Seventeen SEC Track & Field Programs Ranked In Top-25
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Jan. 25, 2021)-----A total of 17 Southeastern Conference men's and women's track and field programs are ranked in the top-25 of the initial NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index released Monday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Nine SEC women's programs are ranked in the top-20, including four of the top-five. Arkansas, Texas A&M and Georgia are ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, while Alabama is No. 5. LSU is ranked seventh, Kentucky is ninth, Tennessee is 10th, Florida is 15th and South Carolina is 19th. No other conference has more than six teams in the women's top-25.
A nation-leading eight SEC programs are ranked in the men's top-25, led by No. 1 Arkansas. LSU is No. 3, Tennessee is No. 5, Alabama is No. 8, Texas A&M is No. 11, Kentucky is No. 12, Georgia is No. 22 and Missouri is No. 24. No other conference has more than five teams in the men's top-25.
The 2021 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships will take place Feb. 25-27 in Fayetteville, Ark.
NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track & Field USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index
1. Arkansas
2. North Carolina A&T
3. LSU
4. BYU
5. Tennessee
6. Texas Tech
7. Florida State
8. Alabama
9. Iowa
10. Southern Cal
11. Texas A&M
12. Kentucky
13. Oklahoma
14. Michigan
15. Texas
16. North Dakota State
17. Indiana
18. Virginia
19. South Dakota
20. Kansas State
21. Virginia Tech
22. Georgia
23. Minnesota
24. Missouri
25. Baylor
NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track & Field USTFCCCA National TFRI: Track & Field Rating Index
1. Arkansas
2. Texas A&M
3. Georgia
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Southern Cal
7. LSU
8. Texas Tech
9. Kentucky
10. Tennessee
11. Minnesota
12. Baylor
13. Duke
14. Oklahoma State
15. Florida
16. South Dakota
17. Michigan State
18. Kansas
19. South Carolina
20. Oklahoma
21. Clemson
22. Maryland
23. Michigan
24. BYU
25. Ohio State