WICCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country Coaches Polls – 2000
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Women’s Cross Country Coaches’ Polls
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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL POLL
2000 Preseason Poll — September 1, 2000
| 1. | Stanford (8) | 290 |
| 2. | Wisconsin (2) | 281 |
| 3. | Colorado (1) | 272 |
| 4. | Kansas State (1) | 269 |
| 5. | Georgetown | 248 |
| 6. | Brigham Young | 239 |
| 7. | Arkansas | 213 |
| 8. | Providence | 193 |
| 9. | North Carolina State | 192 |
| 10. | Arizona State | 188 |
| 11. | Brown | 166 |
| 12. | Oregon | 154 |
| 13. | Northern Arizona | 153 |
| 14. | North Carolina | 148 |
| 15. | Minnesota | 133 |
| 16. (tie) | Michigan | 132 |
| 16. (tie) | Washington | 132 |
| 18. | Boston University | 101 |
| 19. | Villanova | 100 |
| 20. | Missouri | 63 |
| 21. | Duke | 61 |
| 22. | Nebraska | 30 |
| 23. | Texas A&M; | 22 |
| 24. | Boston College | 19 |
| 25. | UC Irvine | 17 |
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Weber State 16, Florida 15, Bucknell 13, Marquette 13, Wake Forest 10, Arizona 5, South Florida 5, Purdue 3, Ball State 2, Georgia 2
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2000 Poll #1 — September 18, 2000
| Ranking | Team (first place votes) | Points | Preseason |
| 1. | Stanford (9) | 291 | 1 |
| 2. | Wisconsin (2) | 287 | 2 |
| 3. | Kansas State (1) | 273 | 4 |
| 4. | Colorado | 271 | 3 |
| 5. | Georgetown | 248 | 5 |
| 6. | Brigham Young | 247 | 6 |
| 7. | Arizona State | 211 | 10 |
| 8. | North Carolina State | 208 | 9 |
| 9. | Arkansas | 176 | 7 |
| 10. | Boston College | 174 | 24 |
| 11. | Providence | 164 | 8 |
| 12. | Oregon | 163 | 12 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 153 | 15 |
| 14. | Michigan | 151 | 16t |
| 15. | Colorado State | 150 | nr |
| 16. | Duke | 106 | 21 |
| 17. | Brown | 90 | 11 |
| 18. | Washington | 84.5 | 16t |
| 19. | Villanova | 80 | 19 |
| 20. | Texas A&M; | 64 | 23 |
| 21. | Missouri | 54 | 20 |
| 22. | UC-Irvine | 39.5 | 25 |
| 23. (Tie) | Boston University | 38 | 18 |
| Marquette | 38 | nr | |
| 25. | Wake Forest | 33 | nr |
Teams Dropping Out from Preseason: Northern Arizona (13), North Carolina (14), Nebraska (22)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: North Carolina 32, Northern Arizona 20, South Florida 18, Nebraska 18, Ball State 5, Texas Christian 4, Arizona 4, Weber State 2, Yale 2, Purdue 1.
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2000 Poll #2 — September 25, 2000
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1. | Stanford (9) | 293 | 1 |
| 2. | Wisconsin (2) | 287 | 2 |
| 3. | Kansas State (1) | 277 | 3 |
| 4. | Colorado | 266 | 4 |
| 5. | Brigham Young | 255 | 6 |
| 6. | North Carolina State | 224 | 8 |
| 7. | Georgetown | 220 | 5 |
| 8. | Minnesota | 218 | 13 |
| 9. | Boston College | 209 | 10 |
| 10. | Yale | 183 | nr |
| 11. | Michigan | 180 | 14 |
| 12. | Arizona State | 166 | 7 |
| 13. | Arkansas | 165 | 9 |
| 14. | Arizona | 146 | nr |
| 15. | Providence | 133 | 11 |
| 16. | Colorado State | 117 | 15 |
| 17. | Washington | 98.5 | 18 |
| 18. | Texas A&M; | 69.5 | 20 |
| 19. | Villanova | 59 | 19 |
| 20. | UC Irvine | 56 | 22 |
| 21. | Brown | 50 | 17 |
| 22. | South Florida | 44 | |
| 23. | Marquette | 41 | t23 |
| 24. | Oregon | 38 | 12 |
| 25. | Ball State | 31 | nr |
Dropping Out: Duke (16), Missouri (21), Wake Forest (25)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona 24, Duke 17, Weber State 10, Boston University 8, Texas Christian 7, West Virginia 6, Toledo 1, Wake Forest 1.
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2000 Poll #3 — October 2, 2000
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Points | Prev |
| 1. | Stanford (11) | 293 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado (1) | 289 | 4 |
| 3. | Brigham Young | 271 | 5 |
| 4. | Washington | 254 | 17 |
| 5. | North Carolina State | 244 | 6 |
| 6. | Kansas State | 237 | 3 |
| 7. | Georgetown | 228 | 7 |
| 8. | Wisconsin | 223 | 2 |
| 9. | Minnesota | 218 | 8 |
| 10. | Boston College | 200 | 9 |
| 11. | Arkansas | 184 | 13 |
| 12. | Yale | 169 | 10 |
| 13. | Michigan | 151 | 11 |
| 14. | Arizona State | 146 | 12 |
| 15. | Arizona | 126 | 14 |
| 16. | Providence | 122 | 15 |
| 17. | Colorado State | 105 | 16 |
| 18. | Texas A&M; | 93 | 18 |
| 19. (tie) | Brown | 65 | 21 |
| Villanova | 65 | 19 | |
| 21. | Marquette | 51 | 23 |
| 22. | Oregon | 46 | 24 |
| 23. | South Florida | 34 | 22 |
| 24. | Duke | 25 | nr |
| 25. | Ball State | 22 | 25 |
Dropping out of the Poll: UC-Irvine (20)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona 20, Texas Christian 4, Wake Forest 4, UCLA 3, UC-Irvine 2, West Virginia 2, Northwestern 2, Toledo 1, Weber State 1.
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2000 Poll #4 — October 9, 2000
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Points | Prev |
| 1. | Stanford (11) | 298 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado (1) | 287 | 2 |
| 3. | Brigham Young | 273 | 3 |
| 4. | Washington | 253 | 4 |
| 5. | Kansas State | 248 | 6 |
| 6. | Wisconsin | 247 | 8 |
| 7. | Georgetown | 217 | 7 |
| 8. | North Carolina State | 204.5 | 5 |
| 9. | Minnesota | 204 | 9 |
| 10. | Boston College | 192 | 10 |
| 11. | Yale | 174 | 12 |
| 12. | Arkansas | 170 | 11 |
| 13. | Michigan | 158 | 13 |
| 14. | Arizona State | 156 | 14 |
| 15. | Arizona | 133 | 15 |
| 16. | Providence | 124 | 16 |
| 17. | Colorado State | 107 | 17 |
| 18. | Villanova | 92 | 19t |
| 19. | Texas A&M; | 78 | 18 |
| 20. | Marquette | 57 | 21 |
| 21. | Brown | 52 | 19t |
| 22. | Oregon | 51 | 22 |
| 23. | Duke | 48 | 24 |
| 24. | Northern Arizona | 27 | nr |
| 25. | South Florida | 20 | 23 |
Dropping Out: Ball State (25)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Texas Christian 7, Wake Forest 7, Northwestern 6.5, Boston University 2, UCLA 2, West Virginia 2, Ball State 1, New Orleans 1, Weber State 1.
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2000 Poll #5 — October 16, 2000
| Rank | Team (First) | Points | Prev |
| 1. | Brigham Young (12) | 300 | 2 |
| 2. | Stanford | 288 | 1 |
| 3. | Wisconsin | 275 | 6 |
| 4. | Arizona State | 262 | 14 |
| 5. | Colorado | 250 | 2 |
| 6. | Washington | 236 | 4 |
| 7. | Boston College | 230 | 10 |
| 8. | Arizona | 207 | 15 |
| 9. | Kansas State | 190 | 5 |
| 10. | Georgetown | 176 | 7 |
| 11. | Arkansas | 166 | 12 |
| 12. | Michigan | 159 | 13 |
| 13. | North Carolina State | 158 | 8 |
| 14. | Colorado State | 140 | 17 |
| 15. | Yale | 138 | 11 |
| 16. | Minnesota | 123 | 9 |
| 17. | Providence | 117 | 16 |
| 18. | Weber State | 107 | nr |
| 19. | Villanova | 90 | 18 |
| 20. | Marquette | 72 | 20 |
| 21. | Texas A&M; | 64 | 19 |
| 22. | Brown | 48 | 21 |
| 23. | Wake Forest | 41 | nr |
| 24. | West Virginia | 32 | nr |
| 25. | Virginia | 20 | nr |
Dropping out: Oregon (22), Duke (23), Northern Ariz (24), South Florida (25)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Texas Christian 5, Columbia 4, South Florida 1, Oregon 1.
NOTE: There will be no poll next week as team prepare for conference meets. The next poll will be released on Monday, October 30, 2000.
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2000 Poll #6 — October 31, 2000
| Ranking | Team (first place votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1. | Brigham Young (12) | 300 | 1 |
| 2. | Stanford | 288 | 2 |
| 3. | Wisconsin | 276 | 3 |
| 4. | Arizona State | 259 | 4 |
| 5. | Colorado | 257 | 5 |
| 6. | Boston College | 238 | 7 |
| 7. | Arizona | 207 | 8 |
| 8. | Kansas State | 206 | 9 |
| 9. | Washington | 181 | 6 |
| 10. | Michigan | 179 | 12 |
| 11. | Arkansas | 174 | 11 |
| 12. | Yale | 169 | 15 |
| 13. | Georgetown | 163 | 10 |
| 14. | North Carolina State | 142 | 13 |
| 15. | Colorado State | 139 | 14 |
| 16. | Providence | 134 | 17 |
| 17. | Weber State | 102 | 18 |
| 18. | Villanova | 86 | 19 |
| 19. | Missouri | 76 | nr |
| 20. | Minnesota | 75 | 16 |
| 21. | Marquette | 66 | 20 |
| 22. | Brown | 58 | 22 |
| 23. | North Carolina | 43 | nr |
| 24. | Texas A&M; | 29 | 21 |
| 25. | West Virginia | 28 | 24 |
Dropping Out: Wake Forest (23), Virginia (25)
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Columbia 12, Wake Forest 6, South Florida 5, Northern Arizona 1, Texas Christian 1.
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2000 Poll #7 — November 12, 2000
Pre-NCAA Championships Poll
| Ranking | Team (1st place votes) | Points | Prev |
| 1. | Colorado (9) | 296 | 5 |
| 2. | Stanford (3) | 285 | 2 |
| 3. | Brigham Young | 279 | 1 |
| 4. | Wisconsin | 266 | 3 |
| 5. | Arizona State | 244 | 4 |
| 6. | Boston College | 240 | 6 |
| 7. | Kansas State | 218 | 8 |
| 8. | Georgetown | 210 | 13 |
| 9. | Yale | 202 | 12 |
| 10. | Arizona | 196 | 7 |
| 11. | Michigan | 182 | 10 |
| 12. | North Carolina State | 159 | 14 |
| 13. | Minnesota | 145 | 20 |
| 14. | Colorado State | 139 | 15 |
| 15. | Brown | 128 | 22 |
| 16. | Texas A&M; | 112 | 24 |
| 17. | Weber State | 94 | 17 |
| 18. | North Carolina | 87 | 23 |
| 19. | Providence | 85 | 16 |
| 20. | Arkansas | 78 | 11 |
| 21. | West Virginia | 58 | 25 |
| 22. | Oregon | 56 | nr |
| 23. | Marquette | 46 | 21 |
| 24. | Villanova | 33 | 18 |
| 25. | Washington | 26 | 9 |
DROPPING OUT: Missouri (19)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Missouri 12 , Wake Forest 8, Columbia 6, South Florida 6, Texas Christian 4.
