NEW ORLEANS – Texas A&M women are ranked No. 2 nationally with the Aggie men No. 5 for the 2014 indoor track and field season based on the preseason computer rankings generated by the United States Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Leading the women's rankings is Texas with A&M second while Florida, Oregon and Georgia round out the top five teams. Three more SEC schools follow with Kentucky at No. 6, Arkansas and LSU at No. 7 and No. 8 while Stanford and Kansas round out the top 10.
Defending NCAA Indoor champion Arkansas tops the men's list with Florida, Oregon, Wisconsin and the Aggies among the top five teams. The rest of the top 10 includes Penn State, Florida State, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Oklahoma State.
The national team rankings will be complied by mathematical formulae based on the national descending order lists and data taken from previous seasons. For the preseason ranking and early-season rankings, data will be taken from previous seasons as well as the current season.
Texas A&M resumes the track and field season this weekend with a home meet at Gilliam Indoor. The Aggies will be among a field of teams competing Saturday in Texas A&M 10-Team Invitational. Other squads include Abilene Christian, Baylor, Louisiana Tech, Rice, SMU (women), TCU, Texas State, UT-Arlington and UT-San Antonio.
On Friday the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational includes various programs from Texas and Louisiana – Houston Baptist, Lamar, North Texas, Northwestern State, Prairie View A&M, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Southern, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, and UT-Pan American.
Meet schedules and entries along with links to the webcast and live results will be available on aggieathletics.com.
Texas A&M High School Classic
The fourth year of Texas A&M hosting its High School Classic indoor track and field meet included a two-day attendance of 6,608 (2,405 on Friday and 4,203 on Saturday) along with 2,145 entries among the 1,406 high school athletes competing at Gilliam Indoor.
A total of 10 meet records fell during the two-day meet with the girl's 400 meters and girl's shot put mark each bettered by two athletes and the girl's pole vault record topped by three athletes.
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USTFCCCA COMPUTER RANKINGS
MEN PRESEASON RANKINGS
 Rank       School                        Points
       1.       Arkansas                    230.90
       2.       Florida                        177.79
       3.       Oregon                       165.33
       4.       Wisconsin                    98.70
       5.       Texas A&M                 97.85
       6.       Penn State                  83.28
       7.       Florida State               76.59
       8.       Nebraska                     66.94
       9.       Minnesota                  54.78
     10.       Oklahoma State        54.07
     11.       Mississippi State       50.29
     12.       Illinois                            50.11
     13.       Georgia                        46.63
     14.       Colorado                      41.90
     15.       Texas                             41.80
     16.       Mississippi                   41.01
     17.       Arizona                         39.69
     18.       Baylor                            39.05
     19.       Virginia Tech               39.02
     20.       Stanford                       38.56
     21.       Arizona State             36.44
     22.       UTEP                              35.64
     23.       Princeton                     35.09
     24.       Alabama                       34.05
     25.       LSU                                 33.50
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WOMEN'S PRESEASON RANKINGS
 Rank       School                        Points
       1.       Texas                          177.09
       2.       Texas A&M              155.74
       3.       Florida                        146.62
       4.       Oregon                       126.09
       5.       Georgia                        96.86
       6.       Kentucky                     93.45
       7.       Arkansas                      93.32
       8.       LSU                                 77.68
       9.       Stanford                       76.68
     10.       Kansas                          66.89
     11.       South Carolina           55.99
     12.       Providence                 55.71
     13.       Michigan                      53.95
     14.       Dartmouth                  50.55
     15.       Mississippi State       50.06
     16.       Kent State                   48.78
     17.       Purdue                         46.83
     18.       Georgetown              43.10
     19.       Florida State               42.81
     20.       Washington                41.88
     21.       Maryland                     39.23
     22.       Villanova                      38.45
     23.       Arizona State             38.39
     24.       Harvard                        38.30
     25.       Akron                            37.92