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2005 LetsRun.com PreSeason* Super 10 NCAA XC Polls
September 20, 2005
LetsRun.com
The Wisconsin men and Colorado women sit atop the preseason* 2005 LetsRun.com Super Collegiate Cross-Country Polls.
Heading into NCAAs last year, the Wisconsin Badgers were heavy,
heavy favorites on the men's side but the Colorado Buffaloes pulled the stunning upset to steal the crown by the narrowest of margins (4 points). This year, the Badgers and Buffaloes are atop the rankings again, with Wisconsin as the heavy favorite receiving nearly five times the first place votes of Colorado (this differs with the United States Cross Country Coaches Association (USCCCA)
Poll which has Wisconsin, Colorado, and Arkansas only separated by the narrowest of margins.)
The LetsRun.com preseason voters agree with the USCCCA voters on which teams are the top 10 in the country, although they differ on the order of the ten. The biggest loser in the LetsRun.com polls is BYU which is only 7th in the LetsRun.com Polls, while being slated for the final podium spot in the USCCCA polls (4th).
On the women's side, the Colorado Buffaloes are comfortably on top receiving twice as many first place votes as #2 Duke.
This is in contrast to the women's coaches' preseason
poll (Finishlynx) where Duke received more first place votes than
Colorado but was still ranked #2.
The two big gainers on the women's side compared to the Finishlynx poll are Arkansas and North Carolina, which are #8 and #10 in the LetsRun.com Super Poll, respectively, while only #17 and #26 in the FinishLynx Poll.
In the conference voting, most of the conferences have a heavy favorite. Arkansas is a heavy favorite in the SEC on the men's side.
This isn't unexpected as a win would be their 32nd straight conference XC crown, one of the most incredible streaks in the history
of NCAA sports. Not every conference looks like a blowout as the
Pac 10s on the men's side is expected to be a tight duel between the slightly favored Stanford Cardinal and Arizona Wildcats.
The LetsRun.com Super Polls are conducted by letting the highly educated viewers of LetsRun.com select their top 10 teams in the country on the men's and women's side. First place votes are worth 10 points, 10th place votes 1 point in the national polls. The LetsRun.com Super 10 and Conference Rankings are below.
The LetsRun.com Super Polls will be conducted 4 more times this year:
(approximate dates)
*September 26th-October 1 (with regional rankings)
*October 10-14 prior to Pre-NCAAs
just national voting
*October 20-27 post-PreNCAAs, prior to Conferences
conference & national voting
*Nov 7-11 (prior to Regionals)
regional voting & national voting
*Nov 15-20 (prior to NCAAs)
Notes: * we realize the season is already underway but the meets up until this point have been of little consequence. The season really gets underway this weekend.
| LetsRun.com Men's Super Poll Results | | 1. | Wisconsin (113) | 1505 | | 2. | Colorado (23) | 1338 | | 3. | Arkansas (19) | 1272 | | 4. | Stanford (1) | 764 | | 5. | Iona | 670 | | 6. | Notre Dame (1) | 576 | | 7. | BYU | 441 | | 8. | Arizona | 311 | | 9. | Cal Poly SLO | 205 | | 10. | Texas | 196 | | 11. | Georgetown | 183 | | 12. | Butler | 180 | | 13. | Arizona State (1) | 175 | | 14. | Oregon | 120 | | 15. | Michigan | 115 | | 16. | Portland | 94 | | 17. | Indiana (1) | 83 | | 18. | Ohio State | 81 | | 19. | William & Mary | 77 | | 20. | American (1) | 51 |
Others receiving votes: 21. Florida State 45 22. NC State 45 23. Air Force 39 24. Providence 36 25. UTEP 32 26. St. Francis 30 27. Minnesota 27 28. LaSalle 24 29. Northern Arizona 18 30. Dartmouth 17 31. Duke 17 32. New Mexico 15 33. Columbia 14 34. Florida 14 35. Miami Ohio 14 36. Iowa 13 37. Villanova 13 38. Michigan State 12 39. Alabama 7 40. Virginia 7 41. Oklahoma State 6 42. Rice 4 43. Georgia 3 44. California 3 45. Weber State 3 46. Colorado State 2
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| LetsRun.com Women's Super Poll Results | | 1. | Colorado (44) | 802 | | 2. | Duke (21) | 625 | | 3. | Stanford (9) | 577 | | 4. | Notre Dame (6) | 432 | | 5. | BYU (1) | 393 | | 6. | Michigan (3) | 354 | | 7. | Providence (1) | 280 | | 8. | Arkansas (1) | 183 | | 9. | NC State | 169 | | 10. | North Carolina (1) | 165 | | 11. | Arizona State (2) | 154 | | 12. | Columbia | 130 | | 13. | Villanova | 128 | | 14. | Tennessee | 88 | | 15. | Boston College | 61 | | 16. | Princeton | 60 | | 17. | Georgetown | 53 | | 18. | Illinois | 46 | | 19. | Wake Forest (1) | 43 | | 20. | Butler | 36 |
Others receiving votes: 21. William & Mary 34 22. Virginia 28 23. SMU 28 24. Baylor 26 25. Oklahoma 24 26. UC Santa Barbara 24 27. Yale 22 28. Michigan State 18 29. UCLA 18 30. Georgia 17 31. Utah State 16 32. Florida State 15 33. Marquette 15 34. Missouri 14 35. LaSalle 11 36. Indiana 8 37. Washington 5 38. Colorado State 5 |
Conference Polls
| ACC Men's Poll | | 1. | NC State (11) | 254 |
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| 2. | Florida State (6) | 245 |
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| 3. | Virginia (3) | 234 |
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| 4. | Clemson | 185 |
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| 5. | Duke (2) | 182 |
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| 6. | Wake Forest | 146 |
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| 7. | Boston College (1) | 136 |
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| 8. | North Carolina (1) | 125 |
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| 9. | Virginia Tech | 104 |
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| 10. | Georgia Tech | 95 |
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| 11. | Maryland | 93 |
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| 12. | Miami | 73 |
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| | ACC Women's Poll | | 1. | Duke (8) | 127 |
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| 2. | NC State | 114 |
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| 3. | North Carolina (3) | 108 |
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| 4. | Wake Forest | 84 |
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| 5. | Boston College | 78 |
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| 6. | Florida State | 73 |
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| 7. | Virginia | 66 |
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| 8. | Virginia Tech | 50 |
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| 9. | Clemson | 49 |
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| 10. | Miami | 44 |
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| 11. | Maryland | 34 |
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| 12. | Georgia Tech | 31 |
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| Big 10 Men's Poll | | 1. | Wisconsin (33) | 339 |
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| 2. | Indiana | 270 |
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| 3. | Ohio State | 257 |
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| 4. | Michigan (1) | 248 |
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| 5. | Iowa | 179 |
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| 6. | Minnesota | 166 |
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| 7. | Michigan State | 154 |
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| 8. | Illinois | 111 |
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| 9. | Penn State | 83 |
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| 10. | Purdue | 63 |
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| | Big 10 Women's Poll | | 1. | Michigan (10) | 129 |
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| 2. | Michigan State (1) | 107 |
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| 3. | Illinois (1) | 102 |
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| 4. | Wisconsin | 87 |
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| 5. | Indiana | 81 |
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| 6. | Minnesota | 66 |
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| 7. | Penn State | 56 |
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| 8. | Iowa | 51 |
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| 9. | Ohio State | 51 |
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| 10. | Purdue | 32 |
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| 11. | Northwestern | 30 |
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| Big 12 Men's Poll | | 1. | Colorado (17) | 237 |
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| 2. | Texas (2) | 215 |
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| 3. | Oklahoma State | 174 |
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| 4. | Kansas | 165 |
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| 5. | Missouri (1) | 138 |
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| 6. | Iowa State | 98 |
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| 7. | Texas A&M | 94 |
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| 8. | Baylor | 91 |
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| 9. | Oklahoma | 91 |
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| 10. | Nebraska | 90 |
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| 11. | Kansas State | 84 |
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| 12. | Texas Tech | 83 |
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| | Big 12 Women's Poll | | 1. | Colorado (4) | 59 |
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| 2. | Baylor (1) | 53 |
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| 3. | Missouri | 50 |
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| 4. | Oklahoma State | 38 |
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| 5. | Oklahoma | 34 |
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| 6. | Nebraska | 31 |
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| 7. | Kansas | 27 |
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| 8. | Texas Tech | 23 |
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| 9. | Kansas State | 22 |
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| 10. | Texas A&M | 21 |
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| 11. | Texas | 17 |
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| 12. | Iowa State | 15 |
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| Big East Men's Poll |
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Notre Dame (22) |
427 |
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| 2. |
Georgetown (4) |
395 |
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| 3. |
Providence |
362 |
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| 4. |
Villanova (2) |
354 |
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| 5. |
Connecticut |
239 |
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| 6. |
Louisville |
220 |
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| 7. |
Syracuse |
214 |
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| 8. |
Pittsburgh (1) |
206 |
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| 9. |
Marquette |
197 |
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| 10. |
Depaul |
177 |
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| 11. |
Cincinatti |
175 |
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| 12. |
West Virginia |
145 |
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| 13. |
Seton Hall |
116 |
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| 14. |
South Florida |
111 |
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*West Virginia was originally in the poll by mistake. They no longer have a men's crsos coutnry team and have been removed from the results.
| | Big East Women's Poll | | 1. | Notre Dame (6) | 126 |
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| 2. | Providence (2) | 121 |
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| 3. | Georgetown | 106 |
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| 4. | Villanova | 100 |
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| 5. | Pittsburgh | 89 |
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| 6. | Marquette | 77 |
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| 7. | West Virginia | 71 |
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| 8. | Connecticut | 63 |
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| 9. | Syracuse | 61 |
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| 10. | St. Johns | 47 |
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| 11. | Louisville | 44 |
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| 12. | Rutgers | 39 |
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| 13. | South Florida | 38 |
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| 14. | Cincinatti | 38 |
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| 15. | Depaul | 34 |
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| 16. | Seton Hall | 34 |
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| Big Sky Men's Poll | | 1. | Northern Arizona (3) | 24 |
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| 2. | Eastern Washington | 15 |
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| 3. | Weber State | 15 |
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| 4. | Montana | 14 |
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| 5. | Montana State | 13 |
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| 6. | Idaho State | 11 |
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| 7. | Portland State | 9 |
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| 8. | Sacramento State | 7 |
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| | Big Sky Women's Poll | | 1. | Northern Arizona (1) | 8 |
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| 2. | Idaho State | 7 |
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| 3. | Sacramento State | 6 |
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| 4. | Montana State | 5 |
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| 5. | Montana | 4 |
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| 6. | Eastern Washington | 3 |
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| 7. | Weber State | 2 |
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| 8. | Portland State | 1 |
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| Big West Men's Poll | | 1. | Cal Poly SLO (5) | 35 |
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| 2. | UC Santa Barbara | 28 |
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| 3. | Cal State Fullerton | 19 |
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| 4. | Long Beach State | 17 |
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| 5. | UC Irvine | 17 |
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| 6. | UC Riverside | 14 |
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| 7. | Cal State Northridge | 10 |
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| | Big West Women's Poll | | 1. | UC Santa Barbara (2) | 16 |
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| 2. | UC Irvine | 13 |
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| 3. | Cal Poly SLO | 12 |
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| 4. | Long Beach State | 8 |
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| 5. | Cal State Fullerton | 8 |
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| 6. | Pacific | 7 |
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| 7. | Cal State Northridge | 4 |
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| 8. | UC Riverside | 4 |
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| Conference USA Men's Poll | | 1. | Rice (2) | 37 |
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| 2. | Houston | 25 |
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| 3. | Tulsa | 19 |
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| 4. | Central Florida | 18 |
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| 5. | East Carolina | 18 |
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| 6. | Memphis | 14 |
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| 7. | Marshall | 13 |
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*Charlotte was originally in the poll by mistake. They are in the Atlatnic 10 this year and have been removed from the results. We left UTEP out of the poll by mistake and will correct it for the next conference poll.
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| Conference USA Women's Poll |
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SMU (1) |
12 |
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| 2. |
Rice |
11 |
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| 3. |
Central Florida |
10 |
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UNC Charlotte |
9 |
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UAB |
8 |
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Marshall |
7 |
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Houston |
6 |
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East Carolina |
5 |
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Southern Mississippi |
4 |
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Tulsa |
3 |
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Memphis |
2 |
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| 12. |
Tulane |
1 |
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*Charlotte was originally in the poll by mistake. They are in the Atlatnic 10 this year and have been removed from the results. We left UTEP out of the poll by mistake and will correct it for the next conference poll.
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| Heps Men's Poll | | 1. | Dartmouth (15) | 206 |
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| 2. | Columbia (5) | 194 |
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| 3. | Princeton (3) | 181 |
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| 4. | Cornell (3) | 145 |
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| 5. | Brown (2) | 119 |
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| 6. | Yale | 97 |
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| 7. | Penn (2) | 92 |
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| 8. | Harvard | 46 |
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| | Heps Women's Poll | | 1. | Columbia (7) | 70 |
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| 2. | Princeton (2) | 59 |
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| 3. | Yale | 43 |
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| 4. | Cornell | 38 |
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| 5. | Dartmouth | 37 |
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| 6. | Brown | 29 |
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| 7. | Penn | 25 |
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| 8. | Harvard | 23 |
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| MAC Men's Poll | | 1. | Eastern Michigan (9) | 124 |
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| 2. | Miami Ohio (4) | 115 |
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| 3. | Central Michigan (1) | 92 |
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| 4. | Kent State | 92 |
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| 5. | Akron (1) | 58 |
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| 6. | Ohio | 57 |
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| 7. | Toledo | 51 |
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| 8. | Bowling Green | 47 |
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| 9. | Buffalo | 39 |
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| | MAC Women's Poll | | 1. | Akron | 19 |
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| 2. | Kent State | 19 |
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| 3. | Ball State | 16 |
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| 4. | Ohio (1) | 16 |
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| 5. | Western Michigan | 16 |
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| 6. | Buffalo | 14 |
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| 7. | Bowling Green | 13 |
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| 8. | Miami Ohio | 13 |
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| 9. | Toledo (1) | 13 |
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| 10. | Central Michigan | 8 |
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| 11. | Eastern Michigan | 6 |
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| 12. | Northern Illinois | 3 |
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| Mountain West Men's Poll | | 1. | BYU (7) | 54 |
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| 2. | Air Force (1) | 41 |
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| 3. | Colorado State | 39 |
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| 4. | New Mexico | 31 |
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| 5. | TCU | 25 |
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| 6. | Wyoming | 15 |
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| | Mountain West Women's Poll | | 1. | BYU (3) | 27 |
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| 2. | Colorado State | 24 |
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| 3. | Air Force | 17 |
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| 4. | New Mexico | 17 |
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| 5. | Wyoming | 15 |
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| 6. | Utah | 10 |
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| 7. | TCU | 10 |
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| 8. | San Diego State | 9 |
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| 9. | UNLV | 6 |
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| Pac 10 Men's Poll | | 1. | Stanford (13) | 208 |
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| 2. | Arizona (11) | 195 |
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| 3. | Arizona State (2) | 167 |
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| 4. | Oregon (2) | 151 |
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| 5. | Washington (1) | 101 |
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| 6. | California | 94 |
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| 7. | UCLA | 66 |
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| 8. | Washington State | 62 |
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| | Pac 10 Women's Poll | | 1. | Stanford (4) | 49 |
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| 2. | Arizona State (1) | 46 |
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| 3. | UCLA | 39 |
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| 4. | Oregon | 28 |
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| 5. | Washington | 24 |
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| 6. | California | 23 |
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| 7. | Arizona | 22 |
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| 8. | Washington State | 18 |
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| 9. | USC | 14 |
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| 10. | Oregon State | 12 |
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| Patriot League Men's Poll | | 1. | American (16) | 135 |
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| 2. | Navy | 98 |
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| 3. | Army | 83 |
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| 4. | Lehigh | 83 |
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| 5. | Bucknell | 81 |
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| 6. | Colgate | 49 |
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| 7. | Lafayette | 43 |
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| 8. | Holy Cross (1) | 40 |
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| | Patriot League Women's Poll | | 1. | Bucknell (1) | 22 |
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| 2. | American (2) | 21 |
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| 3. | Army | 14 |
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| 4. | Navy | 13 |
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| 5. | Lehigh | 11 |
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| 6. | Holy Cross | 10 |
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| 7. | Lafayette | 10 |
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| 8. | Colgate | 7 |
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| SEC Men's Poll | | 1. | Arkansas (19) | 219 |
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| 2. | Alabama | 170 |
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| 3. | Florida | 169 |
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| 4. | Tennessee (1) | 158 |
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| 5. | Georgia | 144 |
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| 6. | Auburn | 131 |
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| 7. | Kentucky | 90 |
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| 8. | LSU | 79 |
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| 9. | Mississippi State | 69 |
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| 10. | Mississippi | 50 |
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| 11. | Vanderbilt | 41 |
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| | SEC Women's Poll | | 1. | Arkansas (3) | 36 |
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| 2. | Tennessee | 31 |
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| 3. | Georgia | 26 |
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| 4. | Kentucky | 24 |
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| 5. | Florida | 20 |
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| 6. | Vanderbilt | 19 |
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| 7. | Auburn | 17 |
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| 8. | Mississippi State | 15 |
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| 9. | Alabama | 14 |
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| 10. | South Carolina | 14 |
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| 11. | LSU | 10 |
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| 12. | Mississippi | 8 |
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