DIII Rankings: Top Teams Stay, Others Make Big Moves in Outdoor Week 5
NEW ORLEANS — McMurry’s men and Wartburg’s women remain in the top spots of the USTFCCCA NCAA Division III National Team Computer Rankings. The top four men’s teams, including No. 2 UW-La Crosse, No. 3 UW-Oshkosh, and No. 4 North Central (Ill.) did not change positions from the previous week. On the women’s side, UW-Oshkosh stayed at No. 2 while Washington (Mo.) and Methodist swapped positions to now sit at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
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 #5 — May 2 |
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| next ranking: May 9 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | McMurry | 259.16 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 1 |
| 2 | UW-La Crosse | 143.67 | WIAC | Josh Buchholtz (4th) | 2 |
| 3 | UW-Oshkosh | 142.74 | WIAC | Paul Brown (2nd) | 3 |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 136.44 | CCIW | Frank Gramarosso (2nd) | 4 |
| 5 | UW-Stout | 128.97 | WIAC | Laura Knudsen (4th) | 7 |
| 6 | UW-Eau Claire | 110.59 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (10th) | 9 |
| 7 | La Verne | 109.03 | SCIAC | Pat Widolff (20th) | 10 |
| 8 | UW-Whitewater | 90.52 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (3rd) | 6 |
| 9 | Augustana (Ill.) | 88.75 | CCIW | Paul Olsen (43rd) | 5 |
| 10 | Wabash | 73.83 | NCAC | Clyde Morgan (4th) | 11 |
| 11 | Haverford | 65.76 | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (37th) | 8 |
| 12 | Whitworth | 65.34 | Northwest | Toby Schwarz (16th) | 12 |
| 13 | Calvin | 63.69 | MIAA | Bret Otte (3rd) | 24 |
| 14 | Middlebury | 63.26 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 13 |
| 15 | Central (Iowa) | 56.81 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 15 |
| 16 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 52.48 | MIAC | Steve Mathre (17th) | 18 |
| 17 | Mount Union | 50.53 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 17 |
| 18 | SUNY Geneseo | 49.36 | SUNYAC | Dave Prevosti (8th) | 34 |
| 19 | Bates | 47.45 | NESCAC | Al Fereshetian (17th) | 30 |
| 20 | Christopher Newport | 47.24 | USA South | Tyler Wingard (6th) | 19 |
| 21 | Moravian | 45.40 | Landmark | Jesse Baumann (1st) | 14 |
| 22 | UW-Stevens Point | 45.32 | WIAC | Rick Witt (33rd) | 21 |
| 23 | Guilford | 44.38 | ODAC | Danny Cash (2nd) | 22 |
| 24 | UW-Platteville | 40.14 | WIAC | Jim Nickasch (11th) | 23 |
| 25 | SUNY Oneonta | 38.60 | SUNYAC | Matt LoPiccolo (8th) | 16 |
| Dropped out: No. 20 Rowan, No. 25 Monmouth (Ill.) | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 736.24 | 7 |
| 2 | ASC | 317.22 | 1 |
| 3 | CCIW | 269.24 | 2 |
| 4 | SCIAC | 234.86 | 1 |
| 5 | OAC | 189.51 | 1 |
| 6 | NESCAC | 171.18 | 2 |
| 7 | SUNYAC | 143.68 | 2 |
| 8 | NCAC | 133.71 | 1 |
| 9 | NJAC | 128.04 | |
| 10 | UAA | 125.30 | |
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 #5 — May 2 |
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| next ranking: May 9 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wartburg | 319.62 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (14th) | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Oshkosh | 173.95 | WIAC | Pat Ebel (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (Mo.) | 127.12 | UAA | Jeff Stiles (11th) | 4 |
| 4 | Methodist | 111.69 | USA South | Duane Ross (5th) | 3 |
| 5 | McMurry | 107.96 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 11 |
| 6 | Illinois Wesleyan | 90.86 | CCIW | Chris Schumacher (15th) | 5 |
| 7 | Middlebury | 76.19 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 8 |
| 8 | Birmingham-Southern | 72.97 | SCAC | Kenneth Cox (3rd) | 23 |
| 9 | Williams | 72.55 | NESCAC | Fletcher Brooks (4th) | 6 |
| 10 | Mount Union | 72.35 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 7 |
| 11 | MIT | 62.85 | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (5th) | 9 |
| 12 | Emory | 61.76 | UAA | John Curtin (27th) | 16 |
| 13 | Illinois College | 57.41 | Midwest | Mike Brooks (11th) | 10 |
| 14 | Texas Lutheran | 56.56 | ASC | Patrick Zarate (6th) | 12 |
| 15 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 54.05 | NEWMAC | Dave Cusano (1st) | 19 |
| 16 | Ithaca | 49.93 | Empire 8 | Jennifer Potter (9th) | 21 |
| 17 | Ramapo | 49.92 | NJAC | Mike Jackson (8th) | 14 |
| 18 | Cal Lutheran | 49.70 | SCIAC | Matt Lea (2nd) | 31 |
| 19 | George Fox | 49.42 | Northwest | John Smith (6th) | 15 |
| 20 | Rowan | 48.81 | NJAC | Derick “Ringo” Adamson (5th) | 13 |
| 21 | Calvin | 47.73 | MIAA | Bret Otte (3rd) | 28 |
| 22 | Tufts | 46.25 | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (12th) | 27 |
| 23 | Central (Iowa) | 41.11 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 22 |
| 24 | Rhodes | 40.00 | SCAC | Robert Shankman (21st) | 17 |
| 25 | SUNY Cortland | 39.24 | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (5th) | 18 |
| Dropped out: No. 20 Worcester State, No. 24 UW-La Crosse, No. 25 Amherst | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | IIAC | 423.66 | 2 |
| 2 | WIAC | 345.13 | 1 |
| 3 | UAA | 247.46 | 2 |
| 4 | NESCAC | 238.48 | 3 |
| 5 | NEWMAC | 174.84 | 2 |
| 6 | ASC | 173.99 | 2 |
| 7 | CCIW | 162.70 | 1 |
| 8 | OAC | 157.69 | 1 |
| 9 | SCAC | 155.48 | 2 |
| 10 | SCIAC | 141.17 | 1 |
