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NEW ORLEANS – On Wednesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week one national team rankings for the 2011 NCAA Division II cross country season. Since preseason rankings were announced about a month ago, the top seven men's teams remain unchanged as Adams State keeps their No. 1 standing. On the women's side, Chico State moved from third to No. 2 whule Ferris State made a big leap from No. 7 to No. 3 in the country.



AROUND THE POLLS



MEN

-- The top seven spots in the men's rankings are unchanged from the preseason rankings announced on August 24th.

-- At No. 9, UMass Lowell cracked the top ten for the first time this season.

-- New to the top 25 from the preseason are No. 16 Southern Connecticut and No. 24 Harding.

-- The RMAC is still the top conference with five teams in the top 25, followed by the GNAC, Northeast-10, and PSAC with three apiece.



WOMEN

-- Four are new to the top 25 this week: No. 17 Lock Haven, No. 20 Southern Indiana, No. 23 Pittsburg State, and No. 25 San Francisco State.

-- The CCAA, MIAA, NSIC, and PSAC each have three teams in the top 25 to lead all conferences.



The NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships will be held on Saturday, November 19, in Spokane, Wash. NCAA Regional Championships will be held two weeks prior on the weekend of November 5.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Men's Cross Country National Team Rankings

2011 Week #1, September 21

next ranking: September 28


Rank
Institution
Region
Conference
Location
Last Week

1
Adams State
Central
RMAC
Alamosa, Colo.
1

2
Western State
Central
RMAC
Gunnison, Colo.
2

3
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Allendale, Mich.
3

4
Colorado Mines
Central
RMAC
Golden, Colo.
4

5
Chico State
West
CCAA
Chico, Calif.
5

6
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Sioux Falls, S.D.
6

7
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Evansville, Ind.
7

8
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Edinboro, Pa.
9

9
UMass Lowell
East
Northeast-10
Lowell, Mass.
11

10
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Lock Haven, Pa.
8

11
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Anchorage, Alaska
12

12
Central Missouri
South Central
MIAA
Warrensburg, Mo.
14

13
Metro State
Central
RMAC
Denver, Colo.
15

14
Queens (N.C.)
Southeast
Conf. Carolinas
Charlotte, N.C.
13

15
Bellarmine
Midwest
GLVC
Louisville, Ky.
16

16
Southern Connecticut
East
Northeast-10
New Haven, Conn.
NR

17
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Shippensburg, Pa.
10

18
East Central (Okla.)
South Central
Great American
Ada, Okla.
17

19
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Bellingham, Wash.
19

20
Western Oregon
West
GNAC
Monmouth, Ore.
22

21
New Mexico Highlands
Central
RMAC
Las Vegas, N.M.
21

22
Ashland
Midwest
GLIAC
Ashland, Ohio
18

23
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Easton, Mass.
20

24
Harding
South Central
Great American
Searcy, Ark.
NR

25
Cal Poly Pomona
West
CCAA
Pomona, Calif.
24

Dropped Out: No. 23 Neb.-Kearney, No. 25 UW-Parkside

teams ranked by T.J. Garlatz, Alaska Anchorage


USTFCCCA

NCAA Division II

Women's Cross Country National Team Rankings

2011 Week #1, September 21

next ranking: September 28


Rank
Institution
Region
Conference
Location
Last Week

1
Western State
Central
RMAC
Gunnison, Colo.
1

2
Chico State
West
CCAA
Chico, Calif.
3

3
Ferris State
Midwest
GLIAC
Big Rapids, Mich.
7

4
Grand Valley State
Midwest
GLIAC
Allendale, Mich.
2

5
Adams State
Central
RMAC
Alamosa, Colo.
4

6
Alaska Anchorage
West
GNAC
Anchorage, Alaska
5

7
Augustana (S.D.)
Central
NSIC
Sioux Falls, S.D.
6

8
Shippensburg
Atlantic
PSAC
Shippensburg, Pa.
8

9
Queens (N.C.)
Southeast
Conf. Carolinas
Charlotte, N.C.
9

10
Minnesota Duluth
Central
NSIC
Duluth, Minn.
10

11
U-Mary
Central
NSIC
Bismarck, N.D.
11

12
Edinboro
Atlantic
PSAC
Edinboro, Pa.
14

13
Midwestern State
South Central
Lone Star
Wichita Falls, Texas
12

14
Stonehill
East
Northeast-10
Easton, Mass.
16

15
Tampa
South
Sunshine
Tampa, Florida
13

16
Missouri Southern
South Central
MIAA
Joplin, Mo.
17

17
Lock Haven
Atlantic
PSAC
Lock Haven, Pa.
NR

18
Truman State
South Central
MIAA
Kirksville, Mo.
18

19
Cal Poly Pomona
West
CCAA
Pomona, Calif.
24

20
Southern Indiana
Midwest
GLVC
Evansville, Ind.
NR

21
Western Washington
West
GNAC
Bellingham, Wash.
23

22
Bellarmine
Midwest
GLVC
Louisville, Ky.
21

23
Pittsburg State
South Central
MIAA
Pittsburg, Kan.
NR

24
Nova Southeastern
South
Sunshine
Davie, Fla.
25

25
San Francisco State
West
CCAA
San Francisco, Calif.
NR

Dropped Out: No. 15 Hillsdale, No. 19 Millersville, No. 20 Harding, No. 22 East Stroudsburg

teams ranked by Ray Hoffman, Kutztown








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