DII Outdoor Preseason Rankings Place Saint Aug’s, GVSU on Top
NEW ORLEANS — Saint Augustine’s men and Grand Valley State’s women are the preseason number ones for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Season according to the national team computer rankings conducted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Saint Augustine’s last won the NCAA outdoor men’s title in 2010 while Grand Valley State’s women are the defending outdoor champions and are also on a two-year run of national indoor crowns.
Saint Augustine’s men were last ranked No. 1 outdoors on May 4, 2010 (week five).
National Ranking PDFs: Top 25 | Full by Team | Event-by-Event | Week-by-Week
Previous Rankings
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Preseason — March 28 |
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| next ranking: April 3 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | 2011 FINAL |
| 1 | Saint Augustine’s | 192.28 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 5 |
| 2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 167.39 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (4th) | 21 |
| 3 | Angelo State | 136.89 | Lone Star | James Reid (13th) | 9 |
| 4 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 120.41 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 3 |
| 5 | Western State | 115.45 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 6 |
| 6 | Ashland | 111.62 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 14 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 110.46 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 1 |
| 8 | Johnson C. Smith | 109.94 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 6 |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 109.85 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 8 |
| 10 | Adams State | 99.92 | RMAC | Damon Martin (17th) | 2 |
| 11 | Pittsburg State | 99.34 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (24th) | 24 |
| 12 | Grand Valley State | 98.27 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 16 |
| 13 | Alaska Anchorage | 91.10 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 19 |
| 14 | Lake Erie | 86.05 | GLIAC | Bryan Harmon (5th) | 14 |
| 15 | Indianapolis | 81.16 | GLVC | Scott Fangman (15th) | 24 |
| 16 | UMass Lowell | 73.30 | Northeast-10 | Gary Gardner (10th) | 12 |
| 17 | Shippensburg | 70.29 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (7th) | 43 |
| 18 | Cal State LA | 68.06 | CCAA | Chris Asher (11th) | 9 |
| 19 | American International | 65.14 | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (6th) | 26 |
| 20 | Chico State | 62.35 | CCAA | Kirk Freitas (34th) | 21 |
| 21 | Findlay | 57.54 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 27 |
| 22 | Augustana (S.D.) | 56.05 | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) | 12 |
| 23 | Grand Canyon | 55.56 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | NR |
| 24 | UPR Rio Piedras | 52.67 | Liga Atlética | Robert Barreto (3rd) | NR |
| 25 | Southern Indiana | 50.26 | GLVC | Mike Hillyard (14th) | 54 |
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Lone Star | 505.92 | 3 |
| 2 | GLIAC | 443.59 | 4 |
| 3 | MIAA | 433.84 | 3 |
| 4 | RMAC | 381.80 | 2 |
| 5 | CIAA | 328.37 | 2 |
| 6 | PSAC | 256.58 | 1 |
| 7 | CCAA | 199.80 | 2 |
| 8 | GLVC | 183.95 | 2 |
| 9 | Northeast-10 | 178.58 | 2 |
| 10 | NSIC | 178.57 | 1 |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Preseason — March 28 |
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| next ranking: April 3 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | 2011 FINAL |
| 1 | Grand Valley State | 303.54 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 1 |
| 2 | Adams State | 187.73 | RMAC | Damon Martin (24th) | 3 |
| 3 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 159.78 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 2 |
| 4 | Central Missouri | 158.75 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 6 |
| 5 | Western State | 128.10 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 8 |
| 6 | Johnson C. Smith | 126.20 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 4 |
| 7 | Grand Canyon | 106.95 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | 35 |
| 8 | New Mexico Highlands | 94.86 | RMAC | Bob DeVries (20th) | 13 |
| 9 | Alaska Anchorage | 91.61 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 55 |
| 10 | Augustana (S.D.) | 87.28 | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) | 10 |
| 11 | Seattle Pacific | 80.29 | GNAC | Karl Lerum (7th) | 15 |
| 12 | Ashland | 78.45 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 20 |
| 13 | Saint Augustine’s | 75.61 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 15 |
| 14 | Shippensburg | 68.29 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (7th) | 13 |
| 15 | Pittsburg State | 64.95 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (26th) | 11 |
| 16 | Findlay | 54.36 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 24 |
| 17 | Abilene Christian | 51.29 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 29 |
| 18 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 50.03 | CCAA | Warren Edmonson (10th) | 20 |
| 19 | Virginia State | 48.35 | CIAA | Jason Jackson (2nd) | 29 |
| 20 | Nova Southeastern | 47.34 | Sunshine | Bryan Hagopian (3rd) | 20 |
| 21 | Cal State LA | 41.91 | CCAA | Chris Asher (11th) | 29 |
| 22 | Ferris State | 39.48 | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (4th) | 28 |
| 23 | UPR Rio Piedras | 37.98 | Liga Atlética | Robert Barreto (3rd) | NR |
| 24 | Columbus State | 37.56 | Peach Belt | J.D. Evilsizer (3rd) | 46 |
| 25 | Stillman | 37.14 | SIAC | Pierre Goode (4th) | 50 |
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | GLIAC | 608.63 | 4 |
| 2 | RMAC | 528.81 | 3 |
| 3 | MIAA | 527.95 | 3 |
| 4 | CIAA | 267.03 | 3 |
| 5 | GNAC | 240.55 | 2 |
| 6 | PSAC | 201.60 | 1 |
| 7 | NSIC | 188.79 | 1 |
| 8 | Lone Star | 187.87 | 1 |
| 9 | CCAA | 177.10 | 2 |
| 10 | SIAC | 132.03 | 1 |
