2019 NCAA DIII Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Preseason

NEW ORLEANS – With nearly three weeks of action from the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field season already in the books, it’s time to check out the National Rating Index as it was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

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-La Crosse Mount Union Redlands Pomona-Pitzer

NATIONAL TFRI PDFs

TEAM SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY

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

1)Syracuse) 2)Syracuse) 3)Syracuse) 4)Syracuse) 5)Syracuse)
Johns Hopkins Occidental George Fox Redlands WashU

NATIONAL TFRI PDFs

TEAM SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY

The 2019 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held May 23-25 at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Our next NCAA DIII National Rating Index will be released on April 2.

Men’s Story

North Central (Ill.) is two-thirds of the way to a Triple Crown and if the National Rating Index is correct, the third jewel could be added to complete the headdress. The Cardinals, who won national team titles in cross country and indoor track & field, are ranked No. 1 to begin the season and own a clear-cut advantage over the rest of the field.

Dhruvil Patel and Peyton Piron are expected to be the leaders for North Central (Ill.) according to the TFRI Individual Rankings. Patel is ranked No. 1 in the 5000 and No. 3 in the 10,000, while Piron is No. 2 in the 400H.

UW-La Crosse sits No. 2 to begin the season. The Eagles have one athlete ranked in the top-3 of the TFRI Individual Rankings and that’s Eli Temansen in the pole vault. Andrew Jarrett is coming off a strong indoor season and could very well move up the ladder in several throwing events, namely his specialty (hammer).

Mount Union comes in third thanks to a trio of top-3 rated athletes. A.J. Digby is expected to shine in the 400 once again, while Louis Berry and Mason Plant are standouts in the 100 and 100H, respectively.

Redlands had only cracked the top-10 of the National TFRI four times in program history before this year. Well, make that five times now that the Bulldogs own their best ranking ever. Luke Bohlinger is the top-ranked athlete in both the 100 and 200, while the 4×100 relay and 4×400 relay are expected to shine as well.

Pomona-Pitzer rounds out the top-5 at No. 5. The Sagehens will look toward Andy Reischling in the distance events, while Carter Floyd could add valuable points for them in the mid-distance races.

Women’s Story

Johns Hopkins is ready for its close-up.

The Blue Jays are the preseason favorites to capture the national title at the end of May. Felicia Koerner is the main source of points for Johns Hopkins, according to the TFRI Individual Rankings, as she is ranked first in the 10,000, second in the 1500 and third in the 5000. Ellie Clawson is expected to be up there with Koerner in the 10,000, while Maya Hammonds can provide strong leadership in the long jump.

It is projected to be a close battle for the rest of the podium spots as No. 2 Occidental, No. 3 George Fox, No. 4 Redlands, No. 5 Washington (Mo.) and No. 6 UW-Eau Claire could all have a say in the matter, in that order.

This is quite the rise for the Tigers. Never before had Occidental been ranked in the top-20 of the TFRI in program history, let alone No. 2. Sabrina Degnan should give the Tigers big points in the javelin, while Jada Newkirk is a talented athlete in both the 100 and 200.

Sarah King and Annie Wright have big-point potential for the Bruins. King is ranked in the top-5 of the 200, 400 and 400H, while Wright is ranked second in the heptathlon based off her score from the Northwest Conference Championships last year.

The Bulldogs will be led by Reyna Ta’amu – who is the top-ranked athlete in the shot put – and the No. 1 4×100 relay team. Jessica Fields is also a major contributor for Redlands in the 100H. This is the first time that the Bulldogs have been ranked in the top-5 in program history, topping the previous high-water mark of No. 8 from 2010.

Here is an idea of how close it is between the Bears and the Blugold for the No. 5 spot: WashU was given 90.207 points by the formula, while UW-Eau Claire has 90.205 points. Both of those round up to 90.21, yet the Bears have a slight edge based on having six athletes ranked in the top-10 of the TFRI Individual Rankings.

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NCAA Division III
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Preseason - March 19th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2018
FINAL
1north-central-illNORTH CENTRAL (ILL.)167.43CCIW (1)Midwest2
2uw-la-crosseUW-LA CROSSE137.11WIAC (1)Midwest27
3mount-unionMOUNT UNION115.48OAC (1)Great Lakes1
4redlands-califREDLANDS (CALIF.)96.51SCIACWest15
5pomona-pitzerPOMONA-PITZER89.49SCIACWest27
6rowanROWAN78.60NJAC (1)Atlantic3
7dubuqueDUBUQUE74.82American Rivers (2)Central12
8uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH69.06WIAC (2)Midwest26
9uw-whitewaterUW-WHITEWATER68.70WIAC (4)Midwest10
10haverfordHAVERFORD68.04CentennialMideast42
11umass-dartmouthUMASS DARTMOUTH61.67Little East (2)New England21
12mitMIT60.07NEWMAC (1)New England38
13washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)55.10UAA (1)Midwest38
14uw-plattevilleUW-PLATTEVILLE54.39WIAC (5)Midwest5
15claremont-mudd-scrippsCLAREMONT-MUDD-SCRIPPS52.46SCIAC (1)West91
16george-foxGEORGE FOX52.10Northwest Conference (1)West7
17john-carrollJOHN CARROLL50.65OACGreat Lakes21
18rpiRPI50.36Liberty League (1)Atlantic5
19otterbeinOTTERBEIN47.20OACGreat Lakes---
20hardin-simmonsHARDIN-SIMMONS45.84American Southwest (ASC)South/Southeast---
21central-iowaCENTRAL (IOWA)42.70American Rivers (5)Central12
22salisburySALISBURY42.36CapitalMideast38
23middleburyMIDDLEBURY42.22NESCAC (1)New England50
24ut-tylerUT TYLER41.59American Southwest (ASC)South/Southeast60
25uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT41.39WIAC (6)Midwest72
NCAA Division III
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2019 Preseason - March 19th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegion2018
FINAL
1johns-hopkinsJOHNS HOPKINS111.45Centennial (1)Mideast59
2occidentalOCCIDENTAL99.36SCIACWest59
3george-foxGEORGE FOX96.84Northwest Conference (1)West1
4redlands-califREDLANDS (CALIF.)90.85SCIACWest17
5washington-moWASHINGTON (MO.)90.21UAA (1)Midwest3
6uw-eau-claireUW-EAU CLAIRE90.21WIAC (2)Midwest32
7wheaton-illWHEATON (ILL.)82.53CCIWMidwest16
8nebraska-wesleyanNEBRASKA WESLEYAN81.62American Rivers (2)Central11
9williamsWILLIAMS79.81NESCAC (1)New England6
10dubuqueDUBUQUE78.91American Rivers (4)Central21
11mitMIT76.54NEWMAC (1)New England17
12emoryEMORY75.18UAASouth/Southeast5
13uw-oshkoshUW-OSHKOSH71.24WIAC (5)Midwest59
14suny-geneseoSUNY GENESEO65.46SUNYAC (1)Atlantic13
15otterbeinOTTERBEIN64.78OACGreat Lakes81
16misericordiaMISERICORDIA64.14Middle Atlantic (3)Mideast81
17uw-stevens-pointUW-STEVENS POINT61.24WIAC (3)Midwest34
18whitworthWHITWORTH59.67Northwest ConferenceWest9
19rowanROWAN52.65NJAC (1)Atlantic59
20rhode-island-collegeRHODE ISLAND COLLEGE47.05Little East (1)New England34
21middleburyMIDDLEBURY46.57NESCAC (2)New England---
22augustana-illAUGUSTANA (ILL.)46.40CCIWMidwest41
23stevensSTEVENS43.99Empire 8 (1)Atlantic24
24rochester-n-yROCHESTER (N.Y.)43.16Liberty LeagueAtlantic24
25centreCENTRE41.95SAASouth/Southeast24


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7Week #8FINAL
UW-Eau Claire34622111111
MIT12171111379962
Mount Union33336668123
UW-Oshkosh81396433224
John Carroll17912958111175
North Central (Ill.)11111255636
St. John Fisher3530393935453234317
Loras3341202130442933138
Bridgewater (Va.)103112878426342524348
Washington (Mo.)138101281487510
Saint John's (Minn.)77849089423945281611
Wartburg50515661726343392411
Carleton138151149161513837322911
UW-Platteville14182323101175414
UW-Whitewater91287221910101014
Pomona-Pitzer55542244916
Adrian36281618322618231416
UW-La Crosse224513423818
Dubuque7111413202223251919
Williams68565869939087755119
Baldwin Wallace49221814141616141121
RPI18202617191012151821
Carroll (Wis.)47313536484954474221
UMass Dartmouth11151516212520131524
Central (Iowa)21232828293335303624
Bethel (Minn.)27293344343640384624
SUNY Oneonta98114119121444652566024
Penn State Harrisburg26252932243131372328
Principia751025754454042443928
Messiah58585553555556615028
Gustavus Adolphus63697257332328202531
Texas Lutheran76333733181517213031
St. Thomas (Minn.)42342440494750514131
UW-Stout28192224374149422834
Whitworth61666566583538403734
Methodist52464543647982605434
Webster678894120977279935834
Transylvania1781821851861601491131208434
Berea (Ky.)4849525113315669859034
Rowan64687913172040
Middlebury23141925546630182740
Redlands (Calif.)47710161222191742
Birmingham-Southern45273135232026262642
Augustana (Ill.)37383641312434433542
Greenville702425311187784584542
McMurry995472596567596842
Massachusetts Maritime Academy9192808580716942
Wesley5721322691315168342
Colby959410010879869711011442
UW-Stevens Point25434446466221272250
Marietta88474227283239413850
Wheaton (Ill.)60777173676861635250
Otterbein19422720111724226350
Southern Maine8362696714214374646450
Trine14114414614718115576828150
Hamline30354645828088899150
Johns Hopkins62717452615759524457
LeTourneau69535049384344465357
Wabash723651598987100986557
Eastern (Pa.)13112813396566768746757
Heidelberg79867778576060697457
St. Olaf10410912313012312310612110857
Stevenson787484855064638610957
SUNY Cortland39262122252127292164
George Fox16161719363014124064
Tufts4359737696104110576164
Rutgers-Camden14314314197605965767864
Widener7375757412414083878064
Aurora40323434475255545969
Westfield State105110108113112108126707169
Beloit65676260107109941118569
Ithaca14410813512610411010811810069
WPI1459010913313214715910510169
Nebraska Wesleyan6465676817917413012912069
Benedictine (Ill.)1771441461548869
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps15374329622836364376
NYU151139143109845464785576
Utica74484847415158675776
Concordia Moorhead11411612012513614591959976
Coast Guard16417214711810310111713914376
Emory19110411614911627333532
SUNY Brockport130123115717448414533
Haverford101013151518193147
SUNY Geneseo805247301729475348
Hope4670788191121536249
Hamilton14014514214366781236656
Hardin-Simmons2045496277941204862
Concordia Texas919192933956626866
Elizabethtown126124125128127899512270
Monmouth (Ill.)859263644042485072
Moravian5981859510910311214173
Westminster (Pa.)605515617018514675
Bridgewater State1361171101166981738376
Wooster169169169107901021037377
Carnegie Mellon1218799772737466579
Penn State Behrend15414115115216918019782
Eastern Mennonite928996100108116758086
Calvin998079826373667287
Mary Washington5455595614771707988
Linfield1018580807374779089
Fitchburg State555438375258575592
Springfield (Mass.)193194164151987793
Saint Mary's (Minn.)12711510711514113814215194
Rhodes12513612212710075819195
Ohio Northern1661681751299511411410096
Case Western Reserve8417415516215711113110897
SUNY Cobleskill9610510310671699010198
Piedmont901301371351547086106102
Cornell College9710198103708378103103
Trinity (Texas)3173899481617292104
Willamette12912012613912013610799105
Rutgers-Newark10779817943507184106
Plymouth State66787675148169138145107
Geneva11013715688789512281110
Dickinson115125130112889896117111
Bates11211110690119126111104112
St. Scholastica189197191196165113
Oglethorpe177148158126115
Gallaudet1771841881508596109112116
Rhode Island College11110711491114120118125117
Washington & Jefferson139144135137145157117
Pacific Lutheran150173173175196162170113119
Fredonia195107105115120
Capital1591561121179899101116120
Rose-Hulman4440404268849397123
Albion10097105111151172157123123
Lawrence120127131137166133134135125
Whittier163135117136110117119127126
Keene State179178186186172131136144126
Buena Vista124129129134184152161164126
Washington and Lee16114715815899113149119129
Occidental51828287102105132130130
Randolph155155159157113135155161131
William Peace153163131161177132132
Colorado College133122124124105127128136133
Carthage1721791781788688104114134
Lynchburg18015214514894125141128134
Amherst53636463162179127131134
East Texas Baptist118118111122126132137143134
Oberlin123132134140173144152149134
McDaniel190195134
RIT29607070768289102140
Brandeis147159161165129122125133140
Chicago135142128146149150164156140
Montclair State12844413853535149
UT Tyler2476881028310011594
Juniata14013813892929296
Salisbury225730481289385107
SUNY Delhi1771801831589799109
Stevens1087283101115141102124
Vassar150165165134
Knox151152105127128136
Olivet134148157141111118140138
Puget Sound93100101114125112124140
Christopher Newport1881911941926576116142
Belhaven (Miss.)101119135147
Rochester (N.Y.)19561688675115121148
UC Santa Cruz157138140145122139143150
Alfred State116119113119121129133152
Pacific (Ore.)165153153159139130146153
Cal Lutheran156150164164117124139154
Misericordia158165177170186187144155
Berry86121148166130134148158
Swarthmore181192185163153159
Wesleyan (Conn.)185187183151138154147160
La Verne1191131181238791150162
Hendrix137149154156190106151163
Franciscan174180143142160166
Babson183190197195193163167
Southern Virginia161171162168
Allegheny (Pa.)199169146158166169
UW-Superior170144155145159167170
Concordia Wisconsin106103102105152167156171
Stockton56505350171172
Susquehanna94939398153166174173
Ursinus192192194174174168174
Worcester State4198104110176157169175
St. Lawrence152164165163165168173176
Lebanon Valley187191172177
Centre195178
Illinois College117126136142179
Edgewood180180
Nichols139162170174140160175181
Delaware Valley178182
Millikin173184167173134164176183
Simpson (Iowa)71686665168194186184
Frostburg State171167172182180183181185
Scranton194186
Denison81838683182187
Ohio Wesleyan89106121154159184188
DePauw187186181181198178179189
Muhlenberg149154162168178176187190
Virginia Wesleyan137153190191
St. Norbert176183191193199191
Hanover196196163173188193
Bowdoin113134132131194194
Union (N.Y.)183195
Catholic (D.C.)195
Marywood181193197167186184197
DeSales102194187189182185189198
Connecticut College132146150160175190191
King's College (Pa.)192
SUNY Potsdam193
Husson174179183183195
Millsaps182187189190169180197
Gwynedd Mercy187189190169180197
TCNJ162160166172155177
Gettysburg175176179185189188
Eastern Connecticut State183189
Buffalo State82646158188192
Lewis & Clark170191195
Ramapo193
Shenandoah184197196
Wisconsin Lutheran109959599
Sul Ross State879697104
Minnesota Morris122131127132
Trinity (Conn.)148161163167
Muskingum159156168171
Franklin & Marshall146171171176
Illinois Wesleyan168166176178
Elmhurst167175182188
Chapman133160
Bethany (W.Va.)32196195
Augsburg3839
North Central (Minn.)142158
Pfeiffer185
Brevard (N.C.)192
UMass Boston193

USTFCCCA NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field

2019 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 3/19
Week 1Tue 4/2Tue 4/2
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 4/9Tue 4/9
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 4/9
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Tue 4/16Tue 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 4/23Tue 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 4/30Tue 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
Week 6Tue 5/7Tue 5/7
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 5/7
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 5/7
MEN | WOMEN
Week 7Tue 5/14Mon 5/13
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/13
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/13
MEN | WOMEN
Week 8Mon 5/20Fri 5/17
MEN | WOMEN
Fri 5/17
MEN | WOMEN
Fri 5/17
MEN | WOMEN
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 5/25
MEN | WOMEN