Cal’s Women Leap to Tenth from Unranked in Latest National Coaches’ Poll

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Cal’s Women Leap to Tenth from Unranked in Latest National Coaches’ Poll



NEW ORLEANS – On Tuesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week three national cross country coaches’ poll for the 2011 NCAA Division I season. The top five men's teams and the top nine women's teams stood their ground from last week's standing, but a few shifts occurred, including the jump from unranked to tenth by the women of Cal after their tied-first place performance at last weekend's Griak Invitational.



AROUND THE POLLS



MEN

-- Top five remained unchanged for the second-straight week.

-- Season-best positions on the poll were achieved this week by No. 6 Indiana, No. 9 NC State, No. 14 BYU, No. 20 Minnesota, and No. 26 Eastern Michigan. NC State was the winning team at Minnesota's Griak Invitational last weekend over then-No. 10 Portland and then-No. 24 Minnesota.

-- Michigan is in the top 30 for the first time this season, debuting at 28th.

-- Arizona State (tied 29th) returns to the poll for the first time since the preseason.

-- The Big East with six teams in the poll leads all conferences, followed by the Big Ten (5) and Pac-12 (4).

-- This weekend will be a busy one as 27 ranked teams are slated to be in action ... The Notre Dame Invitational is scheduled to have eight ranked teams on hand as No. 3 Stanford, No. 10 Florida State, and No. 12 Princeton headline the group ... Lehigh's Paul Short Run is expected to have eight ranked teams, including a split Princeton group, in tow as well as No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Iona ... Oklahoma is also listed for the Cowboy Jamboree which has six ranked teams on the docket, including top-ranked host Oklahoma State and No. 6 Indiana ... No. 2 Wisconsin will visit No. 8 Oregon for the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... No. 7 Colorado hosts the Rocky Mountain Shootout ... No. 9 NC State stays near home with the Great American Cross Country Festival in Raleigh.



WOMEN

-- The top nine in the poll were unchanged for the second-straight week.

-- Cal leaped from unranked (but receiving votes) to the tenth spot in the poll after managing a first-place tie with No. 8 Iowa State at the Griak Invitational. Cal defeated seven ranked teams, including then-No. 10 Arizona. The ranking is the Golden Bears' highest-ever poll ranking (since 1995), topping their previous best of No. 22 last year. Cal's best showing at the NCAA Championships was ninth in 1988.

-- Arkansas was also unranked last week, but now stands at 18th after defeating then-No. 19 West Virginia and then-No. 29 at last weekend's Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster.

-- Vanderbilt makes their first appearance in the coaches' poll this season and their first appearance in team history (at least since 1995 our records indicate). Vandy placed seventh at the Griak last weekend and topped then-No. 18 Penn State, then-No. 23 BYU, and then-No. 21 NC State.

-- Season-best rankings this week also go to: No. 12 Syracuse, No. 19 Michigan State, and No. 21 Minnesota.

-- The Pac-12 has six teams in the top 30 for the conference lead, followed by the Big East (5) and Big Ten (5).

-- Like for the men, this upcoming weekend will be an important one for women's teams around the country ... Our count has 23 ranked teams heading out this weekend ... Seven ranked teams are expected at Lehigh's Paul Short Run, including No. 1 Georgetown, No. 3 Providence, No. 5 Villanova, and No. 9 Duke ... Notre Dame's Invitational will have six ranked teams, including No. 2 New Mexico and No. 7 Florida State ... No. 4 Colorado hosts the Rocky Mountain Shootout.



The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. NCAA Regional Championships will be held nine days prior on Saturday, November 12.



USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2011 Week #3 -- September 27

next ranking: October 4


Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week

1
Oklahoma State (11)
359
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (6th)
1

2
Wisconsin (1)
343
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mick Byrne (4th)
2

3
Stanford
339
West
Pac-12
Jason Dunn (5th)
3

4
Oklahoma
319
Midwest
Big 12
Martin Smith (7th)
4

5
Iona
302
Northeast
Metro Atlantic
Ricardo Santos (4th)
5

6
Indiana
289
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Ron Helmer (5th)
7

7
Colorado
286
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
8

8
Oregon
283
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
6

9
NC State
264
Southeast
ACC
Rollie Geiger (34th)
11

10
Florida State
258
South
ACC
Bob Braman (12th)
9

11
Portland
229
West
West Coast
Rob Conner (22nd)
10

12
Princeton
219
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Steve Dolan (8th)
12

13
Northern Arizona
207
Mountain
Big Sky
Eric Heins (5th)
13

14
BYU
202
Mountain
West Coast
Ed Eyestone (12th)
15

15
Syracuse
197
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
14

16
Arkansas
178
South Central
SEC
Chris Bucknam (4th)
16

17
Providence
167
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
17

18
Villanova
149
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Marcus O'Sullivan (12th)
18

19
Virginia
135
Southeast
ACC
Jason Vigilante (4th)
19

20
Minnesota
110
Midwest
Big Ten
Steve Plasencia (4th)
24

21
New Mexico
101
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
20

22
Georgetown
91
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (13th)
21

23
Notre Dame
90
Great Lakes
Big East
Joe Piane (37th)
22

24
Texas
86
South Central
Big 12
Bubba Thornton (17th)
22

25
Ohio State
76
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Robert Gary (16th)
26

26
Eastern Kentucky
57
Southeast
Ohio Valley
Rick Erdmann (33rd)
27

27
Louisville
50
Southeast
Big East
Ron Mann (8th)
25

28
Michigan
35
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Alex Gibby (2nd)
NR

29
Florida
31
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
28

29
Arizona State
31
West
Pac-12
Greg Kraft (16th)
RV

Others Receiving Votes: Air Force 25, Dartmouth 22, UCLA 15, North Carolina 13, Penn State 9, Lamar 7, Alabama 3, Texas A&M 2, Columbia 1.


Dropped Out: No. 29 Dartmouth, No. 30 North Carolina

compiled by Don Kopriva

(* year as head coach of that team in men's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)


USTFCCCA

NCAA Division I

Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2011 Week #3 -- September 27

next ranking: October 4


Rank
Institution
Points
Region
Conference
Head Coach (Yr*)
Last Week

1
Georgetown (10)
358
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Patrick Henner (5th)
1

2
New Mexico
343
Mountain
Mountain West
Joe Franklin (5th)
2

3
Providence (1)
328
Northeast
Big East
Ray Treacy (28th)
3

4
Colorado (1)
324
Mountain
Pac-12
Mark Wetmore (17th)
4

5
Villanova
313
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Gina Procaccio (12th)
5

6
Stanford
302
West
Pac-12
Edrick Floreal (1st)
6

7
Florida State
269
South
ACC
Karen Harvey (5th)
7

8
Iowa State
267
Midwest
Big 12
Corey Ihmels (5th)
8

9
Duke
258
Southeast
ACC
Kevin Jermyn (8th)
9

10
California
254
West
Pac-12
Tony Sandoval (30th)
RV

11
Arizona
230
West
Pac-12
Fred Harvey (10th)
10

12
Syracuse
215
Northeast
Big East
Chris Fox (7th)
13

13
Michigan
204
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Mike McGuire (22nd)
12

14
Texas
194
South Central
Big 12
Bev Kearney (20th)
14

15
North Carolina
183
Southeast
ACC
Peter Watson (4th)
15

16
Virginia
151
Southeast
ACC
Jason Vigilante (4th)
16

17
Oregon
145
West
Pac-12
Vin Lananna (7th)
17

18
Arkansas
137
South Central
SEC
Lance Harter (22nd)
RV

19
Michigan State
131
Great Lakes
Big Ten
Walt Drenth (8th)
26

20
Washington
129
West
Pac-12
Greg Metcalf (10th)
11

21
Minnesota
115
Midwest
Big Ten
Gary Wilson (27th)
30

22
Princeton
110
Mid-Atlantic
Ivy
Peter Farrell (34th)
20

23
Oklahoma State
89
Midwest
Big 12
Dave Smith (3rd)
22

24
West Virginia
87
Mid-Atlantic
Big East
Sean Cleary (5th)
19

25
Texas Tech
72
Mountain
Big 12
Jon Murray (7th)
24

26
Florida
68
South
SEC
Mike Holloway (5th)
25

27
Iowa
56
Midwest
Big Ten
Layne Anderson (10th)
28

28
Penn State
51
Mid-Atlantic
Big Ten
Beth Alford-Sullivan (6th)
18

29
BYU
50
Mountain
West Coast
Patrick Shane (30th)
23

30
Vanderbilt
38
South
SEC
Steve Keith (6th)
RV

Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 30, Toledo 21, Dartmouth 17, Kansas State 9, NC State 9, Tulsa 7, San Francisco 6, Clemson 5, Connecticut 5, La Salle 1.


Dropped Out: No. 21 NC State, No. 27 Boston College, No. 29 Toledo

compiled by Jesse Rosen

(* year as head coach of that team in women's cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed)






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