Things Tighten Up In Top-5 Of NCAA DI Men’s ITF Rankings

By Tyler Mayforth, USTFCCCA

February 20, 2017

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NEW ORLEANS — The first weekend of conference-championship action shook up the top-5 of the newest NCAA Division I Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings, which were released Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
With a little more than two weeks remaining until the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, Florida is still the No. 1 team in the nation. But behind the Gators sit new-No. 2 Arkansas, No. 3 Oregon, new-No. 4 Georgia and No. 5 Texas A&M.

NCAA Division I National Team Rankings Top 5 – Men
1	2	3	4	5
Florida	Arkansas	Oregon	Georgia	Texas A&M

The distance between the Gators and the Razorbacks isn’t as much as it was last week when the Ducks trailed Florida. Right now the Gators own an 8.6-point advantage (153.59-144.99) compared to its 27.07-point edge from last week (156.49-129.42).
Arkansas jumped Oregon thanks to a strong effort this past weekend. The Razorbacks tuned up for the SEC Indoor Championships in a big way. Ken Legassey moved into 3rd place on the NCAA DI Descending Order List in the high jump (2.22m/7-3¼). Travonn White is now 5th when it comes to the long jump, giving the Razorbacks two top-10 athletes in that event. Arkansas’ DMR team got the baton around in 9:30.04cf (9:37.78), which place them 5th on the NCAA DI Descending Order List and all-but assured them a spot in the final at NCAAs.
Georgia jumped two spots to match its best ranking in program history following a weekend that saw Kendal Williams shine. The sophomore from Jacksonville, Florida tied the national lead in the 60 with a time of 6.51, which also tied him as the 8th best performer in collegiate history. Williams is right up there with Tennessee’s Christian Coleman, who had been alone atop the leaderboard until this past weekend.

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Kansas hit a new high-water mark as it jumped from No. 8 to No. 6. The Jayhawks were aided by their 4×400 team that is now 7th on the NCAA DI Descending Order List.
Alabama surged into the top-10 for the 1st time since Week 2 when it jumped from No. 20 to No. 9. The Crimson Tide now have the 2nd fastest 4×400 team in the nation as they ran 3:04.73 OT this past weekend.
Indiana vaulted from No. 18 to No. 10 and attained its best rank since Week 6 of 2013 (7th). The Hoosiers put together a strong DMR effort with Daniel Kuhn (3rd at 800 meters) and Kyle Mau and is now 2nd in the nation with their time of 9:28.14 OT.
Other movers and shakers in the top-25 include Washington, Oklahoma State and Stanford. Each of those teams moved up multiple spots as the Huskies went from No. 23 to No. 19, the Cowboys went from No. 22 to No. 20 and the Cardinal jumped from No. 26 to No. 22. The latter two improved on the legs of its DMR teams.
If you thought we saw a lot of movement in Week 5, just wait until Week 6 since it’s right after the major conferences hold their championships.
This will all pale in comparison to what we’ll see March 10-11 in College Station, Texas at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)
2017 Week #5 — February 20
next ranking: February 27

Rank	Institution	Points	Conference	Head Coach (Yr)	Last Week
1	Florida	153.59	SEC	Mike Holloway (15th)	1
2	Arkansas	144.99	SEC	Chris Bucknam (9th)	3
3	Oregon	105.79	MPSF	Robert Johnson (5th)	2
4	Georgia	100.92	SEC	Petros Kyprianou (2nd)	6
5	Texas A&M	84.58	SEC	Pat Henry (13th)	4
6	Kansas	83.33	Big 12	Stanley Redwine (17th)	8
7	Colorado	79.44	MPSF	Mark Wetmore (22nd)	7
8	LSU	76.98	SEC	Dennis Shaver (13th)	5
9	Alabama	70.34	SEC	Dan Waters (6th)	20
10	Indiana	66.58	Big Ten	Ron Helmer (10th)	18
11	Colorado State	66.01	Mountain West	Brian Bedard (11th)	12
12	Tennessee	61.26	SEC	Beth Alford-Sullivan (3rd)	10
13	UTEP	60.17	Conference USA	Mika Laaksonen (8th)	9
14	Texas	57.31	Big 12	Mario Sategna (4th)	11
15	Virginia	57.24	ACC	Bryan Fetzer (6th)	14
16	Texas Tech	57.21	Big 12	Wes Kittley (18th)	13
17	Southern California	50.97	MPSF	Caryl Smith Gilbert (4th)	15
18	Iowa	50.40	Big Ten	Joey Woody (3rd)	16
19	Washington	49.98	MPSF	Greg Metcalf (15th)	23
20	Oklahoma State	47.21	Big 12	Dave Smith (9th)	22
21	Virginia Tech	46.37	ACC	Dave Cianelli (16th)	17
22	Stanford	45.03	MPSF	Chris Miltenberg (5th)	26
23	Southern Illinois	44.84	Missouri Valley	Kathleen Raske (2nd)	21
24	Houston	44.12	American	Leroy Burrell (19th)	19
25	Syracuse	43.54	ACC	Chris Fox (12th)	24
dropped out: No. 25 Georgetown
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank	Conference	Points	Top 25 Teams
1	SEC	813.88	7
2	MPSF	438.31	5
3	Big 12	307.16	4
4	Big Ten	276.59	2
5	ACC	223.60	3
6	American	100.27	1
7	Mountain West	100.19	1
8	Conference USA	82.40	1
9	Missouri Valley	71.53	1
10	Big East	66.92

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
Region	Institution	Points	Last Week
Great Lakes	Michigan	351.64	1
Mid-Atlantic	Penn State	472.74	1
Midwest	Iowa	265.01	2
Mountain	Texas Tech	418.48	1
Northeast	Syracuse	292.53	1
South	Alabama	348.13	1
South Central	Arkansas	609.68	1
Southeast	Virginia Tech	293.06	1
West	Oregon	425.44	1
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Event	Institution	Squad Average		Squad Total
Men’s #EventSquad Leaders (Best Foursome in the Country By Event)
60 Meters	Houston	6.68		26.72
200 Meters	Arkansas	20.82		1:23.26
400 Meters	Texas A&M	46.12		3:04.47
800 Meters	Penn State	1:48.60		7:14.40
Mile	Colorado	3:58.26		15:53.03
3000 Meters	Syracuse	7:56.38		31:45.51
5000 Meters	Virginia	13:57.13		55:48.52
60 Meter Hurdles	North Carolina A&T	7.89		31.56
High Jump	UCLA	2.14m	7-¼	8.56m	28-1
Pole Vault	Kansas	5.48m	17-11½	21.91m	71-10½
Long Jump	Arkansas	7.68m	25-2¼	30.70m	100-8
Triple Jump	Nebraska	15.44m	50-8	61.77m	202-8
Shot Put	Virginia	18.16m	59-7¼	72.65m	238-4
Weight Throw	North Dakota State	20.47m	67-1¾	81.86m	268-7
Heptathlon	Arkansas	5,465		21,861