NJCAA ITF Rankings Made Their 2017 Debut

NJCAA ITF Rankings Made Their 2017 Debut

NEW ORLEANS — The National Team Computer Rankings don’t see the balance of power shifting too much inside the ranks of NJCAA Indoor Track & Field.

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Both the Iowa Central men and women enter the 2017 season as odds-on favorites in the first rankings released Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The Tritons swept the NJCAA team titles last year in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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We’ll look at the men’s rankings first, where Iowa Central holds a commanding lead. The Tritons own a 570.21 to 305.61 advantage over 2nd-ranked Barton (Kan.) CC.

Right now Iowa Central has 14 athletes or relay teams ranked in the top-2 according to the USTFCCCA Individual Rankings. That includes six top-ranked marks.

Event rankings are used to determine team scores. Only marks from the current season are used in NJCAA rankings and the closer an athlete is to the top of his or her event, the more points he or she earns toward the team total. Points from all applicable athletes are added up to determine the total team score.

Settling in behind Barton CC is South Plains (Texas), a team that finished 2nd at NJCAAs last year. The Texans have three top-ranked marks in the NJCAA this season.

Cloud County (Kan.) CC made a major move in the rankings. The Thunderbirds finished 20th last year and vaulted all the way to No. 4 to begin the 2017 season. Cloud County CC is helped by the top-ranked DMR team and four other marks in the top-3 of certain individual events.

The top-10 in the men’s rankings is rounded out by No. 5 Butler (Kan.) CC, No. 6 Iowa Western CC, No. 7 Hinds (Miss.) CC, No. 8 Monroe (N.Y.), No. 9 Coffeyville (Kan.) CC and No. 10 Meridian (Miss.) CC.

Over in the women’s rankings, Iowa Central holds a 317.56 to 306.44 lead over No. 2 Barton CC. Both have six athlete or relays ranked in the top-2 of the descending order list, but the Tritons have more top-ranked athletes, which leads to more points.

The third-ranked women’s team is New Mexico JC, down one spot from its 2nd-place finish at NJCAAs last year. The Thunderbirds are closer to 2nd with their total of 270.75 than they are to 4th, which is occupied by Iowa Western CC at 218.19 points.

Some of the usual suspects fill out the top-10 in the women’s rankings: No. 5 South Plains, No. 6 Monroe (N.Y.), No. 7 Vincennes (Ind.), No. 8 Coffeyville CC, No. 9 Cowley County (Kan.) CC and No. 10 Western Texas. It should be noted that Cowley County CC jumped 15 spots from last year (No. 24 to No. 9).

The 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held March 3-4 in Pittsburg, Kansas on the campus of Pittsburg State University.

USTFCCCA NJCAA

Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2017 Week #1 — January 25

next ranking: February 1
Rank School Points Region Head Coach (Yr) 2016 FINAL
1 Iowa Central CC 570.21 Midwest Denny Myers (8th) 1
2 Barton (Kan.) CC 305.61 Central David Schenek (8th) 5
3 South Plains (Texas) 291.55 West Erik Vance (1st) 2
4 Cloud County (Kan.) CC 162.70 Central Harry Kitchener (40th) 20
5 Butler (Kan.) CC 155.87 Central Ryan Turner (3rd) 6
6 Iowa Western CC 151.82 Midwest Emmett Statzer (10th) 4
7 Hinds (Miss.) CC 131.19 Central Reginald Dillon (16th) 7
8 Monroe (N.Y.) 129.48 Atlantic Lesleigh Hogg (3rd) 10
9 Coffeyville (Kan.) CC 118.91 Central Craig Perry (10th) 14
10 Meridian (Miss.) CC 96.81 Central Chip Gayden (4th) 9
11 Trinidad State (Colo.) JC 80.29 West Laruen Martin (1st)
12 Cowley County (Kan.) CC 77.70 Central Mark Phillips (13th) 22
13 Vincennes (Ind.) 59.75 Midwest Chris Gafner (12th) 13
14 Louisburg (N.C.) 55.38 Atlantic Jay Koloseus (2nd) 20
15 Mesa (Ariz.) CC 54.46 West Steve Jacobs (29th) 11
16 Hutchinson (Kan.) CC 47.59 Central Pat Becher (32nd) 18
17 Essex County (N.J.) 47.21 Atlantic 26
18 Garden City (Kan.) CC 40.00 Central Douglas Marshall (3rd) 19
19 North Iowa Area CC 36.98 Midwest Curtis Vais (12th) NR
20 Western Texas 36.66 West James Williams (5th) 8
21 Central Arizona 30.37 West Tony Dougherty (17th) 3
22 Indian Hills (Iowa) CC 23.19 Midwest Scott Barnes (3rd) NR
23 Pima (Ariz.) CC 21.45 West Greg Wenneborg (12th) 15
24 Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC 18.54 Atlantic Dave Loobie (17th) NR
25 Macomb (Mich.) CC 16.69 Midwest Kim Renas (4th) 22
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

 

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
Region Institution Points Last Week
Atlantic Monroe (N.Y.) 660.35
Central Barton (Kan.) CC 454.84
Midwest Iowa Central CC 943.94
West South Plains (Texas) 588.84
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USTFCCCA NJCAA

Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)

2017 Week #1 — January 25

next ranking: February 1
Rank School Points Region Head Coach (Yr) 2016 FINAL
1 Iowa Central CC 317.56 Midwest Denny Myers (8th) 1
2 Barton (Kan.) CC 306.44 Central David Schenek (8th) 6
3 New Mexico JC 270.75 West Keith Blackwill (12th) 2
4 Iowa Western CC 218.19 Midwest Emmett Statzer (10th) 9
5 South Plains (Texas) 171.84 West Erik Vance (1st) 5
6 Monroe (N.Y.) 142.78 Atlantic Lesleigh Hogg (3rd) 3
7 Vincennes (Ind.) 141.61 Midwest Chris Gafner (12th) 7
8 Coffeyville (Kan.) CC 114.66 Central Craig Perry (10th) 8
9 Cowley County (Kan.) CC 98.59 Central Mark Phillips (13th) 24
10 Western Texas 95.29 West James Williams (5th) 10
11 Central Arizona 88.99 West Tony Dougherty (17th) 4
12 Kingsborough (N.Y.) CC 88.43 Atlantic Dave Loobie (17th) NR
13 Cuyahoga (Ohio) CC 84.12 Midwest Don Cox (25th) 19
14 Mesa (Ariz.) CC 79.64 West Steve Jacobs (29th) 12
15 Cloud County (Kan.) CC 73.29 Central Ted Schmitz (36th) 11
16 Essex County (N.J.) 70.76 Atlantic 21
17 Butler (Kan.) CC 67.39 Central Ryan Turner (3rd) 14
18 North Iowa Area CC 60.87 Midwest Curtis Vais (12th) NR
19 Highland (Kan.) CC 49.71 Central Tom Bond (9th) NR
20 Hutchinson (Kan.) CC 34.90 Central Pat Becher (32nd) NR
21 Meridian (Miss.) CC 34.57 Central Chip Gayden (4th) 16
22 Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC 32.14 West Brian Batliner (3rd) 13
23 Johnson County (Kan.) CC 27.56 Central Mike Bloemker (9th) 16
24 Indian Hills (Iowa) CC 27.09 Midwest Scott Barnes (3rd) NR
25 Glendale (Ariz.) CC 20.21 West Eddie Lopez (30th) NR
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

 

Women’s Regional Index Leaders
Region Institution Points Last Week
Atlantic Monroe (N.Y.) 432.73
Central Barton (Kan.) CC 511.80
Midwest Iowa Western CC 640.18
West New Mexico JC 591.05
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Week-by-Week Ranking

TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4
Iowa State11111
Oklahoma State33222
New Mexico22333
Virginia66444
Colorado1313555
Syracuse121211116
Northern Arizona141414137
BYU44668
Alabama1111888
Oregon910121410
Washington State2218232111
Wake Forest109101012
Michigan State3027171613
Butler1515131214
Wisconsin557715
Notre Dame889916
California Baptist1516151517
Tulane2523181718
Princeton1920222019
GeorgiaRVRV20
Harvard2425292821
MissouriRV201922
Air Force2324252323
North Carolina181916RV23
MichiganRVRVRVRV25
Ole Miss2725272426
Stanford67211827
Virginia TechRVRV27
Oklahoma29RVRVRV29
Georgetown2830282430
Tulsa26293027RV
Loyola-Chicago30RV
GonzagaRVRVRV
Texas A&MRV
TexasRV
Arkansas20211922
Eastern Kentucky17172626
Boise StateRVRVRV29
VillanovaRVRVRVRV
WyomingRVRVRV
Utah StateRV
MinnesotaRV
LouisvilleRV
Middle TennesseeRV
Washington212224
Furman3028RV
LipscombRV
PortlandRVRV
TennesseeRVRV
Weber StateRV
CharlotteRV
IonaRV

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field

2017 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
PreseasonMon 1/9
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Mon 1/9
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Week 1Mon 1/23
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Mon 1/23
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Week 2Mon 1/30
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Mon 1/30
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Week 3Mon 2/6
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Mon 2/6
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Week 4Mon 2/13
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Mon 2/13
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Week 5Mon 2/20
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Mon 2/20
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Week 6Mon 2/27
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Mon 2/27
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Week 7Mon 3/6
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 3/6
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FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 3/11
MEN | WOMEN
Sat 3/11
MEN | WOMEN