2019 NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 3

NEW ORLEANS – The NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index continues to evolve as the season progress.

Only 12 of the 50 combined teams in the top-25s remained in place between Week 2 and Week 3, while there were several new additions to the respective top-15s.

NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Rating Index Top 5 – Men

1)Syracuse) 2)Syracuse) 3)Syracuse) 4)Syracuse) 5)Syracuse)
North Central (Ill.) UW-Oshkosh Mount Union UW-La Crosse UW-Whitewater

NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Rating Index Top 5 – Women

1)Syracuse) 2)Syracuse) 3)Syracuse) 4)Syracuse) 5)Syracuse)
WashU Johns Hopkins Williams MIT Loras

Remember: The 2019 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships will take place between March 9-10 in Boston at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.

Men’s Story

It’s still a two-horse race between North Central (Ill.) and UW-Oshkosh, but the latter closed the gap on the former between Week 2 and Week 3.

Ryan Powers turned in a stellar effort this past weekend at the Red Hawk Invitational to pace the Titans. Powers clocked a time of 47.52 in the 400 to move up to No. 2 in the TFRI Individual Rankings. That was the main reason why UW-Oshkosh’s point total climbed nearly 26 points.

Mount Union is ranked No. 3 this week after a steady rise. Last week it was the Purple Raiders’ 4×400 relay team that stood out, but this week both Lucas Cooper (shot put) and Evan Hershberger (high jump) improved their standing on the national scale to help their squad.

UW-Platteville jumped eight spots from No. 16 to No. 8, which is its best ranking since the 2014 season. The Pioneers’ 4×400 relay team got the baton around in 3:16.14 and is now ranked No. 2 in the nation, while Cody Faust totaled 5045 points in the heptathlon this past weekend at the Wartburg Indoor Select to take over the No. 4 spot in the TFRI Individual Rankings.

Other notable moves in the top-25 were turned in by Loras (No. 23 to No. 16), Wartburg (No. 25 to No. 18), Middlebury (No. 30 to No. 19), SUNY Cortland (No. 27 to No. 20) and Washington (Mo.) (No. 48 to No. 24).

Women’s Story

There was a lot of movement to be had in the top-25 this week as only five teams remained in the same spot as they were in Week 2, namely No. 1 Washington (Mo.), No. 4 MIT and No. 9 SUNY Geneseo.

Johns Hopkins and Williams swapped spots as the former is now ranked No. 2 and the latter is at No. 3. The Blue Jays and the Ephs are followed by the aforementioned Engineers and new No. 5 Loras.

The Duhawks received a strong effort from Gabby Noland this past weekend at the Keck Invitational. Noland improved her time in the 60 to maintain a share of the national lead in that event and notched the nation’s fastest time in the 200 of 24.59. Both of those, coupled with the 4×400 relay team’s big afternoon (3:52.53 to move up to No. 2 nationally), moved Loras back into the top-5 for the first time since the preseason.

New additions to the top-15 include Coast Guard and Augustana (Ill.), which jumped 19 spots and seven spots, respectively. The Bears come in ranked No. 12 following strong efforts from Kaitlyn Mooney in the 3000 and the DMR team two weeks ago, while the Vikings’ 4×400 relay team worked its way inside the top-8 nationally with its time of 3:57.18.

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2019 Checkpoint #3 - February 5th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegionCHANGE
1north-central-illNORTH CENTRAL (ILL.)187.17CCIW (1)Midwest◀▶
(LW: 1)
2uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH172.73WIACMidwest◀▶
(LW: 2)
3mount-unionMOUNT UNION123.83OAC (1)Great Lakes▲1
(LW: 4)
4uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE104.67WIAC (1)Midwest▲1
(LW: 5)
5uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER101.85WIACMidwest▼2
(LW: 3)
6haverfordHAVERFORD80.89CentennialMideast◀▶
(LW: 6)
7mitMIT76.43IndependentNew England◀▶
(LW: 7)
8uw-plattevilleUW-PLATTEVILLE61.43WIACMidwest▲8
(LW: 16)
9uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT60.90WIACMidwest▼1
(LW: 8)
10dubuqueDUBUQUE57.03American RiversCentral▼1
(LW: 9)
11amherstAMHERST53.87NESCACNew England▲3
(LW: 14)
12uw-eau-claireUW-EAU CLAIRE46.47WIACMidwest◀▶
(LW: 12)
13central-iowaCENTRAL (IOWA)44.93American RiversCentral◀▶
(LW: 13)
14southern-maineSOUTHERN MAINE44.89Little East (1)New England▼4
(LW: 10)
15baldwin-wallaceBALDWIN WALLACE43.69OACGreat Lakes▼4
(LW: 11)
16lorasLORAS42.59American RiversCentral▲7
(LW: 23)
17st-john-fisherST. JOHN FISHER40.34Empire 8Atlantic▼2
(LW: 15)
18wartburgWARTBURG39.38American Rivers (1)Central▲7
(LW: 25)
19middleburyMIDDLEBURY37.78NESCACNew England▲11
(LW: 30)
20suny-cortlandSUNY CORTLAND37.77SUNYACAtlantic▲7
(LW: 27)
21st-thomas-minnST. THOMAS (MINN.)37.54MIAC (1)Central◀▶
(LW: 21)
22montclair-stateMONTCLAIR STATE36.96NJACAtlantic▼4
(LW: 18)
23williamsWILLIAMS36.13NESCACNew England▼4
(LW: 19)
24washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)33.57UAAMidwest▲24
(LW: 48)
25wesleyWESLEY33.44IndependentMideast▼8
(LW: 17)
NCAA Division III
Women's Indoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Checkpoint #3 - February 5th

Top 25 Teams
VIEW ALL TEAMS
National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegionCHANGE
1washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)154.52UAA (1)Midwest◀▶
(LW: 1)
2johns-hopkinsJOHNS HOPKINS151.30Centennial (1)Mideast▲1
(LW: 3)
3williamsWILLIAMS144.45NESCACNew England▼1
(LW: 2)
4mitMIT100.73IndependentNew England◀▶
(LW: 4)
5lorasLORAS100.17American RiversCentral▲1
(LW: 6)
6uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE93.46WIACMidwest▼1
(LW: 5)
7nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN83.55American Rivers (1)Central▲3
(LW: 10)
8george-foxGEORGE FOX78.82IndependentWest▼1
(LW: 7)
9suny-geneseoSUNY GENESEO76.69SUNYAC (1)Atlantic◀▶
(LW: 9)
10uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH60.93WIACMidwest▼2
(LW: 8)
11stevensSTEVENS52.83Empire 8 (1)Atlantic◀▶
(LW: 11)
12coast-guardCOAST GUARD49.28IndependentNew England▲19
(LW: 31)
13brandeisBRANDEIS45.85UAANew England▼1
(LW: 12)
14augustana-illAUGUSTANA (ILL.)44.87CCIWMidwest▲7
(LW: 21)
15albionALBION44.25Michigan IntercollegiateGreat Lakes◀▶
(LW: 15)
16carthageCARTHAGE42.11CCIWMidwest▼2
(LW: 14)
17oberlinOBERLIN41.49NCAC (1)Great Lakes▼4
(LW: 13)
18uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT39.08WIACMidwest▼1
(LW: 17)
19wpiWPI36.60IndependentNew England▼1
(LW: 18)
20chicagoCHICAGO35.11UAAMidwest▼1
(LW: 19)
21rochester-n-yROCHESTER (N.Y.)35.10Liberty LeagueAtlantic▼5
(LW: 16)
22trineTRINE34.97Michigan Intercollegiate (1)Great Lakes▲42
(LW: 64)
23rowanROWAN34.81NJACAtlantic▼3
(LW: 20)
24uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER33.43WIACMidwest▼2
(LW: 22)
25roanokeROANOKE32.22ODACSouth/Southeast▼2
(LW: 23)


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7FINAL
North Central (Ill.)211111121
UW-La Crosse775433212
Mount Union334344452
UW-Eau Claire1312121276674
UW-Platteville211616855545
Washington (Mo.)524948241871095
MIT45771215867
Loras26252316222121108
UW-Oshkosh122222339
Dubuque699101312151410
UW-Stevens Point88892122161610
St. Thomas (Minn.)361821212023171212
Amherst161514115254542513
Carroll (Wis.)6063717211428343513
UW-Whitewater94356891515
Utica494833375445313215
RPI575664583034272617
Middlebury372830193124202817
Montclair State252418221718231719
Southern Maine181010141013121919
Central (Iowa)141313131520192019
Wesley3929172581172319
John Carroll383639432626252419
Haverford106661616133819
Principia14811412110296757419
WPI41354228910141126
Adrian797173766239221326
St. John Fisher121415172525262226
SUNY Geneseo555963601930604626
SUNY Cortland343027201414181830
Johns Hopkins656236402727333330
Benedictine (Ill.)829192616317403630
Trine303132345052495130
Bethel (Minn.)878387865349375430
UMass Dartmouth929259622940456630
Monmouth (Ill.)625351354042323036
Texas Lutheran777552503231514036
UW-Stout433829322819282138
Williams111719232437242738
Carleton484344474747414538
Wheaton (Ill.)586061644243535538
Wartburg2421251811911842
Augustana (Ill.)678594654150574742
Aurora313334364859485042
Otterbein1099693938460745342
Birmingham-Southern444546485656555842
Rutgers-Camden595878596563788142
Plymouth State271922262332594848
Marietta324245515757586248
Nebraska Wesleyan2023263395106868748
LeTourneau845058273529302951
McMurry854346465251
Knox14867685151565751
NYU767274745562667051
SUNY Cobleskill636755554648657351
St. Olaf1011041101201161171209351
Hamline192020297370443457
Wabash1104647413741394157
Ohio Northern454040493438426157
Illinois Wesleyan1111211021003961616557
Medgar Evers6357
Coast Guard1197977817271363962
Bridgewater (Va.)474449526769504462
Ithaca403931466076526062
Methodist808179787958727762
Penn State Behrend1141001031167862
Carthage148101102778462
Carnegie Mellon941001009570782931
Westminster (Pa.)6469768480833837
Rutgers-Newark2826353875354342
SUNY Brockport7570818783776843
Mary Washington99109575744444749
Springfield (Mass.)4237434533366456
Stevens4647505468726259
Chicago5655626782877663
Tufts1722243164647964
Farmingdale State7461686945537367
Gustavus Adolphus2934374258557068
Emory1481451171306769
Baldwin Wallace1511111569666971
Rochester (N.Y.)14813712911372
George Fox5357606359657175
Heidelberg8888835336333576
Connecticut College7366727777798179
Webster96971061109912380
Concordia Moorhead1121111098782
Whitworth899310389898810083
Penn State Harrisburg7273757976748385
Olivet76828378858286
St. Lawrence7078889794988588
Greenville148128657371758889
Rowan2327283093869590
Calvin117118126109999411491
Case Western Reserve1131121191241191239892
Rose-Hulman8687101107106828494
Stevenson107102859266688995
SUNY Oneonta33323839979912396
RIT91949811181848097
Randolph7177869686929398
Cornell College13814915315215099
Lawrence858691949189108100
Worcester State5152536610410499101
Hamilton1221191251291359196102
Berea (Ky.)686982133114126103
Hanover105101127104
Luther90105
Eastern Mennonite12612012313010811397106
Widener696466719090102107
UW-Superior83113115124128132104108
Buffalo State66117128133146153109
Redlands (Calif.)128116130110
Wesleyan (Conn.)148149147150107111
Capital1419187105109112
Franklin8489101113112110113
Saint John's (Minn.)127125130132889391114
Bates148124123108110111101114
Colby106909598747392
Christopher Newport5748080386794
Hope10589971036181103
Stockton9897105
Ramapo4980106
Albion35414144127141111
Swarthmore152147137112
Gwynedd Mercy115
Eastern (Pa.)78809088112118117
Dickinson9710599104107108118
Susquehanna98110118124103110119
Concordia Wisconsin120116117118125133121
Moravian90981051069295122
Fredonia145122124125
TCNJ103999699128
Fitchburg State121129
St. Scholastica132138121127109120131
McDaniel125126111117118125132
Trinity (Conn.)11611412012385115133
Saint Mary's (Minn.)121127134
Frostburg State124135134138122107135
La Verne150149115119135
Buena Vista9595107116128135137
Geneva148138137
Eastern Connecticut State130133137124128139
Westfield State139122129134134130140
Macalester128141140
Rhode Island College102122126130139141140
SUNY Delhi140
Husson141150151152153144
St. Norbert141140144145126145
SUNY Oswego96122
Virginia Wesleyan118115122128132134
Brandeis108106109119136135
Simpson (Iowa)112107116122139138
Bridgewater State54545656126140
SUNY Plattsburgh130135138141138144
Allegheny (Pa.)121131132135142145
Washington and Lee104103104102145145
Marywood141143147145
Minnesota Morris143145146143148
Pfeiffer143145146143148
Messiah130129135144120152
Keystone150153
Ohio Wesleyan128133140151152153
Berry141
Oberlin139150
Alfred State135134136140152
Southern Virginia156
Denison61657070
Bowdoin50515475
Salisbury81828490
UT Tyler100101108105
Puget Sound93111112113
Occidental114108113114
Millikin129127131135
Misericordia135138137141
Wooster132141144145
DePauw132131138149
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps135135141151
Shenandoah143145146
Piedmont141144149
Muskingum140148152
Gallaudet143
North Central (Minn.)146151
Augsburg22
Bethany (W.Va.)68
Washington & Jefferson115
Spalding123
Defiance (Ohio)147
Rhodes148
Lynchburg148
Houghton148
Manchester148
Illinois College148
Muhlenberg148
Gettysburg148
Elizabethtown148

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field

2019 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
PreseasonThu 1/10
Week 1Tue 1/22Wed 1/23
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 1/29Tue 1/29
MEN | WOMEN
Thu 1/31
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Tue 2/5Tue 2/5
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/5
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/5
MEN | WOMEN
Feb. 8: Conference Championships Begin
Week 4Tue 2/12Tue 2/12
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/12
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/12
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 2/19Tue 2/19
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/19
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/19
MEN | WOMEN
Week 6Tue 2/26Tue 2/26
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/26
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 2/26
MEN | WOMEN
Mar. 2: Last Qualifying Date
Week 7Mon 3/4Sun 3/3
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 3/4
MEN | WOMEN
Sun 3/3
MEN | WOMEN
Mar. 9-10: NCAA DIII Championships, Boston, Mass.
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 3/9
MEN | WOMEN