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Indiana Tech Men & Women Finish the Regular Season at No. 1 in NAIA National Team Rankings
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
February 26, 2014
NEW ORLEANS – With the NAIA’s regular season now in the books, the Indiana Tech men and women remained atop the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Wednesday as they have for the duration of 2014.
Men’s Top Five |
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| Indiana Tech 435.81 pts |
Wayland Baptist 275.77 pts |
Siena Heights 273.50 pts |
Oklahoma Baptist 271.41 pts |
Concordia (Ore.) 245.84 pts |
| View Complete Men’s Rankings | ||||
The defending outdoor champions for both men and women, Indiana Tech topped both genders’ rankings in the penultimate edition of the indoor track & field rankings for 2014. Next week’s pre-championships rankings on Monday will be calculated using only student-athletes who appear among the official fields that will be announced Friday morning.
Using the final descending order lists as the basis this week, the WHAC champion Indiana Tech men (435.81) remained heavy favorites over a trio of teams locked in a battle for the No. 2 spot.
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That spot ultimately went to Wayland Baptist (Texas) (275.77), which moved up a spot from last week and narrowly beat out another team that stepped up one position in No. 3 Siena Heights (Mich.) (273.41).
Defending indoor champion Oklahoma Baptist (271.41) dropped two spots from last week, while Concordia (Ore.) (245.84) made up some ground at No. 5.
Much of the top 10 stood pat from last week, including stationary No. 6 Oklahoma City (197.13), GPAC champion No. 7 Concordia (Neb.) (167.40) and No. 10 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (142.79).
Up one spot from a week ago was No. 8 Carroll (Mont.) (154.60) and up two was No. 9 Doane (Neb.) (143.17).
The biggest gainer in the final weekend of NAIA competition was No. 21 Westmont (Calif.), which improved 12 spots from a week ago.
Women’s Top Five |
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| Indiana Tech 519.76 pts |
Oklahoma Baptist 392.81 pts |
Cornerstone 229.75 pts |
Doane 222.42 pts |
Wayland Baptist 216.63 pts |
| View Complete Women’s Rankings | ||||
In fact, the No. 9 Westmont women were also the team to best take advantage of this past weekend as the most improved team with a four-spot jump from last week.
But, once again, it was WHAC champion Indiana Tech (519.76) that owned the rankings as it has all season long, though defending indoor champion No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist (392.81) was able to slightly bridge the gap.
The entirety of the top five, including those two teams, held firm in their positions from last week. No. 3 Cornerstone (Mich.) (229.75), No. 4 Doane (Neb.) (222.42) and No. 5 Wayland Baptist (Texas) (216.63) all remained exceptionally close in the computer’s projection.
No. 6 Concordia (Neb.) (175.51) and No. 7 College of Idaho (167.45) swapped spots, No. 8 Hastings (Neb.) (147.70) stayed steady, the aforementioned No. 9 Westmont women (111.18) improved four and No. 10 Siena Heights (Mich.) (109.05) remained in place to complete the top 10.
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 team race. A full description of the rankings can be found here.
Qualification for the NAIA Championships will not be determined in any way by these rankings, which are not officially sanctioned or endorsed by the NAIA for the 2014 season. These rankings are supported by the NAIA from the standpoint of media and entertainment purposes only.
The USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings should not be referred to as a “poll” as no voting occurs during the process.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2014 Week #5 — February 26 |
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| next ranking: MONDAY, March 3 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 435.81 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (5th) | 1 |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 275.77 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (3rd) | 3 |
| 3 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 273.50 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (30th) | 4 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist | 271.41 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (18th) | 2 |
| 5 | Concordia (Ore.) | 245.84 | Cascade | Isaac Frederick (2nd) | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma City | 197.13 | Sooner Athletic | Conor Holt (3rd) | 6 |
| 7 | Concordia (Neb.) | 167.40 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (22nd) | 7 |
| 8 | Carroll (Mont.) | 154.60 | Frontier | Harry Clark (1st) | 9 |
| 9 | Doane (Neb.) | 143.17 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (12th) | 11 |
| 10 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 142.79 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (13th) | 10 |
| 11 | Eastern Oregon | 133.11 | Cascade | Ben Welch (10th) | 8 |
| 12 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 119.96 | Frontier | Michael Nekuda (1st) | 13 |
| 13 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 119.70 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (18th) | 12 |
| 14 | Hastings (Neb.) | 99.58 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (1st) | 14 |
| 15 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 96.88 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (11th) | 18 |
| 16 | Missouri Baptist | 96.46 | American Midwest | Patricia Hanna (4th) | 15 |
| 17 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 87.28 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (2nd) | 16 |
| 18 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 80.02 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (16th) | 17 |
| 19 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 65.30 | Heart of America | Mark Nelson (3rd) | 22 |
| 20 | Southern Oregon | 64.81 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (3rd) | 20 |
| 21 | Westmont (Calif.) | 53.14 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (35th) | 33 |
| 22 | College of Idaho | 51.22 | Cascade | Pat McCurry (10th) | 24 |
| 23 | Concordia (Calif.) | 49.03 | Golden State | Mark Sellers (1st) | 21 |
| 24 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 46.87 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (2nd) | 28 |
| 25 | Morningside (Iowa) | 44.89 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (11th) | 26 |
| Dropped out: No. 19 Nebraska Wesleyan, No. 23 Northwood (Texas), No. 25 Briar Cliff (Iowa) | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 933.40 | 4 |
| 2 | Sooner Athletic | 779.26 | 3 |
| 3 | Great Plains | 578.60 | 5 |
| 4 | Cascade | 524.33 | 4 |
| 5 | Frontier | 308.82 | 2 |
| 6 | Chicagoland | 244.50 | 2 |
| 7 | Heart of America | 176.24 | 1 |
| 8 | Crossroads | 165.64 | |
| 9 | American Midwest | 146.09 | 1 |
| 10 | Golden State | 121.15 | 2 |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2014 Week #5 — February 26 |
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| next ranking: MONDAY, March 3 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 519.76 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (5th) | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 392.81 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (18th) | 2 |
| 3 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 229.75 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Paul Koutz (2nd) | 3 |
| 4 | Doane (Neb.) | 222.42 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (12th) | 4 |
| 5 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 216.63 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (3rd) | 5 |
| 6 | Concordia (Neb.) | 175.51 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (22nd) | 7 |
| 7 | College of Idaho | 167.45 | Cascade | Pat McCurry (10th) | 6 |
| 8 | Hastings (Neb.) | 147.70 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (1st) | 8 |
| 9 | Westmont (Calif.) | 111.18 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (35th) | 13 |
| 10 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 109.05 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (2nd) | 10 |
| 11 | Biola (Calif.) | 105.48 | Golden State | Jonathan Zimmerman (8th) | 9 |
| 12 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 104.67 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (11th) | 11 |
| 13 | Bethel (Ind.) | 93.42 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (16th) | 12 |
| 14 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 93.13 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (2nd) | 14 |
| 15 | Carroll (Mont.) | 92.36 | Frontier | Harry Clark (1st) | 15 |
| 16 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 80.20 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (13th) | 19 |
| 17 | Missouri Baptist | 78.85 | American Midwest | Patricia Hanna (4th) | 16 |
| 18 | Dordt (Iowa) | 77.62 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (6th) | 18 |
| 19 | Cal State San Marcos | 74.48 | Independent (NAIA) | Steve Scott (15th) | 17 |
| 20 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 67.23 | Mid-South | Floyd Stroud (21st) | 22 |
| 21 | Baker (Kan.) | 66.53 | Heart of America | Zach Kindler (7th) | 20 |
| 22 | Indiana Wesleyan | 64.72 | Crossroads | John Foss (27th) | 21 |
| 23 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 50.74 | Golden State | Bryan Wilkins (26th) | 24 |
| 24 | Concordia (Calif.) | 48.64 | Golden State | Mark Sellers (1st) | 23 |
| 25 | Morningside (Iowa) | 45.74 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (11th) | 25 |
| Dropped out: none | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 900.20 | 3 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 729.23 | 5 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 626.95 | 2 |
| 4 | Golden State | 325.41 | 4 |
| 5 | Cascade | 232.56 | 1 |
| 6 | Crossroads | 219.94 | 2 |
| 7 | Chicagoland | 207.78 | 2 |
| 8 | Sun Conference | 161.51 | 1 |
| 9 | Frontier | 151.75 | 1 |
| 10 | Heart of America | 115.62 | 1 |
