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Florida track men, Oregon women are No. 1

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From the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Assocation (USTFCCCA): The men of Florida and the women of Oregon will begin the 2012 outdoor track & field season as the top teams in the country according to the National Team Computer Rankings posted Thursday by the USTFCCCA. Both squads are coming off the indoor season where they claimed respective NCAA Championships for the third straight year.

Florida is the pre-season men’s outdoor favorite for the third straight year.  Oregon is the outdoor favorite for the first time in the five years in which pre-season computer rankings have been used. The women’s pre-season No. 1 has went on to win the last four national titles.

Texas A&M is the three-time defending championship team on both the men’s and women’s sides. The Aggies open at No. 6 and No. 7 in the men’s and women’s rankings, respectively.

Pre-season national team rankings are calculated using data from previous seasons as a base of evaluation. Marks gained in the early part of this season will supersede previous-year marks if they are superior.

Florida’s men finished third at the 2011 outdoor championships with 53 points,  two behind Texas A&M (55) and one behind runner-up and Florida State (54). The Gators lost jumping extraordinaire Christian Taylor and Will Claye to the professional ranks, but return several national scorers including quarter-miler Tony McQuay, sprinter Jeff Demps, decathlete Gray Horn and national indoor triple jump champ Omar Craddock.

No. 2 Florida State lost 2011 winner of The Bowerman Ngoni Makusha to the pros, but keep Maurice Mitchell for the 2012 campaign. Mitchell won the 200 meters at last year’s outdoor championship and was third in the 100.

On the women’s side, Oregon placed second at last year’s NCAA Outdoor Championship with 45 points, four behind Texas A&M’s 49.

The Ducks return three-time indoor pentathlon champion Brianne Theisen for her senior campaign and will also lean heavily on distance standouts Jordan Hasay, Anne Kesselring and Becky Friday. Oregon also has been effective in the sprints as English Gardner won the indoor 60-meter crown.

LSU is  second in the women’s rankings and third on the men’s side. The Tiger women will have several in the mix in the sprints, hurdles and relays.

Among conferences, the SEC leads with 1,287.71 ranking points and seven teams in the nation’s top 25. The Big 12 isthe top women’s conference with 1,261.75 ranking points and also seven teams in the top 25.

NCAA Division I
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings
2012 Preseason — March 22
next ranking: April 3
Rank School Points Conference Coach

2011 FINAL

1 Florida 273.50 SEC Mike Holloway

3

2 Florida State 261.88 ACC Bob Braman

2

3 LSU 232.63 SEC Dennis Shaver

4

4 Texas Tech 225.30 Big 12 Wes Kittley

9

5 Arkansas 222.28 SEC Chris Bucknam

10

6 Texas A&M 204.01 Big 12 Pat Henry

1

7 Texas 183.06 Big 12 Bubba Thornton

12

8 Indiana 162.12 Big Ten Ron Helmer

20

9 Georgia 157.89 SEC Wayne Norton

54

10 Virginia Tech 157.60 ACC Dave Cianelli

5

11 Arizona 156.80 Pac-12 Fred Harvey

7

12 Baylor 143.09 Big 12 Todd Harbour

32

13 Southern California 138.04 Pac-12 Ron Allice

12

14 Mississippi State 136.67 SEC Steve Dudley

20

15 Nebraska 135.59 Big Ten Gary Pepin

38

16 Oregon 134.63 Pac-12 Vin Lananna

10

17 Stanford 124.11 Pac-12 Edrick Floreal

6

18 Iowa 119.62 Big Ten Larry Wieczorek

46

19 Wisconsin 107.79 Big Ten Ed Nuttycombe

NR

20 Arizona State 107.50 Pac-12 Greg Kraft

25

21 Mississippi 98.75 SEC Joe Walker

19

22 Princeton 97.99 Ivy Fred Samara

32

23 Oklahoma 93.90 Big 12 Martin Smith

20

24 Auburn 92.77 SEC Ralph Spry

NR

25 Ohio State 83.22 Big Ten Robert Gary

NR

Men’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points

Top 25 Teams

1 SEC 1287.71

7

2 Big 12 1085.74

5

3 Pac-12 884.33

5

4 Big Ten 883.64

5

5 ACC 648.29

2

6 Big East 173.12
7 Southland 160.96
8 Mountain West 157.23
9 Ivy 141.19

1

10 MEAC 127.85

NCAA Division I
Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings
2012 Pre-season — March 22
next ranking: April 3
Rank School Points Conference Head Coach

2011 FINAL

1 Oregon 354.70 Pac-12 Vin Lananna

2

2 LSU 291.71 SEC Dennis Shaver

3

3 Southern California 279.91 Pac-12 Ron Allice

6

4 Clemson 264.83 ACC Lawr. Johnson

7

5 Arkansas 221.81 SEC Lance Harter

14

6 Oklahoma 201.41 Big 12 Martin Smith

4

7 Texas A&M 197.31 Big 12 Pat Henry

1

8 Texas 186.89 Big 12 Bev Kearney

8

9 Texas Tech 167.80 Big 12 Wes Kittley

54

10 Kansas 159.21 Big 12 Stanl. Redwine

23

11 Florida 155.72 SEC Mike Holloway

34

12 UCF 134.46 Conference USA C. Smith Gilbert

17

13 Baylor 131.66 Big 12 Todd Harbour

38

14 Tennessee 127.20 SEC J.J. Clark

11

15 Auburn 117.66 SEC Ralph Spry

14

16 Georgia 115.82 SEC Wayne Norton

40

17 Arizona State 115.50 Pac-12 Greg Kraft

19

18 Arizona 111.74 Pac-12 Fred Harvey

5

19 Kansas State 110.72 Big 12 Cliff Rovelto

13

20 Nebraska 100.74 Big Ten Gary Pepin

32

21 Stanford 99.72 Pac-12 Edrick Floreal

8

22 Southern Miss 83.57 Conference USA Kevin Stephen

10

23 UTEP 80.32 Conference USA Mika Laaksonen

NR

24 West Virginia 78.38 Big East Sean Cleary

20

25 Florida State 78.09 ACC Bob Braman

20

Women’s Conference Index Top 10
Rank Conference Points

Top 25 Teams

1 Big 12 1261.75

7

2 Pac-12 1227.12

5

3 SEC 1168.77

6

4 ACC 574.64

2

5 Big Ten 501.43

1

6 Conference USA 442.62

3

7 Big East 390.08

1

8 Mountain West 226.15
9 Missouri Valley 151.18
10 WAC 105.30

The NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa, and hosted by Drake University. Preliminary rounds will be conducted May 24-26 in Austin, Texas (West site) and Jacksonville, Fla. (East site).

Outdoor Pre-season Rankings in Past Years:

MEN Pre-season No. 1 NCAA Finish NCAA Champ Pre-season Rank
2008 Florida State 1st Florida State 1st
2009 Texas A&M 1st Texas A&M 1st
2010 Florida 2nd Texas A&M 2nd
2011 Florida 3rd Texas A&M 2nd
2012 Florida ??? ??? ???
WOMEN Pre-season No. 1 NCAA Finish NCAA Champ Pre-season Rank
2008 LSU 1st LSU 1st
2009 Texas A&M 1st Texas A&M 1st
2010 Texas A&M 1st Texas A&M 1st
2011 Texas A&M 1st Texas A&M 1st
2012 Oregon ??? ??? ???


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