Rifle: WVU Remains in Top Three

By Shannon McNamara for WVUsports.com
February 14, 2012 04:35 PM

Jon Hammond

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University rifle team is ranked No. 3 in the final College Rifle Coaches Association (CRCA) Poll of the regular season.

The CRCA Poll is released every week, and this week’s ranking is based on the team’s three-match average, with each score pulled from a different venue.

The averages that determined this week’s rankings make up half of the team’s final qualification score for the 2012 NCAA Championships; the remaining 50 percent will come from scores shot at this week’s NCAA qualifying matches.

Based on the polling criteria, the Mountaineers (10-2, 5-1 GARC) own a 4680.67 season average.

TCU again ranks No. 1 with a 4700.0 average, while Kentucky, the defending national champions, ranks No. 2 with an average of 4699.0.

Army (4667.67) and UTEP (4657.67) continue to rank No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

The remainder of the Top 10 also remains intact, with Alaska-Fairbanks at No. 6 (4654.33), Nevada at No. 7 (4652.33), Ole Miss at No. 8 (4651.67), Jacksonville State at No. 9 (4650.00) and Murray State at No. 10 (4633.67).

The Mountaineers shoot against VMI in an NCAA qualifying match this Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 a.m., at the WVU Rifle Range.

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