OK State Men & Providence Women Bolster No. 1 Status in National Coaches Poll
OK State Men & Providence Women Bolster No. 1 Status in National Coaches Poll
OK State Men & Providence Women Bolster No. 1 Status in Newest National Coaches Poll
By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA
September 17, 2013
Both the men’s and women’s polls saw just one shift each among their respective top-ten teams, but the season is still young with potential for much more movement as it shifts into another gear with the beginning of the countable season for at-large consideration on September 27. From that point forward, results against other teams will have an impact on the eventual determination of at-large teams to compete at the NCAA Championships.
In addition, both the No. 1 Oklahoma State men and the No. 1 Providence women gained a first-place vote to their totals, giving the defending champion Cowboys 11 of the 12 and making the Providence women the consensus No. 1 with all 12.
Holding steady behind OSU are No. 2 Northern Arizona, No. 3 Colorado, No. 4 BYU and No. 5 Arkansas. No. 6 Tulsa dropped out of a tie with the Razorbacks for the fifth spot, but is just one vote back.
The Wisconsin men, national champions two seasons ago over Oklahoma State, sustained the largest drop by a squad of either gender with a three-slot slide to No. 10. Shifting up one spot each as a result were No. 7 Portland, No. 8 Syracuse and No. 9 Princeton, which is at an all-time program high in the rankings.
No. 19 Georgetown gained the most ground, jumping five spots, while Columbia tumbled the farthest with a nine-position drop to No. 27.
New to the polls this week are No. 24 Providence, No. 28 Arizona State and No. 30 Illinois, which is tied with Big Ten foe Michigan State and is ranked for the first time in more than 15 years.
On the women’s side, Pac-12 foes Arizona and Washington switched preseason positions to come in at No. 5 and No. 7, respectively. The Wildcats looked strong in winning their opener at Northern Arizona, while Washington must now move on without perennial All-American Megan Goethals, who suffered a season-ending stress fracture. The good news for the Huskies is the return to form of Katie Flood after injuries derailed her 2013 track season.
Arizona rounds out a top five that includes unanimous No. 1 Providence, No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 Oregon — which lost its first-place vote to the Friars — and No. 4 Duke.
Elsewhere in the top 10, Cornell and Arkansas swapped spots to No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
No team made astronomical leaps or drops in the rankings, as Arizona, No. 14 William and Mary and No. 25 Texas all gained two spots, while Washington fell the hardest by two spots.
The lone addition to the top-30 was BYU at No. 27.
The NCAA Division I National Championships will be contested in Terre Haute, Ind., on November 21.
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I |
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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL |
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2013 Week #1 — September 17 |
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next poll: September 24 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Cross Country Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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1 | Oklahoma State (11) | 359 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (8th) |
1
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2 | Northern Arizona (1) | 348 | Mountain | Big Sky | Eric Heins (7th) |
2
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3 | Colorado | 336 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (19th) |
3
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4 | BYU | 313 | Mountain | West Coast | Ed Eyestone (14th) |
4
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5 | Arkansas | 288 | South Central | SEC | Chris Bucknam (6th) |
5
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6 | Tulsa | 287 | Midwest | Conference USA | Steve Gulley (12th) |
5
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7 | Portland | 279 | West | West Coast | Rob Conner (24th) |
8
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8 | Syracuse | 266 | Northeast | ACC | Chris Fox (9th) |
9
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9 | Princeton | 250 | Mid-Atlantic | Ivy | Jason Vigilante (2nd) |
10
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10 | Wisconsin | 249 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mick Byrne (6th) |
7
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11 | Eastern Kentucky | 229 | Southeast | Ohio Valley | Rick Erdmann (35th) |
11
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12 | Oregon | 218 | West | Pac-12 | Robert Johnson (2nd) |
12
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13 | Iona | 200 | Northeast | Metro Atlantic | Ricardo Santos (6th) |
14
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14 | UCLA | 194 | West | Pac-12 | Mike Maynard (5th) |
13
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15 | Texas | 181 | South Central | Big 12 | Mario Sategna (1st) |
15
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16 | Virginia | 171 | Southeast | ACC | Peter Watson (2nd) |
17
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17 | New Mexico | 147 | Mountain | Mountain West | Joe Franklin (7th) |
19
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18 | Notre Dame | 146 | Great Lakes | ACC | Joe Piane (39th) |
22
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19 | Georgetown | 139 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Patrick Henner (15th) |
24
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20 | Indiana | 126 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Ron Helmer (7th) |
20
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21 | Stanford | 114 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (2nd) |
16
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22 | Florida | 113 | South | SEC | Mike Holloway (7th) |
23
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23 | Florida State | 110 | South | ACC | Bob Braman (14th) |
21
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24 | Providence | 86 | Northeast | Big East | Ray Treacy (30th) |
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25 | NC State | 82 | Southeast | ACC | Rollie Geiger (36th) |
25
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26 | Villanova | 79 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Marcus O’Sullivan (14th) |
27
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27 | Columbia | 63 | Northeast | Ivy | Willy Wood (20th) |
18
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28 | Arizona State | 45 | West | Pac-12 | Louie Quintana (13th) |
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29 | Michigan | 36 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Alex Gibby (4th) |
26
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30 | Illinois | 26 | Midwest | Big Ten | Jake Stewart (2nd) |
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30 | Michigan State | 26 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Walt Drenth (10th) |
30
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Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech 12, Georgia 11, Air Force 10, North Carolina 8, Dartmouth 8, Boise State 7, Duke 7, Washington 5, Missouri 3, Furman 3. | ||||||
(* year as effective coach of that team in men’s cross country) |
USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I |
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL |
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2013 Week #1 — September 17 |
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next poll: September 24 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Cross Country Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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1 | Providence (12) | 360 | Northeast | Big East | Ray Treacy (30th) |
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2 | Florida State | 344 | South | ACC | Karen Harvey (7th) |
2
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3 | Oregon | 333 | West | Pac-12 | Robert Johnson (2nd) |
3
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4 | Duke | 326 | Southeast | ACC | Kevin Jermyn (10th) |
4
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5 | Arizona | 313 | West | Pac-12 | James Li (12th) |
7
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6 | Georgetown | 292 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Michael Smith (2nd) |
6
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7 | Washington | 281 | West | Pac-12 | Greg Metcalf (12th) |
5
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8 | Stanford | 278 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (2nd) |
8
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9 | Cornell | 255 | Northeast | Ivy | Artie Smith (15th) |
10
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10 | Arkansas | 249 | South Central | SEC | Lance Harter (24th) |
9
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11 | Penn State | 227 | Mid-Atlantic | Big Ten | Beth Alford-Sullivan (15th) |
11
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12 | Villanova | 222 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Gina Procaccio (14th) |
12
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13 | Michigan State | 213 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Walt Drenth (10th) |
13
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14 | William and Mary | 198 | Southeast | Colonial | Jill Miller (2nd) |
16
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15 | Colorado | 197 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (19th) |
14
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16 | New Mexico | 193 | Mountain | Mountain West | Joe Franklin (7th) |
15
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17 | Michigan | 179 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mike McGuire (22nd) |
17
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18 | Notre Dame | 146 | Great Lakes | ACC | Tim Connelly (26th) |
18
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19 | Vanderbilt | 130 | South | SEC | Steve Keith (8th) |
20
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20 | Minnesota | 128 | Midwest | Big Ten | Sarah Hopkins (1st) |
19
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21 | NC State | 117 | Southeast | ACC | Laurie Henes (8th) |
22
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22 | Oklahoma State | 109 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (5th) |
21
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23 | San Francisco | 96 | West | West Coast | Helen Lehman-Winters (11th) |
23
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24 | Boston College | 61 | Northeast | ACC | Randy Thomas (22nd) |
25
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25 | Texas | 55 | South Central | Big 12 | Mario Sategna (1st) |
27
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26 | Iowa State | 49 | Midwest | Big 12 | Andrea Grove-McDonough (1st) |
26
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27 | BYU | 45 | Mountain | West Coast | Ed Eyestone (1st) |
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28 | West Virginia | 38 | Mid-Atlantic | Big 12 | Sean Cleary (7th) |
29
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29 | Princeton | 35 | Mid-Atlantic | Ivy | Peter Farrell (36th) |
28
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30 | Butler | 25 | Great Lakes | Big East | Matt Roe (7th) |
30
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Others Receiving Votes: Weber State 24, Connecticut 20, Syracuse 13, Florida 10, UC Davis 7, Georgia 5, North Carolina 4, Toledo 3. | ||||||
(* year as effective coach of that team in women’s cross country) |
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