Men's Indoor Track & Field makes debut in USTFCCCA power rankings
February 14, 2017
By Caleb Scott
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's track and field team made its 2017 debut in the top-25 as it ranked No. 24 in the fourth weekly United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association power rankings.
The Polar Bears (39-15 overall) received 36.01 points in the rankings.
North Central (Ill.) took over the top spot with 114.48 points, while MIT dropped to No. 2 with 105.16 points and Benedictine (Ill.) rounded out the top three with 104.76 points.
Northern returns to the track Saturday as they travel to Alliance to compete in the Mount Union Raider Tune Up meet with events beginning at noon.
USTFCCCA Poll - Week 4
Feb. 14, 2017
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1. | North Central (Ill.) | 114.48 |
| 2. | MITIthaca (N.Y.) | 105.16 |
| 3. | Benedictine (Ill.) | 104.76 |
| 4. | Wis.-Whitewater | 96.18 |
| 5. | Wis.-LaCrosse | 87.77 |
| 6. | Wis.-Stevens Point | 87.37 |
| 7. | Wis.-Oshkosh | 83.35 |
| 8. | Tufts (Mass.) | 81.80 |
| 9. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 81.51 |
| 10. | SUNY Cortland |
76.11 |
| 11. | Mount Union | 69.05 |
| 12. | Wis.-Plateville | 67.80 |
| 13. | Rowan (N.J.) | 64.02 |
| 14. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 59.42 |
| 15. | Williams (Mass.) | 56.63 |
| 16. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 55.03 |
| 17. | Wis.-Eau Claire | 54.14 |
| 18. | Aurora (Ill.) | 49.20 |
| 19. | SUNY Geneseo | 48.10 |
| 20. | Wis.-River Falls | 40.82 |
| 21. | Bates (Maine) | 40.60 |
| 22. | Dubuque (Iowa) | 38.03 |
| 23. | TCNJ | 36.09 |
| 24. | Ohio Northern | 36.01 |
| 25. | Augustana (Ill.) | 35.07 |