2013 LetsRun.com Pre-Season NCAA Cross Country Fan Polls: Oklahoma State Men Dominant #1, Duke Edges Providence Women For #1

by LetsRun.com
September 16, 2013

The first LetsRun.com NCAA XC Fan Polls for 2013 are out and the Oklahoma State men and Duke women are the #1 teams in the country, according to you, the LRC fan.

Men: OSU A Dominant #1, Colorado and NAU Strong 2-3
On the men’s side, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are huge, huge favorites getting 76 first place votes, ten times the amount of any other team. Colorado and Northern Arizona were second and third, well ahead of Oregon and BYU who rounded out the top 5. There then was a drop-off to #6 Portland.

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The picture from the LRC faithful is clear on the men’s side, Oklahoma State, the clear #1, Colorado and NAU in whichever order you prefer as #3 and #4, and the same with Oregon and BYU at #4 and #5.

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Duke and Providence Co-Favorites
On the women’s side, Duke is #1, but Providence got 8 more first place votes than Duke. No one else was close in terms of first place votes, so not a lot separates Providence and Duke. Think of them as co-favorites for the title and let this be a reminder we need more voters in our women’s polls.

Our polls are open to the public, and all you have to do if give us your top ten teams in the country.

The Oregon Ducks are a strong #3 and Washington and Florida State round out our top 6.

Voting was done prior to this past weekend’s action so consider these the LRC Pre Season NCAA XC Fan Polls. After the national polls, you can see the regional fan rankings.

Correction on Regional Polls: South Dakota State was not an option in the Midwest. We will add them for the next poll. If any other new teams to D1 were missing please email us at letsrun@letsrun.com

LetsRun.com Men’s Super Poll Results
1. Oklahoma State (76) 937
2. Colorado (3) 727
3. Northern Arizona (7) 708
4. Oregon (5) 546
5. BYU (1) 462
6. Portland 269
7. Arkansas (1) 268
8. Wisconsin (1) 250
9. Stanford 232
10. New Mexico (1) 146

Others receiving votes: 11. Tulsa 130 12. Syracuse 104 13. Princeton 86 14. Texas 69 15. Eastern Kentucky 65 16. Oklahoma 62 17. Iona 58 18. NC State 54 19. Florida State 50 20. Arizona State 45 21. Washington 38 22. Notre Dame 32 23. Virginia 32 24. Michigan 30 25. Florida 29 26. UCLA 26 27. Alabama 26 28. Villanova 25 29. Georgetown 25 30. Providence 20 31. Indiana 18 32. Duke 15 33. Dartmouth 14 34. Air Force 13 35. Harvard 12 36. Columbia 12 37. Illinois 10 38. Louisville 9 39. Virginia Tech 6 40. North Carolina 3 41. Missouri 1 42. Michigan State 1
LetsRun.com Women’s Super Poll Results
1. Duke (18) 417
2. Providence (26) 410
3. Oregon (3) 381
4. Washington (6) 296
5. Florida State (2) 286
6. Georgetown (1) 243
7. Stanford 237
8. Villanova (3) 186
9. Colorado (1) 152
10. Arizona (1) 145

Others receiving votes: 11. William and Mary 124 12. Michigan 74 13. Vanderbilt 63 14. Connecticut 57 15. Arkansas 49 16. New Mexico 46 17. Princeton 41 18. Cornell 37 19. Iowa State 35 20. Florida 34 21. NC State 33 22. Weber State 32 23. Boston College 30 24. San Francisco 23 25. Syracuse 23 26. Notre Dame 22 27. Minnesota 21 28. Michigan State 19 29. Butler 18 30. Texas 18 31. Oklahoma State 14 32. Texas A&M 12 33. Georgia 11 34. Harvard 11 35. Penn State 11 36. Toledo 7 37. West Virginia 6 38. North Carolina 3 39. UC Davis 3

Regional Polls

Mountain Men’s Poll
1. Colorado (8) 131
2. Northern Arizona (6) 125
3. Brigham Young 116
4. New Mexico 77
5. Air Force 55
6. Colorado State 41
7. Southern Utah 39
8. Weber State 37
9. UTEP 36
10. New Mexico State 28
11. Texas Tech 24
12. Wyoming 18
13. Nevada 13
14. Utah State 8
15. Idaho State 8
16. Montana State 7
17. Montana 5
18. Denver 2

 
Mountain Women’s Poll
1. Colorado (1) 28
2. New Mexico (2) 28
3. Weber State 23
4. Brigham Young 17
5. Utah 15
6. Colorado State 14
7. Northern Arizona 12
8. Air Force 9
9. Southern Utah 9
10. Texas Tech 3
11. Montana State 2
12. Wyoming 2
13. Nevada 1
14. UTEP 1
15. Idaho State 1

 
Northeast Men’s Poll
1. Syracuse (9) 114
2. Columbia (2) 91
3. Iona 85
4. Dartmouth (1) 67
5. Providence 58
6. Cornell 48
7. Harvard 47
8. William & Mary 31
9. Connecticut 30
10. Yale 29
11. Boston College 21
12. North Carolina State 17
13. Boston University 17
14. Binghamtom 14
15. Albany (1) 10
16. Northeastern 10
17. Hartford 6
18. Hartford 6
19. St. Bonaventure 4
20. Vermont 3
Others receiving votes: 21. Army 3 22. New Hampshire 2 23. Colgate 2 24. Marist 2 25. Quinnipiac 1 26. Massachusetts 1 27. Fordham 1 28. Brown 1

 
Northeast Women’s Poll
1. Providence (4) 40
2. Boston College 33
3. Cornell 25
4. Harvard 25
5. Syracuse 19
6. Dartmouth 18
7. Connecticut 12
8. Stony Brook 10
9. Columbia 9
10. New Hampshire 6
11. Iona 5
12. Fordham 5
13. Boston University 5
14. Yale 3
15. Brown 2
16. Albany 2
17. Maine 1

 
South Central Men’s Poll
1. Arkansas (7) 79
2. Texas A&M 66
3. Texas (1) 61
4. Houston 37
5. Rice 35
6. Baylor 33
7. Lamar 33
8. North Texas 18
9. TCU 15
10. Stephen F. Austin 13
11. UT San Antonio 13
12. Tulane 11
13. Louisiana Tech 9
14. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 5
15. Arkansas Little Rock 4
16. Texas State 4
17. UT Pan American 2
18. LSU 2

 
South Central Women’s Poll
1. Arkansas (2) 37
2. Texas A&M (1) 35
3. Texas (1) 34
4. Baylor 24
5. SMU 21
6. Rice 19
7. LSU 8
8. TCU 8
9. UT San Antonio 8
10. Stephen F. Austin 7
11. Lamar 6
12. North Texas 5
13. Houston 3
14. Tulane 2
15. UT Pan American 1
16. Texas A&M Corpus Christi 1
17. Texas State 1

 
Midwest Men’s Poll
1. Oklahoma State (10) 100
2. Tulsa 77
3. Illinois 60
4. Oklahoma 60
5. Iowa State 47
6. Missouri 46
7. Minnesota 45
8. Iowa 31
9. Kansas 26
10. Nebraska 13
11. Drake 11
12. Illinois State 8
13. Kansas State 7
14. Depaul 5
15. Loyola – Chicago 5
16. Southern Illinois 5
17. Eastern Illinois 3
18. Western Illinois 1

 
Midwest Women’s Poll
1. Oklahoma State (1) 44
2. Iowa State 40
3. Minnesota (4) 40
4. Tulsa 35
5. Illinois 24
6. Northwestern 17
7. Iowa 14
8. Illinois State 13
9. Missouri 11
10. Loyola – Chicago 7
11. Missouri St. 6
12. Depaul 5
13. Nebraska 4
14. Drake 4
15. Eastern Illinois 4
16. Northern Illinois 3
17. Southern Illinois 2
18. Kansas 1
19. Kansas State 1

 
South Men’s Poll
1. Florida State (7) 104
2. Florida (4) 90
3. Georgia 83
4. Auburn 64
5. Alabama (1) 42
6. Georgia Tech 41
7. Tennessee 40
8. Mississippi 30
9. Lipscomb 28
10. East Tennessee 20
11. Kennesaw State University 19
12. Tennessee Chattanooga 18
13. Mississippi State 16
14. Vanderbilt 16
15. North Florida 13
16. Samford 10
17. Miami 10
18. South Alabama 9
19. Belmont 4
20. Florida A&M 2
Others receiving votes: 21. Jacksonville State 1

 
South Women’s Poll
1. Florida State (4) 58
2. Vanderbilt (1) 50
3. Florida 45
4. Georgia 43
5. Lipscomb (1) 34
6. Mississippi 28
7. Mississippi State 14
8. Alabama 11
9. Tennessee 11
10. Samford 7
11. UAB 7
12. Auburn 6
13. Belmont 4
14. South Florida 4
15. North Florida 4
16. East Tennessee 2
17. Southern Mississippi 1
18. Tennessee Chattanooga 1

 
Great Lakes Men’s Poll
1. Notre Dame (3) 87
2. Wisconsin (5) 86
3. Indiana 62
4. Michigan (2) 61
5. Michigan State 53
6. Ohio State 47
7. Butler 39
8. Purdue 37
9. Miami Ohio 15
10. Marquette 12
11. Cincinatti 9
12. Central Michigan 8
13. Eastern Michigan 7
14. Indiana State 7
15. Xavier 5
16. Toledo 4
17. Akron 3
18. Detroit 3
19. Ohio 2
20. Bowling Green 2
Others receiving votes: 21. Kent State 1

 
Great Lakes Women’s Poll
1. Michigan State (2) 46
2. Michigan (2) 43
3. Notre Dame 34
4. Butler (1) 33
5. Toledo 29
6. Wisconsin 25
7. Indiana 17
8. Ohio State 12
9. Purdue 11
10. Miami Ohio 9
11. Ohio 8
12. Eastern Michigan 4
13. Marquette 2
14. Western Michigan 1
15. Indiana State 1

 
West Men’s Poll
1. Portland (6) 143
2. Oregon (5) 142
3. Stanford (3) 131
4. UCLA 99
5. Washington (1) 77
6. Arizona State (1) 67
7. Arizona 45
8. Cal Poly 39
9. California 38
10. Boise St. (1) 37
11. Washington State 31
12. UC Davis 23
13. Gonzaga 18
14. UC Santa Barbara (1) 16
15. Long Beach State 15
16. UC Riverside 9
17. UC Irvine 9
18. Santa Clara 8
19. Eastern Washington 7
20. San Diego 6
Others receiving votes: 21. Portland State 5 22. Idaho 5 23. Hawaii 4 24. Pepperdine 3 25. San Jose St. 3 26. St. Marys 2 27. San Francisco 2 28. Loyola Marymount 2 29. Cal State Fullerton 2 30. Sacramento State 1 31. Fresno State 1

 
West Women’s Poll
1. Washington (5) 77
2. Oregon (3) 65
3. Arizona 63
4. Stanford 44
5. San Francisco 30
6. Arizona State 26
7. UC Davis 21
8. UCLA 14
9. Portland 14
10. Boise St. 13
11. Gonzaga 13
12. Cal Poly 11
13. Cal State Fullerton 7
14. California 7
15. Oregon State 7
16. Loyola Marymount 5
17. UC Riverside 4
18. Eastern Washington 4
19. Long Beach State 4
20. Washington State 3
Others receiving votes: 21. San Jose St. 3 22. Pepperdine 2 23. USC 2 24. Fresno State 1

 
Mid Atlantic Men’s Poll
1. Princeton (6) 81
2. Villanova (2) 79
3. Georgetown (1) 72
4. Penn State 46
5. American 42
6. Penn 37
7. Navy 36
8. Lehigh 22
9. Saint Josephs 21
10. LaSalle 16
11. Pittsburgh 7
12. Bucknell 5
13. Temple 5
14. Rutgers 5
15. Delaware 5
16. Duquesne 4
17. Drexel 3
18. George Washington 2
19. Lafayette 2
20. Maryland 2
Others receiving votes: 21. Towson 2 22. Rider 1

 
Mid Atlantic Women’s Poll
1. Villanova (2) 20
2. Penn State 16
3. Princeton 15
4. Georgetown 15
5. West Virginia 14
6. Bucknell 8
7. Duquesne 7
8. Navy 5
9. Penn 3
10. American 3
11. Loyola (MD) 2
12. Maryland 1
13. Lehigh 1

 
South East Men’s Poll
1. Eastern Kentucky (9) 124
2. Virginia (3) 101
3. NC State (1) 100
4. Duke 76
5. Virginia Tech 72
6. William and Mary 56
7. North Carolina 47
8. Furman 44
9. Louisville 35
10. Liberty (1) 26
11. UNC Greensboro 17
12. George Mason 16
13. Richmond 8
14. Davidson 7
15. Virginia Commonwealth 7
16. Apalachian State 6
17. Western Kentucky 6
18. Kentucky 6
19. Charlotte 5
20. Wake Forest 5
Others receiving votes: 21. Clemson 4 22. Western Carolina 2

 
South East Women’s Poll
1. Duke (4) 49
2. William and Mary (1) 39
3. NC State 38
4. Kentucky 27
5. Virginia 22
6. North Carolina 19
7. Wake Forest 19
8. Furman 13
9. Virginia Tech 12
10. Louisville 10
11. East Carolina 7
12. James Madison 6
13. Clemson 6
14. Richmond 5
15. South Carolina 2
16. Apalachian State 1

 

 

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