USTFCCCA: Division 1 National Poll, Week 3 Release

Sep 25, 2012 by FloTrack Staff

National Poll: Many of the Top Teams in Division I in Action This Weekend

September 25, 2012

NEW ORLEANS -- Summer’s end has ushered in fall and that means collegiate cross country will start to really cook. Many of the squads in the latest national NCAA Division I poll of U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) will compete this weekend and several head-to-head matchups will be among the highlights. Wisconsin’s men and Washington’s women remain the top teams in the country as voted by the nation’s coaches.

The top five men’s teams stayed intact from the previous week’s poll as No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 BYU, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 Portland occupy their former standing. Texas moved up a spot to No. 6 to match their season-best ranking.

Arkansas is the biggest gainer in this week’s update. The Razorbacks gained five spots in their launch to a season-high standing at No. 17. New Mexico at No. 21 and Eastern Kentucky at No. 25 also hit season bests this week. Virginia makes their season debut on the poll at No. 27.

Once again the Pac-12 leads all conferences with five teams in the national top 30. The Big East and Big Ten have four in the top 30 while the Big 12 and ACC each have three.

Washington and Florida State retain their hold to the top two spots in the women’s poll. Washington has been at No. 1 for three straight weeks. The top six teams did not change from a week ago, but there was shuffling to the bottom of the top ten. Providence shifted back up to No. 7 while Villanova has reached a season-best-No. 9 ranking.

After defeating three ranked teams last week in claiming the title at Toledo’s BracketBuster Invitational, Butler went from unranked to a debut spot at No. 21. The Bulldogs are in the poll for the first time since 2006.

Columbia, placed at No. 24 in the poll, is ranked for the first time since 2005. No. 29 Wisconsin returns to the ranks after receiving-votes outside of the top 30 for the past two weeks.

The Big East and Pac-12 tally five teams in the women’s top 30. The Big Ten and ACC follow with four apiece.

All but a handful of nationally-ranked teams will be in action this weekend. On the men’s side, ten of the top 30 is scheduled to compete at the Notre Dame Invitational, headed by No. 10 Florida State, No. 11 NC State, and No. 14 Texas A&M. The Greater Louisville Classic will feature four ranked teams and three in the top ten, including No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 6 Texas, and No. 8 Iona. Oklahoma State’s Cowboy Jamboree will include the No. 2 Cowboys and in-state rivals – No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 20 Tulsa. No. 3 BYU and No. 5 Portland will be in action at No. 23 Oregon’s Bill Dellinger Invite.

The women’s featured slate includes the Greater Louisville Classic where seven ranked teams are scheduled, including No. 1 Washington, No. 8 Vanderbilt, and No. 10 Arkansas. No. 2 Florida State will be in action against four other ranked squads at the Notre Dame Invite. No. 3 Oregon will host the Bill Dellinger Invite while No. 4 Georgetown will face off against No. 7 Providence and No. 9 Villanova at Lehigh’s Paul Short Run. No. 5 Iowa State travels to Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational where they are expected to go against No. 16 Weber State.

USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2012 Week #3 -- September 25
next poll: October 2

Rank	Institution (FPV)	Points	Region	Conference	*Cross Country Coach (Yr)**	Last Week
1	Wisconsin (9)	355	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Mick Byrne (5th)	1
2	Oklahoma State (2)	346	Midwest	Big 12	Dave Smith (7th)	2
3	BYU (1)	343	Mountain	West Coast	Ed Eyestone (13th)	3
4	Oklahoma	313	Midwest	Big 12	Martin Smith (8th)	4
5	Portland	295	West	West Coast	Rob Conner (23rd)	5
6	Texas	290	South Central	Big 12	John Hayes (6th)	7
7	Colorado	277	Mountain	Pac-12	Mark Wetmore (18th)	6
8	Iona	275	Northeast	Metro Atlantic	Ricardo Santos (5th)	8
9	Stanford	260	West	Pac-12	Chris Miltenberg (1st)	9
10	Florida State	233	South	ACC	Bob Braman (13th)	10
11	NC State	228	Southeast	ACC	Rollie Geiger (35th)	11
11	Indiana	228	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Ron Helmer (6th)	12
11	Syracuse	228	Northeast	Big East	Chris Fox (8th)	13
14	Texas A&M	184	South Central	SEC	Pat Henry (9th)	15
15	Georgetown	167	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Patrick Henner (14th)	16
16	Minnesota	156	Midwest	Big Ten	Steve Plasencia (17th)	17
17	Princeton	148	Mid-Atlantic	Ivy	Jason Vigilante (1st)	14
17	Arkansas	148	South Central	SEC	Chris Bucknam (5th)	22
19	Northern Arizona	146	Mountain	Big Sky	Eric Heins (6th)	18
20	Tulsa	134	Midwest	Conference USA	Steve Gulley (11th)	19
21	New Mexico	126	Mountain	Mountain West	Joe Franklin (6th)	24
22	Villanova	120	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Marcus O'Sullivan (13th)	20
23	Oregon	97	West	Pac-12	Robert Johnson (1st)	25
24	Notre Dame	90	Great Lakes	Big East	Joe Piane (38th)	23
25	Eastern Kentucky	72	Southeast	Ohio Valley	Rick Erdmann (34th)	26
26	Michigan	58	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Alex Gibby (3rd)	21
27	Virginia	53	Southeast	ACC	Peter Watson (1st)	RV
28	Columbia	51	Northeast	Ivy	Willy Wood (19th)	29
29	Washington State	50	West	Pac-12	Tim Riley (1st)	28
30	UCLA	46	West	Pac-12	Mike Maynard (4th)	27
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia 21, Virginia Tech 10, Providence 10, Ohio State 8, North Carolina 7, Iowa State 6, Weber State 1

Dropped Out: No. 30 Georgia
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 #3 -- September 25
next poll: October 2

Rank	Institution (FPV)	Points	Region	Conference	*Cross Country Coach (Yr)**	Last Week
1	Washington (10)	356	West	Pac-12	Greg Metcalf (11th)	1
2	Florida State (1)	343	South	ACC	Karen Harvey (6th)	2
3	Oregon (1)	335	West	Pac-12	Robert Johnson (1st)	3
4	Georgetown	330	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Michael Smith (1st)	4
5	Iowa State	303	Midwest	Big 12	Corey Ihmels (6th)	5
6	Stanford	292	West	Pac-12	Chris Miltenberg (1st)	6
7	Providence	287	Northeast	Big East	Ray Treacy (29th)	8
8	Vanderbilt	283	South	SEC	Steve Keith (7th)	7
9	Villanova	253	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Gina Procaccio (13th)	10
10	Arkansas	248	South Central	SEC	Lance Harter (23rd)	9
11	Michigan	235	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Mike McGuire (21st)	11
12	Arizona	232	West	Pac-12	James Li (11th)	12
13	Boston College	203	Northeast	ACC	Randy Thomas (21st)	14
14	Michigan State	199	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Walt Drenth (9th)	13
15	Colorado	168	Mountain	Pac-12	Mark Wetmore (18th)	17
16	Weber State	166	Mountain	Big Sky	Paul Pilkington (6th)	16
17	Penn State	142	Mid-Atlantic	Big Ten	Beth Alford-Sullivan (14th)	19
18	San Francisco	140	West	West Coast	Helen Lehman-Winters (10th)	23
19	New Mexico	139	Mountain	Mountain West	Joe Franklin (6th)	20
20	Notre Dame	121	Great Lakes	Big East	Tim Connelly (25th)	21
21	Butler	120	Great Lakes	Atlantic 10	Matt Roe (6th)	NR
22	Toledo	107	Great Lakes	Mid-American	Kevin Hadsell (15th)	18
23	Oklahoma State	91	Midwest	Big 12	Dave Smith (4th)	24
24	Columbia	81	Northeast	Ivy	Willy Wood (19th)	NR
25	NC State	71	Southeast	ACC	Laurie Henes (7th)	26
26	Virginia	63	Southeast	ACC	Todd Morgan (1st)	15
27	Syracuse	60	Northeast	Big East	Chris Fox (8th)	22
28	Florida	38	South	SEC	Mike Holloway (6th)	28
29	Wisconsin	36	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Jim Stintzi (9th)	RV
30	Texas	34	South Central	Big 12	Steve Sisson (7th)	27
Others Receiving Votes: Cornell 24, Minnesota 24, West Virginia 24, Princeton 17, North Carolina 10, Kentucky 2, Duke 2, Dartmouth 1.

Dropped Out: No. 25 West Virginia, No. 29 Princeton, No. 30 Minnesota
compiled by Jesse Rosen
( year as effective coach of that team in women's cross country)*