No Changes to Division I’s National Top Four; One Weekend Remains to Post New Marks
NEW ORLEANS – The top four men’s and women’s team positions in NCAA Division I indoor track & field did not change this week in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national computer rankings. Florida’s men and Oregon’s women enjoy another week atop the field and with “preseason data” falling off the board beginning next week; only one weekend remains to justify those individual positions scored within the national computer rankings.
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Regional Index: Top 15 Teams by Region
Individual and relay scores through this week have been determined using a mixture of bests from the current and previous seasons. Next week, only the bests from the current season will count towards a team’s national computer ranking score (preseason data in combined events will stay “on the board” through and including week five).
Men’s No. 1 Florida (147.81) gained a few improvements to their score from the past weekend. Senior Terrell Wilks clocked 6.64 in the 60 meters to be scored as the national No. 9 in the event. No. 2 LSU (140.25) won the New Balance Collegiate Invitational this past weekend in New York City. When it comes to improvements to their national-championship potential, LSU’s Michael Lauro is now No. 4 on the 2011 college list in the weight throw after posting a personal-best throw of 69-9½ (21.27m).
The biggest mover on the men’s side is No. 13 Texas, who leaped over Big 12 foes Nebraska and Oklahoma this week in their two-spot improvement. Sophomore Keiron Stewart clocked 7.68 in the 60-meter hurdles in New York this weekend and is the new collegiate leader for the season.
In the women’s rankings, No. 1 Oregon (190.39) sat idle last weekend, but No. 2 Texas A&M (153.53) did not and kept adding to their rating. Among their improvements over preseason data, the Aggie 4×400-meter relay team clocked 3:30.70 for a new collegiate best this season. Also, Jeneba Tarmoh moved into the season’s top five with a new personal-best, 7.24 run in the 60.
Nebraska senior Chantae McMillan scored 4,378 points in the heptathlon last weekend to move to No. 2 on the NCAA list this season. Also, Husker freshman Mara Griva posted a national top-five mark in the long jump and added a top-15 performance in the triple jump to help Nebraska gain four spots in moving to No. 14 in the national computer ranking.
USTFCCCA |
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NCAA Division I |
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings |
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2011 Week #3 – February 8 |
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| next ranking: February 15 (Week 4) | |||
| Rank | School |
Points
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Last Week
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| 1 | Florida |
147.81
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1
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| 2 | LSU |
140.25
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2
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| 3 | Texas A&M |
110.98
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3
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| 4 | Texas Tech |
102.09
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4
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| 5 | Indiana |
97.42
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6
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| 6 | Oregon |
95.74
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5
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| 7 | Stanford |
76.48
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8
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| 8 | Penn State |
76.17
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9
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| 9 | Florida State |
74.99
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10
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| 10 | Virginia Tech |
73.47
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7
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| 11 | Auburn |
72.20
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12
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| 12 | Arkansas |
68.97
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11
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| 13 | Texas |
68.53
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15
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| 14 | Nebraska |
63.27
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14
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| 15 | Oklahoma |
58.82
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13
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| 16 | Ohio State |
56.61
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16
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| 17 | BYU |
53.43
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18
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| 18 | Arizona |
50.50
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17
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| 19 | California |
46.95
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20
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| 20 | Washington |
46.50
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21
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| 21 | Georgia |
46.32
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19
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| 22 | Kansas State |
45.69
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22
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| 23 | North Carolina |
40.67
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25
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| 24 | Oklahoma State |
40.47
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24
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| 25 | Baylor |
39.73
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26
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| Dropped out: No. 23 Minnesota | |||
Men’s Conference Index Top 10 |
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| Rank | Conference |
Points
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Top 25 Teams
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| 1 | SEC |
622.19
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5
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| 2 | Big 12 |
572.80
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8
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| 3 | Pac-10 |
421.67
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5
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| 4 | Big Ten |
372.70
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3
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| 5 | ACC |
276.32
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3
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| 6 | Mountain West |
99.39
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1
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| 7 | BIG EAST |
72.15
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| 8 | Mid-American |
36.88
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| 9 | Big South |
35.69
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| 10 | Big Sky |
34.43
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NCAA Division I |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings |
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2011 Week #3 – February 8 |
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| next ranking: February 15 (Week 4) | |||
| Rank | School |
Points
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Last Week
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| 1 | Oregon |
190.39
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| 2 | Texas A&M |
153.53
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2
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| 3 | LSU |
148.34
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3
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| 4 | Clemson |
114.43
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4
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| 5 | Tennessee |
103.57
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5
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| 6 | Arkansas |
94.70
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6
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| 7 | BYU |
79.01
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7
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| 8 | Texas |
72.36
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8
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| 9 | Auburn |
67.90
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12
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| 10 | Florida State |
66.49
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11
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| 11 | Southern Illinois |
66.29
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10
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| 12 | West Virginia |
60.67
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9
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| 13 | Arizona |
60.63
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15
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| 14 | Nebraska |
57.47
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18
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| 15 | Oklahoma |
57.22
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16
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| 16 | Villanova |
57.12
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13
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| 17 | UCF |
53.02
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14
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| 18 | Texas Tech |
45.34
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17
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| 19 | Penn State |
42.83
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19
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| 20 | Indiana |
42.72
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20
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| 21 | South Carolina |
39.62
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21
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| 22 | TCU |
39.35
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26
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| 23 | Louisville |
39.17
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23
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| 24 | Arizona State |
38.48
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30
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| 25 | Georgetown |
38.32
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22
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| Dropped out: No. 24 Stony Brook, No. 25 Ohio State | |||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference |
Points
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Top 25 Teams
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| 1 | SEC | 558.07 | 5 |
| 2 | Big 12 | 485.12 | 5 |
| 3 | Pac-10 | 394.98 | 3 |
| 4 | ACC | 314.17 | 2 |
| 5 | BIG EAST | 244.57 | 4 |
| 6 | Big Ten | 193.97 | 2 |
| 7 | Mountain West | 152.27 | 2 |
| 8 | Conference USA | 131.81 | 1 |
| 9 | Missouri Valley | 105.78 | 1 |
| 10 | America East | 51.51 | |
About the Rankings
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The purpose and methodology of the national team computer rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national-title race – not as a method to compare teams head-to-head.
The Regional Index is determined using a similar method as national rankings, but on a smaller scale, comparing teams versus others within the same region. The result is a ranking that showcases squads with better all-around team potential — a group makeup critical for conference or similar team-scored events. A team may achieve a better regional ranking than a counterpart that has a better national ranking. Historically, some teams are better national-championship teams than conference-championship teams, having a few elite athletes that score very well in a diverse environment where teams do not have entries in more than a few events. Some teams are better at conference championships or similar team-scored events where they enter, and are competitive, in many of the events.
How a team fares in a national championship, conference championship, or scored meet with only a couple or few teams (like a dual or triangular) can be very different, given the number of events, competition, scoring, and makeup of entries — thus the rationale behind each of the ranking systems. Similar arguments about team makeup and rankings can also be found in swimming & diving and wrestling as their sports also have a similar trichotomy when it comes to team theory.
