DI Final Regular-Season National Poll Holds to Oklahoma State, Florida State

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DI Final Regular-Season National Poll Holds to Oklahoma State, Florida State



November 13, 2012



NEW ORLEANS – The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held this Saturday, and, looking at the final regular-season coaches’ poll conducted by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), there’s definitely a lot to be excited about. Oklahoma State’s men and Florida State’s women held on to their No. 1 spot gained prior to last Friday’s NCAA Regional Championships.



In the men’s poll – the No. 1 Cowboys, with nine of 12 first-place votes – are looking to build upon their fifth-straight Midwest region title and capture their third national crown in four years.



Stanford and Iona are tied at the No. 2 spot with the Cardinal taking one FPV. Stanford took the West region for the second-straight year and will look to be atop the NCAA podium for the first time since 2003. Iona was ninth a year ago but was the nation’s runner-up in 2007 and 2008.



No. 4 Wisconsin is the reigning national champion and is extending their national record to 41-straight appearances in the NCAA meet. The Badgers claimed their 14th-straight Great Lakes region title on Friday.



Texas’ men at No. 5 have reached their all-time high position in the coaches’ poll. They are looking for their third “trophy-finish” (top four) in team history and to possibly improve upon their all-time best finish of third from 1956.



The voting panel had difficulty reaching a consensus with No. 7 Colorado as the Buffaloes claimed two first-place votes but dropped five positions overall in the poll. Colorado took third in the Mountain region behind No. 10 Northern Arizona and No. 8 BYU, but, a couple weeks earlier, won the Pac-12 over now-No. 2 Stanford. The Buffs, winners of three national men’s cross country crowns, last claimed the title in 2006.



More men’s notes:



· Of the 22 schools that have won DI men’s cross country titles, 11 are in the field including all-time leader Arkansas (11).

· Virginia Tech is making their first NCAA showing since 1987.

· Michigan State's men earned an at-large bid to the NCAA XC Championships despite finishing seventh at the Big Ten meet. The Spartans placed fourth in the Great Lakes region.

· The ACC has the most men's team selections for the meet with five. The Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 follow with four.



The No. 1 Seminole women have never won the NCAA cross country title, but have finished as the runner-up in 2009 and 2010. They are coming off their fifth-straight South region title and gained ten of 12 first-place votes in the poll.



Oregon has the No. 2 spot and is looking for their first NCAA cross country crown since 1987. The Ducks are the three-time defending national indoor track & field champions.



No. 3 Iowa State is in the mix coming off their third-straight Midwest region title. The Cyclones finished seventh in last year’s meet and finished as the runner-up in 1985.



Stanford, at No. 4, has the most national titles (5) among teams in the top ten, having last claimed the top podium position in 2007 as part of a three-year sweep.



Defending women’s national champion Georgetown comes in as No. 11 squad. The Hoyas were ranked fourth going into last year’s championship before shocking the field for their first title.



Additional women’s notes:



· Colorado (No. 23) is making their 20th-straight NCAA showing and is the active leader in the category, followed by Stanford (19), Michigan State (12), and Michigan (11).

· Connecticut (No. 14) is appearing in their first NCAA meet and has reached an all-time best poll ranking. Cornell (No. 16) is showing in the national meet for the first time since 2001 while fellow Ivy rival Harvard is in the big dance for the first time since 1983.

· The Big East and Pac-12 has five women's teams at the NCAA meet, most among conferences. The Big Ten and SEC follow with four apiece.



Louisville will host the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on Saturday at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park. The women’s race is slated to begin at Noon, eastern, followed by the men’s at 1:15 p.m., eastern.



A live webcast of the championships will be broadcast on NCAA.com.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2012 Week #7 -- November 13, Pre-NCAA Championships

next poll: none, final rankings are NCAA Championship result


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

1
Oklahoma State (9)
354
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (7th)
1

2
Iona
330
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (5th)
4

2
Stanford (1)
330
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
3

4
Wisconsin
307
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (5th)
6

5
Texas
304
South Central
Big 12
John Hayes (6th)
5

6
Oklahoma
300
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (8th)
8

7
Colorado (2)
289
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
2

8
BYU
259
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (13th)
7

9
Portland
241
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (23rd)
9

10
Northern Arizona
232
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (6th)
18

11
Arkansas
231
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (5th)
10

12
Tulsa
219
Midwest
Conference USA
Steve Gulley (11th)
19

13
Michigan
199
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (3rd)
12

14
Virginia
173
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (1st)
21

14
Syracuse
173
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (8th)
14

16
Oregon
169
West
Pac-12
Robert Johnson (1st)
11

17
Eastern Kentucky
162
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (34th)
15

18
Florida State
155
South
ACC
Bob Braman (13th)
23

18
Georgetown
155
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (14th)
24

20
Columbia
143
Northeast
Ivy
Willy Wood (19th)
22

21
New Mexico
133
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
16

22
UCLA
129
West
Pac-12
Mike Maynard (4th)
27

23
Princeton
120
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Jason Vigilante (1st)
13

24
Indiana
103
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (6th)
20

25
Villanova
102
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (13th)
RV

26
Virginia Tech
77
Southeast
ACC
Ben Thomas (12th)
17

27
Georgia
63
South
SEC
Patrick Cunniff (1st)
26

28
NC State
58
Southeast
ACC
Rollie Geiger (35th)
RV

29
Notre Dame
20
Great Lakes
Big East
Joe Piane (38th)
28

30
Michigan State
19
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (9th)
NR

Others Receiving Votes: Washington 10, Duke 7, Florida 4, Arizona State 4, Kansas 3, Texas A&M 3, Illinois 1.


Dropped Out: No. 25 Arizona State, No. 29 Texas A&M, No. 29 Kansas

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 #7 -- November 13, Pre-NCAA Championships

next poll: none, final rankings are NCAA Championship result


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

1
Florida State (10)
358
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (6th)
1

2
Oregon (1)
344
West
Pac-12
Robert Johnson (1st)
3

3
Iowa State (1)
341
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (6th)
2

4
Stanford
319
West
Pac-12
Chris Miltenberg (1st)
5

5
Arizona
315
West
Pac-12
James Li (11th)
4

6
Michigan
297
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (21st)
6

7
Washington
286
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (11th)
7

8
Providence
267
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (29th)
20

9
Penn State
248
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (14th)
15

10
Duke
246
Southeast
ACC
Kevin Jermyn (9th)
10

11
Georgetown
230
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Michael Smith (1st)
9

12
Arkansas
225
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (23rd)
12

13
Michigan State
219
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (9th)
11

14
Connecticut
212
Northeast
Big East
Andrea Grove-McDonough (4th)
16

15
Weber State
200
Mountain
Big Sky
Paul Pilkington (6th)
13

16
Cornell
166
Northeast
Ivy
Artie Smith (14th)
8

17
New Mexico
160
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (6th)
17

18
Notre Dame
142
Great Lakes
Big East
Tim Connelly (25th)
23

19
Texas
131
South Central
Big 12
Steve Sisson (7th)
22

20
William and Mary
127
Southeast
Colonial
Jill Miller (1st)
19

21
Oklahoma State
122
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (4th)
21

22
Villanova
110
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (13th)
25

23
Colorado
91
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (18th)
24

24
Vanderbilt
79
South
SEC
Steve Keith (7th)
RV

25
Minnesota
68
Midwest
Big Ten
Gary Wilson (28th)
28

26
Butler
67
Great Lakes
Atlantic 10
Matt Roe (6th)
RV

27
Toledo
61
Great Lakes
Mid-American
Kevin Hadsell (15th)
18

28
Georgia
35
South
SEC
Patrick Cunniff (1st)
NR

29
Boston College
34
Northeast
ACC
Randy Thomas (21st)
27

30
Florida
31
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (6th)
14

Others Receiving Votes: Harvard 21, San Francisco 10, Princeton 9, West Virginia 6, La Salle 2, NC State 1.


Dropped Out: No. 14 Florida, No. 26 San Francisco, No. 27 Boston College, No. 29 UCLA, No. 30 NC State

compiled by Jesse Rosen

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










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