Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Regular Season Ends With Familiar Faces On Top Of NAIA National Team Rankings

 


courtesy By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA
February 24, 2016   



NEW ORLEANS — Don’t look now, but the NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships are eight days away.

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That means the regular season in NAIA Indoor Track & Field recently ended.
One look at the most recent National Team Computer Rankings, released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), shows that the Indiana Tech men and women closed the non-championship portion as the top teams of their respective genders. The Warrior men maintained a massive lead over Doane (Neb.) at 207.35 points (465.91 to 258.56), while the women’s edge dwindled once again (383.20 to 345.63).
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Points in the National Team Computer Rankings are based on placement in the descending order lists. The higher an athlete is on the list, the more points he or she provides his or her team. These points are by no means an absolute predictor of success at the championship level, but give an idea of how a team might fare.
Behind Indiana Tech in the men’s rankings, things shifted a bit. Concordia (Neb.) and Siena Heights (Mich.) swapped spots (No. 4 and No. 5) from the past week, Oklahoma City moed up three spots from No. 9 to No. 6, while Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) and Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) are new to the top-10.
The biggest movers in the men’s rankings were William Carey (Miss.) and Westmont (Calif.). The former jumped 22 spots from No. 35 to No. 13 and the latter joined the top-25 after soaring nine spots from the previous week (No. 34 to No. 25).
Over in the women’s rankings, the top-5 held steady. There were minor changes in the next three spots, where Carroll (Mont.) and Aquinas (Mich.) both jumped previous-No. 6 Southern-New Orleans.
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) climbed three spots from No. 13 to No. 10 and Hastings (Neb.) went from No. 17 to No. 14.
There were two teams in the women’s rankings that ascended more than 10 spots — Oklahoma City (No. 33 to No. 22) and Mobile (Ala.), which is now 24th compared to 38th last week.
All of these teams will hope to have athletes in contention at the national championship meet from March 3-5 in Johnson City, Tennessee. We’ll find out who made the cut on Friday, February 26 and then our pre-championship rankings — using only those entries — will come out Monday, February 29.

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

2016 Week #5 — February 24

next ranking: MONDAY, February 29 (pre-championships)
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Indiana Tech465.91Wolverine-HoosierDoug Edgar (7th)1
2Doane (Neb.)258.56Great PlainsEd Fye (14th)2
3Wayland Baptist (Texas)256.19Sooner AthleticBrian Whitlock (1st)3
4Concordia (Neb.)228.09Great PlainsKregg Einspahr (24th)5
5Siena Heights (Mich.)218.98Wolverine-HoosierTim Bauer (32nd)4
6Oklahoma City139.12Sooner AthleticConor Holt (5th)9
7Marian (Ind.)119.48CrossroadsMike Holman (4th)6
8Cornerstone (Mich.)117.77Wolverine-HoosierRod Wortley (18th)7
9Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)115.37ChicagolandMichael McDowell (15th)12
10Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)108.82ChicagolandJoel Pearson (2nd)11
11Friends (Kan.)106.58Kansas CollegiateDamian Smithhisler (4th)8
12Briar Cliff (Iowa)98.91Great PlainsNate Treinen (9th)10
13William Carey (Miss.)84.94Southern StatesBen Smith (4th)35
14Northwestern (Iowa)84.58Great PlainsScott Bahrke (4th)13
15St. Ambrose (Iowa)75.46ChicagolandDan Tomlin (9th)20
16St. Francis (Ill.)72.37ChicagolandJeff Barker (4th)14
17Bethel (Ind.)70.65CrossroadsTony Natali (18th)17
18Indiana Wesleyan70.50CrossroadsJohn Foss (29th)25
19Dordt (Iowa)68.66Great PlainsCraig Heynen (8th)19
20Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)68.18Mid-SouthJamaine Gordon (3rd)18
21Hastings (Neb.)67.86Great PlainsRyan Mahoney (3rd)21
22Graceland (Iowa)65.78Heart of AmericaReece Vega (3rd)16
23Vanguard (Calif.)61.89Golden StateBryan Wilkins (28th)28
24Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)61.76FrontierMike Collins (19th)26
25Westmont (Calif.)61.45Golden StateRussell Smelley (37th)34
Dropped out: No. 15 Eastern Oregon, No. 22 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), No. 23 Saint Mary (Kan.), No. 24 Aquinas (Mich.)
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1Wolverine-Hoosier884.223
2Great Plains880.986
3Sooner Athletic470.482
4Chicagoland409.424
5Crossroads363.523
6Heart of America272.521
7Kansas Collegiate195.091
8Cascade181.05
9Golden State131.412
10Frontier110.131

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
Great LakesIndiana Tech853.131
MidwestDoane (Neb.)623.031
SouthWarner (Fla.)442.567
South CentralWayland Baptist (Texas)555.581
WestWestmont (Calif.)568.063
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2016 Week #5 — February 24

next ranking: MONDAY, February 29 (pre-championships)
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Indiana Tech383.20Wolverine-HoosierDoug Edgar (7th)1
2Doane (Neb.)345.63Great PlainsEd Fye (14th)2
3Siena Heights (Mich.)284.81Wolverine-HoosierKirk Richards (4th)3
4Wayland Baptist (Texas)257.50Sooner AthleticBrian Whitlock (1st)4
5Concordia (Neb.)221.73Great PlainsKregg Einspahr (24th)5
6Carroll (Mont.)176.72FrontierHarry Clark (3rd)7
7Aquinas (Mich.)166.41Wolverine-HoosierDave Wood (20th)8
8Southern-New Orleans (La.)154.08Gulf CoastYhann Plummer (3rd)6
9College of Idaho132.60CascadePat McCurry (12th)9
10Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)107.26ChicagolandMichael McDowell (15th)13
11Biola (Calif.)104.35Golden StateSean Henning (1st)11
12St. Francis (Ill.)95.08ChicagolandJeff Barker (4th)10
13Dordt (Iowa)94.01Great PlainsCraig Heynen (8th)14
14Hastings (Neb.)87.46Great PlainsRyan Mahoney (3rd)17
15Friends (Kan.)86.46Kansas CollegiateCole Davis (5th)12
16Cornerstone (Mich.)86.34Wolverine-HoosierRod Wortley (18th)16
17Benedictine (Kan.)82.15Heart of AmericaHenry Brun (1st)15
18Missouri Baptist79.74American MidwestPatricia Hanna (6th)19
19Northwestern (Iowa)74.60Great PlainsScott Bahrke (4th)20
20Marian (Ind.)61.48CrossroadsMike Holman (4th)18
21St. Ambrose (Iowa)61.38ChicagolandDan Tomlin (9th)22
22Oklahoma City58.38Sooner AthleticConor Holt (5th)33
23Taylor (Ind.)55.26CrossroadsDavid Neville (2nd)27
24Mobile (Ala.)53.66Southern StatesAndy Canegitta (2nd)38
25Eastern Oregon53.50CascadeBen Welch (12th)21
Dropped out: No. 23 Westmont (Calif.), No. 24 Milligan (Tenn.), No. 25 Marymount California
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Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1Wolverine-Hoosier940.654
2Great Plains937.325
3Sooner Athletic331.062
4Chicagoland295.043
5Crossroads268.462
6Heart of America226.281
7Frontier214.391
8Cascade213.562
9American Midwest173.111
10Golden State170.451

Women’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
Great LakesIndiana Tech871.361
MidwestDoane (Neb.)833.061
SouthWebber International (Fla.)406.181
South CentralFriends (Kan.)508.211
WestCarroll (Mont.)833.141
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