Tuesday, May 12, 2015

DI Rankings Tighten Ahead of Big Conference Championships Weekend

 


By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
May 11, 2015   



NEW ORLEANS – Though many top teams were dormant this weekend in preparation for the coming madness of Conference Championships Weekend – the finale of the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field regular season – the few teams that did compete continued to draw the team title races ever closer.
The top-ranked Texas A&M men and defending indoor champion Arkansas women remained on top of the National Team Computer Rankings – released Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) – for another week despite idling ahead of the hyper-competitive SEC Championships, but both squads lost ground to their respective chase packs.

NCAA Division I National Team Rankings Top 5 – Men

1)Texas A&M2)LSU3)Florida4)Oregon5)Iowa State
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NCAA Division I National Team Rankings Top 5 – Women

1)Iowa State2)Iowa State3)Florida3)Florida4)Arkansas
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The team races projected by the rankings throughout the season will come to a head at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on June 10-13 – all of which will be broadcast live on ESPN’s television and web platforms.
Of those two No. 1 teams, Arkansas faces the most pressing danger of losing its top spot. The Razorbacks checked in with 304.20 team rankings points (see the full explanation of the rankings system here), down 10 from a week ago, while No. 2 Southern California gained a point to end up within seven of the Razorbacks at 297.23.
Both find themselves in heavy pursuit from an SEC squad that didn’t rest this past weekend ahead of the conference meet: No. 3 Georgia. The Bulldogs (270.89) climbed three spots from a week ago behind stellar jumps action at their home Georgia Invitational.

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Already the collegiate leader in the triple jump, frosh phenom Keturah Orji added to her credentials by taking a share of the national lead in the long jump at 21-9 (6.63m), as teammate Kendell Williams – competing for the first time since a disappointing DNF in the Drake Relays heptathlon – moved to No. 4 on the national list at 21-2½ (6.46m).
Along with No. 5 Chanice Porter, the Bulldogs how have three of the nation’s five best long jumpers of 2015. Porter also moved to No. 11 on the high jump list this weekend, the last before facing the gauntlet of the SEC.
That SEC meet – to be held this Thursday through Saturday in Starkville, Mississippi – will feature six of the top nine women’s teams in the country.
The Bulldogs’ ascent dropped No. 4 Florida, No. 5 Texas and No. 6 Kentucky all down one spot from a week ago.
Beyond those top six teams, only No. 7 Oregon checked in north of the 200-point line that has historically produced national podium contenders. No. 8 LSU and defending national champion No. 9 Texas A&M fell just shy of that mark this week, but have the hyper-competitive SEC meet on the horizon.
Not to be overlooked in favor of the SEC are the Pac-12 Championships (No. 2 Southern California, No. 7 Oregon and No. 13 Stanford) and the Big 12 Championships (No. 5 Texas, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 11 Kansas State and No. 12 Baylor).
The men’s top five – while not as dynamic as the women’s this week – was not without some movement of its own.
No. 1 Texas A&M (318.60), No. 2 LSU (273.25) and No. 3 Florida (262.12) remained in place ahead of their showdown in Starkville this weekend – which will also feature two additional top-nine teams in No. 8 Arkansas and No. 9 Georgia – while defending national outdoor champ/two-time reigning indoor champ No. 4 Oregon (247.98) swapped spots with No. 5 Southern California (239.94).
Those two will go head-to-head at the Pac-12 Championships this Saturday and Sunday at UCLA.
Beyond that swap, only a No. 9-No. 10 swap between Georgia and Baylor caused further stir in the top 10.
The Big 12 meet will also be one of national intrigue on the men’s side, as No. 6 Texas, No. 7 Texas Tech and No. 10 Baylor will all square off with one another.
The biggest moves in the rankings came from a pair of newcomers to the men’s top 25 in No. 25 Arkansas State (up 16 positions) and No. 21 Tulsa (up eight). Making the biggest move of the week for the women was No. 10 Texas Tech (up five).
At the regional level, only the men’s rankings saw changes at the top. Nebraska took control of the Midwest Region and Texas Tech edged past BYU in the Mountain Region.

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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2015 Week #6 — May 11

next ranking: May 18
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Texas A&M318.60SECPat Henry (11th)1
2LSU273.25SECDennis Shaver (11th)2
3Florida262.12SECMike Holloway (13th)3
4Oregon247.98Pac-12Robert Johnson (3rd)5
5Southern California239.94Pac-12Caryl Smith Gilbert (2nd)4
6Texas171.87Big 12Mario Sategna (2nd)6
7Texas Tech170.22Big 12Wes Kittley (16th)7
8Arkansas166.32SECChris Bucknam (7th)8
9Georgia159.03SECWayne Norton (16th)10
10Baylor136.15Big 12Todd Harbour (10th)9
11Penn State131.89Big TenJohn Gondak (1st)12
12Alabama131.57SECDan Waters (4th)11
13Virginia119.94ACCBryan Fetzer (4th)13
14BYU115.51IndependentEd Eyestone (2nd)14
15Florida State104.05ACCBob Braman (12th)15
16TCU100.80Big 12Darryl Anderson (11th)16
17Illinois96.50Big TenMike Turk (6th)17
18Mississippi State94.24SECSteve Dudley (5th)18
19Syracuse94.08ACCChris Fox (10th)19
20Kansas State88.64Big 12Cliff Rovelto (23rd)20
21Tulsa87.21AmericanSteve Gulley (13th)29
22South Carolina81.91SECCurtis Frye (19th)21
23Stanford79.09Pac-12Chris Miltenberg (3rd)25
24Tennessee78.75SECBeth Alford-Sullivan (1st)22
25Arkansas State75.80Sun BeltJim Patchell (4th)41
dropped out: No. 23 Akron, No. 24 Oklahoma State
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1SEC1720.029
2Pac-12897.563
3Big 12850.475
4ACC607.993
5Big Ten525.842
6Mid-American227.07
7Sun Belt219.301
8American216.971
9Conference USA204.16
10Ivy120.16

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
Great LakesIndiana675.731
Mid-AtlanticPrinceton833.051
MidwestNebraska621.882
MountainTexas Tech905.202
NortheastCornell671.391
SouthFlorida744.581
South CentralTexas A&M891.351
SoutheastVirginia589.631
WestOregon923.661
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2015 Week #6 — May 11

next ranking: May 18
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Arkansas304.20SECLance Harter (25th)1
2Southern California297.23Pac-12Caryl Smith Gilbert (2nd)2
3Georgia270.89SECWayne Norton (16th)6
4Florida265.70SECMike Holloway (8th)3
5Texas257.47Big 12Mario Sategna (2nd)4
6Kentucky233.16SECEdrick Floreal (3rd)5
7Oregon205.60Pac-12Robert Johnson (3rd)7
8LSU194.75SECDennis Shaver (11th)8
9Texas A&M186.64SECPat Henry (11th)9
10Texas Tech145.46Big 12Wes Kittley (16th)15
11Kansas State140.39Big 12Cliff Rovelto (23rd)10
12Baylor137.17Big 12Todd Harbour (10th)11
13Stanford119.06Pac-12Chris Miltenberg (3rd)13
14Michigan State118.85Big TenWalt Drenth (9th)12
15Florida State108.33ACCBob Braman (12th)14
16Alabama96.15SECDan Waters (4th)16
17Clemson90.95ACCMark Elliott (2nd)18
18Oklahoma State90.18Big 12Dave Smith (6th)17
19Mississippi State89.73SECSteve Dudley (5th)19
20Iona88.39Metro AtlanticRicardo Santos (7th)22
21Virginia Tech87.58ACCDave Cianelli (14th)24
22Kansas86.68Big 12Stanley Redwine (15th)21
23Notre Dame85.22ACCAlan Turner (1st)23
24North Carolina81.83ACCHarlis Meaders (3rd)20
25Missouri76.75SECBrett Halter (5th)25
dropped out: none
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1SEC1922.409
2Big 12952.726
3Pac-12880.293
4ACC740.485
5Big Ten559.641
6Ivy169.60
7Mid-American169.31
8Missouri Valley165.61
9American140.90
10Mountain West133.33

Women’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
Great LakesMichigan State653.301
Mid-AtlanticPenn State824.031
MidwestKansas State564.021
MountainTexas Tech824.071
NortheastHarvard668.291
SouthFlorida655.611
South CentralArkansas968.341
SoutheastKentucky788.821
WestOregon810.301
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