Caryl Smith Gilbert’s Trojans lead the chart. We’ve said this ever since our second set of predictions: 2018 continues to be a wild-wild world in the NCAA women’s predictions department.
After a week off during the pre-Conferences lull, let’s recap.
The teams that were 1-2-3-4-5 back on Chart #1 became 3-1-=4-2-=4 on Chart #2. Then Chart 2’s 1-2-3-4-5 became 2-1-4-3-7. Next was Chart 3’s leaders slated at 3-2-4-5-=6 (with the previous week’s No. 6 climbing to No. 1. And now? No. 4’s 1-2-3-4-5 are now 3-1-2-=4-=4.
Wow! Got that? There will be a quiz.
Note that it has taken 5 iterations before we had somebody predicted to win twice. We started with Arkansas and then proceeded to USC, Georgia & Oregon before getting back to USC.
USC & Georgia were 2-3 last time, but despite each losing a point, they climbed into the 1-2 positions because Oregon’s stock took a big hit, our crystal ball seeing the Ducks worth 10 fewer points this time out.
If the meet goes as predicted here (and you know likely that is!), when we get to the climactic 4×4 the top scores will be Georgia 51, USC 43, Oregon 41. But Georgia won’t be in the 4×4, meaning that Oregon could tie them with a relay win, and USC (which is favored in the event) ties with a runner-up finish and wins with a win. If Oregon and USC do a 1-2 in the 4×4, that would leave a 3-way tie for the team crown!
There are 6 new individual leader changes over Chart #4: Aleia Hobbs replaces LSU teammate Mikaiah Brisco in the 100, Erin Finn of Michigan supplants Karissa Schweizer of Missouri in the 10K, Tarasue Barnett of Grand Canyon takes over the discus from Valarie Allman of Stanford and Taliyah Brooks of Arkansas surrenders the heptathlon leadership to Wisconsin’s Georgia Ellenwood.
TOP 10 TEAMS
Team
Points
Previous Chart
1. USC
53
2
2. Georgia
51
3
3. Oregon
45
1
=4. Kentucky
42
=6
=4. LSU
42
4
=6. Arkansas
39
=6
=6. Florida
39
8
8. Stanford
33
5
9. Arizona State
31
9
10. Texas A&M
26
10
(complete team scores below)
100 METERS
1. Aleia Hobbs
LSU
Sr
2. Twanisha Terry
USC
Fr
3. Ashley Henderson
San Diego State
Jr
4. Shania Collins
Tennessee
Sr
5. Mikiah Brisco
LSU
Sr
6. Teahna Daniels
Texas
Jr
7. Kayla White
North Carolina A&T
Jr
8. Tamara Clark
Alabama
Fr
9. Deanna Hill
USC
Sr
10. Ariana Washington
Oregon
Jr
200 METERS
1. Gabby Thomas
Harvard
Jr
2. Ashley Henderson
San Diego State
Jr
3. Deanna Hill
USC
Sr
4. Lynna Irby
Georgia
Fr
5. Shania Collins
Tennessee
Sr
6. Tamara Clark
Alabama
Fr
7. Ka’Tia Seymour
Florida State
Fr
8. Brittany Brown
Iowa
Sr
9. Angie Annelus
USC
So
10. Kortnei Johnson
LSU
Jr
400 METERS
1. Kendall Ellis
USC
Sr
2. Makenzie Dunmore
Oregon
So
3. Sharrika Barnett
Florida
Jr
4. Lynna Irby
Georgia
Fr
5. Rachel Misher
LSU
Jr
6. Brionna Thomas
Purdue
Sr
7. Symone Mason
Miami
Fr
8. Kaelin Roberts
USC
Fr
9. Maggie Barrie
Ohio State
Sr
10. Kiana Horton
Baylor
Jr
800 METERS
1. Sabrina Southerland
Oregon
Sr
2. Sammy Watson
Texas A&M
Fr
3. Aaliyah Miller
Baylor
Fr
4. Jazmine Fray’
Texas A&M
Jr
5. Síofra Cléirigh-Büttner’
Villanova
Sr
6. Avi’Tal Wilson-Perteete
UNLV
Fr
7. Ashley Taylor’
Northern Arizona
Sr
8. Alethia Marrero’
Arizona State
Sr
9. Heather MacLean
UMass/Amherst
Sr
10. Olivia Baker
Stanford
Sr
1500 METERS
1. Jessica Hull
Oregon
So
2. Elinor Purrier
New Hampshire
Sr
3. Rachel Pocratsky
Virginia Tech
Jr
4. Jessica Harris
Notre Dame
Jr
5. Christina Aragon
Stanford
So
6. Danae Rivers
Penn State
So
7. Nikki Hiltz
Arkansas
Sr
8. Rhianwedd Price-Weimer’
Mississippi State
Sr
9. Taryn Rawlings
Portland
Jr
10. Grace Barnett
Clemson
Sr
STEEPLE
1. Allie Ostrander
Boise
So
2. Paige Stoner
Syracuse
Jr
3. Sage Hurta
Colorado
So
4. Grayson Murphy
Utah
Sr
5. Claire Borchers
Michigan
Sr
6. Cierra Simmons
Utah State
Jr
7. Taylor Austin
Indiana State
Sr
8. Charlotte Prouse’
New Mexico
Jr
9. Madeline Strandemo
Minnesota
Sr
10. Alsu Bogdanova’
Eastern Michigan
Sr
5000 METERS
1. Karissa Schweizer
Missouri
Sr
2. Ednah Kurgat’
New Mexico
Jr
3. Lilli Burdon’
Oregon
Jr
4. Vanessa Fraser
Stanford
Sr
5. Jessica Drop
Georgia
So
6. Marie Bouchard’
USF
Sr
7. Weini Kelati’
New Mexico
Fr
8. Nicole Hutchinson’
Villanova
Jr
9. Allie Ostrander
Boise
So
10. Amy-Eloise Neale’
Washington
Sr
10,000 METERS
1. Erin Finn
Michigan
Sr
2. Dorcas Wasike’
Louisville
Fr
3. Sharon Lokedi’
Kansas
Sr
4. Anna Rohrer
Notre Dame
So
5. Karissa Schweizer
Missouri
Sr
6. Charlotte Taylor’
USF
Sr
7. Kaitlyn Benner
Colorado
Jr
8. Alice Wright’
New Mexico
Sr
9. Megan Cunningham
Missouri
Sr
10. Samantha Drop
Georgia
So
100 HURDLES
1. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn’
Kentucky
Jr
2. Devynne Charlton’
Purdue
Sr
3. Rushelle Burton’
Texas
Fr
4. Alexis Duncan
Tennessee
So
5. Chanel Brissett
USC
Fr
6. Tonea Marshall
LSU
So
7. Anna Cockrell
USC
So
8. Janeek Brown’
Arkansas
Fr
9. Pedrya Seymour’
Texas
Sr
10. Jeanine Williams
Georgia Tech
Jr
400 HURDLES
1. Sydney McLaughlin
Kentucky
Fr
2. Kymber Payne
LSU
Sr
3. Anna Cockrell
USC
So
4. Symone Black
Purdue
Sr
5. Samantha Gonzalez
Miami
Jr
6. Ranae McKenzie’
Kansas State
Jr
7. Deonca Bookman
Prairie View
Sr
8. Xahria Santiago’
Maryland
Fr
9. Emma Spagnola
Minnesota
Sr
10. Ariel Jones
Texas
Sr
4 x 100
1. LSU
LSU
2. Kentucky
Kentucky
3. USC
USC
4. Oregon
Oregon
5. Arkansas
Arkansas
6. Alabama
Alabama
7. San Diego State
San Diego State
8. Auburn
Auburn
9. Texas A&M
Texas A&M
10. Miami
Miami
4 x 400
1. USC
USC
2. Kentucky
Kentucky
3. Purdue
Purdue
4. Florida
Florida
5. Oregon
Oregon
6. LSU
LSU
7. Texas A&M
Texas A&M
8. Miami
Miami
9. Baylor
Baylor
10. Stanford
Stanford
HIGH JUMP
1. Tatiana Gusin’
Georgia
Jr
2. Loretta Blaut
Cincinnati
Sr
3. Clarissa Cutliff
Florida International
Jr
4. Zarriea Willis
Texas Tech
Jr
5. Tyra Gittens’
Texas A&M
Fr
6. Shelley Spires
Air Force
Sr
7. Autumn Gardner
Colorado State
Sr
8. Janae Moffitt
Purdue
Jr
9. Alexus Henry
UT Arlington
Jr
10. Andrea Stapleton
BYU
Jr
POLE VAULT
1. Lexi Jacobus
Arkansas
Jr
2. Lisa Gunnarsson’
Virginia Tech
Fr
3. Tori Hoggard
Arkansas
Jr
4. Lucy Bryan’
Akron
Jr
5. Bridget Guy
Virginia
Jr
6. Taylor Amann
Wisconsin
Sr
7. Kally Long
Texas
Sr
8. Andrea Willis
Kansas
So
9. Rachel Baxter
Virginia Tech
Fr
10. Olivia Gruver
Kentucky
Jr
LONG JUMP
1. Taliyah Brooks
Arkansas
Sr
2. Keturah Orji
Georgia
Sr
3. Yanis David’
Florida
Jr
4. Darrielle McQueen
Florida
Sr
5. Kate Hall
Georgia
So
6. Rougui Sow’
South Carolina
Jr
7. Jahisha Thomas’
Iowa
Sr
8. Jhoanmy Luque’
Iowa State
Sr
9. Savannah Carson
Purdue
Sr
10. Courtney Corrin
USC
So
TRIPLE JUMP
1. Keturah Orji
Georgia
Jr
2. Yanis David’
Florida
So
3. Marie-Josée Ebwea-Bile’
Kentucky
Jr
4. Jhoanmy Luque’
Iowa State
Sr
5. Paetyn Revell
Texas Tech
Sr
6. Jessie Maduka’
UCLA
Sr
7. Chaquinn Cook
Oregon
Jr
8. LaChyna Roe
Tennessee
Jr
9. Jakayla Hand
Auburn
Sr
10. Ja’La Henderson
Wyoming
Jr
SHOT
1. Maggie Ewen
Arizona State
Sr
2. Jessica Woodard
Oklahoma
Sr
3. Janeah Stewart
Mississippi
Sr
4. Aliyah Gustafson
Bowling Green
Sr
5. Lena Giger
Stanford
Sr
6. Lloydricia Cameron
Florida
Sr
7. Samantha Noennig
Arizona State
Fr
8. Ashlie Blake
UCLA
Jr
9. Tochi Nlemchi
SMU
Sr
10. Portious Warren
Alabama
Jr
DISCUS
1. Tarasue Barnett’
Grand Canyon
Sr
2. Maggie Ewen
Arizona State
Sr
3. Valarie Allman
Stanford
Sr
4. Alex Emilianov’
Kansas
Fr
5. Laulauga Tausaga
Iowa
So
6. Shanice Love’
Florida State
So
7. Shadae Lawrence’
Kansas State
Jr
8. Katelyn Daniels
Michigan State
Sr
9. Serena Brown
Texas A&M
So
10. Gabi Jacobs
Missouri
Jr
HAMMER
1. Maggie Ewen
Arizona State
Sr
2. Brooke Andersen
Northern Arizona
Sr
3. Stamatia Scarvelis’
Tennessee
Jr
4. Janeah Stewart
Mississippi
Sr
5. Janee’ Kassanavoid
Kansas State
Sr
6. Temi Ogunrinde
Minnesota
Jr
7. Molli Detloff
North Dakota
Jr
8. Alyssa Wilson
UCLA
Fr
9. Ashley Bryant
Oklahoma
Sr
10. Camryn Rogers’
Cal
Fr
JAVELIN
1. Mackenzie Little’
Stanford
Jr
2. Alyssa Olin
North Dakota State
Jr
3. Avione Allgood
Florida
Sr
4. Nicolle Murphy’
Minnesota
Sr
5. Jenna Gray
Stanford
So
6. Kristen Clark
Texas A&M
Sr
7. Maura Fiamoncini
Bucknell
Fr
8. Haley Crouser
Texas
Sr
9. Ashley Pryke’
Memphis
So
10. Laura Paredes’
Florida State
Fr
HEPTATHLON
1. Georgia Ellenwood’
Wisconsin
Sr
2. Nina Schultz’
Kansas State
So
3. Taliyah Brooks
Arkansas
Sr
4. Louisa Grauvogel’
Georgia
So
5. Tyra Gittens’
Texas A&M
Fr
6. Madeline Holmberg
Penn State
Jr
7. Alissa Brooks-Johnson
Washington State
Sr
8. Jaclyn Siefring
Akron
Sr
9. Michelle Atherley
Miami
So
10. Kendall Gustafson
UCLA
Sr
COMPLETE TEAM SCORES
1. USC
53
2. Georgia
51
3. Oregon
45
=4. Kentucky
42
=4. LSU
42
=6. Arkansas
39
=6. Florida
39
8. Stanford
33
9. Arizona State
31
10. Texas A&M
26
11. Purdue
23
12. Tennessee
21
13. Kansas State
17
14. San Diego State
16
=15. Michigan
14
=15. Missouri
14
=15. Virginia Tech
14
18. Wisconsin
13
=19. Kansas
12
=19. New Mexico
12
=19. Texas
12
22. Mississippi
11
=23. Boise
10
=23. Grand Canyon
10
=23. Harvard
10
=23. Notre Dame
10
=23. Northern Arizona
10
28. Texas Tech
9
=29. Cincinnati
8
=29. Colorado
8
=29. Louisville
8
=29. Minnesota
8
=29. North Dakota State
8
=29. New Hampshire
8
=29. Oklahoma
8
=29. Syracuse
8
=37. Alabama
7
=37. Iowa
7
=37. Miami
7
=40. Akron
6
=40. Baylor
6
=40. Florida International
6
=40. Iowa State
6
=40. Penn State
6
=40. USF
6
=46. Bowling Green
5
=46. Florida State
5
=46. UCLA
5
=46. Utah
5
=46. Villanova
5
51. Virginia
4
=52. Air Force
3
=52. South Carolina
3
=52. UNLV
3
=52. Utah State
3
=56. Bucknell
2
=56. Colorado State
2
=56. Indiana State
2
=56. North Carolina A&T
2
=56. North Dakota
2
=56. Prairie View
2
=56. Washington State
2
=63. Auburn
1
=63. Maryland
1
=63. Michigan State
1
=63. Mississippi State
1
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