USCCA/WICCA NCAA Cross Country Coaches Polls – November 13, 2001
2001 NCAA Cross Country Polls
Division I
MONDO Men’s Cross Country Rankings
Final Poll released Nov. 13.NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes, MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South. Top two teams in Regional Championships on Nov. 10 will automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 19. Thirteen other teams qualify based on criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual. Automatic qualifiers indicated by “Q” after Place in Region, “at large” qualifiers by “q”.
Rank Rank Place
Last Week in
Rank Team Region Points Week Before Region
1 Colorado (7) MT 391 1 1 1Q
2 Stanford (8) W 389 2 2 1Q
3 Arkansas (1) SC 369 3 3 1Q
4 Notre Dame GL 346 5 5 1Q
5 North Carolina State SE 333 6 6 1Q
6 Portland W 302 8 7 2Q
7 Michigan GL 282 11 12 2Q
8 Northern Arizona MT 281 9 9= 2Q
9 Providence NE 271 10 8 1Q
10 Villanova MA 265 7 14 1Q
11 Wisconsin GL 250 4 4 4q
12 Michigan State GL 210 19 18 3q
13 Brigham Young MT 200 12 16 3q
14 Oregon W 199 18 20 3q
15 Arizona State W 168 14 19 4q
16 William & Mary SE 153 24 -- 2Q
17 Colorado State MT 135 23 22 4q
18 UC-Santa Barbara W 111 13 11 5q
19 Wake Forest SE 88 17 21 3q
20 Air Force MT 87 15 9= 5q
21 Alabama S 70 -- -- 1Q
22 Georgetown MA 65 -- -- 2Q
23 Arizona W 52 20 13 6q
24 Duke SE 32 22 17 4q
25 Butler GL 29 -- -- 5q
-- Minnesota MW -- -- 1Q
-- Utah MT 25= -- 6
-- Eastern Michigan GL 16 15 6
-- Oklahoma State MW -- -- 2Q
-- Washington W -- 24 7
-- Indiana GL 25= 23 7
-- Utah State MT 21 25 7=
-- Iona NE -- -- 2Q
-- Tennessee S -- -- 2Q
-- Texas SC -- -- 2Q
-- Nebraska MW -- -- 3q
Also receiving votes: Minnesota 27, Utah 18, Dartmouth 16, Eastern
Michigan 13, Oklahoma State 9, Washington 8, Indiana 3.
Sponsored by Mondo. Voting panel consists of members of the executive committee of the United States Cross Country Coaches Association. Men’s DI polls compiled by Don Kopriva, USCCCA Public Relations Director, P.O. Box 3040, Lisle, Ill. 60532. For more information, contact him via e-mail or via fax at 630/960-3218.
Regional polls also available at the USCCCA Web site
See also the “Demetra Poll” which uses a computer algorithm and results of head-to-head competition to rank the DI teams.
FinishLynx Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Final Poll released November 12, 2001.NE = Northeast, MA = Mid-Atlantic, SE = Southeast, GL = Great Lakes, MW = Midwest, SC = South Central, MT = Mountain, W = West, S = South. Top two teams in Regional Championships on Nov. 10 will automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 19. Thirteen other teams qualify based on of criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual. Automatic qualifiers indicated by “Q” after Place in Region, “at large” qualifiers by “q”.
Click here for Mike Scott’s analysis of the Women’s DI teams, which he updates weekly.
Rank Rank Place
Last Week in
Rank Team Region Points Week Before Region
1 Stanford (8) W 319 1 1 1Q
2 Brigham Young (5) MT 317 2 2 1Q
3 Georgetown MA 293 3 3 1Q
4 NC State SE 280 4 4 1Q
5 Boston College NE 268 5 5 1Q
6 Colorado MT 257 7 10 2Q
7 Michigan State GL 256 6 6 1Q
8 North Carolina SE 235 9 9 2Q
9 Arizona W 226 8 11 2Q
10 Arizona State W 200 11 7 3q
11 Providence NE 191 10 8 2Q
12 Arkansas SC 187 12 12 1Q
13 Northern Arizona MT 156 13 17 3q
14 Virginia SE 150 14 15 3q
15 Notre Dame GL 118 19 -- 2Q
16 Colorado State MT 100 16 18 4q
17 Villanova MA 99 21 16 2Q
18 Brown NE 97 -- -- 3q
19= Oklahoma State MW 92 20 -- 1Q
19= Washington W 92 24 13 4q
21 Marquette GL 76 18 24 3q
22 Cornell NE 64 22 23 4q
23 James Madison SE 42 23 19 4
24 Georgia Tech S 36 -- -- 1Q
25 Yale NE 29 15 21 5q
-- UCLA W 17 22 5q
-- Minnesota MW -- -- 2Q
-- Toledo GL -- -- 4
-- Duke SE 25 20 5
-- Weber State MT -- -- 5
-- Wisconsin GL -- 14 5
-- Boston University NE -- 25 7q
-- Columbia NE -- -- 6q
-- South Florida S -- -- 2Q
-- Texas SC -- -- 2Q
Also receiving votes: UCLA 22, Minnesota 11, Toledo 8, Duke 2,
Weber State 1, Wisconsin 1.
Sponsored by FinishLynx. All polls compiled during the season are available online at the FinishLynx site.
Voting panel consists of the nine elected regional representatives and three at large members of the Women’s Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association. Women’s DI polls compiled by Jesse Rosen of 1201 Yale Place, #1001, Minneapolis, MN. For more information, please e-mail or FAX 612/305- 1131.
See also the “Demetra Poll” which uses a computer algorithm and results of head-to-head competition to rank the DI teams.
Division II
Men’s Cross Country Rankings
Final Poll released Nov. 5, 2001E = East (3), GL = Great Lakes (2), NE = New England (2), NC = North Central (5), S = South (2), SC = South Central (4), SE = Southeast (2), W = West (4). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2000 Championships). “Q” in Place in Region column indicates qualifier for Nationals on Nov. 17.
Regional rankings are posted here.
Rank Rank Place
Last Week In
Rank Team Region Week Before Region
1 Western State (CO) NC 1 1 1Q
2 Abilene Christian (TX) SC 2 2 1Q
3 UC- Davis W 3 3 1Q
4 Adams State (CO) NC 6 6 2Q
5 Truman State (MO) SC 8 8 2Q
6 South Dakota St. Univ. NC 5 5 3Q
7 Harding (AR) S 10 10 1Q
8 Lewis (IL) GL 7 7 1Q
9 Edinboro (PA) E 11 11 1Q
10 Missouri Southern SC 9 9 3Q
11 Cal. State-Chico W 4 4 2Q
12 Central Missouri SC 15 15 4Q
13 Wayne State (MI) GL 16 16 2Q
14 U-Mass- Lowell NE 13 13 1Q
15 Alaska-Anchorage W -- -- 3Q
16 Grand Valley St. (MI) GL -- 20 3
17 Minnesota State-Mankato NC 12 12 4Q
18 Kennesaw State (GA) S 17 17 2Q
19 UC-San Diego W -- -- 4Q
20 Southern Indiana GL 14 14 4
21 Fort Hayes State NC 18 -- 5Q
22 Pittsburg State (KA) SC -- -- 5
23 Millersville (PA) E -- -- 2Q
24 Minnesota - Duluth NC -- -- 6
25 Shippensburg (PA) E -- -- 3Q
-- Ashland (OH) GL 20 19 5
-- Indianapolis GL -- -- 7
-- Hillsdale (MI) GL -- -- 6
-- Univ. of South Dakota NC 19 18 7
Men’s DII polls compiled by Mark VanAlstyne, University of North Florida.
Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Final Poll released Nov. 5, 2001E = East (3), GL = Great Lakes (3), NE = New England (2), NC = North Central (6), S = South (2), SC = South Central (2), SE = Southeast (2), W = West (4). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2000 Championships). “Q” in Place in Region column indicates qualifier for Nationals on Nov. 17.
Regional rankings are posted here.
Rank Rank Place
Last Week In
Rank Team Region Week Before Region
1 Western State NC 1 1 1Q
2 UC Davis W 2 2 1Q
3 Grand Valley GL 3 3 1Q
4 Adams St. NC 4 4 2Q
5 Northern Michigan GL 6 6 2Q
6 Central Missouri SC 10 9 1Q
7 Edinboro E 8 11 1Q
8 North Dakota NC 5 5 3Q
9 Wisconsin Parkside GL 12 13 3Q
10 Pittsburg State SC 7 7 2Q
11 Hillsdale GL -- -- 4
12 Humboldt State W 9 8 2Q
13 Indiana of PA E -- -- 2Q
14 South Dakota NC -- -- 4Q
15 Truman State SC 11 10 3
16 Cal State Chico W 16 16 3Q
17 Northern Colorado NC 18 17 5Q
18 Harding S 15 18 1Q
19 Kutztown E -- -- 3Q
20 Stonehill NE 19 19 1Q
21 Sonoma W -- -- 4Q
22 Florida Southern S 17 15 2Q
23 North Dakota State NC -- -- 6Q
24 Colorado Springs NC 14 14 7
25 Western Washington W 13 12 5
-- Ashland GL 20 20 5
Women’s DII polls compiled by Barbara Wolf, Millersville.
Division III
Men’s Cross Country Rankings
Final Poll released Nov. 13.A = Atlantic (2), C = Central (4), GL = Great Lakes (3), ME = Mid East (2), MW = Mid West (5), NE = New England (5), SSE = South/Southeast (1), W = West (2). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2000 Championships). “Q” in Place in Region column indicates qualifier for Nationals on Nov. 17.
Rank Rank Place
Last Week in
Rank Team Region Points Week Before Region
1 Wisconsin-La Crosse (8) MW 200 1 1 1Q
2 Wisconsin-Oshkosh MW 192 2 2 2Q
3 North Central College(IL) MW 181 3 3 3Q
4 Haverford College(PA) ME 175 4 4 1Q
5 Univ of St Thomas(MN) C 165 5 5 1Q
6 Calvin College(MI) GL 160 6 6 1Q
7 Keene State College(NH) NE 153 10 10 1Q
8 Bowdoin College(ME) NE 142 7 7 2Q
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W 135 9 9 1Q
10 Nebraska Wesleyan(NB) C 126 13 13 2Q
11 MIT NE 122 14 14 3Q
12 Willamette University(OR) W 109 12 12 2Q
13 Tufts University(MA) NE 105 8 8 4Q
14 Wisconsin-Stevens Point MW 96 15 15 4Q
15 Ithaca College(NY) A 79 19 19 1Q
16 Mount Union GL 71 -- -- 2Q
17 Williams College(MA) NE 64 21 21 5Q
18 College of New Jersey A 60 20 20 2Q
19 De Pauw University(IN) GL 58 17 17 3Q
20 Hamline University(MN) C 53 18 18 4Q
21 Wartburg College(IA) C 52 -- -- 3Q
22 Wisconsin-Platteville MW 37 25 25 5Q
23 Elizabethtown(PA) ME 23 -- -- 2Q
24 Emory University(GA) S 15 -- -- 1Q
25 Kenyon College(OH) GL 13 11 11 4
-- Trinity College(CT) NE 16 16 6
-- Wisconsin-Eau Claire MW 22 22 11
-- Saint Olaf College(MN) C 23 23 5
-- Washington University MW 24 24 9
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Olaf College(MN) (8), Trinity College(CT)
(4), Saint Lawrence University(NY) (1), University of Puget Sound(WA)
Men’s DIII polls compiled by John Zupanc, UW-Oshkosh
Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Final Poll released Nov. 13.A = Atlantic (5), C = Central (4), GL = Great Lakes (3), ME = Mid East (2), MW = Mid West (4), NE = New England (4), SSE = South/Southeast (1), W = West (1). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2000 Championships). “Q” in Place in Region column indicates qualifier for Nationals on Nov. 17.
Rank Rank Place
Last Week in
Rank Team Region Points Week Before Region
1 Middlebury (4) NE 171 1 1 1Q
2 Calvin (3) GL 166 2 2 1Q
3 Moravian ME 165 3 3 1Q
4 UW-LaCrosse MW 153 4 4 1Q
5 Williams NE 144 7 7 2Q
6 Wartburg C 137 6 6 1Q
7 UW-Oshkosh MW 136 5 5 2Q
8 Amherst NE 127 9 9 3Q
9 Nebraska Wesleyan C 116 10 10 2Q
10 Ithaca A 106 14 18 1Q
11 Luther C 100 8 8 3Q
12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W 94 12 12 1Q
13 Dickinson ME 93 11 11 2Q
14 Hamilton A 86 19 19 2Q
15 Baldwin Wallace GL 84 16 14 2Q
16 College of New Jersey A 64 15 15 3Q
17 Washington Univ. MW 63 21 20 3Q
18 Emory S 47 20 21 1Q
19 UW- Stevens Point MW 45 17 17 4Q
20 Brandeis NE 42 23 23 4Q
21 SUNY-Geneseo A 41 18 16 4Q
22 St. Olaf C 31 22 22 4Q
23 Haverford ME 24 13 13 3
24 Elmhurst MW 17 -- -- 5
25 SUNY Cortland A 14 25 25 5Q
26 Mount Union GL 9 -- -- 3Q
-- Puget Sound W 24 24 3
Women’s DIII polls compiled by Jeff and Laurie Miller.
