Texas A&M and Nebraska continue as the top two teams as we enter “rivalry weekend” in the homestretch of the dual-meet season. Pat Henry’s Aggies head to Baton Rouge for a quadrangular featuring arch-rival LSU, and Gary Pepin’s Huskers go to Lubbock for a quad against #3 Texas Tech. One of those three former Big 12 rivals will likely be this year’s men’s champion.
Other rivalry meets are on tap this weekend in the Pac-12, Big Sky, and Big West. Sadly, the Arizona/Arizona State dual will not be held this year, ending a 112-year-old tradition.
Recent Dual Meet Scores
April 13 @ Hanover: Dartmouth 183, UMass Lowell 150, Vermont 137, Hartford 94
April 13-14 @ Louisville: Louisville 197, Michigan State 172, Purdue 115, Notre Dame 99.
April 14 @ Alton: New Hampshire 184, Bates 165½, Maine 158½, Southern Maine 121
April 14 @ New Haven: Harvard 83, Yale 78
April 18 @ Staten Island: Wagner 117, St. Francis (NY) 87; Wagner 129, FDU 59; St. Francis 116, FDU 57
April 20 @ Huntsville: Alabama A&M 138, Mississippi Valley 45
April 20-21 @ Lawrence: Nebraksa 209, Kansas 201, Kansas State 131, Harvard 105
April 21 @ Dedham: Northeastern 381, Yale 68, New Hampshire 39, Boston University 25
April 22 @ Providence (Brown Stadium): Providence 55, Brown 24
Rankings reflect a combined indoor/outdoor season, but with a heavier emphasis on outdoor competition. To be ranked, a team must compete in one or more dual meets —defined as a scored meet between 4 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 complete men’s rankings | |||
| 1 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | |
| 2 | Nebraska (6-0) | 2 | |
| 3 | Texas Tech (0-0) | not ranked | |
| 4 | Oregon (3-0) | 5 | |
| 5 | Penn State (3-0) | 3 | |
| 6 | Michigan (5-0) | 4 | |
| 7 | Houston (2-1) | 6 | |
| 8 | Texas (2-1) | 7 | |
| 9 | Kansas (4-4) | 18 | |
| 10 | Ohio State (2-1) | 8 | |
| 11 | USC (0-0) | 9 | |
| 12 | LSU (2-1) | 10 | |
| 13 | Arkansas (1-2) | 11 | |
| 14 | Stanford (1-0) | 14 | |
| 15 | Navy (6-0) | 12 | |
| 16 | Iowa (1-2) | 15 | |
| 17 | Louisville (3-0) | 16 | |
| 18 | Illinois (3-3) | 17 | |
| 19 | Tennessee (0-0-1) | 20 | |
| 20 | Indiana (0-0-1) | 21 | |
| 21 | Air Force (2-1) | not ranked | |
| 22 | BYU (3-3) | not ranked | |
| 23 | Princeton (2-1) | 24 | |
| 24 | Akron (3-1) | 23 | |
| 25 | Washington State (1-2) | not ranked | |
| Dropped out: Arizona, Cal, Minnesota, Virginia | |||
| Regional Men’s Rankings | |||
| East | Midwest | ||
| 1 | Penn State (3-0) | 1 | Nebraska (6-0) |
| 2 | Navy (6-0) | 2 | Michigan (5-0) |
| 3 | Princeton (2-1) | 3 | Kansas (4-4) |
| 4 | Harvard (2-4) | 4 | Ohio State (2-1) |
| 5 | Army (0-2) | 5 | Iowa (1-2) |
| 6 | Dartmouth (10-1) | 6 | Illinois (3-3) |
| 7 | Northeastern (3-0) | 7 | Indiana (0-0-1) |
| 8 | Monmouth (3-0) | 8 | Akron (3-1) |
| 9 | Yale (3-5) | 9 | Minnesota (1-0) |
| 10 | New Hampshire (9-3) | 10 | Wichita State (4-1) |
| 11 | UMass Lowell (2-1) | 11 | Kansas State (4-4) |
| 12 | Providence (1-0) | 12 | Michigan State (2-4) |
| 13 | Brown (0-4) | 13 | Purdue (1-5) |
| 14 | Bucknell (2-1) | 14 | Eastern Illinois (1-2) |
| 15 | Maine (6-5) | 15 | Illinois State (1-3) |
| 16 | Lehigh (4-1) | 16 | Wisconsin (0-1) |
| 17 | Maryland (1-2) | 17 | Notre Dame (0-3) |
| 18 | Georgetown (0-3) | 18 | Indiana State (0-1) |
| 19 | Buffalo (0-3) | 19 | SIU Edwardsville (1-0) |
| 20 | Columbia (0-2) | 20 | SE Missouri (0-1) |
| South | West | ||
| 1 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | Texas Tech (0-0) |
| 2 | Houston (2-1) | 2 | Oregon (3-0) |
| 3 | Texas (2-1) | 3 | USC (0-0) |
| 4 | LSU (2-1) | 4 | Stanford (1-0) |
| 5 | Arkansas (1-2) | 5 | Air Force (2-1) |
| 6 | Louisville (3-0) | 6 | BYU (3-3) |
| 7 | Tennessee (0-0-1) | 7 | Washington State (1-2) |
| 8 | Virginia (3-0) | 8 | Washington (0-3) |
| 9 | North Carolina (4-1) | 9 | Cal (0-1) |
| 10 | Mississippi (0-0) | 10 | Wyoming (1-0) |
| 11 | Baylor (1-2) | 11 | Montana State (6-1) |
| 12 | North Carolina A&T (0-0) | 12 | Utah State (2-1) |
| 13 | Duke (2-3) | 13 | UCLA (0-0) |
| 14 | Southeastern Louisiana (1-0) | 14 | Cal State Fullerton (3-0) |
| 15 | NC State (1-2) | 15 | UCSB (4-1) |
| 16 | George Mason (1-1-1) | 16 | Colorado St. (0-3) |
| 17 | William & Mary (1-1-1) | 17 | UC Davis (0-0) |
| 18 | UT–Rio Grande Valley (1-0) | 18 | Long Beach State (1-2) |
| 19 | East Carolina (0-3) | 19 | Cal Poly SLO (1-1) |
| 20 | Prairie View (2-1) | 20 | Sac State (0-0) |
Upcoming Dual Meets
Friday: Kansas State, #2 Nebraska, & Wichita State @ #3 Texas Tech (field events at 11:00am CDT, running at 6pm)
UC Davis @ Sac State (field events at 2:45pm PDT, running at 5:30pm)
Saturday: Montana State @ Montana (time TBA)
North Carolina A&T, Ole Miss & #1 Texas A&M @ #12 LSU (field events at 9:30am CDT, running at 11:20am)
Cal Poly/SLO @ UCSB (field events at 10:00am PDT, running at 12:30pm)
Washington @ #25 Washington State (field events at 11:00am PDT, running at 1:00pm)
Sunday: UCLA @ USC (time TBA)
Stat Corner: UCLA Streak In Jeopardy
The UCLA Bruins have been in the final dual meet rankings every year since John Wenos first came up with the concept in ’67, which has to be one of the most remarkable streaks in all of college sports. In fact they have never finished lower than #11, an achievement that is likely to remain intact when retro-rankings for the missing ’96 through ’08 seasons are completed. The Bruins have not been in the top 25 at any time this season under first-year head coach Avery Anderson and have one more chance to move up – but that meet on Sunday is against one of the strongest USC squads in decades.
| Year | UCLA Rank | rankings compiler |
| 2017 | 11 | Jesse Squire |
| 2016 | 5 | Squire |
| 2015 | 7 | Squire |
| 2014 | 8 | Squire |
| 2013 | 4 | Squire |
| 2012 | 9 | Squire |
| 2011 | 5 | Squire (retro-rank) |
| 2010 | 11 | Squire (retro-rank) |
| 2009 | 9 | Squire (retro-rank) |
| ’08-’96 | (under reconstruction) | |
| 1995 | 2 | coaches’ poll |
| 1994 | 2 | coaches’ poll |
| 1993 | 2 | John Wenos |
| 1992 | 3 | Wenos |
| 1991 | 5 | Wenos |
| 1990 | 2 | Wenos |
| 1989 | 2 | Wenos |
| 1988 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1987 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1986 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1985 | 2 | Wenos |
| 1984 | 3 | Wenos |
| 1983 | 3 | Wenos |
| 1982 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1981 | 2 | Wenos |
| 1980 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1979 | 2 | Wenos |
| 1978 | 4 | Wenos |
| 1977 | 3 | Wenos |
| 1976 | 3 | Wenos |
| 1975 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1974 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1973 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1972 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1971 | 2 | Wenos |
| 1970 | 1 | Wenos |
| 1969 | 7 | Wenos |
| 1968 | 2 | Wenos |
| 1967 | 1 | Wenos |
