Villanova's Cross Country Preseason Rankings are Here: Women's and Men's Squads Ranked #2 in Mid-Atlantic Region

The USTFCCCA has released its cross country preseason regional rankings, and the surprising news is that the Villanova women, who are two-time defending national champions, are not ranked #1 in the Mid-Atlantic region. Both the women and the men are ranked #2 in the region. Villanova's men are ranked behind the harriers from Princeton, while the women start the season ranked one spot behind the Georgetown women. The national Rankings will be released tomorrow.

MID-ATLANTIC Region -- MEN
Rank School Location Conference 2010 FINAL
1 Princeton Princeton, N.J. Ivy 1
2 Villanova Villanova, Pa. Big East 2
3 Georgetown Washington, D.C. Big East 3
4 Penn State State College, Pa. Big Ten 4
5 Navy Annapolis, Md. Patriot 5
6 Penn Philadelphia, Pa. Ivy 6
7 American Washington, D.C. Patriot 7
8 Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. Atlantic 10 8
9 La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 9
10 Maryland College Park, Md. ACC 10
11 Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 12
12 UMBC Catonsville, Md. America East 13
13 Temple Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 14
14 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Patriot 15
15 Saint Francis (Pa.) Loretto, Pa. Northeast 16


MID-ATLANTIC Region -- WOMEN
Rank School Location Conference 2010 FINAL
1 Georgetown Washington, D.C. Big East 2
2 Villanova Villanova, Pa. Big East 1
3 Penn State State College, Pa. Big Ten 3
4 Princeton Princeton, N.J. Ivy 4
5 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. Big East 5
6 La Salle Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 6
7 Penn Philadelphia, Pa. Ivy 8
8 Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. Patriot 7
9 Navy Annapolis, Md. Patriot 10
10 Lehigh Bethlehem, Pa. Patriot 9
11 Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. Atlantic 10 11
12 Monmouth West Long Branch, N.J. Northeast 12
13 Maryland College Park, Md. ACC 13
14 Loyola (Md.) Baltimore, Md. Metro Atlantic 14
15 Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. Atlantic 10 15