Jumbled-Up Top-25 In NCAA DIII Women’s ITF Rankings

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NEW ORLEANS — There was a bunch of movement in the NCAA Division III Women’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings for the second consecutive week.

In the most recent rankings, which were released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), only three teams remained in place from Week 4 to Week 5 – and one of them was top-ranked MIT. Otherwise, the top-25 is unrecognizable – but we’re here to help you make sense of it all.

NCAA Division III National Team Rankings Top 5 – Women 1 2 3 4 5 MIT Washington (Mo.) Williams Ithaca UW-Whitewater

The Engineers lost a bit of ground on the rest of the top-5. MIT fell 1.38 points to 124.60 and own a 7.02-point advantage on new-No. 2 Washington (Mo.). The Bears moved up thanks to the effort of its DMR team this past weekend — which is now ranked No. 1 in the nation at 11:48.89 — and Daisy Ogede (No. 4 at 60 meters).

Williams moseyed up one spot as well from No. 4 to No. 3, which meant Ithaca had to tumble two spots to make way for the Ephs and Washington (Mo.).

The newest addition to the top-5 — and a team that hits its best ranking since Week 3 of 2015 — is UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks were buoyed by the performance of their 4×400 relay, which is now ranked 1st in the nation (3:50.93). That gives UW-Whitewater six entities ranked in the top-10 of the NCAA DIII Descending Order List.

UW-Oshkosh is back in the top-10 for the first time since Week 3 of 2016. The Titans are ranked 8th and the biggest reason why was Kristen Linzmeier’s effort in the 800, which left her 4th in the nation (2:14.03).

Further down we find Otterbein at No. 12. The Cardinals moved up 14 spots to an all-time best mark after a great weekend. Otterbein saw Claire Lamb run the 2nd fastest time over 3000 meters this season in NCAA DIII (9:46.76) and coupled with two top-10 pole vaulters (Harmony Kolling and Jenna D’Errico), things are looking up.

UW-Platteville and Bridgewater (Va.) jumped 5 (No. 18 to No. 13) and 8 spots (No. 22 to No. 14), respectively. The former is led by top-5 pentathlete Amber Williams, while the latter is guided by the reigning NCAA DIII National Athlete of the Week Amber Celen (No. 1 60, No. 1 200).

Watch out for Greenville as well. After Chelsea Gilles moved up to No. 1 in the 400 and No. 5 in the 200, the Panthers jumped 35 spots to No. 25, its best rankings since Week 7 of 2012 (23rd).

With NCAA Division III’s final qualifying date set for March 4, a lot can happen between now and then so keep it locked on USTFCCCA.org to see what changes in the rankings.

Women’s Conference Index Top 10 Rank Conference Points Top 25 Teams 1 WIAC 377.13 5 2 NESCAC 308.08 2 3 UAA 211.74 1 4 OAC 178.03 2 5 IIAC 169.67 2 6 NEWMAC 163.34 1 7 SUNYAC 133.69 1 8 Empire 8 103.52 1 9 CCIW 95.65 2 10 Northwest Conference 92.49 1

Women’s Regional Ranking Leaders Region Institution Points Last Week Atlantic Ithaca 375.42 1 Central Nebraska Wesleyan 361.63 2 Great Lakes Mount Union 295.27 1 Mideast Johns Hopkins 365.23 1 Midwest Washington (Mo.) 317.63 2 New England MIT 458.15 1 South/Southeast Emory 431.16 1 West George Fox 551.68 1 View All Regional Rankings