Courtesy: Tony DeSabato
Cross Country Moves Into National Polls
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NEW YORK - For the first time since 2005, the Columbia women's cross country team moved into the latest National USTFCCCA poll at No. 24, announced Tuesday, Sept. 22. The Lions are coming off a third-place showing in the 2012 Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster, finishing ahead of then ranked #25 West Virginia, #22 Syracuse and #18 Toledo.
Columbia replaced Princeton as the sole Ivy League team in the polls this week. At No. 3 in the Northeast Region, the Lions jump from No. 8 following an impressive start to the season.
The men's cross country team has maintained their hold in the national polls this week at No. 28. They rank the second-highest in the Ivy League behind only Princeton. With a No. 3 Northeast regional ranking, the Lions sit above six league opponents.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I |
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Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll |
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2012 Week #3 — September 25 |
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| next poll: October 2 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Cross Country Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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| 1 | Wisconsin (9) | 355 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mick Byrne (5th) |
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| 2 | Oklahoma State (2) | 346 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (7th) |
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| 3 | BYU (1) | 343 | Mountain | West Coast | Ed Eyestone (13th) |
3
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| 4 | Oklahoma | 313 | Midwest | Big 12 | Martin Smith (8th) |
4
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| 5 | Portland | 295 | West | West Coast | Rob Conner (23rd) |
5
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| 6 | Texas | 290 | South Central | Big 12 | John Hayes (6th) |
7
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| 7 | Colorado | 277 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (18th) |
6
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| 8 | Iona | 275 | Northeast | Metro Atlantic | Ricardo Santos (5th) |
8
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| 9 | Stanford | 260 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (1st) |
9
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| 10 | Florida State | 233 | South | ACC | Bob Braman (13th) |
10
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| 11 | NC State | 228 | Southeast | ACC | Rollie Geiger (35th) |
11
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| 11 | Indiana | 228 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Ron Helmer (6th) |
12
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| 11 | Syracuse | 228 | Northeast | Big East | Chris Fox (8th) |
13
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| 14 | Texas A&M | 184 | South Central | SEC | Pat Henry (9th) |
15
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| 15 | Georgetown | 167 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Patrick Henner (14th) |
16
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| 16 | Minnesota | 156 | Midwest | Big Ten | Steve Plasencia (17th) |
17
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| 17 | Princeton | 148 | Mid-Atlantic | Ivy | Jason Vigilante (1st) |
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| 17 | Arkansas | 148 | South Central | SEC | Chris Bucknam (5th) |
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| 19 | Northern Arizona | 146 | Mountain | Big Sky | Eric Heins (6th) |
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| 20 | Tulsa | 134 | Midwest | Conference USA | Steve Gulley (11th) |
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| 21 | New Mexico | 126 | Mountain | Mountain West | Joe Franklin (6th) |
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| 22 | Villanova | 120 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Marcus O’Sullivan (13th) |
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| 23 | Oregon | 97 | West | Pac-12 | Robert Johnson (1st) |
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| 24 | Notre Dame | 90 | Great Lakes | Big East | Joe Piane (38th) |
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| 25 | Eastern Kentucky | 72 | Southeast | Ohio Valley | Rick Erdmann (34th) |
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| 26 | Michigan | 58 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Alex Gibby (3rd) |
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| 27 | Virginia | 53 | Southeast | ACC | Peter Watson (1st) |
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| 28 | Columbia | 51 | Northeast | Ivy | Willy Wood (19th) |
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| 29 | Washington State | 50 | West | Pac-12 | Tim Riley (1st) |
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| 30 | UCLA | 46 | West | Pac-12 | Mike Maynard (4th) |
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USTFCCCA NCAA Division I |
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Women's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll |
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2012 Week #3 — September 25 |
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| next poll: October 2 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Cross Country Coach (Yr*) |
Last Week
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| 1 | Washington (10) | 356 | West | Pac-12 | Greg Metcalf (11th) |
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| 2 | Florida State (1) | 343 | South | ACC | Karen Harvey (6th) |
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| 3 | Oregon (1) | 335 | West | Pac-12 | Robert Johnson (1st) |
3
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| 4 | Georgetown | 330 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Michael Smith (1st) |
4
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| 5 | Iowa State | 303 | Midwest | Big 12 | Corey Ihmels (6th) |
5
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| 6 | Stanford | 292 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (1st) |
6
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| 7 | Providence | 287 | Northeast | Big East | Ray Treacy (29th) |
8
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| 8 | Vanderbilt | 283 | South | SEC | Steve Keith (7th) |
7
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| 9 | Villanova | 253 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Gina Procaccio (13th) |
10
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| 10 | Arkansas | 248 | South Central | SEC | Lance Harter (23rd) |
9
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| 11 | Michigan | 235 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mike McGuire (21st) |
11
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| 12 | Arizona | 232 | West | Pac-12 | James Li (11th) |
12
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| 13 | Boston College | 203 | Northeast | ACC | Randy Thomas (21st) |
14
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| 14 | Michigan State | 199 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Walt Drenth (9th) |
13
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| 15 | Colorado | 168 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (18th) |
17
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| 16 | Weber State | 166 | Mountain | Big Sky | Paul Pilkington (6th) |
16
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| 17 | Penn State | 142 | Mid-Atlantic | Big Ten | Beth Alford-Sullivan (14th) |
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| 18 | San Francisco | 140 | West | West Coast | Helen Lehman-Winters (10th) |
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| 19 | New Mexico | 139 | Mountain | Mountain West | Joe Franklin (6th) |
20
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| 20 | Notre Dame | 121 | Great Lakes | Big East | Tim Connelly (25th) |
21
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| 21 | Butler | 120 | Great Lakes | Atlantic 10 | Matt Roe (6th) |
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| 22 | Toledo | 107 | Great Lakes | Mid-American | Kevin Hadsell (15th) |
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| 23 | Oklahoma State | 91 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (4th) |
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| 24 | Columbia | 81 | Northeast | Ivy | Willy Wood (19th) |
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| 25 | NC State | 71 | Southeast | ACC | Laurie Henes (7th) |
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| 26 | Virginia | 63 | Southeast | ACC | Todd Morgan (1st) |
15
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| 27 | Syracuse | 60 | Northeast | Big East | Chris Fox (8th) |
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| 28 | Florida | 38 | South | SEC | Mike Holloway (6th) |
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| 29 | Wisconsin | 36 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Jim Stintzi (9th) |
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| 30 | Texas | 34 | South Central | Big 12 | Steve Sisson (7th) |
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