AU Men Enter Division II Nationals As Nation’s No. 1 Team

AU Men Enter Division II Nationals As Nation’s No. 1 Team

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LINK – USTFCCCA DIVISION II RANKINGS PAGE

In the final U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division II men's outdoor rankings on Monday (May 22) afternoon prior to the start of the 2017 Championships, Ashland University's men continue to be the No. 1-ranked team in the country.

The top-ranked D-II men's team since the seventh week of rankings outdoors, the Eagles will go into the 2017 NCAA Division II Championships, Thursday-Saturday (May 25-27) at the IMG Academy, with 15 athletes competing in throws, hurdles, distance, sprints, jumps and a relay.

Ashland's men have 170.49 computer points, nearly 11 more than No. 2-ranked Chico State (159.79) and nearly 15 more than No. 3-ranked Lincoln, Mo. (155.72).

This is the seventh time Ashland's men have been the top-ranked D-II team outdoors this decade.

 

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

Rank

Institution

Points

Last Week

1

ASHLAND

170.49

1

2

Chico State

159.79

2

3

Lincoln (Mo.)

155.72

3

4

Saint Augustine's

142.15

5

5

Shorter

133.84

7

6

Tiffin

128.67

6

7

Adams State

128.06

4

8

Missouri Southern

117.88

8

9

Texas A&M-Commerce

99.07

10

10

Grand Valley State

97.47

9

11

Central Missouri

96.97

11

12

Angelo State

91.87

12

13

Academy of Art

90.19

13

14

West Texas A&M

83.85

14

15

Pittsburg State

70.07

15

16

Eastern New Mexico

68.04

16

17

Fresno Pacific

53.73

17

18

Fort Hays State

52.77

18

19

Texas A&M-Kingsville

49.79

19

20

Western State

49.79

22

21

Alaska Anchorage

47.06

23

22

Limestone

44.87

24

23

Minnesota State

44.50

20

24

Colorado Mines

42.77

26

25

Southern Indiana

39.71

30

 
 
 

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