The Title Goes To LSU
compiled by Jesse Squire
LSU won its third women’s dual meet national championship, to go with titles won in ’87 and ’13. Dennis Shaver’s Bayou Bengals competed in just a single “dual” meet, the Bat-tle On The Bayou quadrangular, but what a meet it was. The Tigers set two all-time dual meet records while defeating #4 Penn State, #7 Purdue, and #9 USC.
The 3-time defending champion Oregon Ducks were not eligible for ranking since they did not compete in any duals. They had never before finished lower than #13 in the rankings.
To be ranked, a team must compete in one or more dual meets (defined as a scored meet between four or fewer teams). Teams are ranked on wins and losses, marks, and strength and depth of dual meet schedule. Teams are rewarded for taking dual meet competition seriously.
The Women’s National Rankings
| RANKINGS | ||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Last Week | |
| 1 | LSU | (3-0) | 1 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma | (3-0) | 5 | |
| 3 | Nebraska | (14-1) | 6 | |
| 4 | Penn State | (2-1) | 3 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M | (2-0) | 2 | |
| 6 | Minnesota | (4-0) | 4 | |
| 7 | Purdue | (2-3) | 7 | |
| 8 | Indiana | (2-1) | 8 | |
| 9 | USC | (1-3) | 9 | |
| 10 | Kansas State | (2-0) | 10 | |
| 11 | Colorado State | (3-0) | 11 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | (4-2) | 20 | |
| 13 | Stanford | (1-0) | 12 | |
| 14 | Washington | (1-0) | 16 | |
| 15 | North Dakota State | (3-3) | 14 | |
| 16 | Duke | (4-1) | 15 | |
| 17 | UCLA | (0-2) | 24 | |
| 18 | Kansas | (3-2) | 18 | |
| 19 | Iowa | (5-0) | 17 | |
| 20 | Akron | (4-0) | 19 | |
| 21 | Wichita State | (4-7) | 25 | |
| 22 | Michigan | (1-1) | 23 | |
| 23 | Tennessee | (0-1) | 21 | |
| 24 | Wisconsin | (1-1) | 22 | |
| 25 | Arizona State | (1-0) | nr | |
| dropped out: Baylor | ||||
Regional Rankings
| Midwest | Northeast | ||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | (3-0) | 1 | Penn State | (2-1) |
| 2 | Nebraska | (14-1) | 2 | Penn | (6-1) |
| 3 | Minnesota | (4-0) | 3 | Maryland | (1-2) |
| 4 | Purdue | (2-3) | 4 | Dartmouth | (10-0) |
| 5 | Indiana | (2-1) | 5 | Princeton | (2-0) |
| 6 | Kansas State | (2-0) | 6 | Columbia | (1-4) |
| 7 | North Dakota State | (3-3) | 7 | Yale | (1-4) |
| 8 | Kansas | (3-2) | 8 | Harvard | (1-1) |
| 9 | Iowa | (5-0) | 9 | Lehigh | (2-2) |
| 10 | Akron | (4-0) | 10 | New Hampshire | (2-1) |
| 11 | Wichita State | (4-7) | 11 | Monmouth | (3-0) |
| 12 | Michigan | (1-1) | 12 | Marshall | (1-0) |
| 13 | Wisconsin | (1-1) | 13 | Navy | (1-1) |
| 14 | Illinois | (2-1) | 14 | Army | (1-1) |
| 15 | Missouri | (0-2) | 15 | UMass Amherst | (3-0) |
| 16 | Southern Illinois | (2-2) | 16 | Northeastern | (2-1) |
| 17 | Western Michigan | (2-0) | 17 | Brown | (1-2) |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | (2-1) | 18 | Rhode Island | (2-1) |
| 19 | Kent State | (3-3) | 19 | Maine | (2-3) |
| 20 | South Dakota | (1-0) | 20 | Vermont | (7-3) |
| 21 | Iowa State | (2-1) | |||
| 22 | Indiana State | (4-0) | |||
| 23 | Toledo | (2-1) | |||
| 24 | Illinois State | (2-2) | |||
| 25 | South Dakota State | (0-1) | |||
| South | West | ||||
| 1 | LSU | (3-0) | 1 | USC | (1-3) |
| 2 | Texas A&M | (2-0) | 2 | Colorado State | (3-0) |
| 3 | Texas Tech | (4-2) | 3 | Stanford | (1-0) |
| 4 | Duke | (4-1) | 4 | Washington | (1-0) |
| 5 | Tennessee | (0-1) | 5 | UCLA | (0-2) |
| 6 | North Carolina | (3-2) | 6 | Arizona State | (1-0) |
| 7 | Virginia | (2-1) | 7 | Montana | (10-0) |
| 8 | Baylor | (0-3) | 8 | California | (0-4) |
| 9 | Texas State | (0-3) | 9 | Arizona | (0-1) |
| 10 | Houston | (1-1) | 10 | UCSB | (6-0) |
| 11 | East Carolina | (1-2) | 11 | Long Beach State | (6-1) |
| 12 | Florida State | (0-3) | 12 | Washington State | (0-1) |
| 13 | NC State | (0-3) | 13 | Wyoming | (3-1) |
| 14 | TCU | (0-2) | 14 | Colorado | (1-2) |
| 15 | West Texas A&M | (1-0) | 15 | Montana State | (6-3) |
| 16 | Angelo State | (2-0) | 16 | UC Davis | (1-0) |
| 17 | Tulane | (2-0) | 17 | Sac State | (2-1) |
| 18 | Stephen F. Austin | (0-2-1) | 18 | Hawai‘i | (1-1) |
| 19 | TAMU-Kingsville | (1-1) | 19 | Cal State Northridge | (0-2) |
| 20 | Texas A&M-CC | (1-0) | 20 | Utah State | (1-2) |
| 21 | Weber State | (1-1) | |||
| 22 | UC San Diego | (1-1) | |||
| 23 | UC Irvine | (1-4) | |||
| 24 | Adams State | (0-1) | |||
| 25 | Air Force | (0-2-1) | |||
Stat Corner
| Three new Dual Meet Records were established this year | |||
| 100 meters | 11.07 | Aleia Hobbs (LSU) | vs Penn State, Purdue & USC |
| 4×100 Relay | 42.66 | LSU | vs Penn State, Purdue & USC |
| Hammer | 72.81 | 238-10 | Maggie Ewen (Arizona State) | vs Arizona |