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By Lauren Ellsworth, USTFCCCA May 19, 2021

2021 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 8

NEW ORLEANS – We are one week away from the start of the 2021 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Gulf Shores, Alabama!

What better time than now to check out the most recent edition of the NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Rating Index, which was released on Wednesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

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This Week's National Top Five

1
Doane (Neb.)

2
Indiana Tech

3
Southeastern (Fla.)

4
Huntington (Ind.)

5
Saint Mary (Kan.)

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Top-ranked Doane (Neb.) and second-ranked Indiana Tech held steady in this week’s National TFRI. The Tigers had two season bests that are positioned in the top-3 nationally. Connor Floyd cleared the bar at 5.11m (16-9¾) in the pole vault for the second-best effort seasonally, and the 4×400 clocked 3:13.82 for the third-fastest time. The Warriors top performance of the weekend came in the 4×800 as the quartet clocked 7:40.1 for the third-fastest time on the Descending Order List.

Southeastern (Fla.) jumped two spots to No. 3 to move ahead of No. 4 Huntington (Ind.). The Fire saw Zachary Nichols hit a season best in the hammer (No. 11, 56.87m/186-7). The Foresters were headlined with Dylan Fleger’s 51.86 in the 400H to take over the national lead.

Saint Mary (Kan.) slipped two spots to No. 5. The Spires’ pair of Luke Skinner and Eric Vazquez sit within the top-10 nationally in the 1500. Skinner is ranked fifth at 3:52.79 with Vazquez sitting ninth at 3:53.64.

Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 8: No. 6 Madonna (Mich.), No. 7 Wayland Baptist (Texas), No. 8 Grand View (Iowa), No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan and No. 10 Dordt (Iowa).

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National Rank	Team	Points	Conference	Region	CHANGE
1	DOANE (NEB.)	441.13	GPAC (1)	Midwest	◀▶ (LW: 1)
2	INDIANA TECH	262.90	WHAC (1)	Great Lakes	◀▶ (LW: 2)
3	SOUTHEASTERN (FLA.)	195.37	Sun Conference (1)	South	▲2 (LW: 5)
4	HUNTINGTON (IND.)	191.16	Crossroads	Great Lakes	◀▶ (LW: 4)
5	SAINT MARY (KAN.)	173.40	KCAC (1)	South Central	▼2 (LW: 3)
6	MADONNA (MICH.)	170.97	WHAC	Great Lakes	▲1 (LW: 7)
7	WAYLAND BAPTIST (TEXAS)	167.63	SAC	South Central	▲2 (LW: 9)
8	GRAND VIEW (IOWA)	166.54	The Heart (1)	Midwest	▲8 (LW: 16)
9	INDIANA WESLEYAN	145.74	Crossroads	Great Lakes	▼3 (LW: 6)
10	DORDT (IOWA)	142.45	GPAC	Midwest	▼2 (LW: 8)
11	OREGON TECH	138.27	Cascade	West	▲3 (LW: 14)
12	MONTREAT (N.C.)	137.48	AAC (1)	South	▼2 (LW: 10)
13	CONCORDIA (NEB.)	134.60	GPAC	Midwest	◀▶ (LW: 13)
14	TAYLOR (IND.)	133.88	Crossroads	Great Lakes	▲9 (LW: 23)
15	MIDLAND (NEB.)	131.68	GPAC	Midwest	▲5 (LW: 20)
16	OLIVET NAZARENE (ILL.)	128.13	Chicagoland (1)	Midwest	▲14 (LW: 30)
17	WESTMONT (CALIF.)	128.01	GSAC	West	▼5 (LW: 12)
18	ST. AMBROSE (IOWA)	123.55	Chicagoland	Midwest	▲3 (LW: 21)
19	BETHEL (KAN.)	123.39	KCAC	South Central	▼2 (LW: 17)
20	DICKINSON STATE (N.D.)	121.71	North Star	Midwest	▲2 (LW: 22)
21	FRIENDS (KAN.)	121.16	KCAC	South Central	▼6 (LW: 15)
22	EASTERN OREGON	118.74	Cascade (1)	West	▲5 (LW: 27)
23	WILLIAM PENN (IOWA)	117.42	The Heart	Midwest	▼4 (LW: 19)
24	MILLIGAN (TENN.)	115.32	AAC	South	▼13 (LW: 11)
25	CORNERSTONE (MICH.)	112.84	WHAC	Great Lakes	▲11 (LW: 36)

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Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.

Team	Week #1	Week #2	Week #3	Week #4	Week #5	Week #6	Week #7	Week #8	Week #9	FINAL
Doane (Neb.)	9	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Madonna (Mich.)	12	9	13	5	5	8	7	6	6	1
Indiana Tech	4	7	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3
Westmont (Calif.)	5	4	5	7	9	10	12	17	13	4
Southeastern (Fla.)	1	2	2	2	3	3	5	3	3	5
Saint Mary (Kan.)	41	45	43	9	10	11	3	5	9	6
Midland (Neb.)	10	12	10	14	13	18	20	15	7	7
William Carey (Miss.)	11	11	15	18	19	19	29	29	16	8
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	26	33	41	16	24	17	18	26	18	8
Wayland Baptist (Texas)	18	5	7	11	14	4	9	7	5	10
Indiana Wesleyan	13	20	27	12	6	7	6	9	11	11
St. Ambrose (Iowa)			37	37	20	25	21	18	24	12
Huntington (Ind.)	32	22	12	15	7	5	4	4	4	13
Dordt (Iowa)	29	26	6	6	11	13	8	10	22	14
Warner (Fla.)	15	24	26	28	27	28	28	33	28	15
Oklahoma City	78	66	69	42	42	43	33	41	39	15
Oregon Tech	55	54	54	61	36	37	14	11	10	17
Grace (Ind.)	27	25	32	23	33	38	46	47	46	18
Montreat (N.C.)	3	8	16	13	4	9	10	12	14	19
Florida Memorial	44	48	55	35	40	32	43	49	43	20
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	30	38	29	33	31	26	30	16	12	21
William Penn (Iowa)	46	53	62	53	57	15	19	23	23	21
Milligan (Tenn.)	2	3	3	3	8	6	11	24	26	21
Xavier (La.)	23	13	20	30	26	45	45	30	27	21
Science & Arts (Okla.)	65	68	72	69	79	80	65	51	48	21
Southern Oregon	16	16	18	32	25	22	35	32	30	26
Hastings (Neb.)		37	44	40	37	29	31	36	32	26
Concordia (Neb.)	6	6	8	8	16	12	13	13	20	28
Carroll (Mont.)		100	84	79	47	49	51	43	42	28
Dillard (La.)	38	31	36	45	41	53	52	50	45	28
Valley City State (N.D.)	47	46	49	57	56	55	54	58	50	28
Central Methodist (Mo.)	28	10	14	27	39	46	47	56	59	28
Shawnee State (Ohio)	50	49	56	66	59	51	58	63	61	28
Rio Grande (Ohio)	71	79	75	83	62	66	68	65	63	28
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	85	67	76	89	85	86	91	86	82	28
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	83	94	98	94	95	99	95	95	83	28
Truett-McConnell (Ga.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	28
IU Kokomo (Ind.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	28
Goshen (Ind.)	37	40	35	43	43	48	38	38	49	39
Cornerstone (Mich.)	81	76	40	39	21	30	36	25	19	40
Briar Cliff (Iowa)		107	53	47	55	56	50	54	56	40
Missouri Baptist		55	60	51	50	61	55	60	57	40
Southwestern (Kan.)	103	108	100	107	78	63	64	66	65	40
Vanguard (Calif.)	70	70	74	71	74	73	74	74	66	40
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	42	61	70	72	61	69	71	67	70	40
Union (Ky.)	77	56	66	67	73	76	78	80	78	40
Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.)		116		100	96	105	105	85	85	47
Webber International (Fla.)	76	88	103	101	103	87	85	87	88	47
Baker (Kan.)	7	14	24	24	35	44	32	27	17	49
St. Francis (Ill.)	43	44	48	29	28	42	49	34	33	49
Friends (Kan.)	24	15	9	21	12	16	15	21	34	49
McPherson (Kan.)	21	29	33	38	30	24	25	37	35	49
Cumberland (Tenn.)	22	35	47	50	60	59	63	31	37	49
Keiser (Fla.)	31	27	39	46	52	41	42	42	38	49
Marian (Ind.)	35	19	28	31	38	47	34	40	40	49
Bethel (Ind.)	25	39	19	20	23	39	44	46	44	49
Cumberlands (Ky.)	51	57	57	59	66	57	56	57	51	49
Missouri Valley	69	83	86	73	77	79	80	82	81	58
Grand View (Iowa)	20	28	25	41	17	21	16	8	8	59
Eastern Oregon	75	41	50	56	51	40	27	22	29	59
Arizona Christian	17	30	31	36	45	67	69	69	68	59
Brewton-Parker (Ga.)	58	64	67	63	68	74	77	76	74	59
The Master's (Calif.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	59
Taylor (Ind.)	63	52	59	26	29	36	23	14	15	64
Bethel (Kan.)	33	18	30	34	44	14	17	19	21	64
Dickinson State (N.D.)	8	21	21	10	15	20	22	20	25	64
Point Park (Pa.)	64	63	68	64	71	70	72	70	67	64
Judson (Ill.)			80	74	80	77	79	79	76	64
Columbia International (S.C.)	19	23	23	19	22	27	24	28	41	69
Dakota State (S.D.)	68	47	38	44	49	50	40	52	47	69
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	52	43	42	58	67	64	73	71	71	69
Nelson (Texas)	40	50	64	75	84	71	76	75	73	69
Columbia (Mo.)	53	59	58	60	64	65	67	68	80	69
St. Thomas (Fla.)	59	75	63	52	53	23	26	35	31	74
Aquinas (Mich.)		58	45	49	46	35	48	45	53	74
Mount Marty (S.D.)		60	11	17	34	31	39	48	54	74
Tennessee Wesleyan	14	17	17	22	18	33	37	44	36	77
USC Beaufort (S.C.)	39	32	34	48	54	54	53	59	55	77
Siena Heights (Mich.)	48	73	88	87	69	68	66	55	52
College of Idaho	45	42	51	54	48	52	60	53	58
Northwestern (Iowa)	36	34	22	25	32	34	41	39	60
Graceland (Iowa)		101	104	81	75	58	57	62	62
WVU Tech	34	36	46	55	58	60	59	61	64
Spring Arbor (Mich.)		99	111	102	70	72	61	73	69
Tabor (Kan.)	61	51	52	68	72	75	70	72	72
Kentucky Christian	67	77	83	84	89	88	98	77	75
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)	60	78	81	70	76	82	75	78	77
Kansas Wesleyan	82	96	109	111	110	78	81	81	79
Ottawa (Kan.)	56	71	65	65	65	83	82	83	84
Campbellsville (Ky.)	87	87	92	96	98	90	90	88	86
Jamestown (N.D.)	99	106	107	106	104	84	83	84	87
John Brown (Ark.)	74	74	79	78	82	89	88	90	89
Morningside (Iowa)	93	112	77	77	81	81	84	89	90
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	66	69	73	80	90	93	101	104	91
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)		84	78	85	86	92	93	94	92
Saint Francis (Ind.)	73	81	85	86	87	94	92	98	93
Thomas More (Ky.)	90	102	120	112	118	107	96	97	94
William Woods (Mo.)	92	93	93	95	99	102	102	99	95
Benedictine (Kan.)	72	82	87	90	92	95	86	91	96
Bushnell (Ore.)	95	117	117	114	112	114	106	105	97
Pikeville (Ky.)	91	85	101	99	107	108	109	106	98
Northwest (Wash.)	84	95	97	92	94	96	100	102	99
Cleary (Mich.)	62	62	61	62	63	62	62	64	100
Sterling (Kan.)	88	98	106	103	101	112	111	113	101
Multnomah (Ore.)	103	119	124	121			115	116	102
Edward Waters (Fla.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Allen (S.C.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Reinhardt (Ga.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
York (Neb.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Brescia (Ky.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Voorhees (S.C.)		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Southwestern Christian (Okla.)				RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Texas Wesleyan	57	65	71	76	83	85	87	92
Clarke (Iowa)		118	102	97	100	104	89	93
Warner Pacific (Ore.)	94	86	89	88	88	91	94	96
Lyon (Ark.)	79	91	91	91	91	97	97	100
Mount Mercy (Iowa)	54	72	82	82	97	101	104	101
Mobile (Ala.)	80	90	90	93	93	98	99	103
Evangel (Mo.)		RV	95	105	102	113	114	107
Viterbo (Wis.)	100	100	100	119	113	100	103	108
Jessup (Calif.)	49	80	94	108	106	109	110	109
Culver-Stockton (Mo.)	86	104	115	118	115	106	108	110
Trinity Christian (Ill.)					117			111
Waldorf (Iowa)		97	105	114	111	103	107	112
Providence (Mont.)		109	108	110	108	115	113	114
Rochester Christian (Mich.)			114	109	109	110	111	115
Lincoln (Ill.)	101	101	110	98	105		116	117
Loyola (La.)		112				116	116	118
Montana Tech		92	99	104	116	117	118	119
Bluefield (Va.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Ozarks (Mo.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Ohio Christian	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Bryan (Tenn.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Bethany (Kan.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Williams Baptist (Ark.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Corban (Ore.)						RV	RV	RV
Oklahoma Wesleyan	RV	RV	RV				RV	RV
Thomas (Ga.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)		89	96	116	120	111
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)	89	103	113	120	113	118
Hope International (Calif.)	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV
Florida College	98	112	122	117	118
Park (Mo.)		105	116	113	121
Alice Lloyd (Ky.)	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
St. Andrews (N.C.)	RV	RV	RV		RV
Midway (Ky.)	96	109	122	121
Langston (Okla.)		119	118	123
Lourdes (Ohio)				124
Georgetown (Ky.)	RV	RV	112	125
Asbury (Ky.)				125
Bellevue (Neb.)				125
Saint Xavier (Ill.)	RV	RV	RV	RV
Roosevelt (Ill.)				RV
Ottawa (Ariz.)	102	121	102
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	97	111	119
IU East (Ind.)			120
Point (Ga.)	105	112	124
Jarvis Christian (Texas)	RV	RV	RV
Philander Smith (Ark.)	RV	RV	RV
Simpson (Calif.)	RV	RV	RV
Morris (S.C.)	RV	RV	RV
Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.)	RV	RV	RV
Concordia (Mich.)		RV

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2021 Rankings Calendar

Weeks	National TFRI	Regional TFRI	Conference TFRI	#EventSquad	KEY DATES
Week 1	Wed 3/31 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 3/29 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 2	Wed 4/7 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/5 MEN \| WOMEN		Mon 4/5 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 3	Wed 4/14 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/12 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 4	Wed 4/21 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/19 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/19 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/19 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 5	Wed 4/28 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/26 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/26 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/26 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 6	Wed 5/5 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/3 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/3 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/3 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 7	Wed 5/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/10 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/10 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/10 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 8	Wed 5/19 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/17 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/17 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/17 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 9	Tue 5/25 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/24 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/24 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/24 MEN \| WOMEN
FINAL Results (official final ranking)	Fri 5/28 MEN \| WOMEN				May 26-28: NAIA Champs (Gulf Shores, Ala.)

Weeks	National TFRI	Regional TFRI	Conference TFRI	#EventSquad	KEY DATES
Week 1	Wed 3/31 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 3/29 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 2	Wed 4/7 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/5 MEN \| WOMEN		Mon 4/5 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 3	Wed 4/14 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/12 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 4	Wed 4/21 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/19 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/19 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/19 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 5	Wed 4/28 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/26 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/26 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 4/26 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 6	Wed 5/5 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/3 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/3 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/3 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 7	Wed 5/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/10 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/10 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/10 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 8	Wed 5/19 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/17 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/17 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/17 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 9	Tue 5/25 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/24 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/24 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 5/24 MEN \| WOMEN
FINAL Results (official final ranking)	Fri 5/28 MEN \| WOMEN				May 26-28: NAIA Champs (Gulf Shores, Ala.)

2021 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 8

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