Indiana Tech Men & Women Lead First NAIA Indoor T&F National Rankings of 2015
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released 2015’s first edition of the NAIA National Team Computer Rankings on Wednesday.
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The algorithm ranked Indiana Tech No. 1 for both men and women; the Warriors are the defending men’s champions, while the women finished as runners-up at indoor nationals last year.
In fact, the same five teams composed the top quintet for both genders. No. 2 Doane of Nebraska, No. 3 Wayland Baptist of Texas, No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist (the defending women’s national champions), and No. 5 Siena Heights of Michigan rounded out the top five for both men and women.
There’s significantly more variance past the top five. In the rest of the top 25, no program was ranked the same for men and women. You can check out the rest of the rankings below, and be sure to peruse the PDFs (sidebar) containing full team breakdowns, individual event rankings, and much more.
Rankings will be released every Wednesday between now and the March 5-7 national championships in Geneva, Ohio.
Click here for an explanation of how the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings work. The point system is based on the TFRRS national descending order lists. The higher athletes are ranked, the more points they contribute to their teams. Team totals are derived from adding up the point contributions of each of their athletes. Points do not equate to NJCAA Championships scoring.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #1 — January 28 |
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| next ranking: February 4 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 504.11 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | |
| 2 | Doane (Neb.) | 288.51 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | |
| 3 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 257.46 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist | 226.44 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | |
| 5 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 169.61 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (31st) | |
| 6 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 152.75 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | |
| 7 | Concordia (Neb.) | 140.49 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | |
| 8 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 138.77 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | |
| 9 | Eastern Oregon | 138.64 | Cascade | Ben Welch (11th) | |
| 10 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 110.09 | Appalachian | Shawn Jakubowski (3rd) | |
| 11 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 95.06 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (3rd) | |
| 12 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 90.64 | Frontier | Mike Collins (18th) | |
| 13 | Bethel (Ind.) | 89.59 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (17th) | |
| 14 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 89.50 | Great Plains | Nate Treinen (8th) | |
| 15 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 75.29 | Great Plains | Ted Bulling (30th) | |
| 16 | Marian (Ind.) | 70.91 | Crossroads | Mike Holman (3rd) | |
| 17 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 69.50 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (3rd) | |
| 18 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 67.47 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (2nd) | |
| 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | 66.14 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (12th) | |
| 20 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 65.69 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (2nd) | |
| 21 | William Penn (Iowa) | 60.76 | Midwest Collegiate | Allen Friesen (5th) | |
| 22 | Baker (Kan.) | 59.57 | Heart of America | Tim Byers (1st) | |
| 23 | Concordia (Ore.) | 57.75 | Cascade | Jerret Mantalas (1st) | |
| 24 | Carroll (Mont.) | 53.76 | Frontier | Harry Clark (2nd) | |
| 25 | Warner (Fla.) | 53.44 | Sun Conference | Emperatriz Gonzalez-Henao (15th) | |
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 839.93 | 6 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 803.49 | 2 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 520.81 | 2 |
| 4 | Crossroads | 295.76 | 2 |
| 5 | Chicagoland | 289.21 | 2 |
| 6 | Cascade | 286.85 | 2 |
| 7 | Sun Conference | 203.74 | 2 |
| 8 | Frontier | 158.67 | 2 |
| 9 | Appalachian | 148.19 | 1 |
| 10 | Midwest Collegiate | 118.05 | 1 |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #1 — January 28 |
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| next ranking: February 4 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 566.94 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | |
| 2 | Doane (Neb.) | 376.92 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | |
| 3 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 267.95 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist | 247.05 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | |
| 5 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 201.54 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (3rd) | |
| 6 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 159.40 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Paul Koutz (3rd) | |
| 7 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 156.64 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | |
| 8 | Concordia (Neb.) | 133.04 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | |
| 9 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 132.16 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | |
| 10 | Bethel (Ind.) | 128.18 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (17th) | |
| 11 | Carroll (Mont.) | 116.65 | Frontier | Harry Clark (2nd) | |
| 12 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 114.56 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (2nd) | |
| 13 | Hastings (Neb.) | 109.33 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (2nd) | |
| 14 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 86.49 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (3rd) | |
| 15 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 85.90 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (3rd) | |
| 16 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 79.06 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (19th) | |
| 17 | Dordt (Iowa) | 69.32 | Great Plains | Craig Heynen (7th) | |
| 18 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 68.59 | Heart of America | Darin Schmitz (4th) | |
| 19 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 61.60 | Great Plains | Ted Bulling (28th) | |
| 20 | College of Idaho | 60.87 | Cascade | Pat McCurry (11th) | |
| 21 | Friends (Kan.) | 58.73 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (4th) | |
| 22 | Grand View (Iowa) | 58.68 | Midwest Collegiate | Jerry Monner (9th) | |
| 23 | British Columbia | 56.54 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (14th) | |
| 24 | Indiana Wesleyan | 49.93 | Crossroads | John Foss (28th) | |
| 25 | Eastern Oregon | 49.36 | Cascade | Ben Welch (11th) | |
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 1019.96 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 881.63 | 6 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 520.70 | 2 |
| 4 | Chicagoland | 260.45 | 2 |
| 5 | Crossroads | 251.49 | 2 |
| 6 | Sun Conference | 188.86 | 1 |
| 7 | Cascade | 151.52 | 2 |
| 8 | Kansas Collegiate | 139.02 | 1 |
| 9 | Midwest Collegiate | 129.62 | 1 |
| 10 | Frontier | 128.27 | 1 |
