Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Region/Rank	Totals	Previous
1	Oregon - (12)	West-1	360	1
2	Oklahoma State	Midwest-1	348	2
3	Colorado	Mountain-1	322	3
4	Portland	West-2	314	7
5	Wisconsin	Great Lakes-1	313	6
6	Alabama	South-1	293	5
7	Iona College	Northeast-1	288	4
8	Georgetown	Mid-Atlantic-1	261	9
9	Michigan	Great Lakes-2	250	8
10	Stanford	West-3	247	10
11	Iowa State	Midwest-2	232	11
12	Virginia	Southeast-1	214	12
13	Florida State	South-3	208	26
14	Minnesota	Midwest-3	200	14
15	North Carolina State	Southeast-2	181	13
16	Auburn	South-2	176	21
16	Northern Arizona	Mountain-2	176	16
18	BYU	Mountain-3	170	15
19	Tulsa	Midwest-4	142	NR
20	Texas A&M	South Central-2	121	28
21	Texas	South Central-1	119	17—tie
22	Providence	Northeast-2	110	19
23	UCLA	West-4	89	NR
24	William & Mary	Southeast-3	77	22
25	California	West-6	76	20
26	Syracuse	Northeast-3	61	30
27	Arkansas	South Central-3	47	24
28	Villanova	Mid-Atlantic-2	43	25
29	Cal Poly	West-5	41	23
30	Michigan State	Great Lakes-3	34	NR

ORV:  Indiana (23), Florida (12), Notre Dame, (12), Butler (8), New Mexico (6), UTEP (4), Washington (2), and Southern lllinois (1).
Dropped Out:  No. 17 UTEP, No. 27 Notre Dame, and No. 29 New Mexico.

Division 1 Men's Cross Country Regional Rankings

 

Great Lakes Men                                         Mid-Atlantic Men                                           Midwest Men

1. Wisconsin                                                 1. Georgetown                                                1. Oklahoma State

2. Michigan                                                   2. Villanova                                                      2. Iowa State

3. Michigan State                                         3. Princeton                                                    3. Minnesota

4. Indiana                                                      4. Duquense                                                    4. Tulsa

5. Butler                                                        5. Penn State                                                   5. Iowa

6. Notre Dame                                              6. La Salle                                                         6. Southern Illinois

7. Eastern Michigan                                     7. Penn                                                             7. Missouri

8. Ohio State                                                 8. Maryland                                                     8. Illinois

9. Miami (OH)                                               9. Navy                                                             9. Illinois State

10. Indiana State                                          10. Lehigh                                                        10. Drake

11. Cincinnati                                               11. American                                                  11. Nebraska

12. Marquette                                              12. St. Joseph's                                               12. Kansas

13. Central Michigan                                   13. Delaware                                                   13. Southeast Missouri State

14. Ohio                                                        14. Bucknell                                                    14. DePaul

15. Oakland                                                  15. Maryland-Baltimore County                  15. Wichita State

                                                                                                                                                 

Mountain Men                                             Northeast Men                                              South Men

1. Colorado                                                   1. Iona                                                              1. Alabama

2. Northern Arizona                                    2. Providence                                                 2. Auburn

3. BYU                                                            3. Syracuse                                                      3. Florida State

4. New Mexico                                             4. Dartmouth                                                   4. Florida

5. Weber State                                             5. Cornell                                                         5. Tennessee

6. Air Force                                                   6. UMASS                                                         6. Belmont

7. UTEP                                                          7. Yale                                                               7. Georgia State

8. Wyoming                                                  8. Harvard                                                        8. Georgia Tech

9. Texas Tech                                                9. Columbia                                                     9. Middle Tennessee State

10. Utah State                                               10. Brown                                                        10. East Tennessee State

11. Colorado State                                       11. Army                                                          11. Mississippi State

12. Montana                                                 12. New Hampshire                                       12. Georgia

13. Montana State                                       13. Stony Brook                                              13. Chattanooga

14. New Mexico State                                 14. Binghamton                                              14. Vanderbilt

15. Southern Utah                                       15. Quinnipiac                                                15. Mississippi

                                                                                                                                                 

South Central Men                                     Southeast Men                                               West Men

1. Texas                                                         1. Virginia                                                         1. Oregon

2. Texas A&M                                               2. North Carolina State                                  2. Portland

3. Arkansas                                                   3. William And Mary                                      3. Stanford

4. Lamar                                                        4. Liberty                                                         4. UCLA

5. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi                     5. Duke                                                             5. Cal Poly

6. McNeese State                                        6. Eastern Kentucky                                       6. California

7. Louisiana Tech                                         7. Virginia Tech                                               7. Washington

8. Stephen F. Austin                                    8. Louisville                                                     8. Washington State

9. LSU                                                             9. Richmond                                                    9. Arizona State

10. Rice                                                         10. North Carolina                                          10. UC Riverside

11. Texas-Arlington                                     11. Appalachian State                                    11. UC Santa Barbara

12. Baylor                                                      12. Charlotte                                                   12. Arizona

13. Sam Houston                                          13. Clemson                                                    13. Eastern Washington

14. UALR                                                       14. Kentucky                                                   14. UC Davis

15. UTPA                                                       15. Morehead State                                       15. UC Irvine

 

Oregon Continues to Top Division I Men’s XC Poll
Portland Pilots move up three spots in DI XC poll following second place finish in Eugene

NEW ORLEANS – Running without top runner and 2008 Olympian Galen Rupp, the Oregon Ducks put on a gutsy performance in Eugene as the Ducks captured the team title in the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Saturday.  The performance, which showed the depth of the Duck runners, was good enough to keep Oregon atop the polls this week as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the men’s top 30 on Tuesday.

Oregon took the meet title with 49 points besting fourth-ranked Portland and sixth-ranked Alabama in the process.  Portland’s David Kinsella won the individual title and was followed by teammate Alfred Kipchumba in second to lead the Pilots to 56 team points.  Both Oregon and Portland will take the next weekend off before heading to Terre Haute for the Pre-Nationals meet hosted by Indiana State. 

Remaining steadfast at No. 2 this week in the polls is Oklahoma State who hosted the Cowboy Jamboree over the weekend.  OSU won the men’s meet title for the second consecutive year, though they were running without one of their top performers in John Kosgei.  Despite the injury to Kosgei, the Cowboys managed to finish third, fourth, and fifth overall in the individual race. 

Colorado comes in at No. 3 this week (no change) after winning their 18^th consecutive Rocky Mountain Shootout title.  CU was led by junior transfer Jordan Kyle who ran his first race at altitude finishing second overall for the Buffs.  

The Badgers of Wisconsin moved up one spot in the men’s poll this week to fifth.  Iona College is ranked seventh behind Alabama, followed by Georgetown, Michigan, and Stanford to round out the top ten in the men’s poll. 

Moving up 13 spots in the poll this week is Florida State which is coming off of an impressive performance in South Bend at the Notre Dame Invitational.  The Seminoles bested several top programs in the process scoring 81 team points.  FSU was led by senior All-American Luke Gunn, who set a new Florida State 8k record in his fourth place finish. 

Auburn also moved up in the poll this week improving five spots from No. 21 to No. 16 following the win in the Mel Rosen Orange race at the Auburn Invitational.  Elkanah Kibet led the Tigers to the win as he picked up his second individual title in as many weeks. 

No. 20 Texas A&M also improved several spots this week (eight) following a third place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational.  Transfer Shadrack Songok led the Aggies as he finished the 8k course in just over 23 minutes. 

The 2008 Division I Cross Country National meet will be held on November 24^th, 2008 and hosted by Indiana State University.

The voting panel for the USTFCCCA Division I Men’s National Poll consists of the elected executive committee and regional representatives of the USTFCCCA and is conducted by Don Kopriva.

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