DI Coaches’ Poll Jostled by Previous Weekend Results

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NOTE: No poll next week. Conference championships start on Friday, October 26.







DI Coaches’ Poll Jostled by Previous Weekend Results



October 16, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – The most changes this season to the NCAA Division I cross country coaches’ poll have occurred in the latest update published by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Last weekend’s results in several inter-regional competitions have forced big shifts to the national paradigm. Oklahoma State is new No. 1 men’s team according to the poll, unseating Wisconsin who dropped to No. 20. Florida State’s women keeps their top-ranked status for the second-straight week, but have new visitors to the top three with No. 2 Iowa State and No. 3 Oregon standing by.



The main attention in DI now turns to the conference championship meets which get underway on Friday, October 26.



MEN

Oklahoma State returns to the No. 1 perch, claiming six of 12 first-place votes, after their impressive showing at the Chile Pepper Invitational. The Cowboys placed six runners in the top ten and are back to the top for the first time since 2011. Oklahoma State won NCAA titles in 2009 and 2010.

No. 2 Colorado is ranked among the top two for the first time since 2007. The Buffaloes are bringing a familiar feeling to the cross country landscape with their winning of the Pre-National Invitational this past weekend. Among those CU defeated was then-No. 3 BYU. Colorado last won the NCAA title in 2006.



The Pac-12 now has two of the top three as No. 3 Stanford is back in the fold. The Cardinal was most impressive in their victory at Wisconsin’s adidas Invitational. In a 45-team field, Stanford defeated six nationally-ranked top-ten teams with twins Jim and Joe Rosa leading the way.

At No. 10, Columbia jumped seven spots to reach another milestone in their history. The Lions have never been ranked so high in the national poll, but earned the right after placing fifth at the Wisconsin meet.



Eastern Kentucky has also reached the peak of their poll standing to date at No. 13. The Colonials placed ninth at Wisconsin.



Four teams are making their season debuts in the poll: No. 18 Duke, No. 21 Virginia Tech, No. 25 Iowa State, and No. 30 Kansas. For Duke and Iowa State, they return to the poll for the first time since 2010. Kansas is listed for the first time since 2006. And, Virginia Tech is making their first appearance (since at least 1998) in the coaches’ top 30. The Hokies last made an NCAA Championship showing in 1987 and finished fourth.



The Big 12 is now the top conference with five teams ranked in the national top 30. Along with top-ranked Oklahoma State, Iowa State and Kansas, the league has No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 7 Texas ranked. The Pac-12 follows with four teams listed.



WOMEN

A solid win at the Pre-National Invitational helped keep the Florida State women at No. 1. Led by Violah Lagat and Colleen Quigley at the “Pre-Nats”, FSU defeated 37 teams, including six that where nationally-ranked.



Iowa State moves to No. 2 – their all-time best ranking (since at least 1995). The Cyclones, led by a 2-4 finish by Betsy Saina and Meaghan Nelson, easily defeated 47 other teams at the Wisconsin meet. ISU finished seventh at last year’s NCAA meet.



No. 11 Duke is making their debut in the poll along with No. 24 UCLA. The Bruins were last ranked in the poll in 2004, but return to the ranks after finishing 15th in the highly-competitive Wisconsin meet. No. 29 Connecticut is also ranked for the first time this year.



The Pac-12 has a solid group of six ranked teams to lead all of the nation’s conferences. Four of the squads are in the top six with Oregon, Stanford, Arizona, and Washington taking spots three through six.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2012 Week #5 -- October 16

next poll: October 30 (next week off)


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

1
Oklahoma State (6)
353
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (7th)
2

2
Colorado (4)
343
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
7

3
Stanford (2)
339
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
8

4
Iona
322
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (5th)
5

5
BYU
316
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (13th)
3

6
Oklahoma
306
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (8th)
4

7
Texas
283
South Central
Big 12
John Hayes (6th)
22

8
Oregon
275
West
Pac-12
Robert Johnson (1st)
15

9
Arkansas
257
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (5th)
19

10
Columbia
251
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (19th)
17

11
Michigan
227
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (3rd)
24

12
New Mexico
206
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
28

13
Eastern Kentucky
198
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (34th)
20

14
Florida State
186
South
ACC
Bob Braman (13th)
14

15
UCLA
182
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (4th)
27

16
Syracuse
165
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (8th)
10

17
Portland
159
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (23rd)
5

18
Duke
146
Southeast
ACC
Norm Ogilvie (22nd)
NR

19
Tulsa
139
Midwest
Conference USA
Steve Gulley (11th)
9

20
Wisconsin
134
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (5th)
1

21
Virginia Tech
131
Southeast
ACC
Dave Cianelli (12th)
RV

22
Northern Arizona
126
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (6th)
18

23
Princeton
115
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Jason Vigilante (1st)
11

24
Indiana
103
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (6th)
26

25
Iowa State
80
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (6th)
RV

25
Villanova
80
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (13th)
12

27
Georgetown
49
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (14th)
20

28
Georgia
47
South
SEC
Patrick Cunniff (1st)
24

29
Texas A&M
38
South Central
SEC
Pat Henry (9th)
RV

30
Kansas
15
Midwest
Big 12
Stanley Redwine (13th)
RV

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 3, Eastern Michigan 3, Florida 2.


Dropped Out: No. 13 Notre Dame, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 23 William and Mary, No. 29 Virginia, No. 30 Missouri

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 #5 -- October 16

next poll: October 30 (next week off)


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

1
Florida State (11)
359
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (6th)
1

2
Iowa State (1)
346
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (6th)
5

3
Oregon
332
West
Pac-12
Robert Johnson (1st)
4

4
Stanford
330
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
7

5
Arizona
307
West
Pac-12
James Li (11th)
2

6
Washington
295
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (11th)
3

7
Michigan
280
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (21st)
8

7
Cornell
280
Northeast
Ivy
Artie Smith (14th)
9

9
Georgetown
261
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Michael Smith (1st)
6

10
Providence
257
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (29th)
28

11
Duke
234
Southeast
ACC
Kevin Jermyn (9th)
NR

12
Arkansas
229
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (23rd)
11

13
Penn State
211
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (14th)
14

14
Texas
202
South Central
Big 12
Steve Sisson (7th)
RV

15
Michigan State
180
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (9th)
10

16
Weber State
176
Mountain
Big Sky
Paul Pilkington (6th)
13

17
New Mexico
157
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
19

18
William and Mary
149
Southeast
Colonial
Stephen Walsh (3rd)
17

19
Notre Dame
146
Great Lakes
Big East
Tim Connelly (25th)
16

20
Toledo
134
Great Lakes
Mid-American
Kevin Hadsell (15th)
15

21
Colorado
116
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
18

22
Yale
105
Northeast
Ivy
Amy Gosztyla (2nd)
30

22
Villanova
105
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (13th)
24

24
UCLA
68
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (1st)
NR

25
Minnesota
67
Midwest
Big Ten
Gary Wilson (28th)
27

26
Boston College
61
Northeast
ACC
Randy Thomas (21st)
21

27
Oklahoma State
53
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (4th)
22

28
Vanderbilt
48
South
SEC
Steve Keith (7th)
12

29
Connecticut
25
Northeast
Big East
Andrea Grove-McDonough (4th)
NR

30
Florida
24
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (6th)
RV

Others Receiving Votes: San Francisco 21, UC Davis 9, NC State 7, Butler 5, Kentucky 1.


Dropped Out: No. 20 San Francisco, No. 23 Columbia, No. 25 Butler, No. 26 NC State, No. 29 Wisconsin

compiled by Jesse Rosen

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










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