Jan. 29, 2009
College Station - This weekend's Texas A&M Showdown, with the Big 12 challenging the SEC in track and field, will feature several nationally ranked programs on the Aggie campus as they compete in the Gilliam Indoor Track and Field Stadium.
Rankings released by United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) this week had the Texas A&M women maintaining its status as the No. 1 team in the country following the first three weeks of action in the 2009 indoor season. Meanwhile, the Aggie men moved up to No. 5 in the first ranking of the season after being ranked sixth in the preseason poll.
During the meet this weekend, with the finals beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday and concluding with the 4 x 400 relays at 7:15 p.m., the Aggies will team with rival Texas and Missouri to form the Big 12 contingent. They will combine to score points against a SEC trio of schools that include Florida, LSU and Mississippi.
Scoring by conference will have a point breakdown of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight places in each event. The only scoring limitation is allowing only one relay per school to score.
Florida is the highest rated men's team at No. 3 in this week's USTFCCCA poll followed by No. 9 Texas, No. 10 LSU and No. 23 Missouri. Behind the Aggies on the women's side are No. 4 LSU, No. 6 Texas, and No. 15 Florida.
Women's Indoor Track & Field Rankings
2009 Week 1 Rankings -- January 28
1. Texas A&M 144.43 (1); 2. Tennessee 131.97 (4); 3. Michigan 122.76 (3); 4. LSU 113.56 (2); 5. Florida State 93.25 (5); 6. Texas 92.72 (12); 7. Virginia Tech 88.60 (7); 8. Arizona State 81.56 (6); 9. Minnesota 76.12 (10); 10. Oregon 75.09 (8); 11. Texas Tech 73.77 (9); 12. South Carolina 73.12 (16); 13. Arizona 68.88 (15); 14. Arkansas 62.22 (11); 15. Florida 61.16 (13); 16. Stanford 60.10 (17); 17. North Carolina 57.41 (18); 18. Penn State 54.89 (14); 19. Nebraska 44.49 (24); 20. UTEP 43.94 (19); 21. Louisville 43.81 (25); 22. Auburn 42.17 (NR); 23. Baylor 39.72 (NR); 24. Miami (Fla.) 39.03 (20); 25. Kentucky 38.49 (22);
Men's Indoor Track & Field Rankings
2009 Week 1 Rankings -- January 28
1. Arkansas 151.52 (3); 2. Arizona State 130.70 (2); 3. Florida 126.31 (4); 4. Oregon 118.61 (1); 5. Texas A&M 105.32 (6); 6. Florida State 99.02 (5); 7. Texas Tech 87.91 (12); 8. BYU 82.21 (10); 9. Texas 74.79 (7); 10. LSU 69.95 (8); 11. Louisville 68.22 (9); 12. Georgia 63.58 (20); 13. Northern Iowa 60.16 (13); 14. South Carolina 59.93 (16); 15. Michigan 54.41 (17); 16. Kentucky 53.34 (11); 17. Baylor 51.66 (14); 18. Kansas State 50.94 (18); 19. Nebraska 47.38 (15); 20. Boise State 45.76 (22); 21. Georgetown 44.41 (21); 22. Arizona 43.87 (19); 23. Missouri 42.07 (23); 24. Oklahoma State 41.13 (NR); 25. Stanford 41.01 (25);