With one week—and what a week it will be—to go, Texas A&M continues to be the dominant force in the women’s duals rankings. Pat Henry’s Aggies have never won the women’s overall title, although they have won the indoor-season title three times (’18, ’16 & ’14). They’ll have to get past #5 LSU this weekend in Baton Rouge to clinch it, but #2 Oregon lurks in the background.
Dennis Shaver’s Tigers and Robert Johnson’s Ducks have won all of the dual meet titles since the rankings were revived in ’12. One of these 3 powerhouse teams will almost assuredly come out of the weekend as the champions.
Rivalry meets are on tap this weekend in the Pac-12—including the always-excellent USC/UCLA dual in Los Angeles—Big Sky & Big West.
Recent Dual Meet Scores
April 13 @ Hanover: Dartmouth 193, UMass Lowell 129, Vermont 125, Hartford 101
April 13-14 @ Louisville: Louisville 185½, Purdue 160, Michigan State 146½, Notre Dame 106
April 14 @ Alton: New Hampshire 212, Maine 166, Bates 157
April 14 @ New Haven: Harvard 98, Yale 61
April 18 @ Staten Island: Wagner 174½, St. Francis (NY) 68½; Wagner 184, FDU 20; St. Francis 99, FDU 20
April 20 @ Huntsville: Alabama A&M 168, Mississippi Valley 100
April 20-21 @ Lawrence: Kansas 209, Nebraska 181, Kansas State 164, Harvard 104
April 21 @ Dedham: Northeastern 279½, Yale 100, Boston U 32½, New Hampshire 16
April 21 @ Harrisonburg: James Madison 69, Towson 66, Loyola (MD) 34, Robert Morris 30
April 22 @ Providence (Brown Stadium): Brown 57, Providence 29
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 women’s rankings | |||
Rank | Team | Last Week | |
1 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | |
2 | Oregon (3-0) | 2 | |
3 | Stanford (1-0) | 3 | |
4 | Minnesota (1-0) | 7 | |
5 | LSU (3-0) | 4 | |
6 | Texas (2-1) | 9 | |
7 | Ohio State (3-0) | 10 | |
8 | Arkansas (2-1) | 11 | |
9 | BYU (5-1) | 8 | |
10 | USC (0-0) | 12 | |
11 | Louisville (6-0) | not ranked | |
12 | Purdue (4-2) | 5 | |
13 | Kansas (5-3) | not ranked | |
14 | Nebraska (5-1) | 14 | |
15 | Kansas State (6-2) | 6 | |
16 | Iowa (1-2) | 13 | |
17 | Tennessee (1-0) | 20 | |
18 | Duke (4-1) | 15 | |
19 | Mississippi (0-0) | 24 | |
20 | Michigan (2-3) | 16 | |
21 | North Carolina (3-2) | 17 | |
22 | Texas Tech (0-0) | not ranked | |
23 | Penn State (0-3) | 19 | |
24 | Virginia (3-0) | not ranked | |
25 | Akron (3-1) | 23 | |
Dropped out: Arizona, Cal, Indiana, Wisconsin |
Regional Women’s Rankings | |||
East | Midwest | ||
1 | Penn State (0-3) | 1 | Minnesota (1-0) |
2 | Dartmouth (11-0) | 2 | Ohio State (3-0) |
3 | Maryland (2-1) | 3 | Purdue (4-2) |
4 | Princeton (2-0) | 4 | Kansas (5-3) |
5 | Harvard (2-4) | 5 | Nebraska (5-1) |
6 | Brown (2-2) | 6 | Kansas State (6-2) |
7 | Navy (4-1) | 7 | Iowa (1-2) |
8 | Army (1-1) | 8 | Michigan (2-3) |
9 | Columbia (1-1) | 9 | Akron (3-1) |
10 | Northeastern (3-0) | 10 | Wisconsin (0-1) |
11 | Monmouth (3-0) | 11 | Indiana (0-1) |
12 | Lehigh (4-1) | 12 | Michigan State (0-3) |
13 | Yale (2-6) | 13 | Notre Dame (0-3) |
14 | Bucknell (1-2) | 14 | Indiana State (1-0) |
15 | Towson (2-1) | 15 | Eastern Michigan (3-0) |
16 | Buffalo (0-3) | 16 | Bowling Green (4-2-1) |
17 | Georgetown (0-3) | 17 | Toledo (2-4-1) |
18 | Boston U (1-2) | 18 | Illinois (2-4) |
19 | Holy Cross (1-0) | 19 | Illinois State (1-3) |
20 | New Hampshire (8-6) | 20 | Youngstown State (2-1) |
South | West | ||
1 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | Oregon (3-0) |
2 | LSU (3-0) | 2 | Stanford (1-0) |
3 | Texas (2-1) | 3 | BYU (5-1) |
4 | Louisville (6-0) | 4 | USC (0-0) |
5 | Tennessee (1-0) | 5 | Texas Tech (0-0) |
6 | Duke (4-1) | 6 | Cal (0-1) |
7 | Ole Miss (0-0) | 7 | Arizona State (0-3) |
8 | North Carolina (3-2) | 8 | Washington State (0-0) |
9 | Virginia (3-0) | 9 | Washington (0-3) |
10 | Baylor (1-2) | 10 | UCLA (0-0) |
11 | Houston (2-1) | 11 | San Diego State (3-0) |
12 | North Carolina A&T (0-0) | 12 | Colorado State (1-2) |
13 | NC State (1-2) | 13 | Montana State (7-0) |
14 | East Carolina (0-3) | 14 | Nevada (4-1) |
15 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (1-0) | 15 | UNLV (1-2) |
16 | Southeastern Louisiana (1-0) | 16 | Cal Poly (2-0) |
17 | William & Mary (2-1) | 17 | UCSB (4-1) |
18 | George Mason (1-2) | 18 | Long Beach State (2-1) |
19 | James Madison (3-0) | 19 | Utah State (2-1) |
20 | Marshall (1-0) | 20 | Sac State (0-0) |
Upcoming Dual Meets
Friday: #15 Kansas State, #14 Nebraska & Wichita State at #22 Texas Tech (field events at 11:00am CDT, running at 6pm)
UC Davis @ Sacramento State (field events at 2:45pm PDT, running at 5:30pm)
Saturday: Montana State @ Montana (time TBA)
North Carolina A&T, #19 Mississippi & #1 Texas A&M @ #5 LSU (field events at 9:30am CDT, running at 11:20am)
Cal Poly @ UCSB (field events at 10:00am PDT, running at 12:30pm)
Washington @ Washington State (field events at 11:00am PDT, running at 1:00pm)□