LSU Rewarded For Perfect Season
compiled by Jesse Squire
April 30, 2013
Dennis Shaver’s Bayou Bengals won their first women’s dual meet national title since ’87—and only their second ever—on the strength of an undefeated campaign. Their season included wins over 6 of the top 10 teams.
They didn’t meet outdoors, but LSU confirmed it’s top-rated status with a win over #2 Texas A&M indoors. And A&M beat pre-season #1 Oregon to knock the Ducks back to #3.
| The complete national rankings: | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Last week’s rank |
| 1. | LSU | (7-0) | (1) |
| 2. | Texas A&M | (4-1) | (2) |
| 3. | Oregon | (2-1) | (3) |
| 4. | Arkansas | (0-2) | (4) |
| 5. | Arizona | (2-0) | (5) |
| 6. | Penn State | (2-1) | (7) |
| 7. | Arizona State | (2-3) | (8) |
| 8. | UCLA | (2-1) | (10) |
| 9. | Stanford | (1-0) | (9) |
| 10. | Kansas | (2-0) | (6) |
| 11. | Michigan | (3-0) | (11) |
| 12. | USC | (0-1) | (13) |
| 13. | Notre Dame | (3-0) | (14) |
| 14. | Michigan State | (2-2) | (16) |
| 15. | Cal | (1-2) | (12) |
| 16. | Washington St. | (1-3) | (17) |
| 17. | Washington | (1-3) | (15) |
| 18. | Nebraska | (2-0) | (18) |
| 19. | South Florida | (3-2) | (19) |
| 20. | Indiana State | (4-0) | (22) |
| 21. | TCU | (0-2) | (20) |
| 22. | Kent State | (1-0) | (21) |
| 23. | Kansas State | (3-0) | (23) |
| 24. | Virginia | (0-2) | not ranked |
| 25. | Alabama | (1-1) | not ranked |
3 all-time dual meet records were set in Saturday’s Arizona-Arizona State-Northern Arizona double dual, making a total of 6 on the season:
Hammer: 228-1 | 69.52 Chelsea Cassulo Arizona State
(old record 226-10 | 69.15 Éva Orbán USC ’09)
High Jump: 6-4¼ | 1.94 Brigetta Barrett Arizona
(= record Amy Acuff UCLA ’95)
400 Hurdles: 54.94, Georganne Moline, Arizona
(old record, 55.37 Nicole Leach UCLA ’08 & Moline ’12)
To be eligible for listing, a team must compete in at least one dual meet (using the T&FN definition of a dual, which is a scored meet of 4 or fewer teams). Rankings are compiled for a combined indoor and outdoor season, with outdoor competition given more weight. Teams are also rewarded for an extensive and/or challenging dual-meet schedule.
Compiled by Jesse Squire (tracksuperfan.com), the dual meet rankings are a revival of stats compiled from 1970 through 1993. A complete archive of past rankings is available at his website.