Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Saint Augustine's Falcons Remain No. 1 in both USTFCCA Polls For Fourth Straight Week

Tia-Adana Belle Set The Division II National Record In The Women's 400 Hurdles At The CIAA Outdoor Championships

NEW ORLEANS – With only a month left in the countdown to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Bradenton, Florida, on May 26-28, teams continue to jockey for position in the latest edition of the National Team Computer Rankings.

Only six top-25 teams between both genders remained in the same position from a week ago, including both the No. 1 men and women of Saint Augustine’s. The week seven rankings were announced Tuesday morning by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

The three-time defending national champion SAU men won their 19th consecutive CIAA conference title this past weekend to add some breathing room between themselves and No. 2 Grand Valley State. Behind sprinter Burkheart Ellis, Jr., the Falcons improved nearly 47 points to 229.44, while GVSU had a strong weekend in its own right with a 31-point gain to 195.31.

No. 3 Texas A&M-Kingsville (144.09) held steady from last time, while the last two indoor national champions – reigning winner Tiffin (128.29) and 2015 champ Adams State (127.63) – swapped spots at No. 4 and No. 5.

The Saint Augustine’s women still hold a comfortable lead over No. 2 Johnson C. Smith, but the Golden Bulls are chipping away. The Falcons checked in at 172.12 points, while the JCSU women added 15 points to come in at 135.54. That was just enough to step past No. 3 Grand Valley State (133.54).

No. 4 Pittsburg State (127.58) remained stationary but moved closer to the top three, while Hillsdale – national runners-up both in cross country and indoors – jumped up nine spots to No. 5.

Reigning women’s national champion Central Missouri dropped one spot to No. 7, displaced by a two-spot rise from No. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville.

National champions in 2014, the Lincoln (Mo.) women were the biggest mover among top-25 teams this week. The Blue Tigers jumped up 17 spots to No. 12.

Their male teammates improved the most of any top-25 men’s team this week, up 15 positions to No. 22.

The National Team Computer Rankings are complied by a mathematical formula based on national descending order lists. The purpose and methodology of the rankings is to create an index that showcases the teams that have the best potential of achieving the top spots in the national team race. Rankings points do not equate with NCAA Championships team points.

A full description of the rankings can be found here.


USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)

2016 Week #7 — April 26

next ranking: May 3
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Saint Augustine’s229.44CIAAGeorge Williams (40th)1
2Grand Valley State195.31GLIACJerry Baltes (17th)2
3Texas A&M-Kingsville144.09Lone StarRyan Dall (8th)3
4Tiffin128.29GLIACJeremy Croy (16th)5
5Adams State127.63RMACRock Light (3rd)4
6Chico State112.93CCAAOliver Hanf (4th)7
7Shippensburg103.15PSACDave Osanitsch (11th)12
8Missouri Southern99.40MIAABryan Schiding (3rd)6
9Colorado Mines88.36RMACMatt Sparks (3rd)11
10Central Missouri87.74MIAAKirk Pedersen (20th)/Kip Janvrin (18th)9
11Ashland85.73GLIACJud Logan (13th)8
12Azusa Pacific74.77PacWestKevin Reid (21st)14
13Pittsburg State74.21MIAARuss Jewett (28th)17
14Alaska Anchorage74.02GNACMichael Friess (26th)15
15Angelo State72.39Lone StarJames Reid (17th)16
16Academy of Art71.76PacWestKevin LaSure (1st)10
17Minnesota State69.71NSICJim Dilling (3rd)13
18Johnson C. Smith66.67CIAALennox Graham (9th)25
19Cal State Stanislaus61.47CCAADiljeet Taylor (4th)24
20Texas A&M-Commerce60.99Lone StarRoss Smithey (1st)18
21Findlay54.51GLIACMarc Arce (28th)20
22Lincoln (Mo.)53.77MIAAVictor Thomas (15th)37
23UC San Diego49.99CCAATony Salerno (17th)19
24Cal State LA49.01CCAATina Fernandes (3rd)22
25Southern Indiana48.56GLVCMike Hillyard (18th)23
dropped out: No. 21 Western Washington
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2016 Week #7 — April 26

next ranking: May 3
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Saint Augustine’s229.44CIAAGeorge Williams (40th)1
2Grand Valley State195.31GLIACJerry Baltes (17th)2
3Texas A&M-Kingsville144.09Lone StarRyan Dall (8th)3
4Tiffin128.29GLIACJeremy Croy (16th)5
5Adams State127.63RMACRock Light (3rd)4
6Chico State112.93CCAAOliver Hanf (4th)7
7Shippensburg103.15PSACDave Osanitsch (11th)12
8Missouri Southern99.40MIAABryan Schiding (3rd)6
9Colorado Mines88.36RMACMatt Sparks (3rd)11
10Central Missouri87.74MIAAKirk Pedersen (20th)/Kip Janvrin (18th)9
11Ashland85.73GLIACJud Logan (13th)8
12Azusa Pacific74.77PacWestKevin Reid (21st)14
13Pittsburg State74.21MIAARuss Jewett (28th)17
14Alaska Anchorage74.02GNACMichael Friess (26th)15
15Angelo State72.39Lone StarJames Reid (17th)16
16Academy of Art71.76PacWestKevin LaSure (1st)10
17Minnesota State69.71NSICJim Dilling (3rd)13
18Johnson C. Smith66.67CIAALennox Graham (9th)25
19Cal State Stanislaus61.47CCAADiljeet Taylor (4th)24
20Texas A&M-Commerce60.99Lone StarRoss Smithey (1st)18
21Findlay54.51GLIACMarc Arce (28th)20
22Lincoln (Mo.)53.77MIAAVictor Thomas (15th)37
23UC San Diego49.99CCAATony Salerno (17th)19
24Cal State LA49.01CCAATina Fernandes (3rd)22
25Southern Indiana48.56GLVCMike Hillyard (18th)23
dropped out: No. 21 Western Washington
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Men’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1GLIAC555.744
2Lone Star399.423
3MIAA344.564
4RMAC328.132
5CIAA320.952
6CCAA278.344
7PacWest197.122
8GNAC188.241
9GLVC159.831
10NSIC152.101

Men’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
AtlanticShippensburg632.811
CentralMissouri Southern373.911
EastAmerican International531.102
MidwestGrand Valley State597.191
SouthShorter363.532
South CentralTexas A&M-Kingsville397.951
SoutheastMount Olive483.531
WestChico State431.351
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USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD NATIONAL TEAM COMPUTER RANKINGS (TOP 25)

2016 Week #7 — April 26

next ranking: May 3
RankInstitutionPointsConferenceHead Coach (Yr)Last Week
1Saint Augustine’s172.12CIAAGeorge Williams (40th)1
2Johnson C. Smith135.54CIAALennox Graham (9th)3
3Grand Valley State133.54GLIACJerry Baltes (17th)2
4Pittsburg State127.58MIAARuss Jewett (30th)4
5Hillsdale112.03GLIACAndrew Towne (5th)14
6Texas A&M-Kingsville103.39Lone StarRyan Dall (8th)8
7Central Missouri99.45MIAAKirk Pedersen (20th)/Kip Janvrin (18th)6
8West Texas A&M95.84Lone StarDarren Flowers (7th)5
9Alaska Anchorage94.54GNACMichael Friess (26th)10
10Findlay93.43GLIACMarc Arce (28th)9
11Lewis84.97GLVCDana Schwarting (11th)7
12Lincoln (Mo.)84.66MIAAVictor Thomas (15th)29
13Shorter84.47Peach BeltScott Byrd (9th)12
14Chico State81.78CCAARobert Nooney (3rd)11
15Angelo State71.80Lone StarJames Reid (17th)16
16Adams State70.17RMACRock Light (3rd)13
17Missouri Southern67.87MIAAPatty Vavra (22nd)21
18Chadron State66.73RMACBrad Gamble (2nd)27
19Claflin64.04SIACLincoln London (3rd)15
20Western Washington58.15GNACPee Wee Halsell (29th)18
21Cal State Stanislaus56.35CCAADiljeet Taylor (4th)22
22Azusa Pacific55.19PacWestPreston Grey (4th)20
23Seattle Pacific54.26GNACKarl Lerum (11th)17
24Minnesota State53.16NSICJen Blue (16th)19
25Humboldt State50.85CCAAScott Pesch (6th)24
dropped out: No. 23 Sioux Falls, No. 25 Ashland
View All Teams Beyond the Top 25

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
RankConferencePointsTop 25 Teams
1MIAA534.184
2GLIAC461.773
3CIAA330.022
4Lone Star319.693
5GNAC255.173
6RMAC251.042
7NSIC229.341
8CCAA225.083
9GLVC173.581
10Peach Belt144.401

Women’s Regional Index Leaders
RegionInstitutionPointsLast Week
AtlanticShippensburg427.341
CentralPittsburg State430.641
EastStonehill454.611
MidwestGrand Valley State631.651
SouthShorter471.041
South CentralAngelo State441.672
SoutheastQueens (N.C.)612.091
WestChico State376.041
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By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
April 26, 2016   

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