (13th)2
3Arkansas133.18SECChris Bucknam (7th)3
4Texas A&M96.43SECPat Henry (11th)4
5Penn State84.64Big TenJohn Gondak (1st)5
6Georgia72.78SECWayne Norton (16th)6
7Nebraska66.26Big TenGary Pepin (32nd)8
8LSU65.99SECDennis Shaver (11th)9
9Stanford61.18MPSFChris Miltenberg (3rd)7
10Virginia Tech60.48ACCDave Cianelli (14th)22
11Texas60.08Big 12Mario Sategna (2nd)10
12Alabama58.54SECDan Waters (4th)11
13Villanova57.34Big EastMarcus O’Sullivan (15th)14
14Texas Tech56.23Big 12Wes Kittley (16th)13
15Baylor52.31Big 12Todd Harbour (10th)12
16Oklahoma State48.78Big 12Dave Smith (7th)16
17Wisconsin46.32Big TenMick Byrne (2nd)17
18Akron44.88Mid-AmericanDennis Mitchell (20th)18
19Florida State44.52ACCBob Braman (12th)15
20Purdue39.63Big TenRolando Greene (3rd)20
21Houston37.48AmericanLeroy Burrell (17th)19
22Kennesaw State37.20Atlantic SunAndy Eggerth (5th)26
23TCU36.18Big 12Darryl Anderson (11th)61
24BYU35.90MPSFEd Eyestone (2nd)63
25Tennessee34.81SECBeth Alford-Sullivan (1st)21
dropped out: No. 23 Iowa State, No. 24 Kent State, No. 25 Michigan State
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1SEC699.347
2MPSF354.193
3Big Ten346.064
4Big 12323.955
5ACC226.352
6Mid-American122.791
7Big East113.341
8American87.631
9Conference USA55.76
10Mountain West51.76

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
Great LakesIndiana401.551
Mid-AtlanticPenn State340.442
MidwestIllinois297.071
MountainTexas Tech441.431
NortheastCornell284.991
SouthFlorida413.881
South CentralArkansas450.642
SoutheastSouth Carolina279.623
WestOregon558.631
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USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I

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

2015 Week #2 — February 2

next ranking: February 9

RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Florida174.57SECMike Holloway (8th)1
2Georgia164.50SECWayne Norton (16th)2
3Arkansas160.72SECLance Harter (25th)5
4Texas A&M147.09SECPat Henry (11th)3
5Oregon142.02MPSFRobert Johnson (3rd)4
6Kentucky121.39SECEdrick Floreal (3rd)6
7Texas116.58Big 12Mario Sategna (2nd)7
8Providence85.29Big EastStephanie Reilly (1st)8
9Stanford70.88MPSFChris Miltenberg (3rd)10
10Georgetown66.13Big EastPatrick Henner (8th)9
11Kansas State65.17Big 12Cliff Rovelto (23rd)12
12Florida State54.52ACCBob Braman (12th)11
13Missouri50.58SECBrett Halter (5th)28
14Oklahoma State49.90Big 12Dave Smith (6th)13
15Akron46.72Mid-AmericanDennis Mitchell (20th)18
16UCLA44.61MPSFMike Maynard (3rd)21
17Wisconsin44.24Big TenMick Byrne (2nd)14
18Texas Tech43.02Big 12Wes Kittley (16th)19
19Mississippi State42.51SECSteve Dudley (5th)20
20Southern California42.24MPSFCaryl Smith Gilbert (2nd)17
21Michigan42.11Big TenJames Henry (30th)15
22Maryland40.09Big TenAndrew Valmon (12th)16
23Auburn39.01SECRalph Spry (18th)22
24Clemson37.81ACCMark Elliott (2nd)25
25Michigan State35.01Big TenWalt Drenth (9th)23
dropped out: No. 24 Baylor
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1SEC994.898
2MPSF349.764
3Big 12334.794
4ACC248.252
5Big Ten238.244
6Big East174.112
7Mid-American69.961
8Summit League43.46
9American39.10
10Missouri Valley37.71

Women’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
Great LakesPurdue291.031
Mid-AtlanticPenn State467.621
MidwestKansas State391.001
MountainTexas Tech431.411
NortheastHarvard316.711
SouthFlorida374.882
South CentralArkansas671.291
SoutheastKentucky394.161
WestOregon383.121
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