WICCCA NCAA DI Cross Country Coaches Polls – 1997

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Preseason poll || Week One (9/22) || Week Two (9/29)
Week Three (10/6) || Week Four (10/13) || Week Five (10/20)
Week Six (11/4) || Week Seven — Final (11/17)

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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL POLL
1997 Preseason Poll — September 2, 1997

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points
1	Stanford (8)	224
2.	Brigham Young (1)	208
3.	Villanova	205
4.	Providence	191
5.	Colorado	186
6.	Wisconsin	167
7.	Arizona	160
8.	Georgetown	156
9.	North Carolina State	148
10.	Northern Arizona	145
11.	Arkansas	131
12.	Dartmouth	128
13.	Oregon	104
14.	Michigan	100
15.	William & Mary	93
16.	Penn State	88
17.	Florida	78
18.	Boston College	71
19.	Weber State	70
20.	Nebraska	59
21.	Washington	46
22.	Colorado State	43
23.	Georgia	28
24.	North Carolina	27
25.	Iowa State	18

Also receiving votes: Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Minnesota 9, Utah 7, Missouri 7, Ohio University 6, Boston University 6, Coastal Carolina 6, UCLA 5, Baylor 4, Notre Dame 1.

Rank	Team (first place votes)	Points
1.	Stanford (8)	224
2.	BYU (1)	209
3.	Villanova	204
4.	Providence	199
5.	Wisconsin	177
6.	Colorado	176
7.	Arizona	165
8.	Georgetown	153
9.	Arkansas	152
(tie)	North Carolina State	152
11.	Oregon	123
12.	Dartmouth	118
13.	Michigan	112
14.	William & Mary	98
15.	Northern Arizona	91
16.	Florida	82
17.	Boston College	72
(tie)	Penn State	72
19.	Washington	62
20.	Colorado State	58
21.	Nebraska	55
22.	Coastal Carolina	32
23.	UCLA	31
24.	Georgia	27
25.	Weber State	25

Dropping out from the preseason poll: North Carolina (24), Iowa State (25)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: North Carolina 17, Notre Dame 16, Wichita State 12, Baylor 6, USC 3, Ball State 2.

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points	Last Week
1.	Stanford (9)	225	1
2.	BYU	207	2
3.	Villanova	204	3
(tie)	Wisconsin	204	5
5.	Providence	188	4
6.	Colorado	184	6
7.	Oregon	159	11
8.	Arkansas	150	t9
(tie)	North Carolina State	150	t9
10.	Dartmouth	135	12
11.	Georgetown	132	8
12.	Arizona	128	7
13.	Michigan	107	13
14.	William & Mary	96	14
15.	Boston College	82	t17
16.	Washington	81	19
17.	Florida	77	16
18.	Colorado State	69	20
19.	Penn State	68	t17
20.	Nebraska	45	21
21.	UCLA	44	23
22.	North Carolina	31	nr
23.	Notre Dame	30	nr
24.	Weber State	27	25
25.	Baylor	23	nr

Dropping out: Northern Arizona (15), Coastal Carolina (22), Georgia (24)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 20, Missouri 14, Georgia 9, Marquette 8, USC 6, Coastal Carolina 5, Ball State 1.

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points	Last week
1.	Stanford (9)	225	1
2.	Brigham Young	213	2
3.	Villanova	205	t3
4.	Wisconsin	202	t3
5.	Colorado	184	6
(Tie)	Providence	184	5
7.	Oregon	169	7
8.	Arkansas	160	t8
9.	North Carolina State	154	t8
10.	Dartmouth	140	10
11.	Georgetown	133	11
12.	William & Mary	117	14
13.	Michigan	115	13
14.	Boston College	105	15
15.	UCLA	100	21
16.	Colorado State	78	18
17.	Washington	69	16
18. (Tie)	Florida	65	17
(Tie)	Penn State	65	19
20.	Nebraska	57	20
21.	North Carolina	40	22
22.	Notre Dame	31	23
23.	Weber State	23	24
24.	Baylor	20	25
25.	Washington State	18	nr

Dropping Out: Arizona (12)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Arizona, Ball State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Tech, Marquette, Minnesota, Missouri

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points	Last week
1.	Stanford (9)	225	1
2.	Brigham Young	215	2
3.	Wisconsin	208	4
4.	Oregon	194	7
5.	Colorado	184	5
(Tie)	Providence	184	5t
7.	Villanova	173	3
8.	Arkansas	159	8
9.	North Carolina State	155	9
10.	Dartmouth	147	10
11.	Georgetown	126	11
12.	North Carolina	120	21
13.	William & Mary	111	12
14.	Michigan	109	13
15.	Boston College	90	14
16.	Colorado State	89	16
17.	Nebraska	76	20
18.	Florida	74	18t
19.	Weber State	51	23
20.	UCLA	49	15
21.	Northern Arizona	37	nr
22.	Washington	28	17
23.	Coastal Carolina	26	nr
24.	Marquette	20	nr
25.	Baylor	19	24

Dropping out: Penn State (18t), Notre Dame (22), Washington State (25)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Penn State 18, Georgia Tech 11, Missouri 11, Ball State 9, Washington State 3, Minnesota 2, James Madison 2, Bowling Green 1.

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points	Last Week
1.	Stanford (9)	225	1
2.	Brigham Young	215	2
3.	Wisconsin	208	3
4.	Oregon	195	4
5.	Colorado	188	t5
6.	Providence	184	t5
7.	Villanova	171	7
8.	Arkansas	155	8
9.	North Carolina State	151	9
10.	Georgetown	145	11
11.	Boston College	127	15
12.	Colorado State	126	16
13.	UCLA	106	20
14.	Washington	101	22
15.	Dartmouth	99	10
16.	William & Mary	95	13
17.	Michigan	91	14
18.	Weber State	73	19
19.	Florida	55	18
20.	Coastal Carolina	34	23
21.	Northern Arizona	31	21
22.	Marquette	29	24
23.	Wake Forest	21	nr
24.	Baylor	19	25
25.	North Carolina	17	12

Dropping out: Nebraska (17)
Also Receiving Votes: Ball State 13, James Madison 12, Missouri 12, Washington State 11, Georgia Tech 8, Army 3, Nebraska 3, Bowling Green 1, Texas-Arlington 1.

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points	Last Week
1.	Stanford (9)	225	1
2.	Brigham Young	216	2
3.	Wisconsin	206	3
4.	Colorado	197	5
5.	Providence	185	6
6.	Oregon	171	4
7.	Georgetown	164	10
8.	North Carolina State	162	9
9.	Washington	157	14
10.	Boston College	125	11
11.	Michigan	123	17
12.	Colorado State	122	12
13.	Florida	115	19
14.	Arkansas	106	8
15.	Dartmouth	105	15
16.	William & Mary	88	16
17.	Weber State	71	18
18.	UCLA	69	13
19.	Nebraska	63	nr
20.	James Madison	55	nr
21.	Marquette	50	22
22.	Minnesota	37	nr
23.	Northern Arizona	30	21
24.	Coastal Carolina	23	20
25.	Missouri	21	nr

Dropping Out: Villanova (7), Wake Forest (21), Baylor (24), North Carolina (25)
Also Receiving Votes: Wake Forest 10, West Virginia 9, Baylor 8, Ohio University 8, Notre Dame 3, Arizona 1, Wichita State 1.

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FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL POLL
1997 Poll #7 — November 17, 1997
FINAL POLL FOR 1997 SEASON

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points	Last Poll
1.	Stanford (7)	223	1
2.	Brigham Young (2)	218	2
3.	Wisconsin	206	3
4.	Colorado	197	4
5.	Oregon	179	6
6.	North Carolina State	170	8
7.	Dartmouth	162	15
8.	Michigan	160	11
9.	Providence	158	5
10.	Washington	137	9
11.	Georgetown	125	7
12.	Arkansas	112	14
13.	Boston College	111	10
14.	Colorado State	108	12
15.	Florida	98	13
16.	West Virginia	85	nr
17.	Missouri	81	25
18.	Wake Forest	66	nr
19.	Nebraska	61	19
20.	James Madison	54	20
(tie)	Weber State	54	17
22.	Baylor	42	nr
23.	William & Mary	27	16
24.	Georgia	26	nr
25.	Minnesota	24	22

Dropping Out: UCLA (18), Marquette (21), Northern Arizona (23), Coastal Carolina (24)
Also Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona 11, North Carolina 10, Penn State 8, Arizona 7, Coastal Carolina 3, South Florida 2.

Weeks	Regional Rankings	National Coaches' Poll
Preseason		Tue 9/2 WOMEN
Week 1		Mon 9/22 WOMEN
Week 2		Mon 9/29 WOMEN
Week 3		Mon 10/6 WOMEN
Week 4		Mon 10/13 WOMEN
Week 5		Mon 10/20 WOMEN
Week 6		Tue 11/4 WOMEN
Week 7		Tue 11/18 MEN \| WOMEN
FINAL Results (official final ranking)	Sat 11/15 MEN \| WOMEN	Mon 11/24 MEN \| WOMEN

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