Women’s Cross Country Receiving Votes in Latest Poll

Team Falls to Sixth in Region After Two Bye Weeks

09/27/06 3:21PM

WILLIAMSBURG - William and Mary’s women’s cross country team, idle since opening the season on September 10, fell down the latest national poll but is still receiving votes. The poll, conducted by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, was released Monday afternoon and has defending national champion Stanford in the top spot.

The consecutive bye weeks also had an effect on the Tribe’s regional ranking, as the team fell from fourth to sixth. The College will be back in action this weekend when it hosts the first annual Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge. 10 teams are making the trek to Williamsburg for the meet, including No. 23 Georgetown and LaSalle, who is also receiving votes.

USTFCCCA Division I women's cross country poll
(Sept. 25, 2006)

1. Stanford
2. Colorado
3. Michigan
4. Oklahoma State
5. Duke
6. BYU
7. Illinois
8. Arkansas
9. Wisconsin
10. Washington
11. UC Santa Barbara
12. North Carolina State
13. Princeton
14. Arizona State
15. Baylor
16. Providence
17. Iowa
18. Tennessee
19. Minnesota
20. Michigan State
21. Boston University
22. Virginia
23. Georgetown
24. Colorado State
25. North Carolina
26. Indiana
27. Georgia
28. Oregon
29. Florida State
30. Butler

Also receiving votes: Wake Forest, Yale, Washington State, Nebraska, Weber State, William & Mary, LaSalle, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Texas Tech, Villanova, Texas A&M, Boston College, Alabama-Birmingham.

Southeast Region Poll
1. Duke
2. NC State
3. Virginia
4. North Carolina
5. Wake Forest
6. William & Mary
7. Kentucky
8. Virginia Tech
9. Richmond
10. Davidson