2017 NCAA DI Cross Country Men’s National Coaches’ Poll – Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – The first countable day for at-large consideration for the 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships just passed (September 8) and that means we’re about to get into the meat of the season.
You should begin to see the NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll start to shift as well – even more than it did between the preseason and Week 1.

NCAA Division I National Coaches Poll Top 5 – Men
1)	2)	3)	4)	5)
Northern Arizona	Stanford	Syracuse	Colorado	Arkansas

In the most recent poll that was released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), 18 of the 30 teams moved spots.
There weren’t any changes atop the poll, which is where Northern Arizona, Stanford and Syracuse sit in order. The Lumberjacks remain No. 1 and own seven first-place votes, while the Cardinal hauled in three first-place votes of their own. The Orange is a distant third.
Colorado took Syracuse’s first-place vote from the preseason and is up to a pair now, which moved Mark Wetmore’s team from No. 5 to No. 4. The Buffs opened the season two weeks ago at the Colorado State Invitational and cruised to the team title and got an individual win from Ethan Gonzales and strong efforts from Eduardo Hererra and Joe Klecker.
Arkansas dropped one spot to No. 5, while BYU and Wisconsin hold down No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. Oregon went from No. 9 to No. 8 (Iona dropped from No. 8 to No. 9) and Oklahoma State rounds out the top-10.
Furman jumped three spots from No. 17 to No. 14 and owns its best ranking since 2015 when it was 10th in Week 5. The Paladins won both the Eye Opener Invitational two weeks ago and their own Furman Invitational this past weekend.
Middle Tennessee State went from No. 21 to No. 19 – its best ranking in program history. The Blue Raiders have only been ranked six times in the National Coaches’ Poll, but following their win at the Brooks Twilight Classic, voting coaches saw them on the rise.
UCLA is No. 22 after a three-spot jump from the preseason.
Indiana found itself back in the top-30 for the first time since Week 6 of last year. The Hoosiers are ranked No. 27 and cruised to a victory at their invitational this past weekend over the likes of Minnesota and Ohio State. Wisconsin competed but ran an abbreviated team.
The 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held Saturday, November 18 at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer Park in Louisville, Kentucky.

NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll

2017 Week 1 - September 12th

RANK	TEAM & INFO	PTS	CHANGE
1	NORTHERN ARIZONA Mountain Region (1) Big Sky Michael Smith (1st)	350 (7 fpv)	(LW: 1)
2	STANFORD West Region (1) Pac-12 Chris Miltenberg (6th)	348 (3 fpv)	(LW: 2)
3	SYRACUSE Northeast Region (1) ACC Chris Fox (13th)	333	(LW: 3)
4	COLORADO Mountain Region (2) Pac-12 Mark Wetmore (23rd)	324 (2 fpv)	▲ 1 (LW: 5)
5	ARKANSAS South Central Region (1) SEC Chris Bucknam (10th)	323	▼ 1 (LW: 4)
6	BYU Mountain Region (3) West Coast Ed Eyestone (18th)	297	(LW: 6)
7	WISCONSIN Great Lakes Region (1) Big Ten Mick Byrne (10th)	280	(LW: 7)
8	OREGON West Region (2) Pac-12 Robert Johnson (6th)	260	▲ 1 (LW: 9)
9	IONA Northeast Region (2) Metro Atlantic Ricardo Santos (10th)	255	▼ 1 (LW: 8)
10	OKLAHOMA STATE Midwest Region (1) Big 12 Dave Smith (12th)	249	(LW: 10)
11	WASHINGTON STATE West Region (3) Pac-12 Wayne Phipps (4th)	212	(LW: 11)
12	IOWA STATE Midwest Region (2) Big 12 Martin Smith (5th)	205	(LW: 12)
13	VIRGINIA Southeast Region (2) ACC Peter Watson (6th)	185	(LW: 13)
14	FURMAN Southeast Region (1) Southern Robert Gary (6th)	183	▲ 3 (LW: 17)
15	GEORGETOWN Mid-Atlantic Region (1) Big East Brandon Bonsey (2nd)	174	▲ 1 (LW: 16)
16	SOUTHERN UTAH Mountain Region (4) Big Sky Eric Houle (26th)	173	▼ 1 (LW: 15)
17	PORTLAND West Region (4) West Coast Rob Conner (28th)	168	▼ 3 (LW: 14)
18	COLORADO STATE Mountain Region (5) Mountain West Art Siemers (6th)	147	(LW: 18)
19	MIDDLE TENNESSEE South Region (1) Conference USA Dean Hayes (54th)	136	▲ 2 (LW: 21)
20	OLE MISS South Region (2) SEC Ryan Vanhoy (5th)	114	▼ 2 (LW: 18)
21	TULSA Midwest Region (4) American Steve Gulley (16th)	102	▼ 1 (LW: 20)
22	UCLA West Region (5) Pac-12 Avery Anderson (1st)	99	▲ 3 (LW: 25)
23	EASTERN MICHIGAN Great Lakes Region (3) Mid-American John Goodridge (17th)	86	▼ 1 (LW: 22)
24	BOISE STATE West Region (6) Mountain West Corey Ihmels (5th)	82	(LW: 24)
25	MICHIGAN STATE Great Lakes Region (4) Big Ten Walt Drenth (14th)	81	▼ 2 (LW: 23)
26	VIRGINIA TECH Southeast Region (3) ACC Ben Thomas (17th)	79	(LW: 26)
27	INDIANA Great Lakes Region (2) Big Ten Ron Helmer (11th)	74	(LW: RV)
28	ILLINOIS Midwest Region (3) Big Ten Jake Stewart (6th)	66	▼ 1 (LW: 27)
29	NC STATE Southeast Region (4) ACC Rollie Geiger (40th)	58	▼ 1 (LW: 28)
30	COLUMBIA Northeast Region (3) Ivy Dan Ireland (4th)	32	▼ 1 (LW: 29)

Also Receiving Votes: Navy 22, Texas 21, Air Force 20, Michigan 19, Providence 7, California 4, UTEP 4, Alabama 3, Eastern Kentucky 2, Minnesota 2, Princeton 1
Dropped Out: No. 30 Texas

Week-by-Week Ranking PDFs
NATIONAL: 2017 | All-Time
REGIONAL: 2017 | All-Time

2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country
Rankings & Polls Calendar

Weeks	Region Rankings	National Coaches' Poll	KEY DATES
Preseason	Mon 8/28 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 8/29 MEN \| WOMEN	Sep. 1: Earliest Contest
Week 1	Mon 9/11 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 9/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Sep. 8: First countable, at-large
Week 2	Mon 9/18	Tue 9/19
Week 3	Mon 9/25	Tue 9/26
Week 4	Mon 10/2	Tue 10/3	Oct. 14: Pre-National
Week 5	Mon 10/16	Tue 10/17	Oct. 26-29: Conference Champs
Week 6	Mon 10/30	Tue 10/31	Nov. 10: NCAA Regionals
Week 7		Mon 11/13	Nov. 18: NCAA Champs
FINAL Results	Fri 11/10	Sat 11/18