Oregon, with a rash of good marks in the final weekend of the season, has won yet another women’s dual meet championship, its fourth since the rankings were revived in ’12. Robert Johnson’s Ducks missed the rankings for the first time in women’s team history last year (they were ineligible due to lack of a dual/tri/quad meet) but came storming back with a big win over #8 BYU, #23 Washington State, and Washington at their traditional Pepsi Team Invitational.
Texas A&M slipped to #2 after leading for most of the season. Stanford remained at #3, while #4 Minnesota earns its highest ranking ever, as did #9 Ohio State.
Recent Dual Meet Scores
April 27 @ Lubbock: Texas Tech 218, Nebraska 200, Kansas State 119, Wichita State 112
April 27 @ Sacramento: Sac State 113, UC Davis 75
April 28 @ Missoula: Montana State 104, Montana 85
April 28 @ Santa Barbara: UCSB 101½, Cal Poly 93½
April 28 @ Pullman: Washington State 88, Washington 75
April 29 @ Westwood: USC 86, UCLA 77
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 & losses, marks and strength & depth of dual meet schedule. Teams are rewarded for taking dual meet competition seriously.
| The Completed 2018 Women’s Rankings: | |||
| Rank | Team | Last Week | |
| 1 | Oregon (3-0) | 2 | |
| 2 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | |
| 3 | Stanford (1-0) | 3 | |
| 4 | Minnesota (1-0) | 4 | |
| 5 | Texas (2-1) | 6 | |
| 6 | USC (1-0) | 10 | |
| 7 | LSU (3-0) | 5 | |
| 8 | BYU (4-1-1) | 9 | |
| 9 | Ohio State (3-0) | 7 | |
| 10 | Arkansas (2-1) | 8 | |
| 11 | Texas Tech (3-0) | 22 | |
| 12 | Kansas (5-3) | 13 | |
| 13 | Nebraska (7-2) | 14 | |
| 14 | Louisville (6-0) | 11 | |
| 15 | Kansas State (7-4) | 15 | |
| 16 | Purdue (4-2) | 12 | |
| 17 | Iowa (1-2) | 16 | |
| 18 | Tennessee (1-0) | 17 | |
| 19 | Duke (4-1) | 18 | |
| 20 | North Carolina (3-2) | 21 | |
| 21 | Michigan (2-3) | 20 | |
| 22 | Virginia (3-0) | 24 | |
| 23 | Washington State (2-1-1) | not ranked | |
| 24 | Penn State (0-3) | 23 | |
| 25 | UCLA (0-1) | not ranked | |
| Dropped out: Akron, Mississippi | |||
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 | Kansas (5-3) |
| 4 | Princeton (2-0) | 4 | Nebraska (7-2) |
| 5 | Harvard (2-4) | 5 | Kansas State (7-4) |
| 6 | Brown (2-2) | 6 | Purdue (4-2) |
| 7 | Navy (4-1) | 7 | Iowa (1-2) |
| 8 | Army (1-1) | 8 | Michigan (2-3) |
| 9 | Columbia (1-1) | 9 | Indiana (0-1) |
| 10 | Yale (2-6) | 10 | Wisconsin (0-1) |
| 11 | Monmouth (3-0) | 11 | Akron (3-1) |
| 12 | Northeastern (3-0) | 12 | Michigan State (0-3) |
| 13 | Lehigh (4-1) | 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 (6-6) | 20 | Youngstown State (2-1) |
| South | West | ||
| 1 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | Oregon (3-0) |
| 2 | Texas (2-1) | 2 | Stanford (1-0) |
| 3 | LSU (3-0) | 3 | USC (1-0) |
| 4 | Arkansas (2-1) | 4 | BYU (5-1) |
| 5 | Louisville (6-0) | 5 | Texas Tech (3-0) |
| 6 | Tennessee (1-0) | 6 | Washington State (2-2) |
| 7 | Duke (4-1) | 7 | UCLA (0-1) |
| 8 | North Carolina (3-2) | 8 | Cal (0-1) |
| 9 | Virginia (3-0) | 9 | Washington (0-4) |
| 10 | Baylor (1-2) | 10 | Arizona State (0-3) |
| 11 | Houston (2-1) | 11 | San Diego State (3-0) |
| 12 | NC State (1-2) | 12 | UCSB (5-1) |
| 13 | East Carolina (0-3) | 13 | Colorado State (1-2) |
| 14 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (1-0) | 14 | Montana State (8-0) |
| 15 | William & Mary (2-1) | 15 | Nevada (4-1) |
| 16 | Southeastern Louisiana (1-0) | 16 | UNLV (1-2) |
| 17 | George Mason (1-2) | 17 | Cal Poly (2-1) |
| 18 | James Madison (3-0) | 18 | Sac State (1-0) |
| 19 | Marshall (1-0) | 19 | Utah State (2-1) |
| 20 | Alabama A&M (1-0) | 20 | Long Beach State (2-1) |
