NAIA National Rankings 10/17/07

[nerual]

*Former MIB runner Matt Ditzler and his warriors remained in the top 25 this week, earning enough points for 24th.*

Some interesting moves occured in this weeks national rankings. For one, Indiana Wesleyan was moved back behind Concordia Nebraska (a team that IWU has beaten head-to-head twice). Secondly, despite Cornerstone's amazing team performance at Manchester (6 guys under 26:06, 2 under 25:00) the team failed to move up in the rankings this week. Region VIII is shapping up to be a very competitive team race considering the following teams and their rankings:

2. Aquinas
4. Cornerstone
18. Indiana Wesleyan
24. Indiana Tech
29. Taylor

How many teams will get out of Region VIII?

[hnhsxc]

I continue to hate NAIA Region I and II... I will always hate NAIA Region I and II.

This new ranking only strengthens the argument that the NAIA MUST get away from the regional system... combined team time is not the way to formulate accurate rankings... head-to-head competition is the ONLY way to establish accurate rankings.

[Administrator]

A hundred exalts for hating region I.

Heard Liechty's back. Will he make a difference? And whats with Josh Foss, he runs real well at IWU 26:00s, then a week later he run up at kenosha is about the only one to run bad. Is he just not a hill runner? or is he so bipolar that he either runs real well or very poorly?