Wisconsin, Oregon Open 2012 Cross Country At No. 1
NEW ORLEANS – Men’s defending national champion Wisconsin and the women of Oregon are the No. 1 teams in the country for the 2012 NCAA Division I cross country season according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) national preseason coaches’ poll. Wisconsin won the national team crown in 2011 ahead of Oklahoma State and Colorado. Oregon’s women finished fifth a year ago and are No. 1 in the national poll for the first time since 2008.
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NCAA Division I Championship History
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I |
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Men’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2012 Preseason — August 28 |
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| next ranking: September 11 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
2011 FINAL
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| 1 | Wisconsin (10) | 357 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mick Byrne (5th) |
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| 2 | Oklahoma State (1) | 345 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (7th) |
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| 3 | BYU (1) | 345 | Mountain | West Coast | Ed Eyestone (13th) |
4
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| 4 | Oklahoma | 299 | Midwest | Big 12 | Martin Smith (8th) |
6
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| 5 | Colorado | 297 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (18th) |
3
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| 6 | Texas | 291 | South Central | Big 12 | John Hayes (6th) |
11
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| 7 | Portland | 282 | West | West Coast | Rob Conner (23rd) |
8
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| 8 | Iona | 278 | Northeast | Metro Atlantic | Ricardo Santos (5th) |
9
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| 9 | Stanford | 251 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (1st) |
5
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| 10 | Florida State | 231 | South | ACC | Bob Braman (13th) |
12
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| 11 | NC State | 226 | Southeast | ACC | Rollie Geiger (35th) |
10
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| 12 | Syracuse | 216 | Northeast | Big East | Chris Fox (8th) |
15
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| 13 | Indiana | 206 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Ron Helmer (6th) |
7
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| 14 | Georgetown | 191 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Patrick Henner (14th) |
17
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| 15 | Texas A&M | 178 | South Central | SEC | Pat Henry (9th) |
18
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| 16 | Villanova | 149 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Marcus O’Sullivan (13th) |
13
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| 17 | Northern Arizona | 141 | Mountain | Big Sky | Eric Heins (6th) |
14
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| 18 | Minnesota | 133 | Midwest | Big Ten | Steve Plasencia (17th) |
16
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| 19 | Michigan | 131 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Alex Gibby (3rd) |
20
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| 20 | Tulsa | 129 | Midwest | Conference USA | Steve Gulley (11th) |
25
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| 21 | Princeton | 121 | Mid-Atlantic | Ivy | Jason Vigilante (1st) |
19
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| 22 | Oregon | 118 | West | Pac-12 | Vin Lananna (8th) |
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| 23 | Arkansas | 95 | South Central | SEC | Chris Bucknam (5th) |
NR
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| 24 | New Mexico | 87 | Mountain | Mountain West | Joe Franklin (6th) |
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| 25 | Notre Dame | 81 | Great Lakes | Big East | Joe Piane (38th) |
24
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| 26 | Washington State | 71 | West | Pac-12 | Pete Julian (3rd) |
21
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| 27 | Columbia | 62 | Northeast | Ivy | Willy Wood (19th) |
27
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| 28 | Georgia | 58 | South | SEC | Jeff Pigg (5th) |
29
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| 29 | Eastern Kentucky | 55 | Southeast | Ohio Valley | Rick Erdmann (34th) |
26
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| 30 | UCLA | 44 | West | Pac-12 | Mike Maynard (4th) |
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| Others Receiving Votes: Providence 28, Florida 23, Ohio State 21, Virginia 12, Virginia 12, North Carolina 9, California 8, Cal Poly 7, Iowa State 5, William and Mary 3, Virginia Tech 1, Michigan State 1, Dartmouth 1 | ||||||
| compiled by Don Kopriva | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in men’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||
USTFCCCA NCAA Division I |
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Women’s Cross Country National Coaches’ Poll |
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2012 Preseason — August 28 |
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| next ranking: September 11 | ||||||
| Rank | Institution (FPV) | Points | Region | Conference | Head Coach (Yr*) |
2011 FINAL
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| 1 | Oregon (4) | 345 | West | Pac-12 | Vin Lananna (8th) |
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| 2 | Washington (5) | 343 | West | Pac-12 | Greg Metcalf (11th) |
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| 3 | Georgetown (2) | 337 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Patrick Henner (1st) |
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| 4 | Florida State (1) | 334 | South | ACC | Karen Harvey (6th) |
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| 5 | Iowa State | 289 | Midwest | Big 12 | Corey Ihmels (6th) |
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| 6 | Vanderbilt | 277 | South | SEC | Steve Keith (7th) |
6
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| 7 | Providence | 270 | Northeast | Big East | Ray Treacy (29th) |
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| 8 | Stanford | 267 | West | Pac-12 | Chris Miltenberg (1st) |
10
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| 9 | Syracuse | 246 | Northeast | Big East | Chris Fox (8th) |
17
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| 10 | Villanova | 226 | Mid-Atlantic | Big East | Gina Procaccio (13th) |
3
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| 11 | Arkansas | 222 | South Central | SEC | Lance Harter (23rd) |
14
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| 12 | Michigan | 218 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Mike McGuire (23rd) |
15
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| 13 | Colorado | 210 | Mountain | Pac-12 | Mark Wetmore (18th) |
11
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| 14 | Arizona | 204 | West | Pac-12 | Fred Harvey (11th) |
19
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| 15 | Princeton | 196 | Mid-Atlantic | Ivy | Peter Farrell (35th) |
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| 16 | Boston College | 193 | Northeast | ACC | Randy Thomas (21st) |
12
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| 17 | Michigan State | 178 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Walt Drenth (9th) |
16
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| 18 | Virginia | 163 | Southeast | ACC | Todd Morgan (1st) |
20
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| 19 | Weber State | 150 | Mountain | Big Sky | Paul Pilkington (6th) |
29
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| 20 | San Francisco | 133 | West | West Coast | Helen Lehman-Winters (10th) |
25
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| 21 | West Virginia | 124 | Mid-Atlantic | Big 12 | Sean Cleary (6th) |
8
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| 22 | Notre Dame | 112 | Great Lakes | Big East | Tim Connelly (25th) |
22
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| 23 | Toledo | 103 | Great Lakes | Mid-American | Kevin Hadsell (15th) |
21
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| 24 | Oklahoma State | 82 | Midwest | Big 12 | Dave Smith (4th) |
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| 25 | NC State | 76 | Southeast | ACC | Laurie Henes (7th) |
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| 26 | Texas | 72 | South Central | Big 12 | Bev Kearney (21st) |
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| 27 | Minnesota | 37 | Midwest | Big Ten | Gary Wilson (28th) |
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| 28 | BYU | 35 | Mountain | West Coast | Patrick Shane (31st) |
28
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| 29 | Wisconsin | 31 | Great Lakes | Big Ten | Jim Stintzi (9th) |
24
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| 30 | Cornell | 25 | Northeast | Ivy | Rich Bowman (2nd) |
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| Others Receiving Votes: Florida 17, Penn State 16, New Mexico 9, La Salle 9, North Carolina 7, Northern Arizona 7, Portland 7, Iowa 4, Texas A&M 3, Northwestern 2, Columbia 1 | ||||||
| compiled by Jesse Rosen | ||||||
| (* year as head coach of that team in women’s cross country, officially NCAA-recognized coach listed) | ||||||
