Nine GLIAC Programs Ranked in Latest USTFCCCA Indoor Rankings

Nine GLIAC Programs Ranked in Latest USTFCCCA Indoor Rankings

Official USTFCCCA Rankings Release: MEN | WOMEN

(Men's Rankings) — Business is picking up with less than six weeks to go until the 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships

One look at the most recent Men’s National Team Computer Rankings, released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), reveals 20 of the teams in the top-25 moved around from Week 1 to Week 2.

Ashland and Tiffin are still No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, but a lot changed behind them. In fact, the gap is closing between the Eagles and Dragons and rest of the field.

As a refresher, points in the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings are based on the NCAA Division II Descending Order Lists. The higher an athlete is ranked on the list, the more points he or she provides his or her team. From there, a team’s points are totaled and more points mean a better billing in the top-25.

Grand Valley State held steady at No. 4, while Adams State fell two spots and rounded out the top-5 at No. 5.

(Women's Rankings) — As the weeks progress in the 2017 NCAA Division II Women’s Indoor Track & Field season, one thing is clear: Grand Valley State and Pittsburg State arethe clear-cut favorites to win the team title come March but everything else is up for grabs. GVSU has a grand total of 161.57 points compared to Pittsburg State’s 126.83. The Lakers lost 18.52 points from last week, while the Gorillas gained 14.11.

Hillsdale continues to climb as it went from No. 35 to No. 19. That’s still a far cry from where it was during the preseason (No. 3). Walsh went from No. 40 to No. 22. 

The 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held March 10-11 in Birmingham, Alabama at the Birmingham CrossPlex.


USTFCCCA Men's Indoor Track & Field Team Computer Rankings - January 31, 2017

# Institution Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Ashland 207.11 GLIAC Jud Logan (14th) 1
2 Tiffin 147.56 GLIAC Jeremy Croy (17th) 2
3 CSU-Pueblo 121.57 RMAC Matt Morris (4th) 12
4 Grand Valley State 116.40 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (18th) 4
5 Adams State 110.62 RMAC Rock Light (4th) 3
6 Sioux Falls 77.50 NSIC Reid Ehrisman (5th) 14
7 Azusa Pacific 70.69 PacWest Kevin Reid (22nd) 9
8 Minnesota State 69.88 NSIC Jim Dilling (4th) 7
9 Western State 68.52 RMAC Chris Bradford (8th) 11
10 Lincoln (Mo.) 68.06 MIAA Victor Thomas (16th) 8
11 Shorter 67.56 Gulf South Scott Byrd (10th) 20
12 Angelo State 65.46 Lone Star Tom Dibbern (1st) 16
13 Texas A&M-Commerce 64.39 Lone Star Ross Smithey (2nd) 5
14 Western Oregon 64.00 GNAC Mike Johnson (13th) 27
15 Pittsburg State 58.39 MIAA Russ Jewett (29th) 13
16 Central Missouri 58.10 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (21st)/
Kip Janvrin (19th)
10
17 Saint Augustine’s 52.38 CIAA George Williams (41st) 6
18 Emporia State 50.14 MIAA Steve Blocker (6th) 21
19 Findlay 45.52 GLIAC Marc Arce (29th) 15
20 Texas A&M-Kingsville 44.36 Lone Star Ryan Dall (9th) 18
21 Limestone 38.49 Conf. Carolinas Joseph Wassink (3rd) 19
22 St. Thomas Aquinas 35.19 East Coast Lorne Marcus (7th) 24
23 UC-Colorado Springs 34.55 RMAC Brandon Masters (2nd)/
Ross Fellows (1st)
23
24 West Texas A&M 33.94 Lone Star Darren Flowers (8th) 17
25 Cal State LA 32.23 CCAA Tina Fernandes (4th) 25

Men's Conference Index Top 10

Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 GLIAC 587.32 4
2 RMAC 363.26 4
3 MIAA 276.33 4
4 Lone Star 208.15 4
5 NSIC 186.89 2
6 GNAC 184.41 1
7 Gulf South 93.55 1
8 PacWest 87.17 1
9 Northeast-10 82.37  
10 Conf. Carolinas 80.92 1

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USTFCCCA Women's Indoor Track & Field Team Computer Rankings - January 31, 2017

# Institution Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Grand Valley State 161.57 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (18th) 1
2 Pittsburg State 126.83 MIAA Russ Jewett (31st) 2
3 Minnesota State 105.54 NSIC Jim Dilling (1st) 6
4 Chadron State 96.89 RMAC Brad Gamble (3rd) 5
5 Adams State 94.48 RMAC Rock Light (4th) 3
6 Johnson C. Smith 88.42 CIAA Lennox Graham (10th) 4
7 Minnesota Duluth 82.68 NSIC Joanna Warmington (6th) 7
8 Azusa Pacific 79.13 PacWest Preston Grey (5th) 12
9 West Texas A&M 72.51 Lone Star Darren Flowers (8th) 8
10 Western State 70.36 RMAC Chris Bradford (8th) 24
11 Central Missouri 68.17 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (21st)/
Kip Janvrin (19th)
14
12 CSU-Pueblo 65.65 RMAC Matt Morris (4th) 16
13 Texas A&M-Kingsville 57.51 Lone Star Ryan Dall (9th) 15
14 Ashland 52.93 GLIAC Jud Logan (14th) 11
15 Findlay 51.39 GLIAC Marc Arce (29th) 17
16 Ursuline 49.99 G-MAC Daniel Tutskey (2nd) 50
17 Southwest Baptist 49.04 MIAA Corey McElhaney (9th) 9
18 Saint Augustine’s 44.23 CIAA George Williams (41st) 13
19 Hillsdale 44.13 GLIAC Andrew Towne (6th) 35
20 Merrimack 40.00 Northeast-10 Jacky Mendes (3rd) 121
21 Alaska Anchorage 39.09 GNAC Michael Friess (27th) 78
22 Walsh 38.79 GLIAC Rob Mizicko (5th) 40
23 Bellarmine 38.11 GLVC Jim Vargo (17th) 10
24 New Mexico Highlands 34.96 RMAC Bob DeVries (25th) 39
25 Lincoln (Mo.) 33.96 MIAA Victor Thomas (16th) 18

Women's Conference Index Top 10

Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams
1 GLIAC 392.12 5
2 RMAC 368.84 5
3 NSIC 352.57 2
4 MIAA 328.89 4
5 Lone Star 146.13 2
6 CIAA 137.26 2
7 GNAC 130.67 1
8 GLVC 109.29 1
9 PacWest 100.20 1
10 Northeast-10 97.25 1