DIII Rankings: McMurry, Wartburg Lead the Favorites Heading to National Meet
NEW ORLEANS — McMurry’s men and Wartburg’s women will enter this weekend’s NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships as the No. 1 teams in the country according to the latest USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings. The championships, starting this upcoming Thursday, will be hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in Claremont, Calif. NCAA.com will provide live coverage.
McMurry’s men, the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Champions, has 22 entries into the national meet, but No. 2 UW-La Crosse leads all teams with 31 national-championship entries are the lead favorite to spoil McMurry’s run.
On the women’s side, Wartburg again set an all-time rankings record, tallying 413.51 ranking points in this week’s update. Wartburg last won the outdoor NCAA title in 2009, and, this spring, the Knights won the national indoor crown. Wartburg comes to the NCAA Championships with a meet-best 34 entries, 14 more than nearest challenger and No. 2-ranked UW-Oshkosh.
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National Ranking PDFs: Top 25 | Full by Team | Event-by-Event | Week-by-Week
Regional Index PDFs (FINAL): Top Ten | By Team | By Event
Previous Rankings
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #8 — May 21, Pre-NCAA |
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| next ranking: FINAL, NCAA Championships | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | McMurry | 257.50 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 1 |
| 2 | UW-La Crosse | 173.46 | WIAC | Josh Buchholtz (4th) | 2 |
| 3 | UW-Oshkosh | 164.16 | WIAC | Paul Brown (2nd) | 3 |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 141.75 | CCIW | Frank Gramarosso (2nd) | 4 |
| 5 | UW-Eau Claire | 138.98 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (10th) | 5 |
| 6 | UW-Stout | 130.81 | WIAC | Laura Knudsen (4th) | 6 |
| 7 | UW-Whitewater | 124.85 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (3rd) | 7 |
| 8 | Wabash | 75.08 | NCAC | Clyde Morgan (4th) | 8 |
| 9 | La Verne | 74.22 | SCIAC | Pat Widolff (20th) | 10 |
| 10 | Central (Iowa) | 68.03 | IIAC | Joe Dunham (4th) | 9 |
| 11 | Augustana (Ill.) | 65.60 | CCIW | Paul Olsen (43rd) | 11 |
| 12 | Calvin | 63.99 | MIAA | Bret Otte (3rd) | 13 |
| 13 | UW-River Falls | 59.44 | WIAC | Aaron Decker (2nd) | 30 |
| 14 | Whitworth | 57.92 | Northwest | Toby Schwarz (16th) | 16 |
| 15 | Middlebury | 57.78 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 15 |
| 16 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 52.04 | MIAC | Steve Mathre (17th) | 14 |
| 17 | Hamline | 50.14 | MIAC | Paul Schmaedeke (21st) | 36 |
| 18 | Wartburg | 49.38 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (14th) | 19 |
| 19 | Bates | 48.98 | NESCAC | Al Fereshetian (17th) | 18 |
| 20 | Christopher Newport | 47.95 | USA South | Tyler Wingard (6th) | 20 |
| 21 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 47.89 | Midwest | Roger Haynes (29th) | 17 |
| 22 | SUNY Geneseo | 46.46 | SUNYAC | Dave Prevosti (8th) | 21 |
| 23 | Rowan | 46.22 | NJAC | Bill Fritz (18th) | 24 |
| 24 | Mount Union | 44.15 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 27 |
| 25 | Haverford | 42.71 | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (37th) | 12 |
| Dropped out: No. 22 UW-Stevens Point, No. 23 SUNY Oneonta | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 862.19 | 6 |
| 2 | ASC | 283.58 | 1 |
| 3 | CCIW | 256.07 | 2 |
| 4 | NESCAC | 178.25 | 2 |
| 5 | SCIAC | 166.40 | 1 |
| 6 | OAC | 163.74 | 1 |
| 7 | IIAC | 158.21 | 2 |
| 8 | MIAC | 123.77 | 2 |
| 9 | NJAC | 121.64 | 1 |
| 10 | NEWMAC | 117.53 | |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #8 — May 21, Pre-NCAA |
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| next ranking: FINAL, NCAA Championships | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Wartburg | 413.51 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (14th) | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Oshkosh | 193.74 | WIAC | Pat Ebel (3rd) | 2 |
| 3 | Washington (Mo.) | 128.04 | UAA | Jeff Stiles (11th) | 3 |
| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 88.39 | CCIW | Chris Schumacher (15th) | 4 |
| 5 | Illinois College | 83.59 | Midwest | Mike Brooks (11th) | 10 |
| 6 | Methodist | 82.06 | USA South | Duane Ross (5th) | 5 |
| 7 | Williams | 81.30 | NESCAC | Fletcher Brooks (4th) | 7 |
| 8 | UW-La Crosse | 75.60 | WIAC | Pat Healy (21st) | 8 |
| 9 | UW-Eau Claire | 72.37 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (6th) | 11 |
| 10 | Mount Union | 67.39 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (2nd) | 9 |
| 11 | Birmingham-Southern | 61.34 | SCAC | Kenneth Cox (3rd) | 15 |
| 12 | Buffalo State | 60.77 | SUNYAC | Eugene Lewis (12th) | 28 |
| 13 | Tufts | 58.20 | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (12th) | 14 |
| 14 | MIT | 54.58 | NEWMAC | Halston Taylor (5th) | 12 |
| 15 | Middlebury | 53.61 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (24th) | 6 |
| 16 | McMurry | 50.39 | ASC | Barbara Crousen (14th) | 13 |
| 17 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 46.06 | MIAC | Joe Sweeney (32nd) | 19 |
| 18 | Rowan | 45.73 | NJAC | Derick “Ringo” Adamson (5th) | 20 |
| 19 | Ithaca | 43.69 | Empire 8 | Jennifer Potter (9th) | 16 |
| 20 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 42.42 | Midwest | Roger Haynes (12th) | 18 |
| 21 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 36.93 | NEWMAC | Dave Cusano (1st) | 38 |
| 22 | Texas Lutheran | 36.17 | ASC | Patrick Zarate (6th) | 21 |
| 23 | Emory | 36.07 | UAA | John Curtin (27th) | 17 |
| 24 | Johns Hopkins | 34.95 | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (13th) | 32 |
| 25 | Linfield | 34.61 | Northwest | Travis Olson (2nd) | 27 |
| Dropped out: No. 22 UW-River Falls, No. 23 UW-Stevens Point, No. 24 Central (Iowa), No. 25 SUNY Cortland | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | IIAC | 499.38 | 1 |
| 2 | WIAC | 484.99 | 3 |
| 3 | NESCAC | 230.70 | 3 |
| 4 | UAA | 193.21 | 2 |
| 5 | Midwest Conference | 188.49 | 2 |
| 6 | CCIW | 180.76 | 1 |
| 7 | MIAC | 164.87 | 1 |
| 8 | OAC | 164.49 | 1 |
| 9 | NEWMAC | 149.58 | 2 |
| 10 | SUNYAC | 110.83 | 1 |
