Jan. 14, 2003

Columbia, S.C. –
Trackwire.com released its Top 25 indoor rankings and the South Carolina men’s and women’s track teams were both ranked among the top five. The women landed a No. 2 ranking behind SEC opponent LSU, while the men are fourth.

LSU leads both polls as the top three women’s rankings and the top four men’s rankings are all SEC schools.

The Gamecocks return to action this weekend at the Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Jan. 17-18.

Women

1. LSU 59

2. South Carolina 48

3. Florida 41

4. UCLA 41

5. Stanford 34

6. North Carolina 32

7. Texas 30

8. Indiana 25

9. Rice 25

10. Auburn 22

11. BYU 18

12. Nebraska 16

13. Colorado 15

14. Washington State 14

15. Arizona state 14

16. Illinois 13

17. Notre Dame 10

18. Iowa State 10

19. Arizona 10

20. Tennessee 9

21. Kentucky 9

22. Minnesota 8

23. North Carolina State 8

24. Oregon 8

25. Georgia Tech 7

Men

1. LSU 59

2. Arkansas 48

3. Tennessee 36

4. South Carolina 29

5. Stanford 25

6. Villanova 25

7. TCU 22

8. Alabama 22

9. Auburn 20

10. Mississippi State 18

11. Florida 18

12. Missouri 17

13. Wisconsin 16

14. Wichita State 14

15. Texas 13

16. Indiana 12

17. Purdue 12

18. Baylor 10

19. Texas A&M 10

20. UCLA 10

21. Washington 10

22. Nebraska 10

23. Manhattan 10

24. Georgia 9

25. Mississippi 9