Feb. 14, 2008

Complete National Rankings

NEW ORLEANS – For the second consecutive week the Adams State Grizzlies sit atop the USTFCCCA Division II Coaches Indoor Track and Field Power Rankings, released this morning by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. 

The Grizzlies moved up five spots last week to the number one ranking after winning the Air Force Invitational on February 2nd.  This past weekend Adams State traveled back to Air Force for the Don Barrett Open. 

Ashland University, which did not compete this past weekend, holds steadfast at No. 2 for a second week.  Ashland was the top ranked team in Division II in the rankings released January 30th.  This weekend the Eagles will travel to Findlay for the All-Ohio Championships.

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville moved up three spots to No. 3 this week and will compete in the Iowa State Classic this coming weekend.  SIUE has remained in the top ten all season long.  Central Missouri follows SIUE at No. 4 this week.  The Mules improved eight spots this week after they hosted the Mule Relays over the weekend. 

Shippensburg dropped two spots this week from No. 3 and completes the top five. 

Three newcomers make up the bottom half of the top ten this week as No. 6 Abilene Christian, No. 8 Chadron State and No. 10 Western State all make their debuts in the rankings.  Kutztown (No. 7) and Grand Valley State (No. 9) round out the top ten in the men’s Division II Coaches Indoor Track and Field Power Rankings.   

A team's total point score is the sum of all points earned by that team in each event. Teams are allowed to select up to two athletes per event, and an athlete can only be used in a maximum of three events (not including relays). Only one relay team per event can be selected. Schools are responsible for submitting their own results.

The 2008 NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships will be held March 14-15 at Myers Field House on the campus of Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minn. 

Ashland University is the top-ranked women’s team. 

For more information on this week’s rankings please visit www.ustfccca.org. 

The 2008 Men’s USTFCCCA Division II Coaches Power Rankings
February 14, 2008

Rank	School	Region	Points
1	Adams State College	North Central	261.39
2	Ashland University	Great Lakes	254.90
3	Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	Great Lakes	250.08
4	University of Central Missouri	South Central	244.69
5	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	East	242.78
6	Abilene Christian University	South Central	242.27
7	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	East	235.66
8	Chadron State College	North Central	234.02
9	Grand Valley State University	Great Lakes	233.73
10	Western State College of Colorado	North Central	229.91
11	Northern State University	North Central	228.69
12	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	East	227.43
13	Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania	East	226.27
14	Wayne State College (Nebraska)	North Central	225.53
15	Tiffin University	Great Lakes	224.92
16	Pittsburg State University	South Central	222.79
17	Saginaw Valley State University	Great Lakes	219.88
18	Northwest Missouri State University	South Central	217.47
19	Minnesota State University Moorhead	North Central	213.85
20	Emporia State University	South Central	212.71
21	Missouri Southern State University-Joplin	South Central	212.51
22	University of Massachusetts at Lowell	Northeast	211.69
23	Fort Hays State University	South Central	209.12
24	Hillsdale College	Great Lakes	207.50
25	Wheeling Jesuit University	East	202.69