Once Again in D-III, Top Two Stay, Number Three Changes
NEW ORLEANS – The sixth week of national team computer rankings of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2011 NCAA Division III outdoor track & field season were released on Wednesday. For the fourth-straight time on the men’s side and the second-straight time in the women’s rankings, the top two teams remained unchanged, but the No. 3 position again has been filled by a different school.
National Computer Rankings:
PDFs: Top 25 | Full by Team | Full by Event | Week-by-Week
Previous Rankings | Rankings Guidelines & Rationale
Regional Index:Top 10 Teams by Region
Dual Meet RPI: Website
USTFCCCA |
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NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings |
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2011 Week #6 – May 11 |
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| next ranking: May 18 | |||
| Rank | School | Points | Last Week |
| 1 | McMurry | 192.51 | 1 |
| 2 | North Central (Ill.) | 158.26 | 2 |
| 3 | UW-La Crosse | 147.88 | 4 |
| 4 | UW-Oshkosh | 134.00 | 5 |
| 5 | Augustana (Ill.) | 111.13 | 18 |
| 6 | Central (Iowa) | 104.13 | 6 |
| 7 | UW-Whitewater | 99.22 | 7 |
| 8 | La Verne | 90.82 | 3 |
| 9 | UW-Stout | 81.46 | 13 |
| 10 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 77.67 | 20 |
| 11 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 77.28 | 11 |
| 12 | Redlands | 74.94 | 9 |
| 13 | Whitworth | 71.36 | 10 |
| 14 | Calvin | 69.61 | 8 |
| 15 | Washington (Mo.) | 68.27 | 12 |
| 16 | SUNY Fredonia | 63.93 | 19 |
| 17 | Cal Lutheran | 62.56 | 17 |
| 18 | Moravian | 61.55 | 16 |
| 19 | Baldwin-Wallace | 61.21 | 14 |
| 20 | Haverford | 61.03 | 15 |
| 21 | UW-Platteville | 55.84 | 34 |
| 22 | Buffalo State | 49.54 | 21 |
| 23 | Wabash | 48.96 | 24 |
| 24 | Bates | 46.39 | 22 |
| 25 | Williams | 45.76 | 29 |
| dropped out: No. 23 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, No. 25 SUNY Cortland | |||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 593.62 | 5 |
| 2 | SCIAC | 315.02 | 3 |
| 3 | CCIW | 303.17 | 2 |
| 4 | ASC | 204.28 | 1 |
| 5 | OAC | 193.43 | 1 |
| 6 | SUNYAC | 191.30 | 2 |
| 7 | NESCAC | 171.36 | 2 |
| 8 | UAA | 167.66 | 1 |
| 9 | IIAC | 138.86 | 1 |
| 10 | Northwest Conference | 125.95 | 1 |
USTFCCCA |
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NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings |
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2011 Week #6 – May 11 |
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| next ranking: May 18 | |||
| Rank | School | Points | Last Week |
| 1 | UW-Oshkosh | 236.90 | 1 |
| 2 | Wartburg | 185.64 | 2 |
| 3 | Williams | 147.37 | 6 |
| 4 | MIT | 133.55 | 9 |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 102.36 | 4 |
| 6 | Methodist | 98.66 | 3 |
| 7 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 98.64 | 10 |
| 8 | Ithaca | 88.58 | 5 |
| 9 | UW-Eau Claire | 80.77 | 40 |
| 10 | Calvin | 79.24 | 8 |
| 11 | UW-Whitewater | 72.25 | 12 |
| 12 | Carthage | 70.63 | 26 |
| 13 | UW-La Crosse | 68.46 | 28 |
| 14 | Texas Lutheran | 68.34 | 7 |
| 15 | Middlebury | 59.73 | 11 |
| 16 | Illinois College | 56.80 | 15 |
| 17 | George Fox | 54.86 | 14 |
| 18 | Whitworth | 54.59 | 17 |
| 19 | Central (Iowa) | 51.51 | 13 |
| 20 | Illinois Wesleyan | 46.00 | 16 |
| 21 | North Central (Ill.) | 44.42 | 19 |
| 22 | Gustavus Adolphus | 44.02 | 18 |
| 23 | Willamette | 41.46 | 33 |
| 24 | Tufts | 39.18 | 35 |
| 25 | Carleton | 39.14 | 20 |
| dropped out: No. 21 Monmouth (Ill.), No. 22 Coe, No. 23 Linfield, No. 24 Occidental, No. 25 Wellesley | |||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC |
535.92
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| 2 | IIAC |
333.35
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| 3 | NESCAC |
297.81
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| 4 | NEWMAC |
223.14
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| 5 | SCIAC |
220.17
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| 6 | CCIW |
204.00
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3
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| 7 | Northwest Conference |
189.35
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3
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| 8 | NJAC |
134.05
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| 9 | MIAC |
125.37
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2
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| 10 | UAA |
106.15
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About the Rankings
For more on the national team rankings and links to guideline and rationale information visit …
/rankings/division-iii-rankings
Rankings are determined by a mathematical formula, which is based on current national descending order lists. This is what’s used to compile a team’s ranking. 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-title race.
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.
