University of Tennessee Athletics
TENNESSEE WOMEN FOURTH THIS WEEK IN TRACKWIRE POLL
April 20, 2005 | Women's Track
April 20, 2005
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Lady Volunteers, who are stationed at number four this week in the Trackwire poll, are one of three Southeastern Conference schools gracing the top five in the April 19 national rankings.
Falling in line behind No. 1 Texas (68) are No. 2 South Carolina (49), No. 3 Florida (46) and fourth-ranked Tennessee (45). Rounding out the top 10 are UCLA (43), Nebraska and Stanford (34), Miami (28), USC (25) and Texas Southern (20). Other ranked SEC schools this week include No. 13 Auburn and Alabama (16), No. 16 Georgia (15) and No. 21 Arkansas (12).
The Trackwire 25 projects a hypothetical score for the NCAA meet, factoring in injury reports and other variables supported by information gathered from coaches and NCAA-qualifying competitions across the country. This projection is generated by scoring the Dandy Dozen, a power ranking of the top 12 athletes and relay squads in each NCAA event.
Lady Vols ranked in the third edition of the outdoor Dandy Dozen include Toyin Olupona (6th), Tianna Madison (9th), Courtney Champion (10th) and Cleo Tyson (12th) in the 100 meters; Champion (3rd), Tyson (6th) and Loche (8th) in the 200 meters; Nicole Cook (2nd) in the 800 meters; Patricia Hall (7th) in the 400-meter hurdles and Madison (1st) in the long jump. Both UT's 4x100m and 4x400m relays are rated third.
| No. | Team | Pts. |
| 1. | Texas | 68 |
| 2. | South Carolina | 49 |
| 3. | Florida | 46 |
| 4. | Tennessee | 45 |
| 5. | UCLA | 43 |
| t6. | Nebraska | 34 |
| t6. | Stanford | 34 |
| 8. | Miami (Fla.) | 28 |
| 9. | USC | 25 |
| 10. | Texas Southern | 20 |
| 11. | BYU | 19 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 18 |
| t13. | Alabama | 16 |
| t13. | Auburn | 16 |
| t13. | Washington State | 16 |
| 16. | Georgia | 15 |
| 17. | Kansas State | 14 |
| t18. | Georgia Tech | 13 |
| t18. | Cal Poly | 13 |
| t18 | Oklahoma State | 13 |
| 21. | Arkansas | 12 |
| t22. | Wake Forest | 11 |
| t22. | Baylor | 11 |
| t24. | North Carolina | 10 |
| t24. | Colorado | 10 |
| t24. | SMU | 10 |
| t24. | Washington | 10 |
| t24. | Clemson | 10 |
| t24. | Air Force | 10 |
