BATON ROUGE — There was little movement at the top of the track rankings this week as the Lady Tigers maintained their stronghold on the No. 1 position and the Tigers held steady at No. 2 in the latest Trackwire 25 polls released Tuesday.
The women’s top-four remained unchanged from a week ago with the Lady Tigers on top, followed by UCLA, Texas and Nebraska. South Carolina jumped three spots into this week’s No. 5 position, replacing Florida who slipped to No. 7.
Arkansas held on to the No. 1 ranking in the men’s poll for a second consecutive week. The Razorbacks are trailed by LSU, Florida and Auburn who are knotted at No. 3 and Arizona State and Baylor who are tied at the No. 5 position.
In the individual events, both LSU’s men’s and women’s 4×100-meter relay teams are again ranked No. 1 in the nation. Tigers John Moffitt and Bennie Brazell as well as Lady Tiger Lolo Jones also own No. 1 rankings this week.
For Moffitt, the reigning SEC Field Athlete of the Week, it marks the fourth straight week he has been listed as the nation’s top-ranked long jumper.
This week marks the debut of All-American Bennie Brazell at No. 1 in the 400-meter hurdles. Brazell, the NCAA’s top performer with a time of 49.19, is undefeated in the event this season.
Jones held on to her No. 1 ranking in the 100-meter hurdles for the fourth straight week after winning the prestigious Penn Relays over the weekend.
LSU will take two weeks off before returning to action, May 13-16, at the SEC Championships in Oxford, Miss.
Women’s Trackwire 25
1. LSU, 60
2. UCLA, 56
3. Texas, 50
4. Nebraska, 46
5. South Carolina, 41
6. Miami, 38
7. Florida, 37
8. Georgia, 34
9. Stanford, 26
10. Tennessee, 24
11. Arkansas, 22
12. North Carolina, 21
13. Northern Arizona, 18
14. Providence, 17
15. Colorado State, 16
16. USC, 15
16. Florida State, 15
18. Baylor, 14
18. Cal Poly, 14
20. BYU, 13
21. Penn State, 12
21. Cal, 12
21. Texas A&M, 12
24. Auburn, 11
25. Kansas State, 10
25. Oregon, 10
25. Georgia Tech, 10
25. Mississippi State, 10
Men’s Trackwire 25 1. Arkansas, 62
2. LSU, 51
3. Florida, 41
3. Auburn, 41
5. Baylor, 31
5. Arizona State, 31
7. TCU, 29
8. Nebraska, 28
8. SMU, 28
10. Ohio State, 26
11. Texas, 25
12. Indiana, 23
13. UCLA, 21
14. Stanford, 19
15. Georgia, 18
16. Minnesota, 17
16. Oregon, 17
18. Arizona, 16
19. Tennessee, 15
20. Texas A&M, 13
20. BYU, 13
20. Wisconsin, 13
23. Texas Tech, 12
23. Rice, 12
25. Kansas State, 11
25. Penn, 11