Five Southeastern Conference cross country teams are ranked among the nation’s top-30 teams according to the latest NCAA Division I poll, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Two SEC teams are ranked among the men’s top-30, as Texas A&M checks in at No. 14 – up one spot from last week – and Arkansas jumps to a tie for 17th after a solid performance at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational this past weekend. The Razorbacks made the biggest leap of any team in the USTFCCCA men’s poll this week. Fellow SEC team Georgia also is receiving votes.
Wisconsin remains the nation’s No. 1 team on the men’s side, followed by Oklahoma State (No. 2) and BYU (No. 3). Oklahoma (No. 4) and Portland (No. 5) round out the top five on the men’s side.
Three SEC teams are ranked among the women’s top-30, including two that remain in the top-10. Defending SEC Champion Vanderbilt checks in at No. 8, while Arkansas is No. 10. Florida is the nation’s 28th-ranked women’s squad. Fellow SEC team Kentucky makes its first appearance this season in the “also receiving votes” category of the women’s poll.
Washington again is the No. 1 team on the women’s side, followed by Florida State (No. 2) and Oregon (No. 3). Georgetown (No. 4) and Iowa State (No. 5) round out the women’s national top-five.
The 2012 SEC Cross Country Championships are scheduled to take place Friday, Oct. 26 in Nashville, Tenn.
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2012 Men’s Poll (9/25/2012)
1. Wisconsin (9)
2. Oklahoma State (2)
3. BYU (1)
4. Oklahoma
5. Portland
6. Texas
7. Colorado
8. Iona
9. Stanford
10. Florida State
T11. NC State
T11. Indiana
T11. Syracuse
14. Texas A&M
15. Georgetown
16. Minnesota
T17. Princeton
T17. Arkansas
19. Northern Arizona
20. Tulsa
21. New Mexico
22. Villanova
23. Oregon
24. Notre Dame
25. Eastern Kentucky
26. Michigan
27. Virginia
28. Columbia
29. Washington State
30. UCLA
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia, Virginia Tech, Providence, Ohio State, North Carolina, Iowa State, Weber State.
2012 Women’s Poll (9/25/2012)
1. Washington (10)
2. Florida State (1)
3. Oregon (1)
4. Georgetown
5. Iowa State
6. Stanford
7. Providence
8. Vanderbilt
9. Villanova
10. Arkansas
11. Michigan
12. Arizona
13. Boston College
14. Michigan State
15. Colorado
16. Weber State
17. Penn State
18. San Francisco
19. New Mexico
20. Notre Dame
21. Butler
22. Toledo
23. Oklahoma State
24. Columbia
25. NC State
26. Virginia
27. Syracuse
28. Florida
29. Wisconsin
30. Texas
Others Receiving Votes: Cornell, Minnesota, West Virginia, Princeton, North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke, Dartmouth.