Latest NCEA Event Rankings- Equitation #1- SMU, Eq Over Fences #1- SMU, Horsemanship #1- GA, Reining #1- GA

NCEA

Waco, TX- The National Collegiate Equestrian Association on Thursday announced the second set of NCEA Event Rankings for collegiate equestrian, as determined by the NCEA Selection Committee.

As noted in the January message, the new NCEA National Championship format will include four Event titles in addition to the overall National Team title. Event rankings are determined at each head-to-head competition based on a variety of data points (Win/Loss; Home/Away; Current Rank of Opponent).  The Event rankings may differ from the NCEA Team Rankings that are released every week throughout the season, as they are based solely on the results from the single event in the head-to-head meet.

Event rankings are scheduled to be released on January 15, 2018, February 15, 2018, March 15, 2018 and the final seeding will be announced in April with the final team rankings.

FEBRUARY 15, 2018 EVENT RANKINGS:

EQUITATION ON THE FLAT

1.SMU

2. TEXAS A&M

3. GEORGIA

4. AUBURN

5. FRESNO ST.

6. OKLAHOMA ST.

7. DELAWARE ST.

8. UT-MARTIN

9. TCU

10. SOUTH DAKOTA ST.

EQUITATION OVER FENCES

1. SMU

2. TEXAS A&M

3. AUBURN

4. GEORGIA

5. OKLAHOMA ST.

6. TCU

7. FRESNO ST.

8. UT-MARTIN

9. SOUTH DAKOTA ST.

10. SOUTH CAROLINA

HORSEMANSHIP

1. GEORGIA

2. TEXAS A&M

3. SOUTH DAKOTA ST.

4. AUBURN

5. OKLAHOMA ST.

6. BAYLOR

7. TCU

8. UT-MARTIN

9. SMU

10. SOUTH CAROLINA

REINING

1. GEORGIA

2. OKLAHOMA ST.

3. AUBURN

4. TEXAS A&M

5. BAYLOR

6. TCU

7. UT-MARTIN

8. SMU

9. FRESNO ST.

10. SOUTH CAROLINA

NCAA Equestrian & NCEA National Championship:

The following NCEA event titles and team championships will be held in Waco, Texas on April 18-21, 2018.

1. National championship event titles will now be awarded in four separate events conducted at the national championship: 4 riders in each event
   1. NCEA Equitation over Fences
   2. NCEA Equitation on the Flat
   3. NCEA Horsemanship
   4. NCEA Reining
2. National championship discipline titles will now be awarded for two separate disciplines based on the points assigned to teams during the event competitions at the national championship
   1. NCEA Hunter Seat
   2. NCEA Western
3. National Team Championship will be awarded based on combined discipline team head-to-head bracket competition at the national championship. (4 riders in each event)

• Schools may qualify teams for each of the event titles – schools do not need to enter teams in both disciplines. Schools with single discipline teams are now eligible for NCEA national titles.
• All competitive opportunities will be organized in the bracket head-to-head format (event titles and team title).
• Seeding for the event title competitions will be based on regular season NCEA competitions for the four different events (fences, flat, horsemanship, reining). To be eligible for seeding for any NCEA national championship title, teams are required to compete in a minimum of three head-to-head competitions.