First Regular DI Poll Places Wisconsin, Washington Up Top

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First Regular DI Poll Places Wisconsin, Washington Up Top



September 11, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – In the first regular poll of the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country season, Wisconsin’s men and Washington’s women were selected as the top teams in the country by voters of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Wisconsin, the defending national men’s champion, keeps their preseason top perch, notching nine of 12 first-place votes. Washington overtook Oregon from the No. 1 spot, a place the Ducks held in the preseason poll two weeks ago. Washington’s women won the national title in 2008, finished as the nation’s runner up a year ago, and were last voted as the top team in the country on November 17, 2009.



The top six men’s teams remain unchanged from the preseason poll, including No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 BYU, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 5 Colorado, and No. 6 Texas. Moving up one spot to No. 14, Texas A&M improved their best-ever showing in the poll. The Pac-12 leads all conferences with five men’s teams – No. 5 Colorado, No. 9 Stanford, No. 22 Oregon, No. 26 Washington State, and No. 29 UCLA – ranked in the nation’s top 30.



Four women’s teams are receiving first-place votes. No. 2 Oregon actually received more first-place votes, five, than No. 1 Washington’s four. No. 3 Florida State notched two first-place votes while No. 4 Georgetown, the defending NCAA champions, gained one. Toledo jumped five spots to No. 18, their highest position in the history of the poll. The Dons of San Francisco gained a spot to No. 19 to improve their all-time best ranking. The Big East and Pac-12 both have five women’s teams in the top 30 to lead all leagues. The Big East sports No. 4 Georgetown, No. 7 Providence, No. 10 Villanova, No. 20 Syracuse, and No. 21 Notre Dame. Along with five in the top 30, the Pac-12 has three in the top ten with Washington, Oregon, and No. 8 Syracuse.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2012 Week #1 -- September 11

next ranking: September 18


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

1
Wisconsin (9)
355
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (5th)
1

2
Oklahoma State (2)
347
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (7th)
2

3
BYU (1)
341
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (13th)
3

4
Oklahoma
303
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (8th)
4

5
Colorado
294
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
5

6
Portland
292
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (23rd)
7

6
Texas
292
South Central
Big 12
John Hayes (6th)
6

8
Iona
276
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (5th)
8

9
Stanford
263
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
9

10
Florida State
234
South
ACC
Bob Braman (13th)
10

11
NC State
229
Southeast
ACC
Rollie Geiger (35th)
11

12
Syracuse
221
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (8th)
12

13
Indiana
216
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (6th)
13

14
Texas A&M
189
South Central
SEC
Pat Henry (9th)
15

15
Princeton
169
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Jason Vigilante (1st)
21

16
Georgetown
168
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (14th)
14

17
Minnesota
149
Midwest
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (17th)
18

18
Northern Arizona
139
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (6th)
17

19
Villanova
132
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (13th)
16

20
Tulsa
125
Midwest
Conference USA
Steve Gulley (11th)
20

20
Michigan
125
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (3rd)
19

22
Oregon
113
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (8th)
22

23
Arkansas
110
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (5th)
23

24
New Mexico
87
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
24

25
Notre Dame
76
Great Lakes
Big East
Joe Piane (38th)
25

26
Washington State
64
West
Pac-12
Tim Riley (1st)
26

27
Eastern Kentucky
57
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (34th)
29

28
Columbia
48
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (19th)
27

29
UCLA
45
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (4th)
30

30
Georgia
42
South
SEC
Patrick Cunniff (1st)
28

Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 21, Providence 12, Virginia 11, North Carolina 9, Florida 5, William & Mary 5, Cal Poly 4, California 3, Iowa State 3, Weber State 3, Virginia Tech 2, Michigan State 1.


Dropped Out: none

compiled by Don Kopriva

(* year as effective coach of that team in men's cross country)


USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2012 Week #1 -- September 11

next ranking: September 18


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

1
Washington (4)
347
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (11th)
2

2
Oregon (5)
345
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (8th)
1

3
Florida State (2)
338
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (6th)
4

4
Georgetown (1)
334
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Michael Smith (1st)
3

5
Iowa State
303
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (6th)
5

6
Vanderbilt
292
South
SEC
Steve Keith (7th)
6

7
Providence
289
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (29th)
7

8
Stanford
272
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
8

9
Arkansas
251
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (23rd)
11

10
Villanova
243
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (13th)
10

11
Michigan
232
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (23rd)
12

12
Arizona
216
West
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (11th)
14

13
Michigan State
186
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (9th)
17

14
Boston College
182
Northeast
ACC
Randy Thomas (21st)
16

15
Virginia
178
Southeast
ACC
Todd Morgan (1st)
18

16
Colorado
170
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
13

17
Weber State
149
Mountain
Big Sky
Paul Pilkington (6th)
19

18
Toledo
129
Great Lakes
Mid-American
Kevin Hadsell (15th)
23

19
San Francisco
127
West
West Coast
Helen Lehman-Winters (10th)
20

20
Syracuse
125
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (8th)
9

21
Notre Dame
111
Great Lakes
Big East
Tim Connelly (25th)
22

22
Oklahoma State
109
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (4th)
24

23
Penn State
107
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (14th)
RV

24
New Mexico
105
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
RV

25
West Virginia
95
Mid-Atlantic
Big 12
Sean Cleary (6th)
21

26
NC State
63
Southeast
ACC
Laurie Henes (7th)
25

27
Texas
60
South Central
Big 12
Bev Kearney (21st)
26

28
Princeton
58
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Peter Farrell (35th)
15

29
Florida
56
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (6th)
RV

30
Minnesota
32
Midwest
Big Ten
Gary Wilson (28th)
27

Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 26, Brigham Young 20, Dartmouth 16, Cornell 9, Iowa 2, Portland 2, Duke 1.


Dropped Out: No. 28 BYU, No. 29 Wisconsin, No. 30 Cornell

compiled by Jesse Rosen

(* year as effective coach of that team in women's cross country)










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