DI National Coaches Poll

NEW ORLEANS – On Tuesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week four national cross country coaches’ poll for the 2011 NCAA Division I season. A busy previous weekend caused quite a shift the national women’s top 25, including a new number one in two-time defending NCAA Champion Villanova. On the men’s side, No. 1 Oklahoma State stays at the top spot after winning their home Cowboy Jamboree while in-state rival Oklahoma makes their first-ever showing in the national top three.



AROUND THE POLLS

MEN
– No. 1 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Wisconsin are in the top two spots for the fourth week in a row … Two-time defending NCAA Champion Oklahoma State has been the top-ranked team since the preseason.
– At No. 3, Oklahoma is making their first-ever appearance in the national top three. The Sooners won Lehigh’s Paul Short Run last weekend by a wide margin over five other nationally-ranked DI schools.
– New to the top ten, BYU moved up eight spots to No. 6 after winning the Notre Dame Invitational last Friday over then-No. 10 Florida State, 46-93.
– No. 18 Columbia debuts in the poll for the first time since at least 1998. The Lions were third at the Paul Short Run, but topped four other top-20 teams on the course.
– At No. 20 and No. 22, Washington State and UCLA are making their first showings to the poll this season, while at No. 27 Texas A&M is listed in the national top 30 for the first time since 2008.
– The Pac-12 leads all conferences with six teams in the national top 25, followed by the Big East (4) and the Big Ten (4).
– Seven ranked teams are schedule to compete this weekend in some form or fashion. No. 5 Iona and No. 18 Columbia have the New York Metro Championships this weekend at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx. No. 13 Northern Arizona and No. 23 Arizona State have an intrastate battle coming at the Grand Canyon Invite.



WOMEN
— A brand new slate of the nation’s top three emerged after last weekend’s performances. No. 1 Villanova retains the top spot they last held last year en route to a second-straight NCAA title. The Wildcats finished second to now-No. 2 Providence, 101-104, at Lehigh. No. 3 Florida State rose four spots from seventh after taking the top spot at Notre Dame this past weekend, besting five other nationally-ranked teams, including now-No. 11 Arkansas and then-No. 2 New Mexico.
– At No. 8, Syracuse makes their first showing in the nation’s top ten this season. The Orange was third to Providence and Villanova, but topped then-No. 1 Georgetown at Lehigh’s meet.
– No. 25 Notre Dame and No. 30 Clemson debut in the poll for the first time this season. For Clemson, it’s their first ranking since at least 1995.
– The Big East and Pac-12 each have six teams in the national top 30 to lead the way among conferences. The ACC and Big Ten follow with five teams apiece.
– A light weekend is ahead compared to last as only five ranked teams are slated to be in action. No. 1 Villanova will likely run a smaller group at the Jack St. Clair Memorial in Philly this weekend. No. 2 Providence will compete at the New England (NEICAAA) Championship. No. 14 Arizona goes to the Grand Canyon Invite, No. 15 Michigan State heads to the Michigan Intercollegiate Championships, and No. 21 Minnesota takes on the Pine Hill Invite.

NOTE: Next week is slated to be a "repeat" week, meaning all positions on this week’s poll will carry to next week.



The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. NCAA Regional Championships will be held nine days prior on Saturday, November 12.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2011 Week #4 -- October 4

next ranking: October 11 (repeat), October 18 (regular)


Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week

1
Oklahoma State (11)
359
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (6th)
1

2
Wisconsin (1)
348
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (4th)
2

3
Oklahoma
327
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (7th)
4

4
Stanford
325
West
Pac-12
Jason Dunn (5th)
3

5
Iona
296
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (4th)
5

6
BYU
291
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (12th)
14

7
Indiana
290
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (5th)
6

8
Colorado
275
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
7

9
NC State
270
Southeast
ACC
Rollie Geiger (34th)
9

10
Oregon
253
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
8

11
Florida State
250
South
ACC
Bob Braman (12th)
10

12
Portland
227
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (22nd)
11

13
Northern Arizona
209
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (5th)
13

14
Princeton
206
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Steve Dolan (8th)
12

15
Arkansas
179
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (4th)
16

16
Georgetown
172
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (13th)
22

17
Minnesota
143
Midwest
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (16th)
20

18
Columbia
139
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (18th)
RV

19
Villanova
125
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (12th)
18

20
Washington State
118
West
Pac-12
Pete Julian (2nd)
NR

21
Syracuse
101
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
15

22
UCLA
92
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (3rd)
RV

23
Arizona State
91
West
Pac-12
Greg Kraft (16th)
29

24
Providence
81
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
17

25
New Mexico
80
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
21

26
Michigan
74
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (2nd)
28

27
Texas A&M
54
South Central
Big 12
Pat Henry (8th)
RV

28
Florida
43
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
29

29
North Carolina
30
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (4th)
RV

29
Eastern Kentucky
30
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (33rd)
26

Others Receiving Votes: Texas 28, Virginia 17, Lamar 11, Tulsa 11, Air Force 10, Notre Dame 8, Penn State 7, Ohio State 4, Iowa State 3, Brown 3, Virginia Tech 1.


Dropped Out: No. 19 Virginia, No. 23 Notre Dame, No. 24 Texas, No. 25 Ohio State, No. 27 Louisville

compiled by Don Kopriva

(* year as head coach of that team in men's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)


USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2011 Week #4 -- October 4

next ranking: October 11 (repeat), October 18 (regular)


Rank
Institution (FPV)
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week

1
Villanova (6)
354
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (12th)
5

2
Providence (5)
346
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
3

3
Florida State
326
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (5th)
7

4
Colorado (1)
316
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
4

5
Georgetown
313
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Chris Miltenberg (4th)
1

6
Stanford
305
West
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (1st)
6

7
New Mexico
265
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
2

8
Syracuse
260
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
12

9
Iowa State
257
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (5th)
8

10
California
238
West
Pac-12
Tony Sandoval (30th)
10

11
Arkansas
227
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (22nd)
18

12
Oregon
219
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
17

13
North Carolina
210
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (4th)
15

14
Arizona
198
West
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
11

15
Michigan State
195
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (8th)
19

16
Virginia
193
Southeast
ACC
Jason Vigilante (4th)
16

17
Texas
180
South Central
Big 12
Bev Kearney (20th)
14

18
Michigan
161
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (22nd)
13

19
West Virginia
127
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Sean Cleary (5th)
24

20
Penn State
124
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (13th)
28

21
Minnesota
94
Midwest
Big Ten
Gary Wilson (27th)
21

22
Florida
88
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
26

23
Iowa
76
Midwest
Big Ten
Layne Anderson (10th)
27

24
Washington
75
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (10th)
20

25
Notre Dame
65
Great Lakes
Big East
Tim Connelly (24th)
NR

26
Duke
61
Southeast
ACC
Kevin Jermyn (8th)
9

27
BYU
59
Mountain
West Coast
Patrick Shane (30th)
29

28
Princeton
51
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Peter Farrell (34th)
22

29
Oklahoma State
48
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (3rd)
23

30
Clemson
42
Southeast
ACC
Lawrence Johnson (4th)
RV

Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt 25, Yale 16, Texas Tech 14, Indiana 12, Kansas State 10, Connecticut 8, Tulsa 7, Dartmouth 7, Cornell 4, Missouri 2, San Francisco 1.


Dropped Out: No. 25 Texas Tech, No. 30 Vanderbilt.

compiled by Jesse Rosen

(* year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)










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