As Championship Season Nears, NAIA Rankings Come Into Focus
NEW ORLEANS — For the seventh consecutive week, the Indiana Tech men and women headline the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings.
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However, the lead for the Warrior women has reached a season low.
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In the most recent rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), Indiana Tech’s women are only up on second-ranked Concordia (Neb.) by 8.60 points. The Bulldogs have been gaining ground on the Warriors for the better part of three weeks.
Nothing, though, changed in the order of the top-5. Doane (Neb.), Siena Heights (Mich.) and Southern-New Orleans (La.) follow Indiana Tech and Concordia.
Looking at the men’s rankings, the Warriors doubled the points of its closest competitor. Indiana Tech now has 611.44 points, compared to Concordia’s 294.90.
Wiley (Texas) jumped Wayland Baptist (Texas) for fourth, while Doane’s men are still ranked third.
The biggest mover in either set of rankings was the St. Francis (Ill.) men, going from No. 24 to No. 15 in the span of a week. Southern Oregon’s men also had an impressive jump, moving from No. 23 to No. 17.
The 2016 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 26-28 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. We’ll find out if Indiana Tech can hold on to the top spots there.
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2016 Week #7 — May 18 |
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| next ranking: May 23 (pre-NAIA Championships) | |||||
| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 611.44 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (7th) | 1 |
| 2 | Concordia (Neb.) | 294.90 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (24th) | 2 |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 287.88 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (14th) | 3 |
| 4 | Wiley (Texas) | 284.51 | Red River | Micah Tirop (3rd) | 5 |
| 5 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 282.64 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (1st) | 4 |
| 6 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 259.80 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Tim Bauer (32nd) | 6 |
| 7 | British Columbia | 233.04 | Independent (NAIA) | Laurier Primeau | 7 |
| 8 | Saint Mary (Kan.) | 208.49 | Kansas Collegiate | Josh Webb (1st) | 8 |
| 9 | Eastern Oregon | 192.35 | Cascade | Ben Welch (12th) | 10 |
| 10 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 179.23 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (15th) | 13 |
| 11 | Marian (Ind.) | 176.51 | Crossroads | Mike Holman (4th) | 9 |
| 12 | Oklahoma City | 174.70 | Sooner Athletic | Conor Holt (5th) | 12 |
| 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 169.71 | Mid-South | Jamaine Gordon (3rd) | 11 |
| 14 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 158.06 | Great Plains | Nate Treinen (9th) | 14 |
| 15 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 154.00 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (4th) | 24 |
| 16 | Bethel (Ind.) | 153.42 | Crossroads | Tony Natali (18th) | 16 |
| 17 | Southern Oregon | 139.13 | Cascade | Grier Gatlin (5th) | 23 |
| 18 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 131.40 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (3rd) | 15 |
| 19 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 127.51 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Rod Wortley (18th) | 17 |
| 20 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 122.44 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (9th) | 22 |
| 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 122.00 | Frontier | Harry Clark (3rd) | 19 |
| 22 | William Carey (Miss.) | 119.00 | Southern States | Ben Smith (4th) | 18 |
| 23 | McPherson (Kan.) | 115.79 | Kansas Collegiate | Cameron Magnall (5th) | 20 |
| 24 | Friends (Kan.) | 110.71 | Kansas Collegiate | Damian Smithhisler (4th) | 21 |
| 25 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 107.88 | Heart of America | Nate Wiens (1st) | 25 |
| dropped out: No. 24 Shawnee State (Ohio) | |||||
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2016 Week #7 — May 18 |
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| Rank | Institution | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Indiana Tech | 414.57 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Doug Edgar (7th) | 1 |
| 2 | Concordia (Neb.) | 405.97 | Great Plains | Kregg Einspahr (24th) | 2 |
| 3 | Doane (Neb.) | 357.83 | Great Plains | Ed Fye (14th) | 3 |
| 4 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 352.23 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Kirk Richards (4th) | 4 |
| 5 | Southern-New Orleans (La.) | 254.69 | Gulf Coast | Yhann Plummer (3rd) | 5 |
| 6 | British Columbia | 241.95 | Independent (NAIA) | Laurier Primeau | 7 |
| 7 | Biola (Calif.) | 241.02 | Golden State | Sean Henning (1st) | 6 |
| 8 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 228.95 | Sooner Athletic | Brian Whitlock (1st) | 8 |
| 9 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 227.22 | Golden State | Zach Schroeder (8th) | 9 |
| 10 | Carroll (Mont.) | 215.60 | Frontier | Harry Clark (3rd) | 10 |
| 11 | Friends (Kan.) | 204.72 | Kansas Collegiate | Cole Davis (5th) | 11 |
| 12 | Hastings (Neb.) | 193.40 | Great Plains | Ryan Mahoney (3rd) | 12 |
| 13 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 190.32 | Wolverine-Hoosier | Dave Wood (20th) | 13 |
| 14 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 173.96 | Chicagoland | Michael McDowell (15th) | 14 |
| 15 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 154.69 | Chicagoland | Jeff Barker (4th) | 17 |
| 16 | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 153.60 | Cascade | George Walcott (3rd) | 16 |
| 17 | College of Idaho | 145.18 | Cascade | Pat McCurry (12th) | 18 |
| 18 | Wiley (Texas) | 145.11 | Red River | Micah Tirop (3rd) | 15 |
| 19 | Dillard (La.) | 120.82 | Gulf Coast | Bobby Williams (7th) | 22 |
| 20 | Westmont (Calif.) | 116.75 | Golden State | Russell Smelley (37th) | 21 |
| 21 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 115.55 | Chicagoland | Dan Tomlin (9th) | 19 |
| 22 | Taylor (Ind.) | 114.26 | Crossroads | David Neville (2nd) | 25 |
| 23 | Missouri Baptist | 110.38 | American Midwest | Patricia Hanna (6th) | 20 |
| 24 | Brenau (Ga.) | 94.04 | Southern States | 23 | |
| 25 | William Jessup (Calif.) | 89.61 | Golden State | ‘ | 42 |
| dropped out: No. 25 Oklahoma City | |||||
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| Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Virginia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Colorado | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
| BYU | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Alabama | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Notre Dame | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Wake Forest | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Syracuse | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Butler | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Northern Arizona | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Oregon | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| California Baptist | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Michigan State | 30 | 27 | 17 | 16 |
| Tulane | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
| Stanford | 6 | 7 | 21 | 18 |
| Missouri | RV | 20 | 19 | |
| Princeton | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Washington State | 22 | 18 | 23 | 21 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
| Air Force | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
| Ole Miss | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 |
| Georgetown | 28 | 30 | 28 | 24 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 17 | 17 | 26 | 26 |
| Tulsa | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
| Harvard | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 |
| Boise State | RV | RV | RV | 29 |
| Loyola-Chicago | 30 | |||
| North Carolina | 18 | 19 | 16 | RV |
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| Weeks | National TFRI | Regional TFRI | Conference TFRI | #EventSquad | KEY DATES |
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| Preseason | Tue 3/22 MEN | WOMEN | ||||
| Week 1 | Mon 4/4 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 4/4 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 2 | Mon 4/11 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 4/11 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 3 | Sat 4/16 MEN | WOMEN | Sat 4/16 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 4 | Mon 4/25 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 4/25 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 5 | Mon 5/2 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 5/2 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 6 | Mon 5/9 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 5/9 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 7 | Mon 5/16 MEN | WOMEN | Mon 5/16 MEN | WOMEN | |||
| Week 8 | Mon 5/23 MEN | WOMEN | ||||
| Week 9 | Tue 5/31 MEN | WOMEN | ||||
| FINAL Results (official final ranking) | Sat 6/11 MEN | WOMEN |