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National Poll: Many of the Top Teams in Division I in Action This Weekend



September 25, 2012



NEW ORLEANS -- Summer’s end has ushered in fall and that means collegiate cross country will start to really cook. Many of the squads in the latest national NCAA Division I poll of U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will compete this weekend and several head-to-head matchups will be among the highlights. Wisconsin’s men and Washington’s women remain the top teams in the country as voted by the nation’s coaches.



The top five men’s teams stayed intact from the previous week’s poll as No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 BYU, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 Portland occupy their former standing. Texas moved up a spot to No. 6 to match their season-best ranking.



Arkansas is the biggest gainer in this week’s update. The Razorbacks gained five spots in their launch to a season-high standing at No. 17. New Mexico at No. 21 and Eastern Kentucky at No. 25 also hit season bests this week. Virginia makes their season debut on the poll at No. 27.



Once again the Pac-12 leads all conferences with five teams in the national top 30. The Big East and Big Ten have four in the top 30 while the Big 12 and ACC each have three.



Washington and Florida State retain their hold to the top two spots in the women’s poll. Washington has been at No. 1 for three straight weeks. The top six teams did not change from a week ago, but there was shuffling to the bottom of the top ten. Providence shifted back up to No. 7 while Villanova has reached a season-best-No. 9 ranking.



After defeating three ranked teams last week in claiming the title at Toledo’s BracketBuster Invitational, Butler went from unranked to a debut spot at No. 21. The Bulldogs are in the poll for the first time since 2006.

Columbia, placed at No. 24 in the poll, is ranked for the first time since 2005. No. 29 Wisconsin returns to the ranks after receiving-votes outside of the top 30 for the past two weeks.



The Big East and Pac-12 tally five teams in the women’s top 30. The Big Ten and ACC follow with four apiece.



All but a handful of nationally-ranked teams will be in action this weekend. On the men’s side, ten of the top 30 is scheduled to compete at the Notre Dame Invitational, headed by No. 10 Florida State, No. 11 NC State, and No. 14 Texas A&M. The Greater Louisville Classic will feature four ranked teams and three in the top ten, including No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 6 Texas, and No. 8 Iona. Oklahoma State’s Cowboy Jamboree will include the No. 2 Cowboys and in-state rivals – No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 20 Tulsa. No. 3 BYU and No. 5 Portland will be in action at No. 23 Oregon’s Bill Dellinger Invite.



The women’s featured slate includes the Greater Louisville Classic where seven ranked teams are scheduled, including No. 1 Washington, No. 8 Vanderbilt, and No. 10 Arkansas. No. 2 Florida State will be in action against four other ranked squads at the Notre Dame Invite. No. 3 Oregon will host the Bill Dellinger Invite while No. 4 Georgetown will face off against No. 7 Providence and No. 9 Villanova at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run. No. 5 Iowa State travels to Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational where they are expected to go against No. 16 Weber State.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2012 Week #3 -- September 25

next poll: October 2


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)
346
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (7th)
2

3
BYU (1)
343
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (13th)
3

4
Oklahoma
313
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (8th)
4

5
Portland
295
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (23rd)
5

6
Texas
290
South Central
Big 12
John Hayes (6th)
7

7
Colorado
277
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
6

8
Iona
275
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (5th)
8

9
Stanford
260
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
9

10
Florida State
233
South
ACC
Bob Braman (13th)
10

11
NC State
228
Southeast
ACC
Rollie Geiger (35th)
11

11
Indiana
228
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (6th)
12

11
Syracuse
228
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (8th)
13

14
Texas A&M
184
South Central
SEC
Pat Henry (9th)
15

15
Georgetown
167
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (14th)
16

16
Minnesota
156
Midwest
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (17th)
17

17
Princeton
148
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Jason Vigilante (1st)
14

17
Arkansas
148
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (5th)
22

19
Northern Arizona
146
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (6th)
18

20
Tulsa
134
Midwest
Conference USA
Steve Gulley (11th)
19

21
New Mexico
126
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
24

22
Villanova
120
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (13th)
20

23
Oregon
97
West
Pac-12
Robert Johnson (1st)
25

24
Notre Dame
90
Great Lakes
Big East
Joe Piane (38th)
23

25
Eastern Kentucky
72
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (34th)
26

26
Michigan
58
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (3rd)
21

27
Virginia
53
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (1st)
RV

28
Columbia
51
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (19th)
29

29
Washington State
50
West
Pac-12
Tim Riley (1st)
28

30
UCLA
46
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (4th)
27

Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 21, Virginia Tech 10, Providence 10, Ohio State 8, North Carolina 7, Iowa State 6, Weber State 1


Dropped Out: No. 30 Georgia

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 #3 -- September 25

next poll: October 2


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

1
Washington (10)
356
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (11th)
1

2
Florida State (1)
343
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (6th)
2

3
Oregon (1)
335
West
Pac-12
Robert Johnson (1st)
3

4
Georgetown
330
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Michael Smith (1st)
4

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

6
Stanford
292
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
6

7
Providence
287
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (29th)
8

8
Vanderbilt
283
South
SEC
Steve Keith (7th)
7

9
Villanova
253
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (13th)
10

10
Arkansas
248
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (23rd)
9

11
Michigan
235
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (21st)
11

12
Arizona
232
West
Pac-12
James Li (11th)
12

13
Boston College
203
Northeast
ACC
Randy Thomas (21st)
14

14
Michigan State
199
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (9th)
13

15
Colorado
168
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
17

16
Weber State
166
Mountain
Big Sky
Paul Pilkington (6th)
16

17
Penn State
142
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (14th)
19

18
San Francisco
140
West
West Coast
Helen Lehman-Winters (10th)
23

19
New Mexico
139
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
20

20
Notre Dame
121
Great Lakes
Big East
Tim Connelly (25th)
21

21
Butler
120
Great Lakes
Atlantic 10
Matt Roe (6th)
NR

22
Toledo
107
Great Lakes
Mid-American
Kevin Hadsell (15th)
18

23
Oklahoma State
91
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (4th)
24

24
Columbia
81
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (19th)
NR

25
NC State
71
Southeast
ACC
Laurie Henes (7th)
26

26
Virginia
63
Southeast
ACC
Todd Morgan (1st)
15

27
Syracuse
60
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (8th)
22

28
Florida
38
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (6th)
28

29
Wisconsin
36
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Jim Stintzi (9th)
RV

30
Texas
34
South Central
Big 12
Steve Sisson (7th)
27

Others Receiving Votes: Cornell 24, Minnesota 24, West Virginia 24, Princeton 17, North Carolina 10, Kentucky 2, Duke 2, Dartmouth 1.


Dropped Out: No. 25 West Virginia, No. 29 Princeton, No. 30 Minnesota

compiled by Jesse Rosen

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








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