

First Regular DI Poll Places Wisconsin, Washington Up Top
NEW ORLEANS – In the first regular poll of the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country season, Wisconsin’s men and Washington’s women were selected as the top teams in the country by voters of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Wisconsin, the defending national men’s champion, keeps their preseason top perch, notching nine of 12 first-place votes. Washington overtook Oregon from the No. 1 spot, a place the Ducks held in the preseason poll two weeks ago. Washington’s women won the national title in 2008, finished as the nation’s runner up a year ago, and were last voted as the top team in the country on November 17, 2009.
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The top six men’s teams remain unchanged from the preseason poll, including No. 2 Oklahoma State, No. 3 BYU, No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 5 Colorado, and No. 6 Texas. Moving up one spot to No. 14, Texas A&M improved their best-ever showing in the poll. The Pac-12 leads all conferences with five men’s teams – No. 5 Colorado, No. 9 Stanford, No. 22 Oregon, No. 26 Washington State, and No. 29 UCLA – ranked in the nation’s top 30.
Four women’s teams are receiving first-place votes. No. 2 Oregon actually received more first-place votes, five, than No. 1 Washington’s four. No. 3 Florida State notched two first-place votes while No. 4 Georgetown, the defending NCAA champions, gained one. Toledo jumped five spots to No. 18, their highest position in the history of the poll. The Dons of San Francisco gained a spot to No. 19 to improve their all-time best ranking. The Big East and Pac-12 both have five women’s teams in the top 30 to lead all leagues. The Big East sports No. 4 Georgetown, No. 7 Providence, No. 10 Villanova, No. 20 Syracuse, and No. 21 Notre Dame. Along with five in the top 30, the Pac-12 has three in the top ten with Washington, Oregon, and No. 8 Stanford.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I |
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2012 Week #1 — September 11 |
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next ranking: September 18 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Cross Country Coach (Yr*) |
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1 | Wisconsin (9) | 355 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mick Byrne (5th) |
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2 | Oklahoma State (2) | 347 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (7th) |
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3 | BYU (1) | 341 | Mountain | West Coast | Ed Eyestone (13th) |
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4 | Oklahoma | 303 | Midwest | Big 12 | Martin Smith (8th) |
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5 | Colorado | 294 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (18th) |
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6 | Portland | 292 | West | West Coast | Rob Conner (23rd) |
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6 | Texas | 292 | South Central | Big 12 | John Hayes (6th) |
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8 | Iona | 276 | Northeast | Metro Atlantic | Ricardo Santos (5th) |
8
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9 | Stanford | 263 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (1st) |
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10 | Florida State | 234 | South | ACC | Bob Braman (13th) |
10
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11 | NC State | 229 | Southeast | ACC | Rollie Geiger (35th) |
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12 | Syracuse | 221 | Northeast | Big East | Chris Fox (8th) |
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13 | Indiana | 216 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Ron Helmer (6th) |
13
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14 | Texas A&M | 189 | South Central | SEC | Pat Henry (9th) |
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15 | Princeton | 169 | Mid-Atlantic | Ivy | Jason Vigilante (1st) |
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16 | Georgetown | 168 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Patrick Henner (14th) |
14
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17 | Minnesota | 149 | Midwest | Big Ten | Steve Plasencia (17th) |
18
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18 | Northern Arizona | 139 | Mountain | Big Sky | Eric Heins (6th) |
17
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19 | Villanova | 132 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Marcus O’Sullivan (13th) |
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20 | Tulsa | 125 | Midwest | Conference USA | Steve Gulley (11th) |
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20 | Michigan | 125 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Alex Gibby (3rd) |
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22 | Oregon | 113 | West | Pac-12 | Vin Lananna (8th) |
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23 | Arkansas | 110 | South Central | SEC | Chris Bucknam (5th) |
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24 | New Mexico | 87 | Mountain | Mountain West | Joe Franklin (6th) |
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25 | Notre Dame | 76 | Great Lakes | Big East | Joe Piane (38th) |
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26 | Washington State | 64 | West | Pac-12 | Tim Riley (1st) |
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27 | Eastern Kentucky | 57 | Southeast | Ohio Valley | Rick Erdmann (34th) |
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28 | Columbia | 48 | Northeast | Ivy | Willy Wood (19th) |
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29 | UCLA | 45 | West | Pac-12 | Mike Maynard (4th) |
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30 | Georgia | 42 | South | SEC | Patrick Cunniff (1st) |
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Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 21, Providence 12, Virginia 11, North Carolina 9, Florida 5, William & Mary 5, Cal Poly 4, California 3, Iowa State 3, Weber State 3, Virginia Tech 2, Michigan State 1. | ||||||
Dropped Out: none | ||||||
compiled by Don Kopriva | ||||||
(* 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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2012 Week #1 — September 11 |
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next ranking: September 18 | ||||||
Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Cross Country Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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1 | Washington (4) | 347 | West | Pac-12 | Greg Metcalf (11th) |
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2 | Oregon (5) | 345 | West | Pac-12 | Vin Lananna (8th) |
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3 | Florida State (2) | 338 | South | ACC | Karen Harvey (6th) |
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4 | Georgetown (1) | 334 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Michael Smith (1st) |
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5 | Iowa State | 303 | Midwest | Big 12 | Corey Ihmels (6th) |
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6 | Vanderbilt | 292 | South | SEC | Steve Keith (7th) |
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7 | Providence | 289 | Northeast | Big East | Ray Treacy (29th) |
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8 | Stanford | 272 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (1st) |
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9 | Arkansas | 251 | South Central | SEC | Lance Harter (23rd) |
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10 | Villanova | 243 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Gina Procaccio (13th) |
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11 | Michigan | 232 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mike McGuire (23rd) |
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12 | Arizona | 216 | West | Pac-12 | Fred Harvey (11th) |
14
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13 | Michigan State | 186 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Walt Drenth (9th) |
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14 | Boston College | 182 | Northeast | ACC | Randy Thomas (21st) |
16
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15 | Virginia | 178 | Southeast | ACC | Todd Morgan (1st) |
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16 | Colorado | 170 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (18th) |
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17 | Weber State | 149 | Mountain | Big Sky | Paul Pilkington (6th) |
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18 | Toledo | 129 | Great Lakes | Mid-American | Kevin Hadsell (15th) |
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19 | San Francisco | 127 | West | West Coast | Helen Lehman-Winters (10th) |
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20 | Syracuse | 125 | Northeast | Big East | Chris Fox (8th) |
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21 | Notre Dame | 111 | Great Lakes | Big East | Tim Connelly (25th) |
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22 | Oklahoma State | 109 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (4th) |
24
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23 | Penn State | 107 | Mid-Atlantic | Big Ten | Beth Alford-Sullivan (14th) |
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24 | New Mexico | 105 | Mountain | Mountain West | Joe Franklin (6th) |
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25 | West Virginia | 95 | Mid-Atlantic | Big 12 | Sean Cleary (6th) |
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26 | NC State | 63 | Southeast | ACC | Laurie Henes (7th) |
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27 | Texas | 60 | South Central | Big 12 | Bev Kearney (21st) |
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28 | Princeton | 58 | Mid-Atlantic | Ivy | Peter Farrell (35th) |
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29 | Florida | 56 | South | SEC | Mike Holloway (6th) |
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30 | Minnesota | 32 | Midwest | Big Ten | Gary Wilson (28th) |
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Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 26, Brigham Young 20, Dartmouth 16, Cornell 9, Iowa 2, Portland 2, Duke 1. | ||||||
Dropped Out: No. 28 BYU, No. 29 Wisconsin, No. 30 Cornell | ||||||
compiled by Jesse Rosen | ||||||
(* year as effective coach of that team in women’s cross country) |