Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Women #10, Men #16 in Pre-Season Cross Country Poll


The pre-season NCAA Division I Cross Country poll predicts a slight step-back for both the Villanova women's (#3 nationally in the final 2011 rankings) and men's (#13 in 2011) teams. The Villanova women, absent both their 2011 #1 and #2 harriers, are pre-season ranked #10 nationally, and #3 in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Villanova men, who have to replace Matt Gibney, Keith Capecci, and Ryan Sheridan, appear at #16 nationally and #2 in the region. Both squads have added new pieces to the mix and the battle for the top-7 should be interesting indeed.

NCAA National Poll -- Women
Rank School (FPV)    Points  Region       Conf    2011 FINAL
 1.  Oregon (4)      345     West         Pac-12       5
 2.  Washington (5)  343     West         Pac-12       2
 3.  Georgetown (2)  337     Mid-Atl      Big East     1
 4.  Florida St(1)   334     South        ACC          4
 5.  Iowa State      289     Midwest      Big 12       7
 6.  Vanderbilt      277     South        SEC          6
 7.  Providence      270     Northeast    Big East    NR
 8.  Stanford        267     West         Pac-12      10
 9.  Syracuse        246     Northeast    Big East    17
10.  Villanova       226     Mid-Atl      Big East     3
11.  Arkansas        222     S. Central   SEC         14
12.  Michigan        218     Great Lakes  Big Ten     15
13.  Colorado        210     Mountain     Pac-12      11
14.  Arizona         204     West         Pac-12      19
15.  Princeton       196     Mid-Atl      Ivy         NR
16.  Boston College  193     Northeast    ACC         12
17.  Michigan State  178     Great Lakes  Big Ten     16
18.  Virginia        163     Southeast    ACC         20
19.  Weber State     150     Mountain     Big Sky     29
20.  San Francisco   133     West         West Coast  25
21.  West Virginia   124     Mid-Atl      Big 12       8
22.  Notre Dame      112     Great Lakes  Big East    22
23.  Toledo          103     Great Lakes  Mid-Amer    21
24.  Oklahoma State   82     Midwest      Big 12      30
25.  NC State         76     Southeast    ACC         23
26.  Texas            72     S. Central   Big 12      26
27.  Minnesota        37     Midwest      Big Ten     27
28.  BYU              35     Mountain     West Coast  28
29.  Wisconsin        31     Great Lakes  Big Ten     24
30.  Cornell          25     Northeast    Ivy         NR

NCAA National Poll -- Men
Rank School (FPV)    Points  Region       Conf    2011 FINAL
 1.  Wisconsin (10)  357     Great Lakes  Big Ten      1
 2.  Ok. State (1)   345     Midwest      Big 12       2
 3.  BYU (1)         345     Mountain     West Coast   4
 4.  Oklahoma        299     Midwest      Big 12       6
 5.  Colorado        297     Mountain     Pac-12       3
 6.  Texas           291     S. Central   Big 12      11
 7.  Portland        282     West         West Coast   8
 8.  Iona            278     Northeast    Metro Atl    9
 9.  Stanford        251     West         Pac-12       5
10.  Florida State   231     South        ACC         12
11.  NC State        226     Southeast    ACC         10
12.  Syracuse        216     Northeast    Big East    15
13.  Indiana         206     Great Lakes  Big Ten      7
14.  Georgetown      191     Mid-Atl      Big East    17
15.  Texas A&M       178     S. Central   SEC         18
16.  Villanova       149     Mid-Atl      Big East    13
17.  No. Arizona     141     Mountain     Big Sky     14
18.  Minnesota       133     Midwest      Big Ten     16
19.  Michigan        131     Great Lakes  Big Ten     20
20.  Tulsa           129     Midwest      USA         25
21.  Princeton       121     Mid-Atl      Ivy         19
22.  Oregon          118     West         Pac-12      NR
23.  Arkansas         95     S. Central   SEC         NR
24.  New Mexico       87     Mountain     Mtn West    31
25.  Notre Dame       81     Great Lakes  Big East    24
26.  Wash. State      71     West         Pac-12      21
27.  Columbia         62     Northeast    Ivy         27
28.  Georgia          58     South        SEC         29
29.  E. Kentucky      55     Southeast    Ohio Valley 26
30.  UCLA             44     West         Pac-12      NR

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