Release courtesy of Tom Lewis, U.S. Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association, Communications Manager
NEW ORLEANS – Only one of the top-ranked teams from a week ago is still No. 1 after a rankings shake-up caused by the removal of preseason data from the equation of the Division II U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings released Tuesday.
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The only two teams in the men’s rankings that didn’t switch positions were the two at the top, indoor champion No. 1 Saint Augustine’s and No. 2 Grand Canyon. Saint Augustine emerged from the rankings shuffle with a 24.4 net point gain, giving them a team score of 259.44. Grand Canyon moved very little, adding just 0.15 net points for its team total of 218.89, but it was more than enough to hold off a strong charge toward the top by No. 3 Ashland.
Ashland was by far the biggest beneficiary of the removal of preseason data from the rankings formula, soaring two spots to No. 3 with a 79.64 net gain for a 210.48 team score. The Eagles occupy almost the exact same spot as defending champion and now-No. 4 Adams State did just one week ago as the challenger to the top two teams. Adams State’s men – who, like the women’s squad, is more distance-oriented than other teams in the top 10 — fell 45.41 net points to 165.22, but have a big weekend ahead with many top distance runners competing in their featured events at the Mt. SAC Relays.
Findlay rounded out the top five after sliding one spot, despite a modest 8.41 net gain to 142.89.
Among the teams making the biggest gains on the men’s side: No. 12 West Texas A&M (+16 spots), No. 11 Cal State Stanislaus (+11).
next ranking: April 23
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25) |
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Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
1 |
Saint Augustine’s |
259.44 |
CIAA |
George Williams (37th) |
1 |
2 |
Grand Canyon |
218.89 |
PacWest |
Tom Flood (3rd) |
2 |
3 |
Ashland |
210.48 |
GLIAC |
Jud Logan (10th) |
5 |
4 |
Adams State |
165.22 |
RMAC |
Damon Martin (18th) |
3 |
5 |
Findlay |
142.89 |
GLIAC |
Marc Arce (25th) |
4 |
6 |
Chico State |
124.53 |
CCAA |
Oliver Hanf (1st) |
8 |
7 |
Pittsburg State |
119.89 |
MIAA |
Russ Jewett (25th) |
9 |
8 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
115.47 |
MIAA |
Victor Thomas (12th) |
7 |
9 |
Missouri Southern |
90.00 |
MIAA |
Tom Rutledge (24th) |
10 |
10 |
Southern Connecticut |
82.79 |
Northeast-10 |
John Wallin (3rd) |
18 |
11 |
Johnson C. Smith |
81.91 |
CIAA |
Lennox Graham (6th) |
16 |
12 |
West Texas A&M |
76.15 |
Lone Star |
Darren Flowers (4th) |
28 |
13 |
Angelo State |
76.02 |
Lone Star |
James Reid (14th) |
15 |
14 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
69.15 |
Lone Star |
Ryan Dall (5th) |
6 |
15 |
Alaska Anchorage |
65.31 |
GNAC |
Michael Friess (23rd) |
22 |
16 |
Academy of Art |
65.16 |
PacWest |
Charles Ryan (3rd) |
25 |
17 |
Western State |
63.01 |
RMAC |
Chris Bradford (4th) |
13 |
18 |
Emporia State |
56.11 |
MIAA |
Steve Blocker (2nd) |
26 |
19 |
Cal State Stanislaus |
55.35 |
CCAA |
Diljeet Taylor (1st) |
30 |
20 |
Abilene Christian |
53.10 |
Lone Star |
Roosevelt Lofton (4th) |
11 |
21 |
Shippensburg |
50.66 |
PSAC |
Dave Osanitsch (8th) |
20 |
22 |
Stillman |
49.03 |
SIAC |
Pierre Goode (5th) |
27 |
23 |
Central Missouri |
49.02 |
MIAA |
Kirk Pedersen (17th)/Kip Janvrin (15th) |
24 |
24 |
Grand Valley State |
47.06 |
GLIAC |
Jerry Baltes (14th) |
14 |
25 |
Lake Erie |
45.59 |
GLIAC |
Bryan Harmon (6th) |
32 |
Dropped out: No. 12 Minnesota State, No. 17 Augustana (S.D.), No. 19 Indianapolis, No. 21 American International, No. 23 Colorado Mines
Men's Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
1 |
GLIAC |
524.36 |
4 |
2 | MIAA | 507.19 | 5 |
3 |
CIAA |
369.87 |
2 |
4 |
Lone Stae |
363.27 |
4 |
5 |
PacWest |
284.05 |
2 |
6 |
CCAA |
257.91 |
2 |
7 |
RMAC |
255.31 |
2 |
8 |
PSAC |
231.52 |
1 |
9 |
Northeast-10 |
150.19 |
1 |
10 |
GNAC |
118.89 |
1 |