USTFCCCA ::: DI National Cross Country Coaches' Poll - Week 1

Sep 13, 2011 by FloTrack Staff

USTFCCCA ::: DI National Cross Country Coaches' Poll - Week 1

NEW ORLEANS – On Tuesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week one national cross country coaches’ poll for the 2011 NCAA Division I season. Oklahoma State’s men and Georgetown’s women retain the top spot once again while Wisconsin’s men nudged Stanford from the No. 2 spot in this week’s poll.

AROUND THE POLLS

MEN
– Indiana moved up to No. 7, tying an all-time best ranking. The Hooisers finished seventh at last fall’s NCAA Cross Country Championships.
– Minnesota was the biggest mover, gaining three spots in a move to No. 24
– North Carolina joined the Top 30 for the first time this season at No. 30
– The Big East again is the conference leader with six schools in the top 30. The Big Ten and ACC follow with four.

WOMEN
– Despite losing their first-place vote, New Mexico stayed at No. 2
– No. 4 Colorado has a first-place vote for the first time this season
– The largest gain of the week went to West Virginia who stands at No. 20 after being ranked 24th in the preseason
– The ACC has six teams to lead all conferences in the women’s top 30, followed by the Big East, Big Ten, and Pac-12 which have five each.

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 #1 -- September 13
next ranking: September 20

Rank	Institution	Points	Region	Conference	Location	Last Week
1	Oklahoma State (10)	357	Midwest	Big 12	Stillwater, Okla.	1
2	Wisconsin (1)	344	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Madison, Wis.	3
3	Stanford (1)	341	West	Pac-12	Palo Alto, Calif.	2
4	Iona	300	Northeast	Metro Atlantic	New Rochelle, N.Y.	5
5	Oregon	298	West	Pac-12	Eugene, Ore.	4
6	Oklahoma	296	Midwest	Big 12	Norman, Okla.	6
7	Indiana	284	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Bloomington, Ind.	8
8	Colorado	283	Mountain	Pac-12	Boulder, Colo.	7
9	Florida State	266	South	ACC	Tallahassee, Fla.	8
10	Portland	253	West	West Coast	Portland, Ore.	10
11	Northern Arizona	224	Mountain	Big Sky	Flagstaff, Ariz.	12
12	Princeton	222	Mid-Atlantic	Ivy	Princeton, N.J.	11
13	NC State	217	Southeast	ACC	Raleigh, N.C.	13
14	Syracuse	216	Northeast	Big East	Syracuse, N.Y.	14
15	Arkansas	192	South Central	SEC	Fayetteville, Ark.	15
16	BYU	191	Mountain	West Coast	Provo, Utah	16
17	Providence	158	Northeast	Big East	Providence, R.I.	18
18	Villanova	150	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Villanova, Pa.	17
19	Louisville	135	Southeast	Big East	Louisville, Ky.	20
20	Virginia	127	Southeast	ACC	Charlottesville, Va.	19
21	New Mexico	121	Mountain	Mountain West	Albuquerque, N.M.	21
22	Georgetown	92	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Washington, D.C.	22
23	Notre Dame	88	Great Lakes	Big East	South Bend, Ind.	23
24	Minnesota	85	Midwest	Big Ten	Minneapolis, Minn.	27
25	Texas	72	South Central	Big 12	Austin, Texas	24
26	Ohio State	68	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Columbus, Ohio	25
27	Florida	48	South	SEC	Gainesville, Fla.	26
28	Eastern Kentucky	41	Southeast	Ohio Valley	Richmond, Ky.	28
29	Dartmouth	29	Northeast	Ivy	Hanover, N.H.	30
30	North Carolina	22	Southeast	ACC	Chapel Hill, N.C.	RV
Others Receiving Votes: Penn State 20, Arizona State 16, Lamar 6, Washington 5, Michigan 3, Alabama 3, Texas A&M 2, William and Mary 2, Michigan State 1, Columbia 1.

Dropped Out: No. 29 Arizona State
compiled by Don Kopriva


USTFCCCA
NCAA Division I
Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
2011 Week #1 -- September 13
next ranking: September 20

Rank	Institution	Points	Region	Conference	Location	Last Week
1	Georgetown (10)	358	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Washington, D.C.	1
2	New Mexico	341	Mountain	Mountain West	Albuquerque, N.M.	2
3	Providence (1)	328	Northeast	Big East	Providence, R.I.	3
4	Colorado (1)	324	Mountain	Pac-12	Boulder, Colo.	4
5	Villanova	309	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Villanova, Pa.	5
6	Florida State	277	South	ACC	Tallahassee, Fla.	6
7	Stanford	276	West	Pac-12	Palo Alto, Calif.	7
8	Duke	260	Southeast	ACC	Durham, N.C.	9
9	Iowa State	254	Midwest	Big 12	Ames, Iowa	10
10	Arizona	248	West	Pac-12	Tucson, Ariz.	8
11	Washington	226	West	Pac-12	Seattle, Wash.	11
12	North Carolina	212	Southeast	ACC	Chapel Hill, N.C.	12
13	Michigan	201	Great Lakes	Big Ten	Ann Arbor, Mich.	13
14	Texas	195	South Central	Big 12	Austin, Texas	14
15	Syracuse	187	Northeast	Big East	Syracuse, N.Y.	15
16	Oregon	163	West	Pac-12	Eugene, Ore.	16
17	Virginia	154	Southeast	ACC	Charlottesville, Va.	17
18	Penn State	146	Mid-Atlantic	Big Ten	State College, Pa.	18
19	Princeton	116	Mid-Atlantic	Ivy	Princeton, N.J.	22
20	West Virginia	107	Mid-Atlantic	Big East	Morgantown, W. Va.	24
21	NC State	106	Southeast	ACC	Raleigh, N.C.	21
22	Texas Tech	100	Mountain	Big 12	Lubbock, Texas	20
23	Oklahoma State	90	Midwest	Big 12	Stillwater, Okla.	26
24	Florida	88	South	SEC	Gainesville, Fla.	22
25	BYU	87	Mountain	West Coast	Provo, Utah	25
26	Boston College	74	Northeast	ACC	Chestnut Hill, Mass.	18
27	Iowa	69	Midwest	Big Ten	Iowa City, Iowa	28
28	Michigan State	67	Great Lakes	Big Ten	East Lansing, Mich.	29
29	Toledo	65	Great Lakes	Mid-American	Toledo, Ohio	27
30	Minnesota	53	Midwest	Big Ten	Minneapolis, Minn.	30
Others Receiving Votes: Dartmouth 27, Columbia 16, Arkansas 14, Kansas State 12, Tulsa 7, California 6, Indiana 5, San Francisco 5, Vanderbilt 5, James Madison 1, La Salle 1.

Dropped Out: none
compiled by Jesse Rosen