Indiana Tech Continues to Lead Stable NAIA Rankings
NEW ORLEANS – Placidity and stability continue to rule the NAIA roost. The top three men’s teams and the top four women’s teams–both led by No. 1 Indiana Tech–remained the same as they’ve been in every single edition of the rankings this season. Wednesday’s rankings were released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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No. 2 Doane (Neb.) and No. 3 Wayland Baptist stayed in those spots in both the men’s and women’s rankings, as they have all season.
In the men’s rankings, No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist and No. 5 Concordia (Neb.) flip-flopped. Women’s No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist and No. 5 Cornerstone (Mich.) stayed in the same place they’ve been all five weeks in 2015.
Two teams joined the men’s top twenty-five this week: No. 14 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and No. 24 Northwood (Fla.); that’s the first time in the top twenty-five for Northwood in 2015. The former moved up twelve spots, and the latter nineteen.
The same number of women’s teams were newly ranked this week: No. 23 Concordia (Ore.) and No. 24 Indiana Wesleyan each moved up five rungs in the rankings.
These are the penultimate rankings before the March 5-7 national championships in Geneva, Ohio. The final rankings of the indoor season will be released next Monday, March 2.
USTFCCCA NAIA |
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #5 — February 25 |
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| next ranking: MONDAY, March 2 (pre-championships) | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 432.85 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | 1 |
| 2 | Doane (Neb.) | 272.67 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | 2 |
| 3 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 229.81 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | 3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist | 218.72 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | 5 |
| 5 | Concordia (Neb.) | 190.95 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | 4 |
| 6 | Concordia (Ore.) | 187.27 | Cascade | Jerret Mantalas (1st) | 6 |
| 7 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 139.58 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | 7 |
| 8 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 122.31 | Great Plains | Nate Treinen (8th) | 9 |
| 9 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 113.25 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (31st) | 10 |
| 10 | Eastern Oregon | 111.63 | Cascade | Ben Welch (11th) | 8 |
| 11 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 103.37 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | 11 |
| 12 | Oklahoma City | 100.70 | Sooner Athletic | Conor Holt (4th) | 23 |
| 13 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 92.54 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (3rd) | 13 |
| 14 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 91.68 | Frontier | Mike Collins (18th) | 26 |
| 15 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 85.36 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (3rd) | 12 |
| 16 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 77.29 | Chicagoland | Joel Pearson (1st) | 14 |
| 17 | Indiana Wesleyan | 73.79 | Crossroads | John Foss (28th) | 22 |
| 18 | Carroll (Mont.) | 73.36 | Frontier | Harry Clark (2nd) | 19 |
| 19 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 70.87 | Appalachian | Shawn Jakubowski (3rd) | 15 |
| 20 | Bethel (Ind.) | 67.14 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (17th) | 17 |
| 21 | William Penn (Iowa) | 66.47 | Midwest Collegiate | Allen Friesen (5th) | 18 |
| 22 | Goshen (Ind.) | 57.23 | Crossroads | Doug Yoder (4th) | 20 |
| 23 | Missouri Baptist | 56.09 | American Midwest | Patricia Hanna (5th) | 24 |
| 24 | Northwood (Fla.) | 54.92 | Sun Conference | Kent Baker (3rd) | 43 |
| 25 | Morningside (Iowa) | 54.08 | Great Plains | Dave Nash (12th) | 16 |
| Dropped out: No. 22 College of Idaho, No. 24 Dordt (Iowa) | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Great Plains | 856.28 | 5 |
| 2 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 650.69 | 2 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 553.52 | 3 |
| 4 | Cascade | 386.91 | 2 |
| 5 | Chicagoland | 331.85 | 3 |
| 6 | Crossroads | 281.42 | 3 |
| 7 | Sun Conference | 187.36 | 2 |
| 8 | Frontier | 165.95 | 2 |
| 9 | Midwest Collegiate | 160.67 | 1 |
| 10 | Heart of America | 157.60 | |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #5 — February 25 |
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| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 378.33 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (6th) | 1 |
| 2 | Doane (Neb.) | 322.18 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (13th) | 2 |
| 3 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 287.73 | Sooner Athletic | Rohan Thompson (4th) | 3 |
| 4 | Oklahoma Baptist | 241.09 | Sooner Athletic | Ford Mastin (19th) | 4 |
| 5 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 217.68 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Paul Koutz (3rd) | 5 |
| 6 | Westmont (Calif.) | 195.22 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (36th) | 8 |
| 7 | Concordia (Neb.) | 174.08 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (23rd) | 7 |
| 8 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 169.71 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (3rd) | 9 |
| 9 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 160.46 | Sun Conference | Michael Rosolino (12th) | 10 |
| 10 | British Columbia | 150.35 | Independent (NAIA) | Marek Jedrzejek (14th) | 6 |
| 11 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 101.52 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (19th) | 13 |
| 12 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 98.69 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (14th) | 12 |
| 13 | Hastings (Neb.) | 96.52 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (2nd) | 14 |
| 14 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 93.88 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (2nd) | 11 |
| 15 | Carroll (Mont.) | 93.04 | Frontier | Harry Clark (2nd) | 17 |
| 16 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 88.15 | Heart of America | Darin Schmitz (4th) | 20 |
| 17 | Bethel (Ind.) | 87.90 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (17th) | 18 |
| 18 | Missouri Baptist | 85.13 | American Midwest | Patricia Hanna (5th) | 16 |
| 19 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 81.05 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (3rd) | 15 |
| 20 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 56.84 | Great Plains | Scott Bahrke (3rd) | 19 |
| 21 | Grand View (Iowa) | 51.41 | Midwest Collegiate | Jerry Monner (9th) | 23 |
| 22 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 51.32 | Great Plains | Ted Bulling (28th) | 21 |
| 23 | Concordia (Ore.) | 50.75 | Cascade | Jerret Mantalas (1st) | 28 |
| 24 | Indiana Wesleyan | 48.79 | Crossroads | John Foss (28th) | 29 |
| 25 | Columbia (Mo.) | 48.19 | American Midwest | Tim Cornell (3rd) | 25 |
| Dropped out: No. 23 Concordia (Ore.), No. 25 Morningside (Iowa) | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Wolverine-Hoosier | 869.77 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Plains | 796.14 | 5 |
| 3 | Sooner Athletic | 558.35 | 2 |
| 4 | Golden State | 256.94 | 1 |
| 5 | Chicagoland | 214.03 | 2 |
| 6 | Crossroads | 203.32 | 2 |
| 7 | Independent (NAIA) | 195.58 | 1 |
| 8 | Sun Conference | 189.82 | 1 |
| 9 | Cascade | 178.83 | 1 |
| 10 | American Midwest | 141.86 | 2 |
