DII Rankings: Adams State’s Women Make First-Ever Showing As Outdoor Number One
NEW ORLEANS — Adams State’s women joins Saint Augustine’s men as the top teams in the country for NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field as cited in the latest USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings. For Adams State’s women, it is their first national No. 1 team ranking in women’s track & field since the ranking system began in 2010. Last week’s No. 1 women’s team, Grand Canyon, slipped to No. 3. Meanwhile, the men of Saint Aug’s have been No. 1 since the preseason. However, the Adams State men are charging, having gained four spots in the latest update to land at No. 2 this week.
National Ranking PDFs: Top 25 | Full by Team | Event-by-Event | Week-by-Week
Regional Index PDFs: Top Ten | By Team | By Event
Previous Rankings
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #4 — April 24 |
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| next ranking: May 1 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Saint Augustine’s | 233.42 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 1 |
| 2 | Adams State | 208.27 | RMAC | Damon Martin (17th) | 6 |
| 3 | Grand Canyon | 168.17 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | 2 |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 163.10 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 4 |
| 5 | Western State | 159.43 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 12 |
| 6 | Pittsburg State | 143.75 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (24th) | 3 |
| 7 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 126.42 | Lone Star | Ryan Dall (4th) | 5 |
| 8 | Angelo State | 117.44 | Lone Star | James Reid (13th) | 7 |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 105.35 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 11 |
| 10 | Alaska Anchorage | 98.00 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 17 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 97.83 | GLVC | Scott Fangman (15th) | 8 |
| 12 | Findlay | 95.02 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 14 |
| 13 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 93.80 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 15 |
| 14 | Ashland | 89.01 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 13 |
| 15 | Johnson C. Smith | 78.75 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 10 |
| 16 | Missouri Southern | 76.38 | MIAA | Tom Rutledge (23rd) | 16 |
| 17 | Chico State | 68.30 | CCAA | Kirk Freitas (34th) | 9 |
| 18 | Grand Valley State | 65.06 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 19 |
| 19 | Colorado Mines | 64.04 | RMAC | Art Siemers (7th) | 28 |
| 20 | Southern Connecticut | 55.92 | Northeast-10 | John Wallin (2nd) | 26 |
| 21 | MSU Moorhead | 55.17 | NSIC | Keith Barnier (10th) | 31 |
| 22 | American International | 51.45 | Northeast-10 | Leo Mayo (6th) | 18 |
| 23 | Augustana (S.D.) | 48.54 | NSIC | Tracy Hellman (12th) | 44 |
| 24 | UMass Lowell | 46.82 | Northeast-10 | Gary Gardner (10th) | 22 |
| 25 | Minnesota State | 41.86 | NSIC | Mark Schuck (30th) | 37 |
| Dropped out: No. 20 Shippensburg, No. 21 Cal State LA, No. 23 West Texas A&M, No. 24 Stillman, No. 25 Tiffin | |||||
| Men’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | Lone Star | 498.71 | 3 |
| 2 | RMAC | 496.81 | 3 |
| 3 | MIAA | 465.70 | 4 |
| 4 | CIAA | 368.44 | 2 |
| 5 | GLIAC | 351.09 | 3 |
| 6 | CCAA | 198.77 | 1 |
| 7 | Northeast-10 | 179.34 | 3 |
| 8 | PacWest | 168.17 | 1 |
| 9 | NSIC | 167.12 | 3 |
| 10 | PSAC | 140.35 | |
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II |
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Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #4 — April 24 |
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| next ranking: May 1 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Conference | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | Adams State | 203.68 | RMAC | Damon Martin (24th) | 4 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State | 192.88 | GLIAC | Jerry Baltes (13th) | 2 |
| 3 | Grand Canyon | 164.55 | PacWest | Tom Flood (2nd) | 1 |
| 4 | Central Missouri | 149.37 | MIAA | Pedersen (16th)/Janvrin (14th) | 3 |
| 5 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 145.22 | MIAA | Victor Thomas (11th) | 5 |
| 6 | U-Mary | 124.16 | NSIC | Mike Thorson (18th) | 23 |
| 7 | Western State | 116.02 | RMAC | Chris Bradford (3rd) | 22 |
| 8 | New Mexico Highlands | 107.96 | RMAC | Bob DeVries (20th) | 7 |
| 9 | Johnson C. Smith | 105.02 | CIAA | Lennox Graham (5th) | 6 |
| 10 | Saint Augustine’s | 98.61 | CIAA | George Williams (36th) | 9 |
| 11 | Alaska Anchorage | 92.86 | GNAC | Michael Friess (22nd) | 8 |
| 12 | Shippensburg | 84.22 | PSAC | Dave Osanitsch (7th) | 10 |
| 13 | Ashland | 83.90 | GLIAC | Jud Logan (9th) | 15 |
| 14 | Winona State | 75.42 | NSIC | Mason Rebarchek (8th) | 12 |
| 15 | Abilene Christian | 74.49 | Lone Star | Roosevelt Lofton (3rd) | 14 |
| 16 | Hillsdale | 73.97 | GLIAC | Andrew Towne (1st) | 16 |
| 17 | Ferris State | 67.37 | GLIAC | Steve Picucci (4th) | 20 |
| 18 | Angelo State | 66.71 | Lone Star | James Reid (13th) | 13 |
| 19 | Cal State LA | 66.21 | CCAA | Chris Asher (11th) | 11 |
| 20 | Findlay | 60.26 | GLIAC | Marc Arce (24th) | 18 |
| 21 | Seattle Pacific | 58.63 | GNAC | Karl Lerum (7th) | 19 |
| 22 | Columbus State | 57.84 | Peach Belt | J.D. Evilsizer (3rd) | 32 |
| 23 | Virginia State | 57.71 | CIAA | Jason Jackson (2nd) | 17 |
| 24 | Pittsburg State | 54.28 | MIAA | Russ Jewett (26th) | 21 |
| 25 | Harding | 42.04 | Great American | Steve Guymon (9th) | 24 |
| Dropped out: No. 25 Chico State | |||||
| Women’s Conference Index Top 10 | |||
| Rank | Conference | Points | Top 25 Teams |
| 1 | GLIAC | 611.59 | 5 |
| 2 | RMAC | 495.12 | 3 |
| 3 | MIAA | 485.23 | 3 |
| 4 | CIAA | 338.40 | 3 |
| 5 | NSIC | 313.05 | 2 |
| 6 | GNAC | 243.10 | 2 |
| 7 | Lone Star | 215.79 | 2 |
| 8 | PacWest | 164.55 | 1 |
| 9 | PSAC | 156.32 | 1 |
| 10 | CCAA | 143.05 | 1 |
