WICCCA NCAA DI Cross Country Coaches Polls – 1996
LYNX TIMING SYSTEM
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Last Year Final Poll |
1995 NCAA |
| 1. | Providence (8) | 200 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado | 190 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. | Stanford | 181 | 8 | 9 |
| 4. | Brigham Young | 167 | 3 | 3 |
| 5. | Georgetown | 164 | 14 | 8 |
| 6. | Michigan | 160 | 7 | 7 |
| 7. | Villanova | 146 | 4 | 3 |
| 8. | Oregon | 139 | 2 | 5 |
| 9. | Dartmouth | 126 | t10 | 11 |
| 10. | N.C. State | 124 | 12 | 16 |
| 11. | Arizona | 122 | 13 | 6 |
| 12. | Wisconsin | 117 | 9 | 10 |
| 13. | ARKANSAS | 107 | 6 | 12 |
| 14. | Auburn | 100 | t10 | 13 |
| 15. | Boston College | 78 | 17 | 21 |
| 16. | Washington | 72 | 15 | 14 |
| 17. | Florida | 70 | 19 | 18 |
| 18. | Iowa State | 64 | 21 | 20 |
| Southern Methodist | 64 | 16 | 17 | |
| 20. | Penn State | 60 | 22 | n/a |
| 21. | Missouri | 35 | 18 | 22 |
| 22. | Bowling Green | 30 | 23 | n/a |
| 23. | Weber State | 24 | NR | n/a |
| 24. | UCLA | 18 | NR | n/a |
| 25. | North Carolina | 15 | NR | n/a |
Also receiving votes: West Virginia, Northern Arizona, Kansas State, Massachusetts, Nebraska.
LYNX TIMING SYSTEM
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
Week One — Sept. 30, 1996
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Preseason |
| 1. | Providence (8) | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado | 191 | 2 |
| 3. | Stanford | 178 | 3 |
| 4. | Georgetown | 170 | 5 |
| 5. | Brigham Young | 163 | 4 |
| 6. | Wisconsin | 160 | 12 |
| 7. | Boston College | 152 | 15 |
| 8. | Villanova | 150 | 7 |
| 9. | Michigan | 140 | 6 |
| 10. | N.C. State | 129 | 10 |
| 11. | Arizona | 111 | 11 |
| 12. | Weber State | 104 | 23 |
| 13. | Arkansas | 101 | 13 |
| 14. | Missouri | 95 | 21 |
| 15. | Dartmouth | 94 | 9 |
| 16. | Penn State | 82 | 20 |
| 17. | North Carolina | 78 | 25 |
| 18. | Oregon | 65 | 8 |
| 19. | Northern Ariz. | 50 | NR |
| 20. | Florida | 34 | 17 |
| Kansas St. | 34 | 17 | |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 31 | 22 |
| 23. | Colorado St. | 19 | NR |
| 24. | UCLA | 18 | 24 |
| William & Mary | 18 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Baylor 14, Coastal Carolina 7, Utah 4, UTEP 3, Washington 2, Wake Forest 2, Michigan St. 1.
Dropped out from preseason: Auburn, Iowa State, Southern Methodist, Bowling Green.
FINISHLYNX
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
Week Two — Oct. 7, 1996
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Providence (8) | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado | 191 | 2 |
| 3. | Stanford | 184 | 3 |
| 4. | Georgetown | 177 | 4 |
| 5. | Villanova | 166 | 8 |
| 6. | Boston College | 157 | 7 |
| Brigham Young | 157 | 5 | |
| 8. | Dartmouth | 141 | 15 |
| 9. | NC State | 132 | 10 |
| 10. | Wisconsin | 124 | 6 |
| 11. | Arizona | 116 | 11 |
| 12. | Michigan | 111 | 9 |
| 13. | Weber State | 110 | 12 |
| 14. | Missouri | 97 | 14 |
| 15. | Penn State | 84 | 16 |
| 16. | North Carolina | 77 | 17 |
| 17. | Washington | 69 | nr |
| 18. | Arkansas | 68 | 13 |
| 19. | Northern Ariz. | 49 | 19 |
| Oregon | 49 | 18 | |
| 21. | Florida | 47 | t20 |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 35 | 22 |
| 23. | Colorado St. | 13 | 23 |
| 24. | William & Mary | 9 | t24 |
| 25. | Nebraska | 8 | nr |
Dropping Out: Kansas State, t20; UCLA, t24.
Also Receiving Votes: Baylor 7, Coastal Carolina 6, UCLA 6, Michigan State 4, Boise State 3, Wake Forest 3, Texas-San Antonio 1.
FINISHLYNX
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
Week Three — Oct. 14, 1996
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Last Week | |
| 1. | Providence (8) | 200 | 1 | |
| 2. | Colorado | 189 | 2 | |
| 3. | Stanford | 187 | 3 | |
| 4. | Villanova | 164 | 5 | |
| 5. | Brigham Young | 159 | t6 | |
| 6. | Arizona | 158 | 11 | |
| 7. | Penn State | 155 | 15 | |
| 8. | Georgetown | 146 | 4 | |
| Dartmouth | 146 | 8 | ||
| 10. | NC State | 125 | 9 | |
| 11. | Boston College | 121 | 6 | |
| 12. | Wisconsin | 113 | 10 | |
| 13. | Weber State | 105 | 13 | |
| 14. | North Carolina | 90 | 16 | |
| 15. | Washington | 80 | 17 | |
| 16. | Missouri | 78 | 14 | |
| 17. | Arkansas | 70 | 18 | |
| 18. | Oregon | 63 | t19 | |
| 19. | Northern Ariz. | 50 | 19 | |
| 20. | Florida | 46 | 21 | |
| 21. | Notre Dame | 38 | 22 | |
| 22. | William & Mary | 24 | 24 | |
| Iowa State | 24 | nr | ||
| 24. | Colorado St. | 13 | 24 | |
| Nebraska | 13 | 25 |
Dropping Out: Michigan, 9th
Also Receiving Votes: Ohio University, UCLA, Eastern Michigan, Coastal Carolina, Baylor, Texas-San Antonio.
FINISHLYNX
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
Week Four — Oct. 21, 1996
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Providence (8) | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | Villanova | 189 | 4 |
| 3. | Stanford | 186 | 3 |
| 4. | Colorado | 175 | 2 |
| 5. | Dartmouth | 160 | t8 |
| 6. | Brigham Young | 159 | 5 |
| 7. | Georgetown | 15 | 5 t8 |
| 8. | Wisconsin | 142 | 12 |
| 9. | NC State | 132 | 10 |
| 10. | Northern Ariz. | 127 | 19 |
| 11. | Arizona | 118 | 6 |
| 12. | Boston College | 113 | 11 |
| 13. | Missouri | 102 | 16 |
| 14. | Weber State | 99 | 13 |
| 15. | Penn State | 87 | 7 |
| 16. | Washington | 77 | 15 |
| 17. | Baylor | 68 | nr |
| 18. | Texas-San Antonio 63 | nr | |
| 19. | North Carolina | 58 | 14 |
| 20. | Oregon | 51 | 18 |
| 21. | Notre Dame | 34 | 21 |
| 22. | William & Mary | 32 | t22 |
| 23. | Iowa State | 26 | t22 |
| 24. | Arkansas | 20 | 17 |
| 25. | Costal Carolina | 10 | nr |
Dropping Out: Florida, 20th; Colorado St, t24; Nebraska, t24.
Also Receiving Votes: Ohio University 4, Nebraska 4, Virginia 3, Boise St. 3.
FINISHLYNX
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
Week Five — Nov. 5, 1996
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Providence (8) | 200 | 1 |
| 2. | Stanford | 188 | 3 |
| 3. | Georgetown | 185 | 7 |
| 4. | Colorado | 174 | 4 |
| 5. | Villanova | 168 | 2 |
| 6. | Brigham Young | 155 | 6 |
| tie | Dartmouth | 155 | 5 |
| 8. | Wisconsin | 148 | 8 |
| 9. | N.C. State | 139 | 9 |
| 10. | Northern Ariz. | 126 | 10 |
| 11. | Missouri | 104 | 13 |
| tie | Washington | 104 | 16 |
| 13. | Boston College | 99 | 12 |
| 14. | Weber State | 96 | 14 |
| 15. | North Carolina | 90 | 19 |
| 16. | Arizona | 86 | 11 |
| 17. | Penn State | 80 | 15 |
| 18. | Texas-San Antonio | 64 | 18 |
| 19. | Notre Dame | 55 | 21 |
| 20. | Florida | 43 | nr |
| 21. | William & Mary | 26 | 22 |
| 22. | Texas-El Paso | 25 | nr |
| 23. | Nebraska | 24 | nr |
| tie | UCLA | 24 | nr |
| 25. | Coastal Carolina | 15 | 25 |
Dropping out: Arkansas, 24th; Baylor, 17th; Iowa State, 23rd; Oregon, 20th.
Also receiving votes: Bowling Green 7, Iowa State 6, Oregon 6, Arkansas 4, Virginia 4.
NOTICE — There is no poll next week. Poll No. 6 — the final 1996 poll — will be taken after the NCAA district meets on Monday, Nov. 18.
FINISHLYNX
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
Week Six — Nov. 18, 1996
FINAL 1996 POLL
| Rank | Team (1st place) | Points | Last Week |
| 1. | Villanova (8) | 200 | 5 |
| 2. | Stanford | 188 | 2 |
| 3. | Georgetown | 181 | 3 |
| 4. | Colorado | 180 | 4 |
| 5. | Providence | 165 | 1 |
| 6. | Brigham Young | 159 | 6t |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 147 | 8 |
| 8. | Dartmouth | 143 | 6t |
| 9. | N.C. State | 139 | 9 |
| 10. | Arizona | 132 | 16 |
| 11. | Boston College | 116 | 13 |
| 12. | North Carolina | 104 | 15 |
| 13. | Missouri | 98 | 11t |
| 14. | Texas-San Antonio | 90 | 18 |
| 15. | Iowa State | 84 | nr |
| 16. | Washington | 83 | 11t |
| 17. | Penn State | 76 | 17 |
| 18. | Colorado St. | 69 | nr |
| 19. | Northern Ariz. | 51 | 10 |
| 20. | Arkansas | 49 | nr |
| 21. | Eastern Mich. | 41 | nr |
| 22. | William & Mary | 31 | 21 |
| 23. | Nebraska | 21 | 23t |
| 24. | Coastal Carolina | 18 | 25 |
| 25. | Oregon | 14 | nr |
Dropping out: Weber State, 14th; Notre Dame, 19th; Florida, 20th; UT-El Paso, 22nd; UCLA, t23rd.
Also receiving votes: Ohio Univ. 10, James Madison 6, Virginia 4, Baylor 3, Michigan 2.
NOTICE — This is the final 1996 poll
