DIII Rankings: Top Four Teams Stay Put, Final Weekend of Regular Season Ahead
NEW ORLEANS — Not a lot of change to the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings for NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field this week. The top four men’s and women’s teams remain in the same position as they were a week ago. McMurry’s men has topped the board for four-straight weeks while Wartburg’s women have been No. 1 since the preseason.
National Ranking PDFs: Top 25 | Full by Team | Event-by-Event | Week-by-Week
Regional Index PDFs: Top Ten | By Team | By Event
More Info: Updated Football-Player Marks
Previous Rankings
DIVISION III CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP — 2011-12 CHAMPIONS
MEN
| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| AMCC | Franciscan | — | — |
| ASC | UT Tyler | — | McMurry |
| CAC | York (Pa.) | Salisbury | Salisbury |
| CCIW | North Central (Ill.) | North Central (Ill.) | North Central (Ill.) |
| Centennial | Haverford | Haverford | Haverford |
| Colonial States | Gwynedd-Mercy | — | — |
| Commonwealth Coast | Roger Williams | — | — |
| CUNYAC | Hunter | CCNY | (May 11-13) |
| Empire 8 | Ithaca | Ithaca | Ithaca |
| Great Northeast | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | — | — |
| Great South | Huntingdon (Ala.) | — | — |
| HCAC | Manchester | Rose-Hulman | Rose-Hulman |
| IIAC | Loras | Wartburg | (May 10-12) |
| Landmark | Moravian | Moravian | Moravian |
| Liberty League | St. Lawrence | RIT | RPI |
| Little East | Southern Maine | UMass Dartmouth | UMass Dartmouth |
| MASCAC | Westfield State | Westfield State | Bridgewater State |
| MIAC | Hamline | St. Thomas (Minn.) | (conc. May 11-12) |
| Michigan Intercollegiate | Calvin | Hope | |
| Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown | Widener | Widener |
| Midwest Conference | Lawrence | Monmouth (Ill.) | (May 11-12) |
| NCAC | Wabash | Wabash | Wabash |
| NEAC | SUNY Cobleskill | — | — |
| NECC | Lesley | — | — |
| NESCAC | Williams | — | Bates |
| NEWMAC | MIT | — | MIT |
| NJAC | TCNJ | TCNJ | TCNJ |
| North Atlantic | New England College | — | |
| NorthernAC | Concordia Wisconsin | Concordia Wisconsin | Benedictine (Ill.)/ Concordia Wisconsin [tie] |
| Northwest Conference | Whitworth | — | Whitworth |
| OAC | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | Mount Union |
| ODAC | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Lynchburg |
| PAC | Saint Vincent | — | Westminster (Pa.) |
| SCAC | Colorado College | — | Centre |
| SCIAC | Occidental | — | Redlands |
| Skyline | St. Joseph’s (Long Island) | — | — |
| SLIAC | Principia | — | — |
| SUNYAC | SUNY Geneseo | SUNY Geneseo | SUNY Cortland |
| UAA | Washington (Mo.) | Washington (Mo.) | Washington (Mo.) |
| UMAC | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica |
| USA South | Christopher Newport | — | — |
| WIAC | UW-Oshkosh | UW-La Crosse | UW-La Crosse |
WOMEN
| Conference | Cross Country | Indoor Track & Field | Outdoor Track & Field |
| AMCC | Franciscan | — | — |
| ASC | Concordia Texas | — | Texas Lutheran |
| CAC | Salisbury | Salisbury | Salisbury |
| CCIW | North Central (Ill.) | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan |
| Centennial | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins |
| Colonial States | Marywood | — | — |
| Commonwealth Coast | Salve Regina | — | — |
| CUNYAC | Hunter | Lehman | (May 10-12) |
| Empire 8 | Ithaca | Ithaca | Ithaca |
| Great Northeast | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | — | — |
| Great South | Covenant | — | — |
| HCAC | Manchester | Hanover | Hanover |
| IIAC | Wartburg | Wartburg | (May 10-12) |
| Landmark | Moravian | Moravian | Moravian |
| Liberty League | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence |
| Little East | Keene State | Southern Maine | Southern Maine |
| MASCAC | Westfield State | Worcester State | Worcester State |
| MIAC | Carleton | St. Thomas (Minn.) | (conc. May 11-12) |
| Michigan Intercollegiate | Hope | Calvin | |
| Middle Atlantic | Elizabethtown | Lebanon Valley | Messiah |
| Midwest Conference | Grinnell | Monmouth (Ill.) | (May 11-12) |
| NCAC | Oberlin | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan |
| NEAC | SUNY Cobleskill | — | — |
| NECC | Lesley | — | — |
| NESCAC | Williams | — | Williams |
| NEWMAC | MIT | — | MIT |
| NJAC | Rowan | Ramapo | Rowan |
| North Atlantic | Husson | — | |
| NorthernAC | Concordia Wisconsin | Concordia Chicago | Aurora |
| Northwest Conference | Lewis & Clark | — | George Fox |
| OAC | Ohio Northern | Mount Union | Mount Union |
| ODAC | Bridgewater (Va.) | Roanoke | Roanoke |
| PAC | Grove City | — | Westminster (Pa.) |
| SCAC | Centre | — | Rhodes |
| SCIAC | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | — | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
| Skyline | St. Joseph’s (Long Island) | — | — |
| SLIAC | Webster | — | — |
| SUNYAC | SUNY Geneseo | SUNY Cortland | SUNY Cortland |
| UAA | Washington (Mo.) | Washington (Mo.) | Emory |
| UMAC | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica |
| USA South | Christopher Newport | — | — |
| WIAC | UW-Eau Claire | UW-Oshkosh | UW-La Crosse |
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 #6 — May 9 |
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| next ranking: May 16 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | McMurry | 231.26 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 1 |
| 2 | UW-La Crosse | 171.71 | WIAC | Josh Buchholtz (4th) | 2 |
| 3 | UW-Oshkosh | 159.00 | WIAC | Paul Brown (2nd) | 3 |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 147.07 | CCIW | Frank Gramarosso (2nd) | 4 |
| 5 | UW-Whitewater | 142.03 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (3rd) | 8 |
| 6 | UW-Eau Claire | 141.56 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (10th) | 6 |
| 7 | UW-Stout | 130.43 | WIAC | Laura Knudsen (4th) | 5 |
| 8 | La Verne | 88.44 | SCIAC | Pat Widolff (20th) | 7 |
| 9 | Wabash | 76.60 | NCAC | Clyde Morgan (4th) | 10 |
| 10 | Augustana (Ill.) | 71.38 | CCIW | Paul Olsen (43rd) | 9 |
| 11 | Middlebury | 63.07 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 14 |
| 12 | Calvin | 62.81 | MIAA | Bret Otte (3rd) | 13 |
| 13 | Whitworth | 58.92 | Northwest | Toby Schwarz (16th) | 12 |
| 14 | Bates | 56.20 | NESCAC | Al Fereshetian (17th) | 19 |
| 15 | Central (Iowa) | 55.36 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 15 |
| 16 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 54.45 | MIAC | Steve Mathre (17th) | 16 |
| 17 | Haverford | 50.27 | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (37th) | 11 |
| 18 | UW-Stevens Point | 49.48 | WIAC | Rick Witt (33rd) | 22 |
| 19 | SUNY Geneseo | 49.42 | SUNYAC | Dave Prevosti (8th) | 18 |
| 20 | Christopher Newport | 48.23 | USA South | Tyler Wingard (6th) | 20 |
| 21 | Guilford | 44.09 | ODAC | Danny Cash (2nd) | 23 |
| 22 | Mount Union | 43.63 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 17 |
| 23 | SUNY Oneonta | 43.01 | SUNYAC | Matt LoPiccolo (8th) | 25 |
| 24 | Moravian | 40.42 | Landmark | Jesse Baumann (1st) | 21 |
| 25 | UW-Platteville | 40.14 | WIAC | Jim Nickasch (11th) | 24 |
| Dropped out: none | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 871.92 | 7 |
| 2 | CCIW | 281.68 | 2 |
| 3 | ASC | 270.66 | 1 |
| 4 | SCIAC | 210.44 | 1 |
| 5 | NESCAC | 196.87 | 2 |
| 6 | OAC | 163.99 | 1 |
| 7 | SUNYAC | 145.58 | 2 |
| 8 | MIAC | 134.83 | 1 |
| 9 | NCAC | 129.28 | 1 |
| 10 | NJAC | 122.50 | |
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 #6 — May 9 |
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| next ranking: May 16 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wartburg | 336.95 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (14th) | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Oshkosh | 173.56 | WIAC | Pat Ebel (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (Mo.) | 115.68 | UAA | Jeff Stiles (11th) | 3 |
| 4 | Methodist | 98.75 | USA South | Duane Ross (5th) | 4 |
| 5 | UW-La Crosse | 92.25 | WIAC | Pat Healy (21st) | 31 |
| 6 | Middlebury | 89.15 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 7 |
| 7 | Illinois Wesleyan | 83.45 | CCIW | Chris Schumacher (15th) | 6 |
| 8 | UW-Eau Claire | 78.89 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (6th) | 71 |
| 9 | Williams | 73.48 | NESCAC | Fletcher Brooks (4th) | 9 |
| 10 | McMurry | 70.05 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 5 |
| 11 | Birmingham-Southern | 66.42 | SCAC | Kenneth Cox (3rd) | 8 |
| 12 | Mount Union | 63.65 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 10 |
| 13 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 63.05 | Midwest | Roger Haynes (12th) | 38 |
| 14 | Illinois College | 62.48 | Midwest | Mike Brooks (11th) | 13 |
| 15 | MIT | 60.12 | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (5th) | 11 |
| 16 | Tufts | 53.88 | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (12th) | 22 |
| 17 | Ithaca | 51.78 | Empire 8 | Jennifer Potter (9th) | 16 |
| 18 | Emory | 49.81 | UAA | John Curtin (27th) | 12 |
| 19 | UW-River Falls | 45.96 | WIAC | Aaron Decker (2nd) | 48 |
| 20 | Texas Lutheran | 45.39 | ASC | Patrick Zarate (6th) | 14 |
| 21 | Ramapo | 42.91 | NJAC | Mike Jackson (8th) | 17 |
| 22 | Rowan | 42.57 | NJAC | Derick “Ringo” Adamson (5th) | 20 |
| 23 | George Fox | 41.19 | Northwest | John Smith (6th) | 19 |
| 24 | Central (Iowa) | 38.80 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 23 |
| 25 | Millikin | 38.63 | CCIW | Dirk Doehring (2nd) | 30 |
| Dropped out: No. 15 Wheaton (Mass.), No. 18 Cal Lutheran, No. 21 Calvin, No. 24 Rhodes, No. 25 SUNY Cortland | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 504.30 | 4 |
| 2 | IIAC | 447.93 | 2 |
| 3 | NESCAC | 257.70 | 3 |
| 4 | UAA | 207.54 | 2 |
| 5 | Midwest Conference | 168.82 | 2 |
| 6 | CCIW | 164.81 | 2 |
| 7 | NEWMAC | 144.81 | 1 |
| 8 | OAC | 140.45 | 1 |
| 9 | MIAC | 125.67 | |
| 10 | SCAC | 124.64 | 1 |
