Week 2 NJCAA Rankings Feature Two New No. 1 Teams
NEW ORLEANS—A week after Iowa Central was received the first-ever NJCAA No. 1 ranking, their men’s and women’s teams were dethroned by a new No. 1 for both genders: South Plains of Texas. The Texans and Lady Texans took over the top spot in rankings released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
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The formerly No. 1 Triton men’s and women’s teams slipped to No. 2 in both sets of computer rankings.
South Plains of Texas was ranked second in both computer rankings.
On the men’s side, No. 3 Iowa Western, No. 4 Central Arizona, and No. 5 Monroe (of New York) filled out the top five.
Teams Nos. 3-5 in the women’s rankings were New Mexico JC, Iowa Western, and Coffeyville of Kansas.
Want to know why your team moved? Check out the "by team" PDF in the sidebarfor a complete point breakdown of each team.
The computer rankings will be released every Wednesday between now and the March 6-7 NJCAA Championships. You can see the entire top 25 below, and peruse the PDFs (sidebar) for each event, the top 45+ men’s and women’s junior college teams, and much more.
Click here for an explanation of how the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings work. The point system is based on the TFRRS national descending order lists. The higher athletes are ranked, the more points they contribute to their teams. Team totals are derived from adding up the point contributions of each of their athletes. Points do not equate to NJCAA Championships scoring.
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Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #2 — February 4 |
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| next ranking: February 11 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | South Plains | 539.85 | West | Chris Beene (11th) | 2 |
| 2 | Iowa Central CC | 241.52 | Midwest | Denny Myers (6th) | 1 |
| 3 | Iowa Western CC | 197.48 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (8th) | 6 |
| 4 | Central Arizona | 195.39 | West | Tony Dougherty (15th) | 3 |
| 5 | Monroe | 174.94 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (1st) | 10 |
| 6 | Western Texas | 166.43 | West | James Williams (3rd) | 4 |
| 7 | ASA College | 162.58 | Atlantic | Dwight Brandon (1st) | 8 |
| 8 | Coffeyville CC | 149.90 | Central | Craig Perry (8th) | 7 |
| 9 | Vincennes | 142.47 | Midwest | Chris Gafner (6th) | 13 |
| 10 | Colby (Kan.) CC | 129.54 | Central | James Ortiz (6th) | 5 |
| 11 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 125.14 | Central | Ryan Turner (1st) | 16 |
| 12 | Barton County CC | 114.14 | Central | David Schenek (6th) | 11 |
| 13 | Cowley County CC | 108.52 | Central | Mark Phillips (11th) | 15 |
| 14 | Cloud County CC | 99.93 | Central | Harry Kitchener (38th) | 12 |
| 15 | SUNY Delhi | 90.45 | Atlantic | Robb Munro (3rd) | 9 |
| 16 | Mesa CC | 68.78 | West | Steve Jacobs (27th) | 14 |
| 17 | Allen County CC | 38.72 | Central | Vince DeGrado (4th) | 38 |
| 18 | Essex County (N.J.) | 37.57 | Atlantic | Michael Smart (29th) | 19 |
| 19 | Meridian CC | 36.81 | Central | Chip Gayden (2nd) | 18 |
| 20 | Hinds CC | 35.41 | Central | Reginald Dillon (11th) | 20 |
| 21 | Pima CC | 34.00 | West | Greg Wenneborg (10th) | 26 |
| 22 | North Iowa Area CC | 28.50 | Midwest | Curtis Vais (10th) | 17 |
| 23 | Paradise Valley CC | 26.57 | West | Dave Barney (19th) | 22 |
| 24 | Arkansas Baptist | 26.25 | Central | Cedric Vaughn (6th) | 21 |
| 25 | Southwestern (Iowa) CC | 25.73 | Midwest | Bill Huntington (9th) | 25 |
| Dropped out: No. 23 Garden City CC, No. 24 Macomb CC | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Men’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | Monroe | 536.48 | 2 |
| Central | Colby (Kan.) CC | 383.09 | 2 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 790.89 | 1 |
| West | South Plains | 877.28 | 1 |
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Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2015 Week #2 — February 4 |
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| next ranking: February 11 | |||||
| Rank | School | Points | Region | Head Coach (Yr) | Last Week |
| 1 | South Plains | 421.28 | West | Chris Beene (11th) | 2 |
| 2 | Iowa Central CC | 376.04 | Midwest | Denny Myers (6th) | 1 |
| 3 | New Mexico JC | 235.75 | West | Keith Blackwill (10th) | 5 |
| 4 | Iowa Western CC | 165.72 | Midwest | Emmett Statzer (8th) | 4 |
| 5 | Coffeyville CC | 164.94 | Central | Craig Perry (8th) | 3 |
| 6 | Western Texas | 144.69 | West | James Williams (3rd) | 6 |
| 7 | Central Arizona | 141.90 | West | Kim Dismuke (5th) | 7 |
| 8 | ASA College | 140.20 | Atlantic | Dwight Brandon (1st) | 8 |
| 9 | Barton County CC | 131.70 | Central | David Schenek (6th) | 9 |
| 10 | Vincennes | 112.12 | Midwest | Chris Gafner (6th) | 10 |
| 11 | Essex County (N.J.) | 95.56 | Atlantic | Michael Smart (29th) | 11 |
| 12 | North Iowa Area CC | 95.30 | Midwest | Curtis Vais (10th) | 14 |
| 13 | Monroe | 88.61 | Atlantic | Lesleigh Hogg (1st) | 17 |
| 14 | Pima CC | 86.05 | West | Greg Wenneborg (10th) | 12 |
| 15 | Cowley County CC | 74.93 | Central | Mark Phillips (11th) | 18 |
| 16 | Mohawk Valley CC | 69.97 | Atlantic | Gary Parker (26th) | 13 |
| 17 | Macomb CC | 57.79 | Midwest | Kim Renas (2nd) | 15 |
| 18 | Mesa CC | 53.93 | West | Steve Jacobs (27th) | 19 |
| 19 | Cuyahoga CC | 46.80 | Midwest | Don Cox (23rd) | 31 |
| 20 | Paradise Valley CC | 44.72 | West | Dave Barney (19th) | 16 |
| 21 | Cloud County CC | 34.23 | Central | Ted Schmitz (20th) | 20 |
| 22 | Butler (Kan.) CC | 30.90 | Central | Ryan Turner (1st) | 32 |
| 23 | Hagerstown CC | 20.54 | Atlantic | Bill Stewart (2nd) | 27 |
| 24 | Garden City CC | 16.36 | Central | Douglas Marshall (1st) | 22 |
| 25 | Clarendon (Texas) | 15.84 | West | (tba) | 23 |
| Dropped out: No. 21 Gillette, No. 24 Hutchinson CC, No. 25 DuPage | |||||
| View All Teams Beyond the Top 25 | |||||
| Women’s Regional Index Leaders | |||
| Region | Institution | Points | Last Week |
| Atlantic | ASA College | 417.71 | 1 |
| Central | Coffeyville CC | 513.75 | 1 |
| Midwest | Iowa Central CC | 772.61 | 1 |
| West | South Plains | 713.84 | 2 |
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