BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Fourteen Southeastern Conference track and field programs – seven men’s and seven women’s teams – check in among the nation’s top-25 teams, according to the latest national computer team rankings, issued Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
The SEC leads the nation on both the men’s and women’s sides for most teams ranked in the latest poll.
The SEC boasts the nation’s top-three spots on the men’s side and has placed five teams into the national top-10. Arkansas remains at No. 1, while Texas A&M is No. 2 and three-time defending indoor champion Florida is No. 3. LSU checks in at No. 6 and Auburn is No. 9. Mississippi State (No. 14), which does not compete in the SEC Indoor Championship, and Ole Miss (No. 23) round out the national men’s top-25.
Four SEC women’s teams are ranked among the top-10 nationally as Texas A&M is No. 4, Arkansas checks in at No. 5, LSU is No. 6 and Florida is No. 7. Georgia (No. 16), South Carolina (No. 20) and Auburn (No. 25) also are nationally ranked. Clemson (No. 1), Kansas (No. 2) and Oregon (No. 3) hold the nation’s top spots on the women’s side.
The 2013 SEC Indoor Championships are slated for Feb. 22-24 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
The next USTFCCCA rankings will be released on Jan. 29.
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USTFCCCA Men’s Indoor Track and Field Rankings (Jan. 22, 2013)
1. Arkansas
2. Texas A&M
3. Florida
4. Arizona State
5. Oregon
6. LSU
7. Indiana
8. Minnesota
9. Auburn
10. Wisconsin
11. Texas
12. Penn State
13. Arizona
14. Mississippi State
15. Virginia Tech
16. Kansas State
17. BYU
18. Stanford
19. NC State
20. UCLA
21. Florida State
22. Northern Arizona
23. Ole Miss
24. UT Arlington
25. Pittsburgh
USTFCCCA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Rankings (Jan. 22, 2013)
1. Clemson
2. Kansas
3. Oregon
4. Texas A&M
5. Arkansas
6. LSU
7. Florida
8. Washington
9. Iowa State
10. UCF
11. California
12. Arizona
13. Texas
14. Stanford
15. Dartmouth
16. Georgia
17. Baylor
18. Wisconsin
19. Indiana State
20. South Carolina
21. Michigan
22. San Diego State
23. Nebraska
24. Michigan State
25. Auburn