Big Changes Coming To NCAA DI National Coaches’ Polls

Do you feel that chill in the air?

It’s not because it’s now October 15.

The winds of change are about to sweep through the NCAA Division I Cross Country National Coaches’ Polls.

SEE MORE: Men’s National Coaches’ Poll | Women’s National Coaches’ Poll

That’s because the biggest weekend of the regular season is finally upon us.

Each and every single one of the top-30 teams in the most recent National Coaches’ Polls will be in action this weekend, split between the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday and the Under Armour Pre-National Invitational on Saturday.

The last time those meets were held on the same weekend was 2017 and boy, did the National Coaches’ Polls shift the next week.

Use the tables below to filter through where teams stood entering the weekend, where they competed and how they fared, as well as how much their next week rank changed.

How The Men’s Poll Changed Between Week 4 & Week 5 In 2017

Entering Nat’l Rank	Team Name	Meet Competed	Meet Finish	Next Week Rank Change
1	Northern Arizona	Nuttycombe	1	–
2	BYU	Pre-National	1	–
3	Syracuse	Nuttycombe	3	-1
4	Stanford	Nuttycombe	4	-2
5	Arkansas	Pre-National	9	-22
6	Southern Utah	Nuttycombe	7	-6
7	Colorado	Pre-National	2	+2
8	Oregon	Pre-National	3	–
9	Oklahoma State	Penn State National	1	-1
10	Furman	Nuttycombe	5	+3
11	Colorado State	Nuttycombe	6	+2
12	Virginia Tech	Pre-National	4	+1
13	Iona	Nuttycombe	17	-12
14	Iowa State	Nuttycombe	16	-9
15	Boise State	Nuttycombe	21	Dropped
16	Illinois	Nuttycombe	28	Dropped
17	Michigan State	Nuttycombe	10	+2
18	Virginia	Nuttycombe	30	Dropped
19	Georgetown	Pre-National	14	Dropped
20	UCLA	Nuttycombe	9	+6
21	Indiana	Nuttycombe	29	Dropped
22	Middle Tennessee	Crimson Classic	1	-3
23	Air Force	Nuttycombe	11	+6
24	Ole Miss	Pre-National	5	+8
25	Michigan	Nuttycombe	8	+12
26	Portland	Nuttycombe	2	+23
27	Utah State	Pre-National	6	+8
28	Wisconsin	Nuttycombe	25	Dropped
29	Washington State	Nuttycombe	13	+9
30	Columbia	Nuttycombe	33	Dropped

Seven men’s teams jumped six or more ranks between Week 4 and Week 7 two years ago, headlined by Portland‘s 23-spot improvement after finishing second at the Nuttycombe Invitational.

There was also quite a bit of attrition as three teams fell nine or more spots, while seven were dropped from the top-30 all together.

How The Women’s Poll Changed Between Week 4 & Week 5 In 2017

Entering Nat’l Rank	Team Name	Meet Competed	Meet Finish	Next Week Rank Change
1	Colorado	Pre-National	2	-2
2	Oregon	Pre-National	1	+1
3	New Mexico	Nuttycombe	1	+1
4	Michigan	Pre-National	5	-6
5	Stanford	Nuttycombe	8	-9
6	San Francisco	Nuttycombe	2	+2
7	NC State	Nuttycombe	3	+2
8	Providence	Nuttycombe	5	+1
9	Arkansas	Pre-National	3	+3
10	Penn State	Penn State National	1	+1
11	Washington	Nuttycombe	7	-2
12	Ole Miss	Pre-National	9	-10
13	Boise State	Nuttycombe	4	+5
14	Indiana	Nuttycombe	17	-15
15	Villanova	Penn State National	2	–
16	BYU	Pre-National	7	-2
17	Wisconsin	Nuttycombe	9	–
18	Iowa State	Nuttycombe	13	-5
19	Utah State	Pre-National	4	+7
20	Minnesota	Nuttycombe	10	+1
21	Furman	Nuttycombe	6	+10
22	Utah	Nuttycombe	16	-5
22	Georgetown	Nuttycombe	19	Dropped
24	Missouri	Pre-National	24	Dropped
25	Georgia	Pre-National	6	+9
26	Oklahoma State	Penn State National	6	Dropped
27	Yale	Nuttycombe	20	Dropped
28	Virginia	Nuttycombe	21	Dropped
29	West Virginia	Penn State National	8	Dropped
29	Mississippi State	Crimson Classic	3	Dropped

Three women’s teams improved their rank by seven or more spots between Week 4 and Week 5, notably Furman and Georgia, which finished sixth at the Nuttycombe Invitational and the Pre-National Invitational, respectively.

There was also quite a bit of attrition to the index, as three teams fell nine or more spots and seven were dropped from the top-30 all together.

As you can see, you don’t want to miss the newest NCAA Division I Cross Country National Coaches’ Polls when they are released next Tuesday following what promises to be a major weekend.