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Extremely Close Women’s NAIA Title Race Headlines Final National Rankings

 


By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
May 18, 2015   



NEW ORLEANS – Of the three collegiate track & field national championships this weekend, none is projected to have a team title race as close as the NAIA National Championships on May 21-23 in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The women of No. 1 Wayland Baptist (Texas) and two-time defending national champion Indiana Tech are virtually tied atop the final National Team Computer Rankings released Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), while the two-time defending champion Indiana Tech men are comfortably atop the men’s rankings.

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These final rankings only take into account the entries into this weekend’s NAIA Championships, which will be streamed live. Get broadcast information and more details on the meet at the USTFCCCA’s National Championships Central.
In that exceptionally close women’s race, only one point separates Wayland Baptist – looking for its first title since winning back-to-back in 2008 and 2009 – with 480.27 from Indiana Tech at 479.38.
This Indiana Tech squad has some experience with one-point team title races. Last year’s Indiana Tech squad edged out Oklahoma Baptist by just one point, 102-101, after beating the Bison head-to-head in the meet finale 4×400 relay.
A reminder: the National Team Computer Rankings formula does not equate to the NAIA Championships scoring system. A full breakdown of the process can be found here.
Indiana Tech has a substantial advantage over Wayland Baptist in terms of overall Championships entries – 29 to 19 – but Wayland Baptist makes those fewer entries count. Of those 19 entries, nine enter the Championships seeded first, second or third in their respective events – including five top seeds.
Indiana Tech has four top-three-seeded entries into the Championships. The team title battle ultimately boils down to this: Will Wayland Baptist’s top seeds all live up to their billing? Or will Indiana Tech’s phalanx of slightly lower-ranked athletes outperform their seeds?
See the full breakdown of total entries here, and the rundown of top-ranked seeds here.
Rounding out the top five were No. 3 Doane (Neb.) (375.45), No. 4 Concordia (Neb.) (352.87) and No. 5 Oklahoma Baptist (339.07).
The Indiana Tech men are projected by the computers as the heavy favorites. Nearly 100 points separates the Warriors at 423.69 points from No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist at 329.05.
Oklahoma Baptist will have its hands full as it attempts the upset bid over Indiana Tech, as two more teams checked in this week within 25 points of the Bison. No. 3 Concordia (Neb.) (321.44) and No. 4 Wayland Baptist (307.28) are also projected to make a hard charge for top-three team honors.
Concordia (Ore.) (284.15) rounded out the top five.
No team will enter the Championships with more men’s entries than Indiana Tech with 25. Concordia (Neb.) is next on the list with 21.
While would-be usurper Oklahoma Baptist only has 16 entries, they are much like the Wayland Baptist women in that what they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. The Bison have a nation-leading eight entries seeded either first, second or third at NAIAs – including four top seeds. Indiana Tech has five top-three-seeded entries.

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

2015 Week #8 — May 19 (pre-championships)

next ranking: none, NAIA Champs
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Indiana Tech423.69Wolverine-HoosierDoug Edgar (6th)1
2Oklahoma Baptist329.05Sooner AthleticFord Mastin (19th)2
3Concordia (Neb.)321.44Great PlainsKregg Einspahr (23rd)3
4Wayland Baptist (Texas)307.28Sooner AthleticRohan Thompson (4th)7
5Concordia (Ore.)284.15CascadeJerret Mantalas (1st)5
6Eastern Oregon275.08CascadeBen Welch (11th)6
7British Columbia260.22Independent (NAIA)Marek Jedrzejek (14th)8
8Southern Oregon251.53CascadeGrier Gatlin (4th)4
9Doane (Neb.)235.09Great PlainsEd Fye (13th)9
10Briar Cliff (Iowa)186.59Great PlainsNate Treinen (8th)13
11Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)186.35ChicagolandMichael McDowell (14th)10
12Siena Heights (Mich.)180.03Wolverine-HoosierTim Bauer (31st)12
13Oklahoma City175.57Sooner AthleticConor Holt (4th)11
14Carroll (Mont.)158.26FrontierHarry Clark (2nd)15
15Embry-Riddle (Fla.)155.14Sun ConferenceMichael Rosolino (12th)14
16Indiana Wesleyan129.21CrossroadsJohn Foss (28th)17
17Cal State San Marcos125.44Independent (NAIA)Steve Scott (16th)19
18Wiley (Texas)125.43Red RiverMicah Tirop (2nd)16
19Central Methodist (Mo.)122.92Heart of AmericaMark Nelson (4th)18
20Northwestern (Iowa)120.87Great PlainsScott Bahrke (3rd)20
21Park (Mo.)110.35American MidwestBrian Renshaw (23rd)21
22Tennessee Wesleyan107.43AppalachianShawn Jakubowski (3rd)24
23William Carey (Miss.)105.65Southern StatesBen Smith (3rd)23
24Bethel (Ind.)90.58CrossroadsTony Natali (17th)25
25St. Francis (Ill.)87.48ChicagolandJeff Barker (3rd)29
dropped out: No. 22 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1Cascade1022.373
2Great Plains1008.024
3Sooner Athletic879.373
4Wolverine-Hoosier820.842
5Independent (NAIA)430.512
6Crossroads357.812
7Chicagoland343.391
8Sun Conference332.931
9Heart of America326.881
10Frontier262.682

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

2015 Week #8 — May 19 (pre-championships)

next ranking: none, NAIA Champs
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Wayland Baptist (Texas)480.27Sooner AthleticRohan Thompson (4th)2
2Indiana Tech479.38Wolverine-HoosierDoug Edgar (6th)1
3Doane (Neb.)375.45Great PlainsEd Fye (13th)3
4Concordia (Neb.)352.87Great PlainsKregg Einspahr (23rd)4
5Oklahoma Baptist339.07Sooner AthleticFord Mastin (19th)6
6British Columbia293.56Independent (NAIA)Marek Jedrzejek (14th)5
7Cornerstone (Mich.)214.26Wolverine-HoosierPaul Koutz (3rd)9
8Aquinas (Mich.)204.18Wolverine-HoosierDave Wood (19th)10
9Embry-Riddle (Fla.)189.61Sun ConferenceMichael Rosolino (12th)8
10Westmont (Calif.)183.95Golden StateRussell Smelley (36th)7
11Concordia (Ore.)180.33CascadeJerret Mantalas (1st)12
12Carroll (Mont.)164.61FrontierHarry Clark (2nd)11
13Southwestern (Kan.)155.12Kansas CollegiateMike Kirkland (2nd)15
14Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)153.65ChicagolandMichael McDowell (14th)14
15Cal State San Marcos141.44Independent (NAIA)Steve Scott (16th)13
16Hastings (Neb.)139.82Great PlainsRyan Mahoney (2nd)18
17Southern-New Orleans (La.)135.56Gulf CoastYhann Plummer (2nd)16
18Siena Heights (Mich.)130.38Wolverine-HoosierKirk Richards (3rd)17
19Indiana Wesleyan108.98CrossroadsJohn Foss (28th)19
20Northwestern (Iowa)108.77Great PlainsScott Bahrke (3rd)30
21Missouri Baptist105.38American MidwestPatricia Hanna (5th)20
22Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)92.73FrontierMike Collins (18th)26
23St. Ambrose (Iowa)90.93Midwest CollegiateDan Tomlin (8th)22
24Grand View (Iowa)90.89Midwest CollegiateJerry Monner (9th)24
25Oklahoma City88.91Sooner AthleticConor Holt (4th)32
dropped out: No. 21 The Master’s (Calif.), No. 23 St. Francis (Ill.), No. 25 Dordt (Iowa)
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1Great Plains1093.774
2Wolverine-Hoosier1040.174
3Sooner Athletic858.942
4Cascade518.421
5Independent (NAIA)490.442
6Golden State464.732
7Sun Conference395.751
8Kansas Collegiate318.291
9Crossroads302.741
10Frontier296.251


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