National Cross Country Poll in Division I Has Largest Shift of the Year

National Cross Country Poll in Division I Has Largest Shift of the Year

Past weekend’s Pre-National Invitational, Chile Pepper Festival had impact as we near championship season



October 19, 2010



NEW ORLEANS – The latest national cross country poll in Division I by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has, by no surprise, seen some shifts in its upper- to mid-ranks. The previous weekend provided some of the best looks of the teams to watch come November and championship season.



MEN: The top three spots remain unchanged as Stanford, Oklahoma State, and Oregon hold on to top spots. However, Oklahoma State is now evenly-splitting first-place votes with Stanford and just a point behind in the poll. The Cardinal was dominant in their win of the Blue-division race at the Pre-National Invitational, sweeping the top three individual spots and scoring just 43 points to nearest competitor now-No. 4 Iona.



The No. 2 Cowboys of Oklahoma State was just as impressive in their win at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. Oklahoma State tallied just 22 points to No. 7 Indiana’s 73 and now-No. 10 Arkansas’ 74. Oregon remains at No. 3 after winning their home Bill Dellinger Invitational.



Finishing second to Stanford at the Pre-National meet was now-No. 4 Iona, who makes their first appearance in the top five since 2008. Oklahoma, ranked just five times in the national poll before this year, surged to No. 5 – their first-ever appearance in the national top five. The Sooners won the White-division race of the Pre-National meet and topped nine nationally-ranked teams including then-No. 4 Colorado.



At No. 8 Florida State makes their first visit to the top ten since 2006.



The ACC leads all conferences with five squads in the national top 30. The Pac-10, Big 12, Big East, and Big Ten are all fighting it out with three institutions among the listing.



WOMEN: In the women’s poll, the only notable change at the top is that Villanova, who had all 12 first-place votes throughout the season, has one less this week as No. 4 Texas Tech was the beneficiary. Colorado’s women moved from No. 9 to their season best at No. 7 after a second-place finish in the White-division race at the Pre-National Invitational. Stanford’s women moved up eight spots to No. 9, reaching the top ten for the first time this season as they came third to No. 5 Georgetown and Colorado.

Receiving a place in the poll for the first time this season, No. 15 Texas was vaulted to their current position after placing fifth in the Blue-division race at the Pre-National Invitational. For the Longhorns, it is the squad’s best rank since being picked 16th on October 19, 1999. No. 22 California also is in the rankings for the first time this season, and is experiencing their best ranking since at least 1995 after topping three nationally ranked teams at the Pre-National meet.

The University of San Francisco at No. 26 is in the national poll for the first time in their history. The Dons from the West Coast Conference topped three ranked teams at the Pre-National race, including then-No. 19 Michigan and then-No. 23 NC State.


Overall, the Pac-10 and ACC have broken out as the conference chart-topper with five institutions apiece in the top 30. The Big East and Big 12 each have four in the poll while the Big Ten lands three in the group.



The next regular national poll will be announced on November 2, following conference championship weekend. The October 26th poll is a scheduled “repeat” week as all current rankings will hold true for the upcoming week. The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 22 in Terre Haute, Ind.







USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2010 Week #6, October 19

next ranking: October 26 (repeat), November 2 (regular)


Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Location
Last

1
Stanford (6)
354
West
Pac-10
Palo Alto, Calif.
1
2
Oklahoma State (6)
353
Midwest
Big 12
Stillwater, Okla.
2

3
Oregon
337
West
Pac-10
Eugene, Ore.
3

4
Iona
311
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
New Rochelle, N.Y.
18

5
Oklahoma
292
Midwest
Big 12
Norman, Okla.
16

6
Wisconsin
282
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Madison, Wis.
11

7
Indiana
276
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Bloomington, Ind.
7

8
Florida State
264
South
ACC
Tallahassee, Fla.
15

9
Colorado
248
Mountain
Big 12
Boulder, Colo.
4

10
Arkansas
245
South Central
SEC
Fayetteville, Ark.
6

11
Northern Arizona
241
Mountain
Big Sky
Flagstaff, Ariz.
5

12
New Mexico
234
Mountain
Mountain West
Albuquerque, N.M.
10

13
BYU
233
Mountain
Mountain West
Provo, Utah
19

14
Duke
230
Southeast
ACC
Durham, N.C.
9

15
Portland
213
West
West Coast
Portland, Ore.
8

16
NC State
176
Southeast
ACC
Raleigh, N.C.
13

17
Syracuse
171
Northeast
BIG EAST
Syracuse, N.Y.
14

18
Princeton
166
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Princeton, N.J.
12

19
Virginia
142
Southeast
ACC
Charlottesville, Va.
17

20
William and Mary
138
Southeast
Colonial
Williamsburg, Va.
27

21
Georgetown
106
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Washington, D.C.
22

22
California
96
West
Pac-10
Berkeley, Calif.
RV

23
Notre Dame
76
Great Lakes
BIG EAST
South Bend, Ind.
28

24
Penn State
73
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
State College, Pa.
23

25
North Carolina
68
Southeast
ACC
Chapel Hill, N.C.
RV

26
Florida
60
South
SEC
Gainesville, Fla.
30

27
Alabama
49
South
SEC
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
24

28
Louisville
35
Southeast
BIG EAST
Louisville, Ky.
NR

29
Villanova
33
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Villanova, Pa.
RV

30
Texas
24
South Central
Big 12
Austin, Texas
29

Others Receiving Votes: UCLA 19, Columbia 8, Michigan State 5, Dartmouth 4, Tulsa 2, Ohio State 1.


Dropped Out: No. 20 Michigan State, No. 21 Tulsa, No. 25 Minnesota, No. 26 UCLA.

compiled by Don Kopriva



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2010 Week #6, October 19

next ranking: October 26 (repeat), November 2 (regular)


Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Location
Last

1
Villanova (11)
359
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Villanova, Pa.
1

2
Oregon
344
West
Pac-10
Eugene, Ore.
2

3
Florida State
334
South
ACC
Tallahassee, Fla.
3

4
Texas Tech (1)
322
Mountain
Big 12
Lubbock, Texas
4

5
Georgetown
315
Mid-Atlantic
BIG EAST
Washington, D.C.
5

6
Arizona
297
West
Pac-10
Tucson, Ariz.
6

7
Colorado
279
Mountain
Big 12
Boulder, Colo.
9

8
Syracuse
264
Northeast
BIG EAST
Syracuse, N.Y.
7

9
Stanford
258
West
Pac-10
Palo Alto, Calif.
17

10
New Mexico
238
Mountain
Mountain West
Albuquerque, N.M.
8

11
Iowa State
236
Midwest
Big 12
Ames, Iowa
11

12
Duke
216
Southeast
ACC
Durham, N.C.
10

13
Providence
208
Northeast
BIG EAST
Providence, R.I.
16

14
Stony Brook
206
Northeast
America East
Stony Brook, N.Y.
12

15
Texas
199
South Central
Big 12
Austin, Texas
NR

16
Michigan State
172
Great Lakes
Big Ten
East Lansing, Mich.
18

17
North Carolina
169
Southeast
ACC
Chapel Hill, N.C.
14

18
Princeton
151
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Princeton, N.J.
15

19
Minnesota
147
Midwest
Big Ten
Minneapolis, Minn.
26

20
Washington
140
West
Pac-10
Seattle, Wash.
13

21
Michigan
82
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ann Arbor, Mich.
19

22
California
78
West
Pac-10
Berkeley, Calif.
NR

23
Tulsa
72
Midwest
Conference USA
Tulsa, Okla.
21

24
Virginia
71
Southeast
ACC
Charlottesville, Va.
20

25
Boston College
68
Northeast
ACC
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
22

26
San Francisco
67
West
West Coast
San Francisco, Calif.
NR

27
Oklahoma State
64
Midwest
Big 12
Stillwater, Okla.
28

28
NC State
59
Southeast
ACC
Raleigh, N.C.
23

29
Indiana
48
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Bloomington, Ind.
24

30
Iowa
43
Midwest
Big Ten
Iowa City, Iowa
RV

Others Receiving Votes: BYU 25, Toledo 17, Northern Arizona 12, Penn State 11, Notre Dame 6, Vanderbilt 1, Arkansas 1, Richmond 1.


Dropped Out: No. 25 Arkansas, No. 27 Florida, No. 29 BYU, No. 30 Penn State

compiled by Jesse Rosen










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