WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) announced the dual and single discipline rankings through week five of competition, released Tuesday and voted on by the NCEA Selection Committee.
 
For the dual discipline institutions, Georgia once again hopped up a spot, now at No. 5 after Oklahoma State fell to Texas A&M at home in a close battle, 10-9. With TCU winning over Fresno State and Auburn besting Georgia, no other moves were made in the rankings.
 
Dartmouth jumped to the No. 2 spot after previously being fourth because of the neck-in-neck tiebreaker win over Sweet Briar, 4-4 (632-619). Sweet Briar won their next meet against Sacred Heart and Lynchburg lost only one point to Bridgewater for the win.
 
DUAL DISCIPLINE

1. TCU
2. Auburn
3. SMU
4. Texas A&M
5. Georgia
6. Oklahoma State
7. South Carolina
8. Baylor
9. UC Davis
10. UT Martin

 
SINGLE DISCIPLINE

1. Lynchburg
2. Dartmouth
3. Sweet Briar
4. Sacred Heart
5. Berry College

 
About the NCEA
A non-profit corporation, the NCEA is a governing body to advance the sport of equestrian. The NCEA is responsible for the development and administration of equestrian rules and guidelines. Equestrian is subject to all NCAA policies and procedures in the same manner as other sports. In 1998, Equestrian was identified and adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Committee on Women's Athletics (CWA) as an emerging sport for women at the Division I and II levels. 
 
NCEA competitions are in a head-to-head format, and schools may choose to compete as a single or dual discipline team (Jumping Seat and Western). Each discipline has two events: in Jumping Seat, Fences and Flat, and in Western, Horsemanship and Reining. Teams can have five riders per event, with horses assigned by random draw at the start of the competition. Riders from opposing teams compete on the same horse, and whichever rider receives the higher score earns one point for her team. The level of difficulty is demonstrated by the accuracy of the pattern and how the competitor uses the horse to the best of her ability.
 
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