USTFCCCA: DI National Cross Country Coaches' Poll - 2011, Week 2
USTFCCCA: DI National Cross Country Coaches' Poll - 2011, Week 2
NCAA DI National Cross Country Coaches Poll — 2011, Week 2
(also see Regional Polls HERE)
NEW ORLEANS – On Tuesday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its week two national cross country coaches’ poll for the 2011 NCAA Division I season. Oklahoma State's men and Georgetown's women still reign as the top teams in the land and there was no change to national top three in both men's and women's polls. The most notable move came for Oklahoma's men who are now No. 4 -- the best ranking ever achieved for a Sooner cross country team.
AROUND THE POLLS
MEN
– NC State moved to a season-high ranking of No. 11.
– BYU reached a season’s best nod at 15th.
– Texas moved up the poll three spots to a tie for 22nd with Notre Dame.
– Three ranked teams are slated to compete this weekend at Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational, including No. 10 Portland, No. 11 NC State, and No. 24 Minnesota. In all six ranked teams are scheduled to compete this weekend, including No. 3 Stanford and No. 9 Florida State who host their own invitationals.
– With no teams dropping out of the top 30, the Big East again is the conference leader with six schools in the ranks. The Big Ten and ACC follow with four.
WOMEN
– Stanford moved to a season-best rank of sixth.
– With the true regular season beginning for Division I cross country, eleven ranked teams appear to be competing this weekend including five ranked teams at the Griak as No. 8 Iowa State, No. 10 Arizona, No. 11 Washington, No. 18 Penn State, and No. 21 NC State step to the plate to pick up their first "wins" of the season.
– No. 25 Florida is expected to host No. 15 North Carolina at the Gators’ home Mountain Dew Invitational this weekend.
– The ACC has six teams to lead all conferences in the women’s top 30, followed by the Big East, Big Ten, and Pac-12 which have five each.
The NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships will be held on Monday, November 21, in Terre Haute, Ind. NCAA Regional Championships will be held nine days prior on Saturday, November 12.
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2011 Week #2 -- September 20 |
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next ranking: September 27 |
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Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Region |
Conference |
Location |
Last Week |
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1 |
Oklahoma State (10) |
358 |
Midwest |
Big 12 |
Stillwater, Okla. |
1 |
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2 |
Wisconsin (1) |
353 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
Madison, Wis. |
2 |
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3 |
Stanford (1) |
341 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Palo Alto, Calif. |
3 |
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4 |
Oklahoma |
312 |
Midwest |
Big 12 |
Norman, Okla. |
6 |
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5 |
Iona |
298 |
Northeast |
Metro Atlantic |
New Rochelle, N.Y. |
4 |
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6 |
Oregon |
294 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Eugene, Ore. |
5 |
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7 |
Indiana |
293 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
Bloomington, Ind. |
7 |
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8 |
Colorado |
280 |
Mountain |
Pac-12 |
Boulder, Colo. |
8 |
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9 |
Florida State |
268 |
South |
ACC |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
9 |
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10 |
Portland |
250 |
West |
West Coast |
Portland, Ore. |
10 |
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11 |
NC State |
220 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Raleigh, N.C. |
13 |
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12 |
Princeton |
218 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Ivy |
Princeton, N.J. |
12 |
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13 |
Northern Arizona |
211 |
Mountain |
Big Sky |
Flagstaff, Ariz. |
11 |
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14 |
Syracuse |
209 |
Northeast |
Big East |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
14 |
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15 |
BYU |
200 |
Mountain |
West Coast |
Provo, Utah |
16 |
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16 |
Arkansas |
198 |
South Central |
SEC |
Fayetteville, Ark. |
15 |
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17 |
Providence |
163 |
Northeast |
Big East |
Providence, R.I. |
17 |
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18 |
Villanova |
151 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Big East |
Villanova, Pa. |
18 |
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19 |
Virginia |
139 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Charlottesville, Va. |
20 |
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20 |
New Mexico |
99 |
Mountain |
Mountain West |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
21 |
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21 |
Georgetown |
93 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Big East |
Washington, D.C. |
22 |
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22 |
Texas |
86 |
South Central |
Big 12 |
Austin, Texas |
25 |
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22 |
Notre Dame |
86 |
Great Lakes |
Big East |
South Bend, Ind. |
23 |
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24 |
Minnesota |
85 |
Midwest |
Big Ten |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
24 |
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25 |
Louisville |
81 |
Southeast |
Big East |
Louisville, Ky. |
19 |
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26 |
Ohio State |
75 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
Columbus, Ohio |
26 |
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27 |
Eastern Kentucky |
58 |
Southeast |
Ohio Valley |
Richmond, Ky. |
28 |
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28 |
Florida |
43 |
South |
SEC |
Gainesville, Fla. |
27 |
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29 |
Dartmouth |
29 |
Northeast |
Ivy |
Hanover, N.H. |
29 |
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30 |
North Carolina |
21 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Chapel Hill, N.C. |
30 |
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Others Receiving Votes: Penn State 20, Air Force 18, Arizona State 14, Lamar 6, Washington 5, Texas A&M 4, Alabama 3, Michigan State 2, Columbia 1. |
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Dropped Out: none |
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compiled by Don Kopriva |
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2011 Week #2 -- September 20 |
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next ranking: September 27 |
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Rank |
Institution |
Points |
Region |
Conference |
Location |
Last Week |
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1 |
Georgetown (10) |
358 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Big East |
Washington, D.C. |
1 |
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2 |
New Mexico |
340 |
Mountain |
Mountain West |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
2 |
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3 |
Providence (1) |
330 |
Northeast |
Big East |
Providence, R.I. |
3 |
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4 |
Colorado (1) |
322 |
Mountain |
Pac-12 |
Boulder, Colo. |
4 |
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5 |
Villanova |
308 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Big East |
Villanova, Pa. |
5 |
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6 |
Stanford |
280 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Palo Alto, Calif. |
7 |
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7 |
Florida State |
271 |
South |
ACC |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
6 |
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8 |
Iowa State |
257 |
Midwest |
Big 12 |
Ames, Iowa |
9 |
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9 |
Duke |
250 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Durham, N.C. |
8 |
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10 |
Arizona |
249 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Tucson, Ariz. |
10 |
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11 |
Washington |
227 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Seattle, Wash. |
11 |
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12 |
Michigan |
212 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
Ann Arbor, Mich. |
13 |
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13 |
Syracuse |
199 |
Northeast |
Big East |
Syracuse, N.Y. |
15 |
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14 |
Texas |
195 |
South Central |
Big 12 |
Austin, Texas |
14 |
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15 |
North Carolina |
194 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Chapel Hill, N.C. |
12 |
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16 |
Virginia |
157 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Charlottesville, Va. |
17 |
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17 |
Oregon |
156 |
West |
Pac-12 |
Eugene, Ore. |
16 |
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18 |
Penn State |
142 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Big Ten |
State College, Pa. |
18 |
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19 |
West Virginia |
127 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Big East |
Morgantown, W. Va. |
20 |
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20 |
Princeton |
122 |
Mid-Atlantic |
Ivy |
Princeton, N.J. |
19 |
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21 |
NC State |
114 |
Southeast |
ACC |
Raleigh, N.C. |
21 |
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22 |
Oklahoma State |
99 |
Midwest |
Big 12 |
Stillwater, Okla. |
23 |
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23 |
BYU |
93 |
Mountain |
West Coast |
Provo, Utah |
25 |
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24 |
Texas Tech |
90 |
Mountain |
Big 12 |
Lubbock, Texas |
22 |
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25 |
Florida |
82 |
South |
SEC |
Gainesville, Fla. |
24 |
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26 |
Michigan State |
80 |
Great Lakes |
Big Ten |
East Lansing, Mich. |
28 |
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27 |
Boston College |
67 |
Northeast |
ACC |
Chestnut Hill, Mass. |
26 |
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28 |
Iowa |
61 |
Midwest |
Big Ten |
Iowa City, Iowa |
27 |
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29 |
Toledo |
58 |
Great Lakes |
Mid-American |
Toledo, Ohio |
29 |
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30 |
Minnesota |
43 |
Midwest |
Big Ten |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
30 |
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Others Receiving Votes: Dartmouth 18, Arkansas 17, Kansas State 15, Columbia 13, Vanderbilt 8, California 7, San Francisco 6, Indiana 4, Tulsa 4, Navy 3, Connecticut 1, La Salle 1. |
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Dropped Out: none |
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compiled by Jesse Rosen |
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