DII Rankings: Saint Aug’s, Grand Valley State Lead Entries, Lead Rankings Pre-NCAAs
NEW ORLEANS — The NCAA Championships for Division II Outdoor Track & Field will be held this weekend, May 24-26 in Pueblo, Colo. Heading into the national championships, Saint Augustine’s men and Grand Valley State’s women are atop the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings. The Saint Aug’s men lead all squads with 17 entries into the national meet. The Falcons last won the outdoor team title in 2010. Grand Valley State, the defending national champions and 2012 indoor national champ, leads all women’s teams with 20 entries into the NCAA meet.
National Championship Central
NCAA Championship Accepted Entries
Championship Entries: Leaders by Team | Leaders by Conference
Prelim Round Start Lists will be released Today: Official Info Site
National Ranking PDFs: Top 25 | Full by Team | Event-by-Event | Week-by-Week
Previous Rankings
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #8, Pre-NCAA — May 21 |
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| next ranking: FINAL (NCAA Championship results) | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Saint Augustine’s | 220.17 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 1 |
| 2 | Abilene Christian | 185.73 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 3 |
| 3 | Adams State | 183.50 | RMAC | Damon Martin (17th) | 2 |
| 4 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 162.00 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 4 |
| 5 | Western State | 147.12 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 5 |
| 6 | Pittsburg State | 133.50 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (24th) | 6 |
| 7 | Ashland | 125.20 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 7 |
| 8 | Grand Canyon | 119.57 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | 9 |
| 9 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 118.49 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (4th) | 8 |
| 10 | Central Missouri | 117.31 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 11 |
| 11 | Findlay | 116.16 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 10 |
| 12 | Angelo State | 103.60 | Lone Star | James Reid (13th) | 12 |
| 13 | Indianapolis | 87.41 | GLVC | Scott Fangman (15th) | 13 |
| 14 | Shippensburg | 76.65 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (7th) | 15 |
| 15 | Grand Valley State | 73.52 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 14 |
| 16 | Chico State | 72.11 | CCAA | Kirk Freitas (34th) | 16 |
| 17 | West Texas A&M | 64.70 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (3rd) | 18 |
| 18 | Alaska Anchorage | 62.22 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 17 |
| 19 | Colorado Mines | 60.96 | RMAC | Art Siemers (7th) | 23 |
| 20 | Johnson C. Smith | 60.32 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 19 |
| 21 | Southern Connecticut | 56.94 | Northeast-10 | John Wallin (2nd) | 20 |
| 22 | Missouri Southern | 53.57 | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (23rd) | 24 |
| 23 | Minnesota State | 53.15 | NSIC | Mark Schuck (30th) | 21 |
| 24 | Augustana (S.D.) | 52.22 | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) | 25 |
| 25 | American International | 49.50 | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (6th) | 22 |
| Dropped out: none | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | MIAA | 506.29 | 4 |
| 2 | Lone Star | 504.73 | 4 |
| 3 | RMAC | 440.05 | 3 |
| 4 | GLIAC | 414.46 | 3 |
| 5 | CIAA | 302.79 | 2 |
| 6 | CCAA | 190.43 | 1 |
| 7 | GLVC | 175.26 | 1 |
| 8 | PSAC | 165.63 | 1 |
| 9 | NSIC | 165.06 | 2 |
| 10 | Northeast-10 | 155.87 | 2 |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #8, Pre-NCAA — May 21 |
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| next ranking: FINAL (NCAA Championship results) | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Grand Valley State | 286.60 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 1 |
| 2 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 241.40 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 2 |
| 3 | Central Missouri | 200.25 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 4 |
| 4 | Adams State | 185.56 | RMAC | Damon Martin (24th) | 3 |
| 5 | New Mexico Highlands | 124.32 | RMAC | Bob DeVries (20th) | 7 |
| 6 | Grand Canyon | 119.09 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | 5 |
| 7 | Western State | 109.66 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 6 |
| 8 | U-Mary | 105.34 | NSIC | Mike Thorson (18th) | 8 |
| 9 | Ashland | 92.36 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 9 |
| 10 | Hillsdale | 78.28 | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (1st) | 10 |
| 11 | Saint Augustine’s | 74.59 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 13 |
| 12 | Abilene Christian | 73.83 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 12 |
| 13 | Alaska Anchorage | 68.10 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 11 |
| 14 | Shippensburg | 65.87 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (7th) | 14 |
| 15 | Pittsburg State | 60.99 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (26th) | 16 |
| 16 | Winona State | 59.67 | NSIC | Mason Rebarchek (8th) | 17 |
| 17 | Cal State LA | 58.10 | CCAA | Chris Asher (11th) | 18 |
| 18 | Virginia State | 55.91 | CIAA | Jason Jackson (2nd) | 19 |
| 19 | Angelo State | 54.89 | Lone Star | James Reid (13th) | 20 |
| 20 | Findlay | 52.34 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 22 |
| 21 | Johnson C. Smith | 51.60 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 15 |
| 22 | San Francisco State | 48.66 | CCAA | Terry Burke (7th) | 21 |
| 23 | Columbus State | 47.93 | Peach Belt | J.D. Evilsizer (3rd) | 23 |
| 24 | Ferris State | 44.54 | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (4th) | 24 |
| 25 | Seattle Pacific | 42.42 | GNAC | Karl Lerum (7th) | 25 |
| Dropped out: none | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | GLIAC | 672.00 | 5 |
| 2 | MIAA | 658.07 | 3 |
| 3 | RMAC | 464.79 | 3 |
| 4 | NSIC | 285.55 | 2 |
| 5 | CIAA | 229.18 | 3 |
| 6 | Lone Star | 209.65 | 2 |
| 7 | CCAA | 203.69 | 2 |
| 8 | GNAC | 170.88 | 2 |
| 9 | PSAC | 131.16 | 1 |
| 10 | PacWest | 119.09 | 1 |
