BATON ROUGE – As the LSU track and field teams continue their march toward the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships, both the Tigers and Lady Tigers continue to be honored as true title contenders with top-three national rankings in the latest national Top 25 power ranking by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
After holding the nation’s No. 1 ranking a week ago, the Tigers have dropped one spot to No. 2 this week while remaining within one point of the No. 1-ranked and defending NCAA Indoor champion Florida Gators. Joining the Tigers within the top five are No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Texas Tech and No. 5 Oregon.
The Lady Tigers have held firm at No. 3 in the national rankings for the third-straight week as they follow behind No. 1 Oregon and No. 2 Texas A&M in the race for the top spot in the USTFCCCA Top 25 power ranking. The Lady Tigers are trailed this week by No. 4 Clemson and No. 5 Tennessee.
LSU will be back in action this weekend with its annual trip to The Armory Track & Field Center in New York where the Tigers and Lady Tigers will compete against more than 100 universities nationwide in the prestigious New Balance Collegiate Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
USTFCCCA Top 25 (as of Feb. 1)
Team (Points) Last Week
MEN
1. Florida (141.96) 2
2. LSU (141.29) 1
3. Texas A&M (113.59) 3
4. Texas Tech (107.35) 4
5. Oregon (100.78) 5
6. Indiana (97.41) 7
7. Virginia Tech (82.10) 6
8. Stanford (79.52) 8
9. Penn State (77.58) 10
10. Florida State (75.83) 9
11. Arkansas (71.59) 12
12. Auburn (67.04) 13
13. Oklahoma (61.81) 23
14. Nebraska (61.75) 11
15. Texas (61.65) 18
16. Ohio State (58.87) 21
17. Arizona (55.10) 30
18. BYU (49.10) 17
19. Georgia (47.67) 14
20. California (47.50) 16
21. Washington (46.41) 24
22. Kansas State (44.22) 20
23. Minnesota (43.54) 15
24. Oklahoma State (43.47) 19
25. North Carolina (39.99) 22
WOMEN
1. Oregon (198.00) 1
2. Texas A&M (146.07) 2
3. LSU (130.59) 3
4. Clemson (118.51) 4
5. Tennessee (105.29) 5
6. Arkansas (94.39) 6
7. BYU (73.52) 10
8. Texas (73.20) 18
9. West Virginia (71.06) 7
10. Southern Illinois (70.39) 8
11. Florida State (68.79) 14
12. Auburn (68.07) 9
13. Villanova (60.53) 11
14. Central Florida (58.22) 15
15. Arizona (56.77) 19
16. Oklahoma (52.78) 12
17. Texas Tech (52.67) 13
18. Nebraska (48.18) 17
19. Penn State (47.68) 20
20. Indiana (46.41) 16
21. South Carolina (41.08) 22
22. Georgetown (40.99) 23
23. Louisville (40.56) 21
24. Stony Brook (40.12) 29
25. Ohio State (39.97) 24