First Regular Division I Poll Keeps Top in Tact, Georgetown Women to Top Ten

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First Regular Division I Poll Keeps Top in Tact, Georgetown Women to Top Ten

Georgetown’s youth stepped up last weekend to produce team victory at Penn State



September 14, 2010



NEW ORLEANS – The first regular season national cross country poll in Division I by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has yielded little change to the top as compared to the preseason poll released on August 31. The Georgetown women were the lone new addition to the top ten, jumping four spots after a successful weekend at Penn State.



MEN: On the men’s side, the only minor shake up was the distribution of first-place votes among No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 Oklahoma State, and No. 3 Northern Arizona. The Cardinal now holds half of the FPVs to Oklahoma State’s five and Northern Arizona’s one. In the preseason poll, Oklahoma State held a majority of FPVs with seven.



No. 18 Michigan State was the highest-moving team on the men’s side as they bumped up three spots on the poll from 21st in the preseason. No. 24 Princeton is a new addition to the top 30 from the preseason ratings.



Among the meets to watch this weekend, No. 26 Butler and No. 28 Indiana will be among the fray at the Indiana Intercollegiates, hosted by Purdue on Friday. The highest-ranked team in action will be No. 3 Northern Arizona at San Diego State’s Aztec Invitational on Saturday. No. 5 Alabama will host the Crimson Classic on Saturday.



The Big 12 remains the top conference represented in the poll with five teams in the top 30. The Big East, Big Ten, and ACC each have four of their members in the fold.



WOMEN: On the women’s side, Oregon and Texas Tech swapped positions from their preseason perches. The Ducks are now No. 4 while the Lady Raiders moved to No. 5. No. 7 Georgetown, who surged four spots from 11th, enters the top ten for the first time this season.



The Hoyas were the team champions at last weekend’s Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational, hosted by Penn State. Georgetown topped then-No. 7 Princeton (45) and then-No. 24 Penn State (59) with a 28-point tally. Georgetown took three of the 6K’s top spots. Sophomore Emily Jones led the team with a 20:59.2 clocking.



The largest move in the women’s poll came from No. 24 Iowa who was 29th in the preseason. In addition, No. 30 North Carolina entered the poll for the first time this season.



This weekend, No. 1 Villanova will be in action at the Delaware Invitational on Saturday. No. 2 Florida State is slated to be at the Boston College Invitational on Sunday while No. 3 Washington will host the Sundodger Invitational in Seattle on Saturday. No. 15 Notre Dame will host the National Catholic Invitational on Friday. No. 16 Iowa State and No. 24 Iowa will battle at the Iowa Intercollegiate on Saturday while No. 21Michigan State and No. 27 Michigan will meet at the Spartan Invitational in East Lancing. No. 18 New Mexico No. 19 UTEP will go head-to-head at the New Mexico State Kachina Classic on Saturday.



Overall, six Big Ten and Big East women’s squads are represented in the top 30. The ACC and Pac-10 each have four in the order.



The next national poll will be announced on September 21. The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 22 in Terre Haute, Ind.







USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2010 Week #1, September 14

next ranking: September 21


Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Location
Last Week

1
Stanford (6)
352
West
Pac-10
Palo Alto, Calif.
1

2
Oklahoma State (5)
347
Midwest
Big 12
Stillwater, Okla.
2

3
Northern Arizona (1)
332
Mountain
Big Sky
Flagstaff, Ariz.
3

Oregon
332
West
Pac-10
Eugene, Ore.
3

5
Alabama
300
South
SEC
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
5

6
Colorado
297
Mountain
Big 12
Boulder, Colo.
6

7
Wisconsin
290
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Madison, Wis.
7

8
Portland
261
West
West Coast
Portland, Ore.
8

9
Syracuse
259
Northeast
BIG EAST
Syracuse, N.Y.
9

10
Iona
258
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
New Rochelle, N.Y.
10

11
NC State
216
Southeast
ACC
Raleigh, N.C.
11

12
Oklahoma
211
Midwest
Big 12
Norman, Okla.
12

13
Arkansas
194
South Central
SEC
Fayetteville, Ark.
13

14
New Mexico
185
Mountain
Mountain West
Albuquerque, N.M.
14

Villanova
185
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Villanova, Pa.
15

16
BYU
145
Mountain
Mountain West
Provo, Utah
17

17
Arizona State
140
West
Pac-10
Tempe, Ariz.
19

18
Michigan State
131
Great Lakes
Big Ten
East Lansing, Mich.
21

19
Iowa State
130
Midwest
Big 12
Ames, Iowa
18

20
Providence
129
Northeast
BIG EAST
Providence, R.I.
20

21
Duke
128
Southeast
ACC
Durham, N.C.
23

22
Virginia
118
Southeast
ACC
Charlottesville, Va.
22

23
Florida State
101
South
ACC
Tallahassee, Fla.
24

24
Princeton
98
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Princeton, N.J.
RV

25
Georgetown
96
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Washington, D.C.
16

26
Butler
72
Great Lakes
Horizon
Indianapolis, Ind.
25

27
Minnesota
62
Midwest
Big Ten
Minneapolis, Minn.
26

28
Indiana
56
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Bloomington, Ind.
27

29
William and Mary
39
Southeast
Colonial
Williamsburg, Va.
28

30
Texas
34
South Central
Big 12
Austin, Texas
28

Others Receiving Votes: Cal Poly 32, Ohio State 22, North Carolina 8, UCLA 7, California 6, Louisville 6, Florida 1.


Dropped Out: No. 30 Cal Poly

USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2010 Week #1, September 14

next ranking: September 21


Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Location
Last Week

1
Villanova (12)
360
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Villanova, Pa.
1

2
Florida State
344
South
ACC
Tallahassee, Fla.
2

3
Washington
332
West
Pac-10
Seattle, Wash.
3

4
Oregon
305
West
Pac-10
Eugene, Ore.
5

5
Texas Tech
303
Mountain
Big 12
Lubbock, Texas
4

6
Duke
294
Southeast
ACC
Durham, N.C.
6

7
Georgetown
290
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Washington, D.C.
11

8
Florida
270
South
SEC
Gainesville, Fla.
8

9
Princeton
263
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Princeton, N.J.
7

10
Syracuse
245
Northeast
BIG EAST
Syracuse, N.Y.
9

11
Colorado
224
Mountain
Big 12
Boulder, Colo.
13

12
Virginia
214
Southeast
ACC
Charlottesville, Va.
10

13
Stanford
213
West
Pac-10
Palo Alto, Calif.
12

14
Providence
188
Northeast
BIG EAST
Providence, R.I.
14

15
Notre Dame
169
Great Lakes
BIG EAST
South Bend, Ind.
17

16
Iowa State
164
Midwest
Big 12
Ames, Iowa
16

17
West Virginia
155
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Morgantown, W. Va.
15

18
New Mexico
150
Mountain
Mountain West
Albuquerque, N.M.
18

19
UTEP
147
Mountain
Conference USA
El Paso,Texas
19

20
BYU
135
Mountain
Mountain West
Provo, Utah
20

21
Michigan State
109
Great Lakes
Big Ten
East Lansing, Mich.
23

22
SMU
99
South Central
Conference USA
University Park, Texas
22

23
Arizona
93
West
Pac-10
Tucson, Ariz.
25

24
Iowa
91
Midwest
Big Ten
Iowa City, Iowa
29

25
Minnesota
82
Midwest
Big Ten
Minneapolis, Minn.
21

26
Wisconsin
71
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Madison, Wis.
26

27
Michigan
70
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ann Arbor, Mich.
27

28
Penn State
58
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
State College, Pa.
24

29
Rice
31
South Central
Conference USA
Houston, Texas
28

30
North Carolina
26
Southeast
ACC
Chapel Hill, N.C.
RV

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 21, Nebraska 15, Indiana 9, Stony Brook 7, Ohio State 6, Toledo 6, Arkansas 4, Kansas 4, Vanderbilt 4, Kansas State 3, Miami (Ohio) 2, Baylor 1.


Dropped Out: No. 30 Arizona State








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