USTFCCCA: Division 1 National Poll, Week 3 Release
USTFCCCA: Division 1 National Poll, Week 3 Release
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 |
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NCAA Division I |
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Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll |
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2012 Week #3 -- September 25 |
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next poll: October 2 |
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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 |
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Dropped Out: No. 30 Georgia |
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compiled by Don Kopriva |
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(* year as effective coach of that team in men's cross country) |
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USTFCCCA |
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NCAA Division I |
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Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll |
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2012 Week #3 -- September 25 |
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next poll: October 2 |
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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 |
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Others Receiving Votes: Cornell 24, Minnesota 24, West Virginia 24, Princeton 17, North Carolina 10, Kentucky 2, Duke 2, Dartmouth 1. |
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Dropped Out: No. 25 West Virginia, No. 29 Princeton, No. 30 Minnesota |
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compiled by Jesse Rosen |
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(* year as effective coach of that team in women's cross country) |
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