UW-La Crosse Men, UW-Oshkosh Women Claim Top Spots in DIII
NEW ORLEANS – Division III has two new top-ranked teams as the UW-Oshkosh women reclaimed the top spot and the UW-La Crosse men reached the pinnacle of the rankings for the first time this season in this week’s U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer rankings, the first edition that doesn’t use preseason data as a factor.
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UW-Oshkosh’s appearance atop the rankings marks the second time in the past three weeks it has been No. 1 in what has become a back-and-forth affair between the Titans and defending indoor champion Wartburg for the top spot. The Titans made a 12.52 net point gain for a team total of 177.09. Three-time National Athlete of the Week Christy Cazzola led the way for the Titans with two DIII all-time indoor records in the 800 (2:05.76) and the mile (4:43.13).
Displaced to No. 2, Wartburg was largely unaffected by the removal of preseason data, losing just 2.89 net points for a total team score of 162.09. The Knights turned in five DIII top-10 performances this weekend, including the fastest 4×400 relay at 3:49.61 OT, converted to 3:52.67 for qualifying purposes.
Despite losing 12.07 net points, Illinois Wesleyan holds steady at No. 3 (88.01), while UW-La Crosse jumped nine spots to No. 4 (77.52). Washington (Mo.) moved up one spot to round out the top five with a team score of 65.89.
The UW-La Crosse men are ranked No. 1 for the first time since the final two weeks of last season prior to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, claiming the top spot from the UW-Oshkosh men and preventing the Titans’ second No. 1 sweep of the season. The Eagles gained 18.81 net points for a team total of 184.43, boosted by four top-10 performances, including the Division’s top 4×400 relay at 3:13.98 OT, converted to 3:17.09 for track size.
The UW-Oshkosh men virtually stayed even from last week at 171.10 team points, while UW-Whitewater moved up a spot to No. 3 with 132.61 team points. Defending DIII champion North Central (Ill.) was the hardest hit of the top-five teams by the removal of preseason data, as the Cardinals slid 22.53 net points and a position to No. 4 with 120.58. Haverford jumped four spots to No. 5 (90.00).
The National Computer Team Rankings project how a team will finish in a National Championship Meet setting, rather than a triangular or dual.
The next round of computer rankings will be released February 20. The 2013 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held March 8-9 in Naperville, Ill.
Biggest Jump (Men): 48 – John Carroll
Biggest Jump (Women): 59 – George Fox
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2013 Week #4 — February 13 |
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| next ranking: February 20 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | UW-La Crosse | 184.43 | WIAC | Josh Buchholtz (5th) | 2 |
| 2 | UW-Oshkosh | 171.10 | WIAC | Eamon McKenna (1st) | 1 |
| 3 | UW-Whitewater | 132.61 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (4th) | 4 |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 120.58 | CCIW | Frank Gramarosso (3rd) | 3 |
| 5 | Haverford | 90.00 | Centennial | Tom Donnelly (38th) | 9 |
| 6 | Mount Union | 80.33 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (3rd) | 11 |
| 7 | UW-Eau Claire | 67.17 | WIAC | Chip Schneider (11th) | 7 |
| 8 | Bates | 65.77 | NESCAC | Al Fereshetian (18th) | 10 |
| 9 | Baldwin-Wallace | 62.20 | OAC | Bill Taraschke (28th) | 12 |
| 10 | UW-Platteville | 61.50 | WIAC | Chris Rotzenberg (1st) | 8 |
| 11 | Augustana (Ill.) | 60.61 | CCIW | Paul Olsen (44th) | 51 |
| 12 | UW-Stevens Point | 55.27 | WIAC | Rick Witt (34th) | 6 |
| 13 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 54.29 | MIAC | Steve Mathre (18th) | 5 |
| 14 | Ohio Wesleyan | 47.11 | NCAC | Kris Boey (10th) | 32 |
| 15 | Wabash | 44.54 | NCAC | Clyde Morgan (5th) | 14 |
| 16 | RIT | 43.12 | Liberty League | David Warth (15th) | 54 |
| 17 | Defiance | 39.59 | HCAC | John Hartpence (6th) | 22 |
| 18 | SUNY Oneonta | 37.51 | SUNYAC | Matt LoPiccolo (9th) | 23 |
| 19 | Wartburg | 36.67 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (15th) | 17 |
| 20 | Brockport | 35.01 | SUNYAC | Ed Jaskulski (1st) | 33 |
| 21 | Tufts | 26.14 | NESCAC | Ethan Barron (8th) | 16 |
| 22 | Whitworth | 24.73 | Northwest Conference | Toby Schwarz (17th) | 25 |
| 23 | Carthage | 23.93 | CCIW | Brett Witt (8th) | 27 |
| 24 | Illinois College | 23.59 | Midwest Conference | Mike Brooks (12th) | 24 |
| 25 | John Carroll | 21.87 | OAC | Dara Ford (3rd) | 73 |
| Dropped out: No. 13 MIT, No. 15 Calvin, No. 18 Nebraska Wesleyan, No. 19 UW-Stout, No. 20 Bowdoin, No. 21 Colby | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 714.52 | 6 |
| 2 | CCIW | 219.04 | 3 |
| 3 | OAC | 206.26 | 3 |
| 4 | NESCAC | 122.60 | 2 |
| 5 | NCAC | 110.39 | 2 |
| 6 | Centennial | 109.79 | 1 |
| 7 | SUNYAC | 108.08 | 2 |
| 8 | Liberty League | 71.83 | 1 |
| 9 | MIAC | 70.73 | 1 |
| 10 | IIAC | 57.71 | 1 |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division III |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2013 Week #4 — February 13 |
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| next ranking: February 20 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | UW-Oshkosh | 177.09 | WIAC | Ben Dorsey (1st)/Drew Ludtke (1st) | 2 |
| 2 | Wartburg | 162.09 | IIAC | Marcus Newsom (15th) | 1 |
| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 88.01 | CCIW | Chris Schumacher (16th) | 3 |
| 4 | UW-La Crosse | 77.52 | WIAC | Pat Healy (22nd) | 13 |
| 5 | Washington (Mo.) | 65.89 | UAA | Jeff Stiles (12th) | 6 |
| 6 | SUNY Cortland | 65.08 | SUNYAC | Steve Patrick (6th) | 8 |
| 7 | Monmouth (Ill.) | 61.80 | Midwest Conference | Roger Haynes (13th) | 11 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins | 61.68 | Centennial | Bobby Van Allen (14th) | 23 |
| 9 | Emory | 61.53 | UAA | John Curtin (28th) | 30 |
| 10 | Williams | 59.01 | NESCAC | Dick Farley (15th)/Peter Farwell (15th) | 4 |
| 11 | Illinois College | 57.39 | Midwest Conference | Mike Brooks (12th) | 9 |
| 12 | UW-Whitewater | 54.27 | WIAC | Mike Johnson (2nd) | 5 |
| 13 | Ithaca | 48.65 | Empire 8 | Jennifer Potter (10th) | 25 |
| 14 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 48.31 | NEWMAC | Dave Cusano (2nd) | 22 |
| 15 | Buffalo State | 46.48 | SUNYAC | Eugene Lewis (13th) | — |
| 16 | Tufts | 42.55 | NESCAC | Kristen Morwick (13th) | 14 |
| 17 | Mount Union | 41.12 | OAC | Kevin Lucas (3rd) | 10 |
| 18 | Ohio Northern | 40.62 | OAC | Jason Maus (7th) | 32 |
| 19 | George Fox | 36.77 | Northwest Conference | John Smith (7th) | 78 |
| 20 | Roanoke | 35.36 | ODAC | (0th) | 33 |
| 21 | Ramapo | 33.83 | NJAC | Mike Jackson (9th) | 7 |
| 22 | Middlebury | 32.07 | NESCAC | Martin Beatty (25th) | 16 |
| 23 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 30.86 | MIAC | Joe Sweeney (33rd) | 37 |
| 24 | Moravian | 30.74 | Landmark | Jesse Baumann (2nd) | 27 |
| 25 | Franklin & Marshall | 29.91 | Centennial | Carl Schnabel (10th) | 20 |
| Dropped out: No. 12 MIT, No. 15 Lehman, No. 17 North Central (Ill.), No. 18 St. Olaf, No. 19 Birmingham-Southern, No. 21 Amherst, No. 24 WPI | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | WIAC | 389.98 | 3 |
| 2 | IIAC | 171.90 | 1 |
| 3 | NESCAC | 165.33 | 3 |
| 4 | CCIW | 140.91 | 1 |
| 5 | SUNYAC | 135.86 | 2 |
| 6 | UAA | 135.56 | 2 |
| 7 | Midwest Conference | 119.29 | 2 |
| 8 | Centennial | 113.90 | 2 |
| 9 | OAC | 110.95 | 2 |
| 10 | MIAC | 101.23 | 1 |
