2018 NCAA DI Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Rankings – Week 4

NEW ORLEANS – A complete makeover occurred over the course of a week in the world of NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Track & Field, as the National Team Rankings announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) showed a revamped top-25 that includes a brand new top-four.

LSU took over the top spot in the rankings this week, marking the first time the Tigers have been atop the heap since the 2016 preseason rankings. Southern California, Oregon and Georgia came in at second through fourth, respectively, marking a drastic change in what was seen a week ago.

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While significant action took place on the outdoor circuit this past week, the rankings themselves played a part in the shuffle, as they were calculated differently. Preseason marks – outside of those in the 5000, 10,000 and combined events – were removed from consideration and only marks from the current season can be calculated.

Still, the Tigers took care of business at its home meet to move up to first in the rankings. Rachel Misher notched the fifth-fastest 400 time in NCAA Division I this season at 51.68, while the 4×400 relay squad recorded a 3:30.34, good for third on the Descending Order List.

Southern California returned to the top-five in a big way, moving up to a season-best second after a solid showing at the Mt. SAC Relays. Five top-10 NCAA Division I Descending Order List marks were hit by the Women of Troy at the meet, including the 4×100 relay team’s time of 42.57 that sits in second in NCAA Division I this year. Kendall Ellis, who sat on the 2018 Mid-Outdoor Watch List for The Bowerman last week, also recorded a 51.43 in the 400.

After falling to fourth last week, Oregon bounced back to third with a performance at the Mt. SAC Relays similar to Southern California’s. Like the Trojans, the Ducks recorded five top-10 NCAA Division I Descending Order List marks and were led by Chaquinn Cook’s 13.89m (45-7) in the triple jump that sits second in NCAA Division I on the season.

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Georgia returned to fourth place after slipping to seventh last week thanks to four top-10 NCAA Division I Descending Order List marks set at the Mt. SAC Relays. Tatiana Gusin recorded the nation’s best high jump mark this year at 1.88m (6-2), while Lynna Irby ran a 50.95 in the 400 and Jessica Drop added a 15:38.57 in the 5000 – both good for third on the Descending Order List in their respective events.

Arkansas rounded out the top-five with a four-spot slide to fifth.

Stanford and Minnesota also gained some ground in the top-10, with the Cardinal moving up three spots to seventh and the Golden Gophers jumping four spots to 10th.

Stanford’s Vanessa Fraser led the way for the Cardinal at its home meet, running the third-fastest 1500 in the country this year at 4:10.63. Minnesota benefitted from strong outings at the Mt. SAC Relays and the Beach Invitational. Temi Ogunrinde (hammer throw) and Madeline Strandemo (steeplechase) both notched the fifth-best marks in their respective events over the weekend.

Kentucky (sixth) and Texas A&M (eighth) both fell out of the top-five, while Florida (ninth) dropped one spot to round out the top-10.

The NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Eugene, Oregon, at Historic Hayward Field on June 6-9.

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2018 Checkpoint #4 - April 23rd

Top 25 Teams
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National
Rank
 TeamPointsConferenceRegionCHANGE
1lsuLSU342.82SECSouth Central▲1
(LW: 2)
2southern-californiaSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA287.46Pac-12 (1)West▲4
(LW: 6)
3oregonOREGON270.61Pac-12West▲1
(LW: 4)
4georgiaGEORGIA267.45SECSouth▲3
(LW: 7)
5arkansasARKANSAS253.39SEC (6)South Central▼4
(LW: 1)
6kentuckyKENTUCKY224.77SECSoutheast▼1
(LW: 5)
7stanfordSTANFORD202.92Pac-12West▲3
(LW: 10)
8texas-amTEXAS A&M199.82SECSouth Central▼5
(LW: 3)
9floridaFLORIDA183.92SEC (1)South▼1
(LW: 8)
10minnesotaMINNESOTA176.35Big Ten (1)Midwest▲4
(LW: 14)
11purduePURDUE173.74Big TenGreat Lakes▲1
(LW: 12)
12texasTEXAS140.79Big 12South Central▼3
(LW: 9)
13kansas-stateKANSAS STATE126.74Big 12 (1)Midwest▼2
(LW: 11)
14arizona-stateARIZONA STATE124.88Pac-12West▼1
(LW: 13)
15miami-flaMIAMI (FLA.)105.51ACC (1)South▲8
(LW: 23)
16tennesseeTENNESSEE101.03SECSouth▼1
(LW: 15)
17texas-techTEXAS TECH96.87Big 12Mountain▲8
(LW: 25)
18kansasKANSAS95.69Big 12Midwest▲12
(LW: 30)
19ole-missOLE MISS89.90SECSouth▲5
(LW: 24)
20florida-stateFLORIDA STATE89.68ACCSouth◀▶
(LW: 20)
21virginia-techVIRGINIA TECH88.92ACCSoutheast▼2
(LW: 19)
22baylorBAYLOR83.47Big 12South Central▲7
(LW: 29)
23alabamaALABAMA83.26SECSouth▼5
(LW: 18)
24akronAKRON77.95Mid-American (1)Great Lakes▲23
(LW: 47)
25boise-stateBOISE STATE77.54Mountain WestWest▲6
(LW: 31)


Week-by-Week Ranking

Only showing those with a season-best ranking in the top 25.
TeamPreseasonWeek #1Week #2Week #3Week #4Week #5Week #6Week #7Week #8Week #9FINAL
Southern California44362331121
Georgia39474565312
Stanford101211107977683
Kentucky126756656744
Florida87989898855
LSU95521112276
Oregon22243223537
Purdue131112121111111414138
Arizona State141413131413131612179
Virginia Tech2018181921192117171610
Arkansas111154499911
Missouri3124232232161826232411
Iowa3435343429242936342813
Florida State1919192020292738352614
UCLA2629333336252023243014
Auburn3346433627272627332916
Kansas State710101113151615151117
New Mexico3240383939441412161817
Texas A&M636387844619
Ole Miss2220212419212324222520
Northern Arizona5556545335374143423820
Kansas4038293018223018191522
Wisconsin2936363734393930282222
Penn State3633404131424434363424
Tennessee2315171516141510101225
Boise State2827313125262532251925
UT Arlington14413513113356545455565327
Oklahoma1716151726282821212328
Harvard4941424333362431413328
North Dakota State4544514837383839403728
Furman6254555444516168685228
Louisville104959810183677562576128
Middle Tennessee5664626161706692858628
Texas588912121213131434
Cincinnati6569727278878546444934
UC Davis160160----------79837334
Colorado1517161630233533292137
Syracuse10659616340464042555537
Air Force5260596049566085704439
Villanova5343484676821061101046740
Michigan1832323228323728329340
UMBC1391391391191141081111159740
Virginia8496949555504948533943
San Francisco2721202147333325263244
Washington4348474493975858635844
Alabama2523221823171719182046
San Diego State2130282741313235313146
Notre Dame24313028153525240394046
Akron6953454724303137374146
Texas Tech3837242517181929304246
Washington State7375818274644647495446
Utah8382808157555760626046
Portland7179787963687274597546
Norfolk State17317917916014010110311210510546
Arkansas State14015014615216917519115614913146
Minnesota1113141410101011111056
South Carolina3034353538404550474356
Ohio State7071707786575954455156
New Hampshire54555655139112120996256
Memphis6767716964797983807856
Northern Illinois10710610811189928895978956
Princeton------16813514214511311410456
Baylor3726272922343422202763
West Virginia91979710271454753545963
Michigan State5051535259666869616663
Utah State5868666751657466678463
BYU8180798353353644434567
Omaha14714814214791100991051089467
Miami (Fla.)7228262315202220273569
Clemson5749505743485041383669
Iowa State3539374042414351464769
Connecticut6670676811211111896914869
Bucknell--74777354535556525769
Bowling Green136151122123108818180816369
Florida International1111141157868636265696469
Houston4750525810211512272646569
South Dakota779285861361039364716969
Southern Miss12490919369787777777069
Eastern Michigan42585859828610794957169
Hawai'i16317517317380838381837369
Wyoming185126123132951041041021087669
Oral Roberts--164172182152889891887769
North Carolina8598958875858797947969
SMU9383839273808282728069
California7961656666727875798169
Rice1611551511618410510971748269
NC State5157575652588476908369
Duke4647414248434245508569
Maryland10510810911285969561668869
Nebraska1622252677697384899069
Penn195116116118126123891181169069
UC Santa Barbara132136132130998494100989469
Vanderbilt606364498798961031069469
East Carolina162159167173175191--1041089769
Indiana76726965506056677610069
Fresno State63737474818992879210269
Colorado State10110710784677470737510769
North Florida13115315015012713513816314710869
Western Michigan13013814014114414915918016910869
Campbell1231301281359610811111612211169
McNeese State----15415716616212412313011169
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi19316816813710511311913513511169
Wofford--------17317619314815111169
Kent State10211811011310911713013013911569
Oregon State16517316817012313213514214611569
Liberty11212311811913713614112713111969
Providence7893899112813114313113811969
Brown981011009412012813214915411969
Ball State113117--------15016216511969
San Jose State11612011912214915916615916611969
Binghamton143144149151--------19111969
Toledo--16516416913814315613311212669
South Alabama12612812412010012713311712012669
William & Mary901009910014114814415315812669
Towson142146147149177181--15515913169
Wake Forest----191--17116618219419513169
Kennesaw State95817676454951889313669
UNLV444549509495102596046
Mississippi State41253938464748494850
Oklahoma State9291909613314416312512956
Columbia9910310510688939010810368
Georgia Tech394246511079086939672
Arizona48524445656153636587
UMass174195192----7367908292
Alabama State18419419414515015611412913699
Northwestern State86878890111124115121124101
South Dakota State137112111109909197101100102
Tulane11512912512511313413799102106
Bethune-Cookman17512213411479949198101110
Jacksonville125109114116104109116124119115
Long Beach State139124126127134141147150145118
Monmouth------------167140132119
Montana State141147145146124126128145141126
George Mason--185153156163173148169162126
Cornell59656364139146136139133134
ETSU153168168179170172182--186134
North Carolina A&T807682806276658686136
Indiana State978686876059645251
Grand Canyon616260627275715758
North Dakota758587897071697073
Prairie View A&M1277875755862637878
Incarnate Word18616718114098106808987
Temple193------145157165105107
Eastern Illinois8788929711612999105108
Southeastern Louisiana12914214114392102101109113
New Mexico State96115102104977776114117
Southern Utah------103110113143118
Nevada17119018218310199105115121
Western Kentucky154182157166142145154119123
Miami (Ohio)152161159157181186196141125
Abilene Christian120131127126122119121122126
Texas State64666871121122131126127
UTEP82949699114112120137128
North Texas163186179183110121123128134
Sam Houston State--189186144106120117132137
Pittsburgh13399106107115130127138140
Southern Illinois192--------165171151142
Buffalo158168166165155155160144143
CSUN119127121124125107110136144
Northern Iowa128132135129118116126146148
Dartmouth149162165176131138139161150
Northeastern183----------134147151
Eastern Kentucky146175168170181183161168153
Tennessee Tech74848485132140151154154
Boston College188156155164129118129134156
Delaware100104103103------188157
Illinois122137136142158137142167160
Dayton--191186188164158146159161
Austin Peay----157166147150154157162
Wichita State150158156155186183--158162
N.C. Central--------184--153166167
Georgetown135140137136176181----167
Butler--------------164170
Albany--172184----151158179171
Illinois State179195----143153164173172
Montana103111112110130133140--173
Cal Poly121134133131159160168170174
Stephen F. Austin196------186--168170174
Cal State Fullerton171191186--145154162177174
Howard----------179149173177
Idaho State--------------173177
St. John's (N.Y.)155163160162148147152180177
Quinnipiac------183161166173190177
UC Irvine134133130128160162172184181
TCU89102101108179190--194182
Iona--------------182183
UC Riverside118121120121157166177190183
Lipscomb190------165171175--183
Saint Francis (Pa.)--------171166177182186
La Salle------------173184186
Maine----------186177184189
Northwestern--------184191197--189
Youngstown State167175177179------188191
Ohio157171173173----186190191
Eastern Washington--------168180190--191
Central Michigan--------180174193--195
Coastal Carolina117143138138117125125152197
Samford68777370------184197
Weber State159188192--151161188--197
James Madison--------181178191--197
Murray State145157162172177183193--197
Lamar156145152159166186177165--
SIUE190------------170--
Troy186199----------177--
South Florida--141144153162170176193--
Sacramento State170154161163156162170----
Yale------------177----
Stony Brook138152148154----182----
Texas Southern------------185----
UMass Lowell------------186----
Charlotte94105104105173176189----
Missouri State151166163186--186------
Drake168182186--188--------
VCU180173185189189--------
Morgan State87889297----------
Louisiana110119117117----------
Tennessee State147148142147----------
Tulsa165175173176----------
Idaho175181173176----------
Elon168182177181----------
Marquette177186186187----------
Appalachian State177191183------------
UCF109113--------------
UTSA--180--------------
Lehigh180199--------------
Belmont------------------
Hampton------------------
Louisiana Tech------------------
Xavier------------------
DePaul------------------
Jacksonville State------------------
Boston University------------------
Northern Colorado------------------
Houston Christian------------------
Florida A&M------------------
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Holy Cross------------------
Arkansas-Pine Bluff------------------
Davidson------------------
Utah Valley------------------
Rutgers------------------
Rider------------------
American------------------
Richmond------------------
USC Upstate------------------
Army West Point------------------
Portland State------------------
Loyola Marymount------------------
Navy------------------
Rhode Island------------------
High Point------------------
Georgia State------------------
Marshall------------------
Fordham----------------
Oakland----------------
Saint Joseph's----------------
Sacred Heart----------------
Western Illinois108110113115--------
Florida Atlantic114125129134154152157173
Gardner-Webb180195------------
Marist189195------------
Charleston Southern----------------
Bradley----------------
George Washington----------------
LIU----------------
Wright State----------------
VMI----------------
Citadel----------------
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Milwaukee----------------
UAB----------------
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ULM----------------
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Southern----------------
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Manhattan----------------
Mercer----------------
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Seattle----------------
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Saint Louis----------------
Little Rock----------------
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UNC-Wilmington----------------
New Orleans----------------
Central Connecticut State--------------
Hartford--------------
Bryant--------------
Robert Morris----------
San Diego--------------
Delaware State--------
Georgia Southern----
Loyola (Md.)--
Winthrop--------------
Detroit Mercy------------
Purdue Fort Wayne------------
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UNCG------------
Chattanooga------------
Illinois Chicago----
Radford----------
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Siena--------
UMES--------
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Wagner----
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Pacific--
Valparaiso--
Jackson State--
Savannah State--
Nicholls--
Pepperdine--
Morehead State--

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field

2018 Rankings Calendar
Weeks National TFRIRegional TFRIConference TFRI#EventSquad KEY DATES
PreseasonTue 3/20
MEN | WOMEN
Mar. 1: First Qualifying Date
Week 1Mon 4/2
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/2
MEN | WOMEN
March 28-31: Texas/Florida Relays, Stanford Invite
Week 2Mon 4/9
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/9
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/9
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Mon 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/16
MEN | WOMEN
April 18-21: Kansas/Mt. SAC Relays
Week 4Mon 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/23
MEN | WOMEN
April 25-28: Penn/Drake/Arkansas Relays
Week 5Mon 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 4/30
MEN | WOMEN
May 3-6: Conference Championships Weekend I
Week 6Mon 5/7
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/7
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/7
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/7
MEN | WOMEN
May 9-13: Conference Championships Weekend II
Week 7Mon 5/14
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/14
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/14
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/14
MEN | WOMEN
Week 8Mon 5/21
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/21
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/21
MEN | WOMEN
Mon 5/21
MEN | WOMEN
May 24-26: NCAA Prelims (Sacramento & Tampa)
Week 9Tue 5/29
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 5/29
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 5/29
MEN | WOMEN
Tue 5/29
MEN | WOMEN
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Sat 6/9
MEN | WOMEN
Sat 6/9
MEN | WOMEN
June 6-9: NCAA Finals (Eugene)