DIII Outdoor Track & Field Rankings — 2012 Week 1, April 4
In the latest USTFCCCA Division III National Team Computer Rankings, standings on the men’s side flipped among the top three as UW-Oshkosh takes the No. 1 perch for the first time this outdoor season, replacing UW-La Crosse who slipped to No. 3. McMurry’s men moved up a spot to No. 2. No. 1 Wartburg maintains a sizeable lead on the women’s side on No. 2 UW-Oshkosh and, up-a-spot this week to No. 3, MIT.
National Ranking PDFs: Top 25 | Full by Team | Event-by-Event | Week-by-Week
Regional Index PDFs: Top Ten | By Team | By Event
Previous Rankings
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #1 — April 4 |
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| next ranking: April 11 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | UW-Oshkosh | 207.49 | WIAC | Paul Brown (2nd) | 2 |
| 2 | McMurry | 185.21 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 3 |
| 3 | UW-La Crosse | 183.36 | WIAC | Josh Buchholtz (4th) | 1 |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 124.24 | CCIW | Frank Gramarosso (2nd) | 4 |
| 5 | UW-Whitewater | 96.78 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (3rd) | 5 |
| 6 | Calvin | 96.09 | MIAA | Bret Otte (3rd) | 6 |
| 7 | Central (Iowa) | 91.42 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 9 |
| 8 | Augustana (Ill.) | 88.49 | CCIW | Paul Olsen (43rd) | 7 |
| 9 | La Verne | 86.63 | SCIAC | Pat Widolff (20th) | 8 |
| 10 | UW-Stout | 71.52 | WIAC | Laura Knudsen (4th) | 11 |
| 11 | Wabash | 70.56 | NCAC | Clyde Morgan (4th) | 13 |
| 12 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 70.07 | Great Plains | Ted Bulling (27th) | 12 |
| 13 | Whitworth | 68.91 | Northwest | Toby Schwarz (16th) | 10 |
| 14 | Haverford | 58.46 | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (37th) | 15 |
| 15 | Occidental | 56.14 | SCIAC | Robert Bartlett (7th) | 16 |
| 16 | UW-Platteville | 55.93 | WIAC | Jim Nickasch (11th) | 21 |
| 17 | UW-Eau Claire | 54.86 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (10th) | 14 |
| 18 | Heidelberg | 49.02 | OAC | Briana Hess (2nd) | 18 |
| 19 | Rowan | 48.54 | NJAC | Bill Fritz (18th) | 19 |
| 20 | Williams | 46.32 | NESCAC | Fletcher Brooks (4th) | 17 |
| 21 | SUNY Cortland | 44.68 | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (5th) | 22 |
| 22 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 44.22 | Midwest | Roger Haynes (29th) | 20 |
| 23 | Guilford | 42.48 | ODAC | Danny Cash (2nd) | 23 |
| 24 | Baldwin-Wallace | 39.36 | OAC | Bill Taraschke (27th) | 24 |
| 25 | Denison | 39.22 | NCAC | Mark FitzPatrick (1st) | 54 |
| Dropped out: No. 25 Carthage | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 705.40 | 6 |
| 2 | CCIW | 267.76 | 2 |
| 3 | SCIAC | 238.68 | 2 |
| 4 | ASC | 228.19 | 1 |
| 5 | NESCAC | 197.95 | 1 |
| 6 | OAC | 184.08 | 2 |
| 7 | NCAC | 151.39 | 2 |
| 8 | SUNYAC | 151.25 | 1 |
| 9 | IIAC | 135.40 | 1 |
| 10 | Michigan Intercollegiate | 113.74 | 1 |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #1 — April 4 |
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| next ranking: April 11 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wartburg | 256.99 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (14th) | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Oshkosh | 185.87 | WIAC | Pat Ebel (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | MIT | 136.62 | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (5th) | 4 |
| 4 | UW-Eau Claire | 132.96 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (6th) | 3 |
| 5 | Williams | 115.65 | NESCAC | Fletcher Brooks (4th) | 5 |
| 6 | Methodist | 96.47 | USA South | Duane Ross (5th) | 6 |
| 7 | Washington (Mo.) | 77.39 | UAA | Jeff Stiles (11th) | 16 |
| 8 | Texas Lutheran | 77.35 | ASC | Patrick Zarate (6th) | 8 |
| 9 | Illinois Wesleyan | 70.51 | CCIW | Chris Schumacher (15th) | 13 |
| 10 | Ithaca | 69.83 | Empire 8 | Jennifer Potter (9th) | 10 |
| 11 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 69.32 | Great Plains | Ted Bulling (25th) | 9 |
| 12 | George Fox | 68.06 | Northwest | John Smith (6th) | 20 |
| 13 | Central (Iowa) | 64.76 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 11 |
| 14 | Illinois College | 63.76 | Midwest | Mike Brooks (11th) | 12 |
| 15 | SUNY Geneseo | 55.46 | SUNYAC | Dave Prevosti (8th) | 15 |
| 16 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 55.19 | SCIAC | Kendra Reimer (2nd) | 7 |
| 17 | Middlebury | 55.01 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 14 |
| 18 | Linfield | 48.53 | Northwest | Travis Olson (2nd) | 18 |
| 19 | Tufts | 46.67 | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (12th) | 19 |
| 20 | Mount Union | 46.56 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 17 |
| 21 | Willamette | 46.32 | Northwest | Matt McGuirk (8th) | 21 |
| 22 | Westfield State | 45.20 | MASCAC | Sean O’Brien (14th) | 25 |
| 23 | Buffalo State | 42.05 | SUNYAC | Eugene Lewis (12th) | 22 |
| 24 | UW-La Crosse | 38.01 | WIAC | Pat Healy (21st) | 23 |
| 25 | Cal Lutheran | 37.21 | SCIAC | Matt Lea (2nd) | 26 |
| Dropped out: No. 24 Calvin | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 462.36 | 3 |
| 2 | IIAC | 381.21 | 2 |
| 3 | NESCAC | 256.94 | 3 |
| 4 | NEWMAC | 240.30 | 1 |
| 5 | Northwest Conference | 191.47 | 3 |
| 6 | CCIW | 164.58 | 1 |
| 7 | NJAC | 157.55 | |
| 8 | UAA | 156.46 | 1 |
| 9 | SCIAC | 140.26 | 2 |
| 10 | Midwest Conference | 131.42 | 1 |
About the Rankings
For more on the national team rankings and links to guideline and rationale information visit …
/rankings/division-iii-rankings
Rankings are determined by a mathematical formula, which is based on current national descending order lists. This is what’s used to compile a team’s ranking. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national-title race.
The Regional Index is determined using a similar method as national rankings, but on a smaller scale, comparing teams versus others within the same region. The result is a ranking that showcases squads with better all-around team potential — a group makeup critical for conference or similar team-scored events. A team may achieve a better regional ranking than a counterpart that has a better national ranking. Historically, some teams are better national-championship teams than conference-championship teams, having a few elite athletes that score very well in a diverse environment where teams do not have entries in more than a few events. Some teams are better at conference championships or similar team-scored events where they enter, and are competitive, in many of the events.
How a team fares in a national championship, conference championship, or scored meet with only a couple or few teams (like a dual or triangular) can be very different, given the number of events, competition, scoring, and makeup of entries — thus the rationale behind each of the ranking systems. Similar arguments about team makeup and rankings can also be found in swimming & diving and wrestling as their sports also have a similar trichotomy when it comes to team theory.
