2021 NCAA DII Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Rating Index – Week 8

NEW ORLEANS – It was the final qualifying weekend for the 2021 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships set for May 27-29.

As teams made their last push to punch their ticket to Allendale, Michigan, let’s see how that shaped the newest edition of the NCAA Division II Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Rating Index, released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.

NCAA Division II — Women's Outdoor Track & Field
This Week's National Top Five
Azusa Pacific
West Texas A&M
Grand Valley State
Adams State
Missouri Southern
1
Azusa Pacific
2
West Texas A&M
3
Grand Valley State
4
Adams State
5
Missouri Southern
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Top-ranked Azusa Pacific continued to hold down the top spot for the fifth straight week. Chasing the Cougars are second-ranked West Texas A&M, third-ranked Grand Valley State, fourth-ranked Adams State and fifth-ranked Missouri Southern.

Azusa Pacific turned in several season bests at the APU Last Chance Twilight in preparation for the NCAA Championships. Headlining the Cougars is Chinenye Agina with her clearance of 1.84m (6-½) in the high jump to improve her No. 1 billing. Mechaela Hyacynth clocked two top-3 nationally ranked performances in the 200 (No. 2, 23.59) and 100 (No. 3, 11.49), while Jaylah Walker moved to No. 4 in the 100H (13.65w).

West Texas A&M and Grand Valley State traded spots from a week ago. The Lady Buffs were led by Brooke Urban’s No. 2 performance in the high jump of 1.77m (5-9¾). The Lakers picked up a new top-10 effort from Hannah Roeske in the 1500, clocking 4:21.84 to sit at No. 7.

Adams State notched an improved performance in the steeplechase. Sarah Wills jumped from No. 22 to No. 11 on the Descending Order List after clocking 10:32.91 to put herself.

Missouri Southern received a pair of pole vault performances that rank within the top-10 nationally. Elena Bisotto moved to No. 7 (4.16m/13-7¾) and Samantha Petry soared from No. 21 to No. 10 with her 4.10m (13-5¼) clearance.

Here are the rest of the top-10 teams in Week 8: No. 6 Saginaw Valley State, No. 7 Lewis, No. 8 U-Mary, No. 9 Angelo State and No. 10 Pittsburg State. 

The Biggest Movers of the Week are Pittsburg State and No. 19 Northwest Missouri as both teams gained eight spots from their Week 7 rankings. The Gorillas had a big weekend from London Futch, who clocked the national lead in the 400 (53.73) and anchored the third-fastest 4×400 of the season (3:42.45). The Bearcats’ 4×400 clocked 3:43.74 for the fifth-best performance on the Descending Order List.

This is the last National TFRI that will include regular season marks. Next week’s Pre-Championship rankings will only reflect those who qualify for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

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USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index

2021 Checkpoint #8 - May 18th

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegionCHANGE
1azusa-pacificAZUSA PACIFIC282.35PacWest (1)West◀▶
(LW: 1)
2west-texas-amWEST TEXAS A&M209.06Lone Star (1)South Central▲1
(LW: 3)
3grand-valley-stateGRAND VALLEY STATE193.21GLIAC (1)Midwest▼1
(LW: 2)
4adams-stateADAMS STATE169.12RMACSouth Central◀▶
(LW: 4)
5missouri-southernMISSOURI SOUTHERN161.33MIAA (1)Central◀▶
(LW: 5)
6saginaw-valley-stateSAGINAW VALLEY STATE116.71GLIACMidwest◀▶
(LW: 6)
7lewisLEWIS112.42GLVC (1)Midwest▲2
(LW: 9)
8u-maryU-MARY109.86NSIC (1)Central▲4
(LW: 12)
9angelo-stateANGELO STATE99.06Lone StarSouth Central▼2
(LW: 7)
10pittsburg-statePITTSBURG STATE94.18MIAACentral▲8
(LW: 18)
11academy-of-artACADEMY OF ART94.15PacWestWest▼1
(LW: 10)
12minnesota-stateMINNESOTA STATE93.10NSICCentral▼4
(LW: 8)
13fort-hays-stateFORT HAYS STATE91.42MIAACentral▼2
(LW: 11)
14central-missouriCENTRAL MISSOURI89.33MIAACentral◀▶
(LW: 14)
15queens-n-cQUEENS (N.C.)78.88SAC (1)Southeast▲2
(LW: 17)
16csu-puebloCSU PUEBLO77.65RMACSouth Central▼3
(LW: 13)
17east-texas-amEAST TEXAS A&M68.89Lone StarSouth Central▼1
(LW: 16)
18lincoln-moLINCOLN (MO.)66.79MIAACentral▼3
(LW: 15)
19northwest-missouriNORTHWEST MISSOURI52.40MIAACentral▲8
(LW: 27)
20hillsdaleHILLSDALE51.31G-MACMidwest▲1
(LW: 21)
21uc-colorado-springsUC-COLORADO SPRINGS51.13RMAC (1)South Central▼1
(LW: 20)
22neb-kearneyNEB.-KEARNEY48.49MIAACentral▲3
(LW: 25)
23western-coloradoWESTERN COLORADO48.32RMACSouth Central▼1
(LW: 22)
24lee-tennLEE (TENN.)45.11GSC (1)South▼5
(LW: 19)
25augustana-s-dAUGUSTANA (S.D.)43.31NSICCentral▲3
(LW: 28)


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7Week #8Week #9FINAL
Azusa Pacific1321111111
Grand Valley State2233222332
West Texas A&M3112333223
Adams State1471115554454
Saginaw Valley State577715126666125
Lewis48141114149766
Missouri Southern12444445547
U-Mary32252058912878
Queens (N.C.)139799131715159
Central Missouri591268121114141410
Minnesota State681410141178121111
Academy of Art24152171381011812
Northwest Missouri38201620242627192113
Tiffin20334126252832414113
CSU Pueblo655671013162015
Emmanuel (Ga.)21232732374150534915
Western Colorado11182421212322231917
Angelo State76810151679918
Pittsburg State49111722101518101019
East Texas A&M1010913161816171719
North Georgia62656548492930312819
Lincoln (Mo.)36223345471915181622
Fresno Pacific8172517202223343522
Wingate27302230353741424222
Walsh54663936434526272525
Slippery Rock77374027262729302725
Black Hills State34424552514253636125
Lee (Tenn.)9211216222019242328
UC-Colorado Springs18191823281720211829
Southern Wesleyan (S.C.)22293033313335282429
Wayne State (Neb.)28313835383940403929
Washburn73384255444843383432
Southwest Baptist110473138364034263732
Winona State555153564439434632
Colo. School of Mines19242928343438444335
New Mexico Highlands45434749503647514736
Emporia State44645962525644525336
Christian Brothers33262629323231373338
Ashland26394647485452454838
Millersville37485767677471605738
West Alabama6585951011036675646338
Colorado Christian90877074838689776638
Lock HavenRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV38
Neb.-Kearney70544819192425222644
Harding5132325273842465044
Fort Hays State30161924171211131346
Findlay1041134439455136353646
Kutztown42414344424346484546
American International697172687046
EdinboroRVRVRV404745333050
Minnesota Duluth116596469616050
Hillsdale78353241182121202252
Indianapolis52696776778077495152
Southwest Minnesota State76707984866373575652
Davenport (Mich.)11279807864726752
Missouri Western578272798380747852
Augustana (S.D.)537336402930282529
CUI153249507579863631
Southern Indiana798154647253543232
Sioux Falls664628313331333938
Colorado Mesa172713182325242940
UNC Pembroke515856566049485044
Biola (Calif.)162837344150515552
Concordia-St. Paul1169755465355575854
Western WashingtonRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV55
Bemidji State809398788487935958
Lees-McRae485064667070566259
St. Cloud State839462606267586562
Malone294035423035374764
Northern State6260515452555665
California (Pa.)8482931025557597168
Texas A&M-Kingsville605258616884626769
Maryville (Mo.)68686665636971
Illinois-Springfield11661707661607072
Alabama-Huntsville233434434646495473
Cedarville584974546573767374
Mississippi College354577835759747575
Seattle Pacific315171818158616676
Northwood (Mich.)617975809091657877
Dallas Baptist253652597862707679
Wheeling899050576475827980
Truman868892958581838481
Benedict395663637172668082
Albany State (Ga.)RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Alaska Anchorage961001111239081
Ferris State1161237363606882
Converse99116991121126783
Catawba4153535861698185
North Greenville6475859074767886
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)RVRV667173778487
Coker10312111411858687988
Mount Olive56638694971008789
Shippensburg981078896981018590
Oklahoma Baptist4660727788858891
Eastern New Mexico9359788893959192
Georgian Court819299105106899693
Central Washington4368879296889594
Chadron State1081089710411211295
Michigan TechRVRV11011992929496
Tusculum6778808589939797
Indiana (Pa.)7272818291949998
West Georgia7495696982829299
Carson-Newman696773758790100100
West Liberty State107107117869598101101
MSU Moorhead106112102
Saint Leo65949698103
Westminster (Utah)5074949310497102103
Seton Hill11599104105
West Chester88848391100102106105
St. Edward's6361919899102103107
Franklin Pierce122107
Lindenwood9289102111106112105109
Shorter1138310199111104109109
Wayne State (Mich.)12297102106111109
Drury75718489101105108112
Lake Erie8596120110112
Northwest Nazarene122122103110106107111112
Tampa112112106112106107111112
Roberts Wesleyan112
Adelphi106116121103116107117
Spring Hill (Ala.)5586103112117111115117
Point Loma Nazarene115111115123109116117
Western OregonRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Lake Superior StateRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Kentucky WesleyanRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
BloomsburgRVRVRVRV
East StroudsburgRVRVRVRVRV
Simon Fraser3739109114
Southern Connecticut118112116
Limestone87103100107105116
Southeastern Oklahoma State109109112100110117
Lenoir-Rhyne40447687112117
Oklahoma Christian10012296112117
Anderson (S.C.)477690106112
South Dakota Mines118122117121119
Columbus State12412489108120
ClaflinRVRVRVRVRV
Augusta114114114109
Southern Arkansas91104106112
Winston-Salem State93104106112
Central Oklahoma97106105119
Charleston (W.Va.)8211082121
Northern Michigan102113123
Fort Lewis959995
Savannah State101116101
Montevallo10298102
Quincy (Ill.)105105105
Southern Nazarene111111111
MSU Denver117113117
UW-Parkside117
Cal Poly Humboldt119119119
Missouri S&T120108120
Florida Southern120113120
Southern New Hampshire80123
West Virginia Wesleyan71101123
Lincoln Memorial123123123
Davis and Elkins124124124
Glenville State126126126
Saint Martin'sRVRVRV
Belmont AbbeyRVRVRV
Midwestern StateRVRVRV
New HavenRV
Concord91

USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field

2021 Rankings Calendar
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