Major Shake-Up in National Cross Country RankingsVillanova Men Jump to #12, while Women Drop to #24

As expected, the reverberations coming out of the Villanova men's and women's performances at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh on Friday have made themselves felt in the just-released national cross country rankings. The Villanova men, fresh off a decisive victory at Paul Short, have jumped 10 spots in the polls, rising all the way to the #12 spot in the nation. On the flip side, the Villanova women, running a bit short-handed at Paul Short (Angel Piccarillo did not compete as she is recovering from an injury), where they finished a disappointing 7th, dropped drastically from a #9 national ranking, all the way to #24 in today's new poll.

Men's Cross Country Rankings (October 2, 2012)

    School               Pts   Regiona       Conference   PV
1.  Wisconsin (8)        352   Great Lakes   Big Ten      1
2.  Oklahoma State (2)   347   Midwest       Big 12       2
3.  BYU (2)              343   Mountain      West Coast   3
4.  Oklahoma             315   Midwest       Big 12       4
5.  Iona                 301   Northeast     Metro Atl.   8
5.  Portland             301   West          West Coast   5
7.  Colorado             286   Mountain      Pac-12       7
8.  Stanford             263   West          Pac-12       9
9.  Tulsa                258   Midwest       Conf USA    20
10. Syracuse             242   Northeast     Big East    11
11. Princeton            235   Mid-Atlantic  Ivy         17
12. Villanova            212   Mid-Atlantic  Big East    22
13. Notre Dame           196   Great Lakes   Big East    24
14. Florida State        193   South         ACC         10
15. Oregon               184   West          Pac-12      23
16. Minnesota            156   Midwest       Big Ten     16
17. Columbia             148   Northeast     Ivy         28
18. Northern Arizona     147   Mountain      Big Sky     19
19. Arkansas             136   South Central SEC         17
20. Georgetown           125   Mid-Atlantic  Big East    15
20. Eastern Kentucky     125   Southeast     Ohio Valley 25
22. Texas                124   South Central Big 12       6
23. William and Mary     121   Southeast     Colonial    NR
24. Michigan              68   Great Lakes   Big Ten     26
24. Georgia               68   South         SEC         RV
26. Indiana               57   Great Lakes   Big Ten     11
27. UCLA                  54   West          Pac-12      30
28. New Mexico            52   Mountain      Mtn West    21
29. Virginia              45   Southeast     ACC         27
30. Missouri              35   Midwest       SEC         NR 

Women's Cross Country Rankins (October 2, 2012)

    School              Pts    Region        Conference  PV 
1.  Florida State (11)  359    South         ACC          2
2.  Arizona             336    West          Pac-12      12
3.  Washington          332    West          Pac-12       1
4.  Oregon (1)          327    West          Pac-12       3
5.  Iowa State          308    Midwest       Big 12       5
6.  Georgetown          294    Mid-Atlantic  Big East     4
7.  Stanford            275    West          Pac-12       6
8.  Michigan            267    Great Lakes   Big Ten     11
9.  Cornell             246    Northeast     Ivy         RV
10. Michigan State      237    Great Lakes   Big Ten     14
11. Arkansas            229    South Central SEC         10
12. Vanderbilt          202    South         SEC          8
13. Weber State         188    Mountain      Big Sky     16
14. Penn State          177    Mid-Atlantic  Big Ten     17
15. Toledo              168    Great Lakes   Mid-Amer    22
16. Notre Dame          163    Great Lakes   Big East    20
17. William and Mary    157    Southeast     Colonial    NR
18. Colorado            153    Mountain      Pac-12      15
19. New Mexico          152    Mountain      Mtn West    19
20. San Francisco       142    West          West Coast  18
21. Boston College      137    Northeast     ACC         13
22. Oklahoma State      120    Midwest       Big 12      23
23. Columbia            105    Northeast     Ivy         24
24. Villanova            98    Mid-Atlantic  Big East     9
25. Butler               83    Great Lakes   Atl 10      21
26. NC State             74    Southeast     ACC         25
27. Minnesota            59    Midwest       Big Ten     RV
28. Providence           58    Northeast     Big East     7
29. Wisconsin            29    Great Lakes   Big Ten     29
30. Yale                 23    Northeast     Ivy         NR