Arkansas Tops Final Charts For The First Time
by Jesse Squire
February 17, 2017
As on the men’s side of the competition, Arkansas has won T&FN’s dual meet title for the indoor season. This the first dual meet championship ever for coach Lance Harter and the Hog women.
The runner-up was Kansas State, just barely ahead of Texas A&M.
This, however, is just the halfway point in the collegiate season. The big prize, the overall indoor/outdoor dual meet championship, is still up for grabs. The preseason outdoor rankings will be released on March 19.
The complete indoor women’s rankings:
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous |
| 1 | Arkansas | (1-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas State | (4-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | (6-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Nebraska | (5-0) | 4 |
| 5 | Texas | (0-1) | 8 |
| 6 | Purdue | (1-0) | 5 |
| 7 | Minnesota | (1-0) | 6 |
| 8 | Michigan State | (1-0) | 7 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | (2-1) | 10 |
| 10 | Michigan | (2-2) | 9 |
| 11 | Indiana State | (4-0) | 11 |
| 12 | Wichita State | (7-3) | 16 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | (1-2) | 12 |
| 14 | Kent State | (1-0) | 14 |
| 15 | North Carolina | (3-0) | 13 |
| 16 | Kansas | (0-2) | 17 |
| 17 | Duke | (2-1) | 15 |
| 18 | Arizona State | (0-3) | 18 |
| 19 | Akron | (0-1) | 21 |
| 20 | En Michigan | (5-0) | 20 |
| 21 | Northern Iowa | (4-2) | 23 |
| 22 | Colorado St. | (2-1) | 24 |
| 23 | Dartmouth | (5-0) | 22 |
| 24 | Iowa | (4-1) | 25 |
| 25 | Indiana | (0-1) | 19 |
To be considered for a ranking, a team must compete in one or more dual meets (defined as a scored meet between 4 or fewer teams) during the indoor season. Ranking criteria include win/loss record, strength and depth of schedule, and quality and breadth of marks. The rankings reward teams that take dual meet competition seriously.