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Moving Week Rankings Shows Love For the Active Teams in DI
Arkansas-Florida in virtual tie for men’s top spot, Texas A&M men moves into top three, Clemson women takes another step up to No. 2
February 14, 2012
NEW ORLEANS – It’s moving week for the indoor track & field National Team Computer Rankings in Division I. In the first few weeks of the season, rankings are tabulated using a mixture of current and past season data. Now, it’s all about this season. With the exception of combined events, only in-season marks from the NCAA’s official qualifying lists are used in tabulation. As a result, the second week in February is always “moving week” where teams can swap several spots up or down.
The national rankings on the men’s side still have Arkansas and Florida in the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively. However, with the point margin between the squads at 166.98 to 166.09, it is a virtual tie for nation’s top spot.
Texas A&M has made a slow climb throughout the season, but now stand at No. 3 after a five-spot bump. Junior transfer Ameer Webb has made the biggest difference for A&M’s climb as he ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in the 200 meters (20.79) and in the top ten in the 60 (6.66). In addition, Texas A&M has the No. 2-ranked DMR in the country.
At No. 7, Arizona State jumped 17 spots from No. 24 as a result of moving week and are in the top ten for the first time since 2010. The Sun Devils boast six national top-ten marks. Sophomore Ryan Milus has clocked a 6.58 in the 60 meters at altitude (converts to 6.60 for NCAA seeding). Sophomore Bryan McBride cleared 7-5 (2.26m) last weekend in the high jump (at altitude) to rank third nationally in that event.
The SEC leads all conferences with seven teams in the nation’s top 25. The Big Ten follows with five. The Big 12 and Pac-12 each have four in the nation’s top 25.
For the nation’s women, two-time defending champion Oregon was unfazed by moving week as they stay at No. 1 – a place they’ve been since the preseason. Freshman English Gardner is among many Ducks with significant performance this season. Last weekend in Albuquerque, Gardner clocked the collegiate-leading time in the 60 meters (7.17A) and the season’s second-best raw time in the 200 (23.34A).
Clemson moved up to No. 2 this week to better their all-time best ranking. The Tigers have three collegiate-leading marks as Marlena Wesh is tops in the 400 meters (52.21) and Bridgette Owens and Brianna Rollins share the CL in the 60 hurdles (7.97).
Texas A&M went from No. 9 to No. 5 to enter the nation’s top five for the first time this year. No. 6 Kansas, No. 7 Florida, and No. 8 Tennessee are in the top 25 for the first time this year. The Gators zoomed 25 spots up the poll this week after clocking a top-five 4x400 (3:33.22A) and sophomore Cory McGee notching a top-five seed in the mile last weekend.
Among women’s squads, five teams from the SEC, Big 12, and Pac-12 are in the nation’s top 25. The SEC leads the country in ranking points with 543.49.
Now the attention turns to championship season for indoor track & field. This upcoming weekend, championships will be held by the America East, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big East, MEAC, Metro Atlantic, and the Patriot League. This past weekend, Monmouth swept league titles in the Northeast Conference.
The 2012 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held in Nampa, Idaho, on March 9-10.
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Men's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #4 -- February 14 |
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next ranking: February 21 |
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Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
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1 |
Arkansas |
166.98 |
SEC |
Chris Bucknam (4th) |
1 |
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2 |
Florida |
166.09 |
SEC |
Mike Holloway (10th) |
2 |
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3 |
Texas A&M |
126.13 |
Big 12 |
Pat Henry (8th) |
8 |
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4 |
LSU |
112.24 |
SEC |
Dennis Shaver (8th) |
3 |
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5 |
Arizona |
90.48 |
Pac-12 |
Fred Harvey (10th) |
5 |
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6 |
Texas |
89.79 |
Big 12 |
Bubba Thornton (17th) |
4 |
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7 |
Arizona State |
81.09 |
Pac-12 |
Greg Kraft (16th) |
24 |
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8 |
Virginia Tech |
73.19 |
ACC |
Dave Cianelli (11th) |
9 |
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9 |
Mississippi State |
72.81 |
SEC |
Steve Dudley (2nd) |
18 |
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10 |
Indiana |
65.25 |
Big Ten |
Ron Helmer (5th) |
12 |
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11 |
Minnesota |
64.64 |
Big Ten |
Steve Plasencia (4th) |
10 |
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12 |
Stanford |
57.04 |
Pac-12 |
Edrick Floreal (7th) |
7 |
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13 |
Kansas State |
51.81 |
Big 12 |
Cliff Rovelto (20th) |
16 |
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14 |
BYU |
48.95 |
West Coast |
Mark Robison (12th) |
14 |
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15 |
Nebraska |
47.83 |
Big Ten |
Gary Pepin (29th) |
13 |
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16 |
Auburn |
44.83 |
SEC |
Ralph Spry (15th) |
23 |
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17 |
Penn State |
42.53 |
Big Ten |
Beth Alford-Sullivan (6th) |
32 |
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18 |
Georgia |
42.01 |
SEC |
Wayne Norton (13th) |
22 |
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19 |
Ohio State |
40.92 |
Big Ten |
Robert Gary (6th) |
15 |
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20 |
Oregon |
40.82 |
Pac-12 |
Vin Lananna (7th) |
21 |
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21 |
Florida State |
40.24 |
ACC |
Bob Braman (9th) |
6 |
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22 |
Mississippi |
39.70 |
SEC |
Joe Walker (28th) |
19 |
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23 |
Oklahoma |
37.91 |
Big 12 |
Martin Smith (7th) |
11 |
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24 |
Princeton |
35.80 |
Ivy |
Fred Samara (35th) |
48 |
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25 |
Northern Arizona |
35.59 |
Big Sky |
Eric Heins (5th) |
27 |
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Dropped out: No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 20 Iowa, No. 25 Iona |
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Men's Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
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SEC |
666.46 |
7 |
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2 |
Big 12 |
388.36 |
4 |
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3 |
Big Ten |
365.33 |
5 |
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4 |
Pac-12 |
326.28 |
4 |
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5 |
ACC |
211.75 |
2 |
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6 |
Big East |
115.01 |
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7 |
Mountain West |
65.11 |
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8 |
Summit League |
62.46 |
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9 |
Ivy |
53.11 |
1 |
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10 |
West Coast |
48.95 |
1 |
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Women's Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25) |
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2012 Week #4 -- February 14 |
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next ranking: February 21 |
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Rank |
School |
Points |
Conference |
Head Coach (Yr) |
Last Week |
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Oregon |
188.07 |
Pac-12 |
Vin Lananna (7th) |
1 |
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2 |
Clemson |
146.62 |
ACC |
Lawrence Johnson (4th) |
3 |
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3 |
LSU |
144.79 |
SEC |
Dennis Shaver (8th) |
2 |
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4 |
Arkansas |
139.42 |
SEC |
Lance Harter (22nd) |
4 |
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5 |
Texas A&M |
79.87 |
Big 12 |
Pat Henry (8th) |
9 |
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6 |
Kansas |
74.00 |
Big 12 |
Stanley Redwine (12th) |
24 |
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7 |
Florida |
72.65 |
SEC |
Mike Holloway (5th) |
32 |
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8 |
Tennessee |
67.06 |
SEC |
J.J. Clark (11th) |
17 |
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9 |
Texas Tech |
65.12 |
Big 12 |
Wes Kittley (13th) |
8 |
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10 |
Southern Illinois |
64.36 |
Missouri Valley |
Connie Price-Smith (11th) |
11 |
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11 |
UCF |
63.50 |
Conference USA |
Caryl Smith Gilbert (5th) |
5 |
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12 |
Texas |
61.98 |
Big 12 |
Bev Kearney (20th) |
6 |
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13 |
Iowa State |
60.17 |
Big 12 |
Corey Ihmels (5th) |
14 |
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14 |
BYU |
57.25 |
West Coast |
Patrick Shane (2nd) |
7 |
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15 |
Arizona |
54.05 |
Pac-12 |
Fred Harvey (10th) |
10 |
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16 |
Wisconsin |
52.37 |
Big Ten |
Jim Stintzi (8th) |
29 |
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17 |
Stanford |
50.65 |
Pac-12 |
Edrick Floreal (7th) |
23 |
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18 |
Ohio State |
48.10 |
Big Ten |
Karen Dennis (6th) |
18 |
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19 |
California |
48.03 |
Pac-12 |
Tony Sandoval (20th) |
70 |
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20 |
Georgetown |
46.86 |
Big East |
Patrick Henner (5th) |
27 |
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21 |
Florida State |
43.43 |
ACC |
Bob Braman (9th) |
12 |
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22 |
Washington |
38.74 |
Pac-12 |
Greg Metcalf (10th) |
28 |
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23 |
Michigan State |
37.97 |
Big Ten |
Walt Drenth (6th) |
48 |
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24 |
South Carolina |
37.26 |
SEC |
Curtis Frye (16th) |
44 |
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25 |
UC Santa Barbara |
35.95 |
Big West |
Pete Dolan (23rd) |
30 |
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Dropped out: No. 13 Georgia, No. 15 Baylor, No. 16 Southern Miss, No. 19 Oklahoma, No. 21 Arizona State, No. 22 Stony Brook, No. 25 Michigan |
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Women's Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
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SEC |
543.49 |
5 |
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2 |
Big 12 |
431.78 |
5 |
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3 |
Pac-12 |
411.03 |
5 |
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4 |
ACC |
253.74 |
2 |
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5 |
Big Ten |
245.57 |
3 |
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6 |
Big East |
144.03 |
1 |
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7 |
Missouri Valley |
143.29 |
1 |
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8 |
Conference USA |
113.84 |
1 |
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9 |
Mountain West |
74.34 |
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10 |
West Coast |
59.75 |
1 |
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