Saint Aug’s, Grand Valley State Notch Top Spots in First-Ever Preseason Rankings

Saint Aug’s, Grand Valley State Notch Top Spots in First-Ever Preseason Rankings

NEW ORLEANS – The first-ever preseason national computer rankings for NCAA Division II indoor track & field were released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The men of Saint Augustine’s and the women of Grand Valley State claim the early season top spots.

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Computer rankings were used for Division II in 2010, but for the first time, preseason data mixes with current-year data to produce a ranking score for each of the teams. The process is similar to what has been used by Division I since 2008. Preseason ranking data will continue to be part of the ranking process through week three (February 8).

No. 1 Saint Augustine’s (216.93) finished second in last year’s NCAA Indoor Championships to Adams State (89 points) with 72 points, 20 ahead of third-place Abilene Christian. Saint Augustine’s topped the nation with 82 points for the NCAA Outdoor Championship in 2010.

Defending national champion Adams State sits at No. 8 in preseason national computer ranking. The Grizzlies lost all but 14 of their 89 points from last year’s NCAA Indoor Championships to graduation.

On the women’s side, No. 1 Grand Valley State (292.66) has surged to a commanding lead in the preseason ranking. The Lakers tied for second with Ashland in last year’s NCAA Indoor Championship. Ashland is ranked third in this edition of the computer rankings.

No. 2 Lincoln (Mo.) won their fifth overall and third-consecutive national indoor team title in 2010. The Blue Tigers will be without Semoy Hackett. The then-sophomore Hackett won national titles in the 60 and 200 last March, but has since transferred to Division I LSU.

This year’s NCAA Indoor Championships will be held on March 11-12, again in Albuquerque, N.M. Week one computer rankings will be released on Tuesday, January 25.

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NCAA Division II

Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2011 Preseason – January 11

next ranking: January 25 (Week 1)
Rank
School
Points 2010 FINAL
1 Saint Augustine’s 216.93 2
2 Lincoln (Mo.) 151.97 4
3 Ashland 141.10 7
4 Central Missouri 133.28 5
5 Abilene Christian 116.44 3
6 Grand Valley State 112.79 29
7 Emporia State 93.57 9
8 Adams State 90.63 1
9 Colorado Mines 80.98 24
10 American International 77.84 14
11 Western State 77.65 29
12 Southern Connecticut 71.59 19
13 Findlay 69.06 14
14 Stonehill 59.27 27
15 Chadron State 58.46
16 Indiana (Pa.) 55.32 10
17 Western Washington 45.24 14
18 UMass Lowell 44.06 24
19 Pittsburg State 42.87 6
20 Minnesota State 41.31 8
21 Tiffin 39.83 13
22 Missouri S&T 39.05 29
23 Johnson C. Smith 37.13 10
24 Metro State 36.66 27
25 Lock Haven 33.26

 

Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings

2011 Preseason – January 11

next ranking: January 25 (Week 1)
Rank School Points 2010 FINAL
1 Grand Valley State 292.66 2
2 Ashland 162.79 2
3 Lincoln (Mo.) 162.25 1
4 Neb.-Omaha 125.33 4
5 Adams State 120.73 5
6 Central Missouri 95.26 13
7 Johnson C. Smith 89.54 8
8 Shippensburg 87.56 11
9 Fort Hays State 83.73 11
10 Indiana (Pa.) 81.39 23
11 Saint Augustine’s 74.27 6
12 Hillsdale 63.06 23
13 Western Washington 62.65 16
14 New Mexico Highlands 46.64 23
15 Winona State 42.79 23
16 Augustana (S.D.) 42.02 29
17 Western State 40.65
18 U-Mary 40.41 35
19 Missouri Southern 38.07 10
20 Seattle Pacific 36.24 7
21 Pittsburg State 35.44 23
22 New Haven 31.96 35
23 East Stroudsburg 30.59 29
24 Findlay 30.55 20
25 Lewis 30.41 40

 

 

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Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
Southern California23122221
Georgia755867272713122
Auburn20252777643
Arkansas181211114
Oklahoma State222225311414105
Mississippi State243416131519146
Virginia1727151789186
Texas Tech37435568
North Carolina108563478
Texas A&M123543310
Ole Miss1310131617181610
Oklahoma468898912
Nebraska1213111818222112
BYU7452362528292514
Oregon8736555754515015
Georgetown5982492619251716
Kentucky3140443334262316
Wisconsin2741345324272616
Washington547467519
Villanova11159101110819
South Carolina3328326075464821
South Florida3830303033427421
Baylor8133242225242023
Arizona State1519213235201924
Missouri3517201923312824
New Mexico2920231516151126
Purdue2331353439353026
Texas714263738393726
Wyoming6344424044403826
Duke4577634346495126
Iowa3423192322333331
LSU7374737472383632
CSUN3637333940434332
Northern Colorado4770747659676432
Wake Forest10166664832343235
Cal Poly13272706163364036
Akron4243414143444436
Miami (Fla.)53841009799737236
Boston University88879210194907836
Illinois8912910121340
Virginia Tech912101420162241
Cincinnati7990592121322741
South Alabama56547269484941
Northern Iowa4359696967757141
Colorado3038518689938541
Harvard1616222426214246
Tarleton State7191884749545446
Arkansas-Pine Bluff7664466361646246
Utah State6855536462656346
Iowa State621173537414150
Louisville12971868583575250
Boston College1011066864665650
Kent State4961585957615850
Alabama3735404955686550
UCLA6195525658706750
Penn State1411142013231556
Florida21561112112956
Northern Arizona6432383636303156
Houston3946602831173556
Texas State56633729302824
California19181812293734
Princeton26476165424539
Washington State48425050455045
Arizona41513944484746
Montana State14611911272565647
Clemson40262938505353
Alabama State83869399415855
Kansas109838289875557
Air Force62697758606259
North Carolina A&T46484754526060
Southeastern Louisiana12280826361
Connecticut32394875717266
Florida State70677966666968
High Point28454355537169
Furman60737277747470
Ohio State82546467687673
Tennessee25242845475975
TCU58293146768476
Rutgers52536281797777
Indiana State84939683848079
North Texas67686879808779
Cal State Fullerton1231216571708181
Portland9010510878777982
Samford80948592908283
Penn851121131151138684
Syracuse15091989685
Grand Canyon72989762657887
Norfolk State102110739787
South Dakota55627584788389
DePaul69788382818990
Southeast Missouri78808087919291
East Texas A&M1278894525152
Stanford444956428685
Arkansas State517981888588
NC State96898910410291
Cornell861111141219794
Eastern Kentucky947684949695
Southern Miss655771939298
Kansas State12111410110510799
Indiana112130111100100
Sacramento State5664769593101
Louisiana146127139124126102
Eastern Washington115132105108108103
Columbia120141919695104
Georgia Tech549699102105105
Notre Dame9897102109101106
Incarnate Word75959088107
Youngstown State1028587103104108
Michigan9211490100103109
Boise State123137133126110
Sam Houston State114137111
Wichita State100147109112
Kennesaw State128139134113
Holy Cross769298106106114
Lamar132125130118118115
UTEP129141139115
ULM105147117116117
Louisiana Tech115132134135117
Colorado State91103111114112119
Binghamton137123130130117119
Eastern Illinois104145139111110121
UTSA110147111110121
George Mason132145119116115121
Bradley136120122124
Middle Tennessee93134132132125
Western Kentucky125
UNC Asheville125
Michigan State9799103107119128
Florida A&M136144113129
Appalachian State103107120119121129
Liberty129124123129
Little Rock113605751129
Marshall95104107122119133
Idaho139133
North Dakota State133
Utah Valley106108115127123
Rhode Island106108115127123
UT Arlington119128130126
Albany108117124133126
Long Beach State134126
UMBC118504570
Pittsburgh89817898
Charleston Southern50100104110
Drake123
Kansas City111126121126
San Jose State141139129
Monmouth66106109
Yale146110117
Northeastern99113118
Loyola-Chicago122123
Saint Louis127124
Houston Christian116126
Tulane129127
Coppin State134132
Charlotte139131138
Lipscomb132118139
Northwestern State129138139
Memphis117140
Illinois State121151
Queens (N.C.)118
Dartmouth124
Maine125
Navy126
William & Mary137
Eastern Michigan139
North Florida141
Stephen F. Austin142
Howard142
Army West Point144
UMES144
Jackson State146

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field

2011 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
PreseasonThu 1/6
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Week 1Tue 1/25
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Tue 1/25
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Week 2Tue 2/1
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Tue 2/1
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Week 3Tue 2/8
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Tue 2/8
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Week 4Tue 2/15
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Tue 2/15
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Week 5Tue 2/22
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Tue 2/22
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Week 6Tue 3/1
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Tue 3/1
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Week 7Tue 3/8
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FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 3/12
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