USCCA/WICCA NCAA Cross Country Coaches Polls – September 30, 2003
2003 NCAA Cross Country Polls
Division I
MONDO Men’s Cross Country Rankings
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. 16 will automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 25. Thirteen other teams qualify based on criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual.
Rank Rank Team (first place votes) Region Points 9/23 1 Stanford (14) W 478 1 2 Wisconsin (2) GL 466 2 3 Northern Arizona M 444 3 4 Arkansas SC 423 4 5 BYU M 403 12 6 Colorado M 397 7 7 Central Michigan GL 391 9 8 Oregon W 350 5 9 Colorado State M 343 23 10 Iona College NE 322 8 11 Ohio State GL 317 20= 12 Michigan GL 315 6 13 Arizona State W 264 -- 14 Georgetown MA 237 13 15 Virginia SE 233 -- 16 Villanova MA 220 10= 17 Providence NE 209 15 18 Arizona W 201 -- 19 Indiana GL 196 16 20 William & Mary SE 181 18 21 Portland W 141 19 22 North Carolina State SE 133 14 23 Oklahoma State MW 128 20= 24 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo W 127 24 25 Notre Dame GL 123 17 26 Texas A&M; SC 113 30 27 Washington State W 64 -- 28 LaSalle MA 46 -- 29 Eastern Michigan GL 35 10= 30 Miami (Ohio) GL 30 -- -- Butler GL 22 -- Minnesota MW 25 -- Iowa MW 26 -- Duke SE 27 -- Texas SC 28 -- Air Force M 29 Also receiving votes: Duke 29, Washington 24, Air Force 13, Weber State 12, Minnesota 9, Butler 7, Michigan State 4, Montana State 4, Texas 3, UCLA 3, Georgia 2.
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 .
Polls also available at the USCCCA Web site
FinishLynx Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Sept. 29.
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. 15 will automatically qualify for Nationals on Nov. 24. Thirteen other teams qualify based on of criteria listed in the NCAA CC Championships Manual.Click here for Mike Scott’s analysis of the Women’s DI teams, which he updates weekly.
Rank Rank Team (first place votes) Region Points 9/22 1 Brigham Young (10) MT 385 1 2 Notre Dame (3) GL 373 3 3 Colorado MT 353 4 4 Arizona State W 351 20 5 North Carolina State SE 333 14 6 Michigan State GL 311 15 7 UCLA W 306 18 8 North Carolina SE 291 9 9 Stanford W 287 2 10 Georgetown MA 280 7 11 Columbia NE 274 12 12 Providence NE 251 5 13 Villanova MA 242 8 14 Baylor SC 216 27 15 Northern Arizona MT 211 10 16 Wisconsin GL 187 19 17 Penn State MA 180 22 18 Arkansas SC 155 11 19 Colorado State MT 151 25 20 Wake Forest SE 138 6 21 Missouri MW 126 17 22 Tennessee S 103 -- 23 Michigan GL 90 13 24 Florida State S 85 -- 25 Washington W 82 30 26 Princeton MA 65 -- 27 William & Mary SE 62 24 28 Marquette GL 56.5 26 29 Southwest Missouri State MW 47.5 29 30 Nebraska MW 26 -- -- Duke SE 16 -- Indiana GL 21 -- Boston College NE 23 -- Virginia SE 28 Other Teams Receiving Votes: Toledo 11, Boston College 5, Indiana 3, Kentucky 3, California 2, Richmond 2, Duke 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 414/747-2489
Division II
Men’s Cross Country Rankings
E = East (2), GL = Great Lakes (2), NE = New England (3), 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 2002 Championships).
Regional rankings are posted here.
Rank Rank Rank Team (first place votes) Region 9/22 9/15 1 Western State College (CO) NC 1 1. 2 Abilene Christian Univ (TX) SC 2 2. 3 Adams State College (CO) NC 3 3. 4 Cal State-Chico W 4 4. 5 Harding Univ (AR) S 11 12. 6 U Mass-Lowell (MA) NE 9 10. 7 Wayne State Univ (MI) GL 6 7. 8 South Dakota State (SD) NC 5 5. 9 Hillsdale College (MI) GL 13 14. 10 Grand Valley State (MI) GL 7 8. 11 Missouri Southern State (MO) SC 12 6. 12 Minn State-Mankato(MN) NC 19 19. 13 Truman State Univ (MO) SC 14 15. 14 Fort Hays State (KS) NC 8 9. 15 Edinboro Univ (PA) E 18 18. 16 Western Washington (WA) W -- -- 17 Southern Indiana (IN) GL 23 23. 18 UC-Colorado Springs (CO) NC 24 -- 19 UC San Diego (CA) W 10 11. 20 Cal Poly Pomona(CA) W 15 16. 21 Lock Haven (PA) E 21 -- 22 Univ of Minn-Duluth NC -- -- 23 North Dakota State NC -- -- 24 Ashland Univ (OH) GL -- -- 25 Lewis Univ (IL) GL 22 21. -- Kennesaw State Univ (GA) S 16 13. -- Univ of Alaska-Anchorage(AK) W 17 17. -- Millersville Univ (PA) E 20 20. -- Central Missouri (MO) SC 25 24. -- Pittsburg State (KS) SC -- 22. -- Wheeling Jesuit (WV) E -- 25.
Men’s DII polls compiled by Doug Watts, Edinboro.
Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Sept. 22
E = East (2), GL = Great Lakes (24), NE = New England (2), NC = North Central (5), S = South (4), SC = South Central (2), SE = Southeast (2), W = West (3). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2002 Championships).
Regional rankings are posted here.
Rank Rank Rank Team (first place votes) Region 9/22 9/15 1 Adams State (CO) NC 1 2. 2 Western State College (CO) NC 2 1. 3 Grand Valley State (MI) GL 3 3. 4 Cal State - Chico (CA) W 4 4. 5 South Dakota (SD) NC 17 22. 6 UC Colorado Springs (CO) NC 5 8. 7 Edinboro (PA) E 8 12. 8 Wayne State (MI) GL 6 10. 9 Harding (AR) S 12 24. 10 North Florida (FL) S 13 9. 11 Southern Indiana (IN) GL 7 7. 12 South Dakota State (SD) NC 9 13. 13 Indiana Univ PA (PA) E 11 14. 14 Hillsdale (MI) GL 18 -- 15 Univ of Alabama-Huntsville S 10 -- 16 North Dakota State (ND) NC -- 11. 17 Truman State Univ (MO) SC 14 -- 18 Stone Hill College NE 25 19. 19 Seattle Pacific (WA) W 22 20. 20 Bloomsburg Univ E 20 25. 21 Augustana (SD) NC 21 -- 22 Cal State Stanislaus W -- -- 23 Tampa S 23 21. 24 Univ of North Dakota NC -- -- 25 Ashland Univ (OH) GL 19 18. -- Pittsburg State (KS) SC 15 15. -- UC San Diego (CA) W 16 16. -- Abilene Christian (TX) SC 24 23. -- Northern Michigan (MI) GL -- 5. -- Kennesaw State (GA) S -- 6. -- Central Missouri (MO) SC -- 17.
Women’s DII polls compiled by Raymond Hoffman, Kutztown.
Division III
Men’s Cross Country Rankings
A = Atlantic (3), C = Central (3), GL = Great Lakes (3), ME = Mid East (2), MW = Mid West (5), NE = New England (4), S = South (1), W = West (3). Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of teams that will qualify from each region (based on performances of teams from those Regions in 2002 Championships).
Rank Rank Rank Team (first place votes) Region Points 9/23 9/17 1 North Central (IL) (7) MW 199 1 2 2 Calvin College(MI) (1) GL 193 2 3 3 Wisconsin-Oshkosh MW 183 3 1 4 Willamette University(OR) W 177 4 4 5 Wisconsin-La Crosse MW 164 5 7 6 Keene State College(NH) NE 157 6 8 7 Wisconsin-Stevens Point MW 150 7 9 8 Haverford College(PA) ME 143 8 10 9 Nebraska Wesleyan(NB) C 141 9 5 10 Wartburg College(IA) C 127 10 6 11 Tufts University(MA) NE 121 13 14= 12 SUNY Geneseo A 114 11 11 13 College of New Jersey A 107 12 12 14= Carleton College(MN) C 89 16 13 14= Grinnell College(IA) C 78 17 19 16 St Lawrence University(NY) A 75 14= 16 17 Elizabethtown College(PA) ME 73 14= 14= 18 University of St Thomas(MN) C 65 18 -- 19 Univ of Chicago(IL) MW 47 19= 21 20= Emory University(GA) S 33 23 23 20= Colorado College(CO) W 33 24= 18 22 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges(CA) W 31 24= -- 23 Albion College(MI) GL 24 19= 17 24 Williams College(MA) NE 23 -- 20 25= Case Western Reserve (OH) GL 16 22 22 25= Carnegie Mellon (PA) ME 16 24= 24 -- Univ of Puget Sound(WA) W 21 25 -- Wisconsin Eau Claire MW 24= -- Others Receiving Votes: University of Puget Sound(WA) (8), Amherst College(MA) (5), Augustana Univeristy(IL) (5), Wisconsin Eau Claire (3)
Men’s DIII polls compiled by John Zupanc, UW-Oshkosh
Women’s Cross Country Rankings
Poll released Sept. 30.
A = Atlantic (4), C = Central (3), GL = Great Lakes (3), ME = Mid East (3), MW = Mid West (4), NE = New England (5), S = South (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 2002 Championships).
Rank Rank Rank Team (first place votes) Region Points 9/23 9/16 1 Middlebury (7) NE 199 2 1 2 Williams (1) NE 193 1 2 3 Calvin GL 183 4 4 4 UW-Stevens Point MW 177 6 6 5 UW-LaCrosse MW 165 5 5 6 SUNY-Geneseo A 150 7 7 7 Trinity (CT) NE 148 9 15 8 Haverford (IN) ME 146 8 9 9 Wartburg C 140 3 3 10 UW-Oshkosh MW 135 10 12 11 Claremont Mudd Scripps W 116 12 16 12 Nebraska Wesleyan C 112 11 10= 13 Amherst (MA) NE 107 13 13 14 Washington University (MO) MW 89 14 10= 15 College of New Jersey A 80 15 14 16 Emory (GA) S 76 16 20 17 Luther (IA) C 74 19 17 18 Wesleyan (CT) NE 62 18 -- 19 Dickinson (PA) ME 60 17 23 20 Allegehany (PA) ME 54 20 18 21 Ithaca (NY) A 38 21 22 22 Willamette (OR) W 30 24 19 23 Bowdoin (ME) NE 26 23 8 24 Mt. Union (OH) GL 23 25 -- 25 Carleton (MN) C 15 -- -- -- UW-Eau Claire MW 22 24 -- St. Lawrence (NY) A -- 25 -- Baldwin Wallace GL -- 21 Others Receiving Votes: DePauw (IN) (2).
Women’s DIII polls compiled by Jeff and Laurie Miller.
