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Top Teams in Division II National Coaches Polls Hold Steady
October 16, 2013
NEW ORLEANS – As the Division II cross country regular season winds down to conference championships next weekend, the movement in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II National Coaches Polls is likewise starting to slow.
NATIONAL PDFs: National Summary | Week-by-Week | Week-by-Week All-Time
REGIONAL PDFs: Regional Summary | Week-by-Week
Division II XC Rankings Central
Just three women’s teams within the top 10 changed position from a week ago, while the men’s top 10 is identical to the previous addition of the poll. With no poll scheduled for next week, these are the national ranks teams will take into their conference championship meets.
Women
NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL COACHES POLL TOP 5 – WOMEN
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
GVSU Adams St. Western St. Augustana (S.D.) (-1) Alaska Anchorage
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The Western State women have broken their tie with Augustana (S.D.) and taken sole possession of the No. 3 spot, while Augustana fell to No. 4.
Mirroring the movement in the Regional Rankings yesterday, Simon Fraser has moved to No. 6 after a win at Western Washington, dropping Chico State back down to No. 7. The two have been going back and forth throughout the entire season, having now switched spots a total of three times.
The remainder of the top 10 stayed the same, headed by unanimous No. 1 Grand Valley State and No. 2 Adams State. Alaska Anchorage remained No. 5, while No. 8 Metro State, No. 9 Edinboro and No. 10 UC-Colorado Springs rounded out the top 10.
Behind a team win at the Disney Classic and a National Athlete of the Week nod for Tina Oprean, Malone is up to a program-best No. 12 in its first year of full Division II membership.
Just behind is No. 13 Shippensburg, which started the season at No. 6 before dropping out of the rankings in the following weeks. The Raiders have worked their way to No. 13 after being unranked three weeks ago.
New to the women’s rankings is No. 20 Northern Michigan and No. 24 Seton Hill.
Seton Hill is ranked for the first time since USTFCCCA records began in 2009, while Northern Michigan tallied just its third national ranking and its best in that same time period.
No. 23 Tampa rejoins the poll after an unranked week at No. 23 after finishing first among non-DI teams at Florida State, as does No. 24 Cal State Stanislaus following two unranked weeks.
Men
NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL COACHES POLL TOP 5 – MEN
1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Adams St. Western St. GVSU Colorado Mines Chico St.
View Complete Men’s National Coaches Poll
Teams No. 1 through No. 11 remained in exactly the same position as last week, and only a handful of teams made moves throughout the rest of the poll.
No. 1 Adams State retained the national No. 1 spot for the 41st time in the past 42 weeks, while No. 2 Western State occupied its spot for the 28th time in the same time period.
In the move closest to the top of the rankings, No. 12 Mount Olive and No. 13 Lock Haven swapped spots from a week ago, as did No. 14 Central Missouri and No. 15 Malone. At No. 12, Mount Olive is tied for its best rank since USTFCCCA records began in 2009, which came two weeks ago.
No. 17 Cal Poly Pomona is up two spots to its highest rank since week eight of the 2009 season.
New to the poll are No. 19 Franklin Pierce, which is nationally ranked for the first time since USTFCCCA records began in 2009, and No. 25 Florida Southern, ranked nationally for the first time since the 2012 preseason.
Rejoining the poll after a long absence extending to the preseason is Western Washington at No. 22. The Vikings were No. 16 prior to the start of the season.
The Division II National Championships will be held Saturday,November 23, in Spokane, Wash., and will be broadcast live on NCAA.com.
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL RANKINGS
2013 Week #5 — October 16
next release: October 30 (next week off)
Rank Institution (FPV) Points Region Conference Head Coach (Yr*) Last
Week
1 Adams State (7) 199 South Central RMAC Damon Martin (19th) 1
2 Western State (1) 193 South Central RMAC Jennifer Michel (7th) 2
3 Grand Valley State 181 Midwest GLIAC Jerry Baltes (15th) 3
4 Colorado Mines 175 South Central RMAC Chris Siemers (2nd) 4
5 Chico State 170 West CCAA Gary Towne (18th) 5
6 Augustana (S.D.) 159 Central NSIC Tracy Hellman (13th) 6
7 Southern Indiana 152 Midwest GLVC Mike Hillyard (16th) 7
8 Alaska Anchorage 144 West GNAC Michael Friess (24th) 8
9 Edinboro 131 Atlantic PSAC Rick Hammer (1st) 9
10 Missouri Southern 119 Central MIAA Bryan Schiding (1st) 10
11 West Texas A&M 117 South Central Lone Star Darren Flowers (5th) 11
12 Mount Olive 102 Southeast Conf. Carolinas Matt van Lierop (5th) 13
13 Lock Haven 100 Atlantic PSAC Aaron Russell (16th) 12
14 Central Missouri 84 Central MIAA Kirk Pedersen (27th) 15
15 Malone 83 Midwest GLIAC Jack Hazen (47th) 14
16 Metro State 74 South Central RMAC Nick Maas (1st) 16
17 Cal Poly Pomona 73 West CCAA Octavious Gillespie-Bennett (2nd) 19
18 Shippensburg 62 Atlantic PSAC Steve Spence (16th) 18
19 Franklin Pierce 57 East Northeast-10 Zach Emerson (2nd) RV
20 New Mexico Highlands 48 South Central RMAC Bob DeVries (22nd) 19
21 Cedarville 37 Midwest G-MAC Paul Orchard (11th) 21
22 Western Washington 34 West GNAC Pee Wee Halsell (27th) NR
22 Ashland 34 Midwest GLIAC Trent Mack (4th) 22
24 Sioux Falls 22 Central NSIC Grant Watley (2nd) 24
25 Florida Southern 12 South Sunshine Ben Martucci (2nd) NR
Also Receiving Votes: American International 11, UC San Diego 9, Neb.-Kearney 6, Ferris State 4, Alabama-Huntsville 3, Montana St.-Billings 2, Stonehill 2, UC-Colorado Springs 1
Dropped Out: No. 17 UC San Diego, No. 23 Stonehill, No. 25 American International
(* year as head coach of that team in men’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION II
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL RANKINGS
2013 Week #5 — October 16
next release: October 30 (next week off)
Rank Institution (FPV) Points Region Conference Head Coach (Yr*) Last
Week
1 Grand Valley State (8) 200 Midwest GLIAC Jerry Baltes (15th) 1
2 Adams State 192 South Central RMAC Damon Martin (26th) 2
3 Western State 183 South Central RMAC Jennifer Michel (7th) 3
4 Augustana (S.D.) 174 Central NSIC Tracy Hellman (13th) 3
5 Alaska Anchorage 169 West GNAC Michael Friess (24th) 5
6 Simon Fraser 161 West GNAC Brit Townsend (14th) 7
7 Chico State 153 West CCAA Gary Towne (18th) 6
8 Metro State 142 South Central RMAC Nick Maas (1st) 8
9 Edinboro 138 Atlantic PSAC Rick Hammer (1st) 9
10 UC-Colorado Springs 128 South Central RMAC David Harmer (2nd) 10
11 Southern Indiana 118 Midwest GLVC Mike Hillyard (17th) 12
12 Malone 109 Midwest GLIAC Jack Hazen (23rd) 14
13 Shippensburg 94 Atlantic PSAC Steve Spence (16th) 18
14 Hillsdale 93 Midwest GLIAC Andrew Towne (3rd) 15
15 Minnesota Duluth 79 Central NSIC Joanna Warmington (3rd) 11
16 Pittsburg State 71 Central MIAA Russ Jewett (28th) 16
17 Midwestern State 67 South Central Lone Star Koby Styles (7th) 17
18 Indiana (Pa.) 54 Atlantic PSAC Joey Zins (5th) 13
18 U-Mary 54 Central NSIC Dennis Newell (8th) 19
20 Northern Michigan 47 Midwest GLIAC Jenny Ryan (7th) NR
21 West Texas A&M 46 South Central Lone Star Kimberly Dudley (16th) 20
22 Stonehill 22 East Northeast-10 Karen Boen (16th) 21
23 Tampa 20 South Sunshine Jarrett Slaven (15th) RV
24 Seton Hill 17 Atlantic PSAC Tim Creamer (12th) NR
25 Cal State Stanislaus 16 West CCAA Diljeet Taylor (7th) RV
Also Receiving Votes: Wingate 15, Saginaw Valley State 13, Lewis 10, Alabama-Huntsville 7, Mansfield 5, Southwest Baptist 2, Western Washington 1
Dropped Out: No. 22 Alabama-Huntsville, No. 22 Saginaw Valley State, No. 24 Ferris State, No. 25 Mansfield
(* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)
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