Saint Augustine’s Men & Johnson C. Smith Women Top Latest Division II National Rankings
NEW ORLEANS – As more and more Division II teams hop into action in this 2014 outdoor track & field season for the first time, the picture becomes clearer and clearer in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II National Team Computer Rankings.
The National Team Computer Rankings for Division II are a reflection of performances that have been recorded only during the 2014 outdoor track & field season. While some teams have been competing outdoors since February and many more opened up their spring campaigns this past weekend, still others have yet to compete outside in 2014.
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Perennial powers moved to the top in the week three edition of the rankings as the defending outdoor national champion Saint Augustine’s men and the Johnson C. Smith women claimed the top spots in Tuesday’s release.
Also making significant moves toward the top as more of their rosters see their first outdoor action of the season were the Adams State men to No. 3, the Saint Augustine’s women to No. 2, the defending national champion Academy of Art women to No. 5 and the Grand Valley State women debuting at No. 6.
National indoor champion Adams State jumped up 55 positions to No. 13, followed closely by Lincoln (Mo.) at No. 6.
Unlike Division I and Division III, the Division II USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings are not influenced by preseason data. Week one rankings should not be referred to as preseason rankings, but rather the first in a series of regular season rankings issued each week.
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 team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points. A full description of the rankings can be found here.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2014 Week #3 — April 1 |
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| next ranking: April 8 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Saint Augustine’s | 274.99 | CIAA | George Williams (38th) | 2 |
| 2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 186.92 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (6th) | 3 |
| 3 | Adams State | 135.04 | RMAC | Rock Light (1st) | 45 |
| 4 | Chico State | 113.88 | CCAA | Oliver Hanf (2nd) | 1 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 112.88 | Lone Star | James Reid (15th) | 4 |
| 6 | Colorado Mines | 109.00 | RMAC | Matt Sparks (1st) | 16 |
| 7 | Ashland | 106.06 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (11th) | NR |
| 8 | Academy of Art | 105.44 | PacWest | Charles Ryan (4th) | 7 |
| 9 | Grand Valley State | 86.15 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (15th) | NR |
| 10 | Alaska Anchorage | 81.48 | GNAC | Michael Friess (24th) | 5 |
| 11 | Nova Southeastern | 77.10 | Peach Belt | Bryan Hagopian (5th) | 28 |
| 12 | Tarleton State | 71.18 | Lone Star | Patrick Ponder (8th) | 17 |
| 13 | West Texas A&M | 67.78 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (5th) | 18 |
| 14 | UC San Diego | 60.86 | CCAA | Tony Salerno (15th) | 8 |
| 15 | Findlay | 60.36 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (26th) | NR |
| 16 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 55.49 | Lone Star | Tom Dibbern (1st) | 9 |
| 17 | Missouri S&T | 55.45 | GLVC | Sterling Martin (7th) | 12 |
| 18 | Shippensburg | 53.48 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (9th) | 11 |
| 19 | Pittsburg State | 52.29 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (26th) | NR |
| 20 | Cal State Stanislaus | 50.46 | CCAA | Diljeet Taylor (2nd) | 6 |
| 21 | Cal State LA | 43.98 | CCAA | Tina Fernandes (1st) | 14 |
| 22 | Missouri Southern | 43.82 | MIAA | Bryan Schiding (1st) | NR |
| 23 | Western Washington | 43.07 | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (27th) | 10 |
| 24 | Tiffin | 42.94 | GLIAC | Jeremy Croy (14th) | 15 |
| 25 | Mount Olive | 42.78 | Conf. Carolinas | Matt van Lierop (6th) | 27 |
| Dropped out: No. 13 Wingate, No. 19 Virginia Union, No. 20 Johnson C. Smith, No. 21 Kutztown, No. 22 Alabama-Huntsville, No. 23 Slippery Rock, No. 24 Queens (N.C.), No. 25 Central Washington | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Lone Star | 561.05 | 5 |
| 2 | GLIAC | 382.21 | 4 |
| 3 | CIAA | 369.93 | 1 |
| 4 | RMAC | 297.96 | 2 |
| 5 | CCAA | 283.67 | 4 |
| 6 | MIAA | 267.89 | 2 |
| 7 | PSAC | 161.38 | 1 |
| 8 | GLVC | 150.55 | 1 |
| 9 | GNAC | 141.93 | 2 |
| 10 | PacWest | 117.71 | 1 |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2014 Week #3 — April 1 |
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| next ranking: April 8 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Johnson C. Smith | 162.92 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (7th) | 3 |
| 2 | Saint Augustine’s | 158.46 | CIAA | George Williams (38th) | 6 |
| 3 | Angelo State | 155.74 | Lone Star | James Reid (15th) | 1 |
| 4 | Chico State | 134.78 | CCAA | Robert Nooney (1st) | 2 |
| 5 | Academy of Art | 130.32 | PacWest | Charles Ryan (4th) | 7 |
| 6 | Grand Valley State | 111.13 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (15th) | NR |
| 7 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 104.72 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (6th) | 4 |
| 8 | Central Missouri | 104.62 | MIAA | Kirk Pedersen (18th)/Kip Janvrin (16th) | 12 |
| 9 | Cal State Stanislaus | 87.53 | CCAA | Diljeet Taylor (2nd) | 5 |
| 10 | New Haven | 84.93 | Northeast-10 | Shaunnaya Williams (3rd) | 8 |
| 11 | Edinboro | 79.74 | PSAC | Anne Carlson (2nd) | 10 |
| 12 | Ashland | 78.25 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (11th) | NR |
| 13 | Adams State | 73.90 | RMAC | Rock Light (1st) | 68 |
| 14 | Western Washington | 73.36 | GNAC | Pee Wee Halsell (27th) | 11 |
| 15 | West Texas A&M | 72.55 | Lone Star | Darren Flowers (5th) | 21 |
| 16 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 67.54 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (13th) | 41 |
| 17 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 64.77 | NSIC | Marlon Brink (14th) | NR |
| 18 | Central Oklahoma | 52.34 | MIAA | Martha Brennan (4th) | 14 |
| 19 | Indianapolis | 50.73 | GLVC | Scott Fangman (17th) | NR |
| 20 | Alaska Anchorage | 49.99 | GNAC | Michael Friess (24th) | 16 |
| 21 | Queens (N.C.) | 49.94 | SAC | Jim Vahrenkamp (2nd) | 15 |
| 22 | Slippery Rock | 45.63 | PSAC | John Papa (27th) | 9 |
| 23 | Missouri Southern | 40.06 | MIAA | Patty Vavra (20th) | NR |
| 24 | Fort Hays State | 40.01 | MIAA | Dennis Weber (21st) | NR |
| 25 | Pittsburg State | 38.95 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (28th) | NR |
| Dropped out: No. 13 Central Washington, No. 17 Millersville, No. 18 Northwest Nazarene, No. 19 SF State, No. 20 Clarion, No. 22 Seattle Pacific, No. 23 Tiffin, No. 24 Clayton State, No. 25 Tampa | |||||
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| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | MIAA | 466.20 | 6 |
| 2 | Lone Star | 414.56 | 3 |
| 3 | CIAA | 374.76 | 2 |
| 4 | GLIAC | 349.38 | 2 |
| 5 | CCAA | 276.38 | 2 |
| 6 | PSAC | 257.79 | 2 |
| 7 | RMAC | 176.99 | 1 |
| 8 | GNAC | 170.98 | 2 |
| 9 | GLVC | 152.59 | 1 |
| 10 | NSIC | 152.06 | 1 |
