BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a week that saw a lot of movement in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association rankings, five Southeastern Conference teams are ranked among the nation’s top-30 according to the latest edition, released on Tuesday by the New Orleans-based organization.
Wisconsin remains the nation’s top men’s team, followed by Oklahoma State (No. 2) and BYU (No. 3), Oklahoma (No. 4), Iona (T-No. 5) and Portland (T-No. 5) round out the national men’s top-five. Arkansas is the highest rated SEC men’s team this week, checking in at No. 19. Georgia is tied for 24th nationally, while Missouri breaks into the men’s poll at No. 30. Fellow SEC teams Florida and Texas A&M also are receiving votes on the men’s side.
Florida State moves into the top spot on the women’s side for the first time since the final regular-season poll of the 2011 campaign. The Seminoles are followed by Arizona (No. 2) and Washington (No. 3). Oregon (No. 4) and Iowa State (No. 5) round out the women’s top-five. Arkansas (No. 11) and Vanderbilt (No. 12) are the two ranked SEC teams on the women’s side. Fellow SEC teams Florida and Kentucky also are receiving votes in the women’s national rankings.
As a result of a light weekend of competition in DI this upcoming weekend, there will not be a national poll released next Tuesday. The next poll will be released on Tuesday, October 16.
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 (10/2/2012)
1. Wisconsin (8)
2. Oklahoma State (2)
3. BYU (2)
4. Oklahoma
T5. Iona
T5. Portland
7. Colorado
8. Stanford
9. Tulsa
10. Syracuse
11. Princeton
12. Villanova
13. Notre Dame
14. Florida State
15. Oregon
16. Minnesota
17. Columbia
18. Northern Arizona
19. Arkansas
T20. Georgetown
T20. Eastern Kentucky
22. Texas
23. William and Mary
T24. Michigan
T24. Georgia
26. Indiana
27. UCLA
28. New Mexico
29. Virginia
30. Missouri
Others Receiving Votes: Kansas, Texas A&M, NC State, Iowa State, Arizona, Dartmouth, Florida, Virginia Tech, Washington State.
2012 Women’s Poll (10/2/2012)
1. Florida State (11)
2. Arizona
3. Washington
4. Oregon (1)
5. Iowa State
6. Georgetown
7. Stanford
8. Michigan
9. Cornell
10. Michigan State
11. Arkansas
12. Vanderbilt
13. Weber State
14. Penn State
15. Toledo
16. Notre Dame
17. William and Mary
18. Colorado
19. New Mexico
20. San Francisco
21. Boston College
22. Oklahoma State
23. Columbia
24. Villanova
25. Butler
26. NC State
27. Minnesota
28. Providence
29. Wisconsin
30. Yale
Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse, Virginia, Texas, Florida, Dartmouth, Princeton, Kentucky, North Carolina.