

DIII Rankings: McMurry, Wartburg Still in Control After “Moving Week”
NEW ORLEANS — McMurry’s men and Wartburg’s women are still in control as the top teams in the USTFCCCA’s NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings. UW-La Crosse’s men moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 while UW-Oshkosh slipped to No. 3. On the women’s side, Methodist moved up from No. 6 to a season-best No. 3. No. 4 Washington (Mo.) and No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan are also enjoying season-best women’s rankings this week.
This week’s update represents the first in which only marks from the current season are considered for a team’s ranking (except for combined events).
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 #4 — April 25 |
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next ranking: May 2 | |||||
Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
1 | McMurry | 224.01 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 1 |
2 | UW-La Crosse | 164.95 | WIAC | Josh Buchholtz (4th) | 3 |
3 | UW-Oshkosh | 137.85 | WIAC | Paul Brown (2nd) | 2 |
4 | North Central (Ill.) | 128.19 | CCIW | Frank Gramarosso (2nd) | 4 |
5 | Augustana (Ill.) | 117.52 | CCIW | Paul Olsen (43rd) | 10 |
6 | UW-Whitewater | 114.24 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (3rd) | 5 |
7 | UW-Stout | 110.72 | WIAC | Laura Knudsen (4th) | 6 |
8 | Haverford | 100.69 | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (37th) | 8 |
9 | UW-Eau Claire | 83.88 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (10th) | 11 |
10 | La Verne | 83.62 | SCIAC | Pat Widolff (20th) | 9 |
11 | Wabash | 78.08 | NCAC | Clyde Morgan (4th) | 14 |
12 | Whitworth | 76.23 | Northwest | Toby Schwarz (16th) | 13 |
13 | Middlebury | 66.49 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 16 |
14 | Moravian | 57.80 | Landmark | Jesse Baumann (1st) | 18 |
15 | Central (Iowa) | 55.22 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 7 |
16 | SUNY Oneonta | 51.25 | SUNYAC | Matt LoPiccolo (8th) | 29 |
17 | Mount Union | 49.35 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 49 |
18 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 49.15 | MIAC | Steve Mathre (17th) | 71 |
19 | Christopher Newport | 49.04 | USA South | Tyler Wingard (6th) | 21 |
20 | Rowan | 45.90 | NJAC | Bill Fritz (18th) | 19 |
21 | UW-Stevens Point | 45.44 | WIAC | Rick Witt (33rd) | 44 |
22 | Guilford | 45.15 | ODAC | Danny Cash (2nd) | 26 |
23 | UW-Platteville | 45.08 | WIAC | Jim Nickasch (11th) | 17 |
24 | Calvin | 40.59 | MIAA | Bret Otte (3rd) | 12 |
25 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 40.50 | Midwest | Roger Haynes (29th) | 27 |
Dropped out: No. 15 Nebraska Wesleyan, No. 20 Springfield (Mass.), No. 22 SUNY Cortland, No. 23 Occidental, No. 24 Heidelberg, No. 25 SUNY Geneseo |
Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
1 | WIAC | 730.41 | 7 |
2 | ASC | 285.60 | 1 |
3 | CCIW | 285.26 | 2 |
4 | SCIAC | 185.89 | 1 |
5 | OAC | 174.62 | 1 |
6 | NESCAC | 158.40 | 1 |
7 | SUNYAC | 147.01 | 1 |
8 | NJAC | 136.39 | 1 |
9 | NCAC | 129.11 | 1 |
10 | ODAC | 116.01 | 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 #4 — April 25 |
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next ranking: May 2 | |||||
Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
1 | Wartburg | 321.10 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (14th) | 1 |
2 | UW-Oshkosh | 189.45 | WIAC | Pat Ebel (3rd) | 2 |
3 | Methodist | 123.04 | USA South | Duane Ross (5th) | 6 |
4 | Washington (Mo.) | 121.94 | UAA | Jeff Stiles (11th) | 8 |
5 | Illinois Wesleyan | 95.57 | CCIW | Chris Schumacher (15th) | 7 |
6 | Williams | 81.92 | NESCAC | Fletcher Brooks (4th) | 5 |
7 | Mount Union | 78.43 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 16 |
8 | Middlebury | 71.94 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 15 |
9 | MIT | 71.61 | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (5th) | 3 |
10 | Illinois College | 62.84 | Midwest | Mike Brooks (11th) | 13 |
11 | McMurry | 62.82 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 26 |
12 | Texas Lutheran | 62.27 | ASC | Patrick Zarate (6th) | 10 |
13 | Rowan | 62.22 | NJAC | Derick “Ringo” Adamson (5th) | 30 |
14 | Ramapo | 57.85 | NJAC | Mike Jackson (8th) | 18 |
15 | George Fox | 55.74 | Northwest | John Smith (6th) | 12 |
16 | Emory | 53.81 | UAA | John Curtin (27th) | 25 |
17 | Rhodes | 51.77 | SCAC | Robert Shankman (21st) | 42 |
18 | SUNY Cortland | 51.62 | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (5th) | 41 |
19 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 51.16 | NEWMAC | Dave Cusano (1st) | 44 |
20 | Worcester State | 50.60 | MASCAC | Mathew LeMaire (5th) | 37 |
21 | Ithaca | 47.20 | Empire 8 | Jennifer Potter (9th) | 9 |
22 | Central (Iowa) | 43.41 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 14 |
23 | Birmingham-Southern | 42.08 | SCAC | Kenneth Cox (3rd) | 32 |
24 | UW-La Crosse | 41.84 | WIAC | Pat Healy (21st) | 24 |
25 | Amherst | 39.92 | NESCAC | John Adamson (1st) | 45 |
Dropped out: No. 4 UW-Eau Claire, No. 11 Nebraska Wesleyan, No. 17 SUNY Geneseo, No. 19 Westfield State, No. 20 Linfield, No. 21 Willamette, No. 22 Buffalo State, No. 23 Tufts |
Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
1 | IIAC | 425.78 | 2 |
2 | WIAC | 377.36 | 2 |
3 | NESCAC | 246.24 | 3 |
4 | UAA | 228.98 | 2 |
5 | NEWMAC | 189.64 | 2 |
6 | CCIW | 177.88 | 1 |
7 | OAC | 153.63 | 1 |
8 | NJAC | 152.49 | 2 |
9 | SCAC | 142.25 | 2 |
10 | USA South | 137.49 | 1 |
About the Rankings
For more on the national team rankings and links to guideline and rationale information visit …
http://www.ustfccca.org/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.