Texas Tech has won its first-ever men’s dual meet championship in a weekend that saw the previous 1-2-3 rankers end up 3-2-1.
Wes Kittley’s Red Raiders earned it by defeating #2 Nebraska, #18 Wichita State, and Kansas in a home quadrangular on the final weekend of the dual meet season.
“Nebraska is notoriously known for winning dual and quad meets, and Wichita State also loves that,” Kittley said about the victory. “We had a great, fun time and great competition. It’s always fun to win.”
Texas Tech is no stranger to the top of the rankings board, however, as they finished #2 last year and #4 in ’15. #6 Houston earned its highest ranking ever, as did #8 Michigan.
Recent Dual Meet Scores
April 27 @ Lubbock: Texas Tech 213½, Nebraska 206½, Wichita State 122, Kansas State 98
April 27 @ Sacramento: UC Davis 96, Sac State 93
April 28 @ Missoula: Montana State 126, Montana 71
April 28 @ Santa Barbara: UCSB 110, Cal Poly 85
April 28 @ Pullman: Washington State 89, Washington 74
April 29 @ Westwood: USC 103, UCLA 53
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 Men’s Rankings: | |||
| Rank | Team | Last Week | |
| 1 | Texas Tech (3-0) | 3 | |
| 2 | Nebraska (8-1) | 2 | |
| 3 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | |
| 4 | Oregon (3-0) | 4 | |
| 5 | USC (1-0) | 11 | |
| 6 | Houston (2-1) | 7 | |
| 7 | Penn State (3-0) | 5 | |
| 8 | Michigan (5-0) | 6 | |
| 9 | Texas (2-1) | 8 | |
| 10 | Kansas (4-4) | 9 | |
| 11 | Ohio State (2-1) | 10 | |
| 12 | Arkansas (1-2) | 13 | |
| 13 | Stanford (1-0) | 14 | |
| 14 | LSU (2-1) | 12 | |
| 15 | Navy (6-0) | 15 | |
| 16 | Tennessee (0-0-1) | 19 | |
| 17 | Indiana (0-0-1) | 20 | |
| 18 | Wichita State (5-3) | not ranked | |
| 19 | Air Force (2-1) | 21 | |
| 20 | BYU (3-3) | 22 | |
| 21 | Washington State (2-2) | 25 | |
| 22 | Iowa (1-2) | 16 | |
| 23 | Louisville (6-0) | 17 | |
| 24 | Illinois (3-3) | 18 | |
| 25 | Minnesota (1-0) | not ranked | |
| Dropped out: Akron, Princeton | |||
Regional Men’s Rankings
| East | Midwest | ||
| 1 | Penn State (3-0) | 1 | Nebraska (8-1) |
| 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 | Indiana (0-0-1) |
| 6 | Northeastern (3-0) | 6 | Wichita State (5-3) |
| 7 | Dartmouth (10-1) | 7 | Iowa (1-2) |
| 8 | Yale (3-5) | 8 | Illinois (3-3) |
| 9 | New Hampshire (9-3) | 9 | Minnesota (1-0) |
| 10 | Monmouth (3-0) | 10 | Kansas State (4-7) |
| 11 | UMass Lowell (2-1) | 11 | Akron (3-1) |
| 12 | Providence (1-0) | 12 | Michigan State (2-4) |
| 13 | Brown (0-4) | 13 | Purdue (1-5) |
| 14 | Lehigh (4-1) | 14 | Eastern Illinois (1-2) |
| 15 | Maine (6-5) | 15 | Illinois State (1-3) |
| 16 | Bucknell (2-1) | 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 | Ashland (2-1) |
| 20 | Columbia (0-2) | 20 | SIU Edwardsville (1-0) |
| South | West | ||
| 1 | Texas A&M (3-0) | 1 | Texas Tech (3-0) |
| 2 | Houston (2-1) | 2 | Oregon (3-0) |
| 3 | Texas (2-1) | 3 | USC (1-0) |
| 4 | Arkansas (1-2) | 4 | Stanford (1-0) |
| 5 | LSU (2-1) | 5 | Air Force (2-1) |
| 6 | Tennessee (0-0-1) | 6 | BYU (3-3) |
| 7 | Louisville (6-0) | 7 | Washington State (2-2) |
| 8 | North Carolina (4-1) | 8 | Washington (0-4) |
| 9 | Virginia (3-0) | 9 | Cal (0-1) |
| 10 | Baylor (1-2) | 10 | Wyoming (1-0) |
| 11 | Duke (2-3) | 11 | Montana State (7-1) |
| 12 | NC State (1-2) | 12 | UCLA (0-1) |
| 13 | Southeastern Louisiana (1-0) | 13 | Utah State (2-1) |
| 14 | George Mason (1-1-1) | 14 | Cal State Fullerton (3-0) |
| 15 | William & Mary (1-1-1) | 15 | UCSB (4-1) |
| 16 | East Carolina (0-3) | 16 | UC Davis (1-0) |
| 17 | UT Rio Grande Valley (1-0) | 17 | Colorado State (0-3) |
| 18 | Prairie View (2-1) | 18 | Long Beach State (1-2) |
| 19 | Alabama A&M (1-0) | 19 | Cal Poly SLO (1-2) |
| 20 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (0-1) | 20 | Sac State (0-1) |
