Men’s Cross Country Ranked 16th in Latest National Poll

Tribe Remains Second in Southeast Region

10/02/07 6:25PM

NEW ORLEANS, LA - The William and Mary men’s cross country fell three spots in the national rankings this week, dropping to No. 16 after being upset by then-16th Georgetown in the Colonial Inter-Regional on Saturday. The Hoyas used the victory to rise to No. 12. Oregon took over the top spot in the USTFCCCA poll after being previous-No. 1 Wisconsin at the Bill Dellinger Invitational.

William and Mary remained second in the Southeast Region behind No. 10 North Carolina State. No. 17 Louisville is third in the region, and No. 29 Virginia is fourth ahead of Virginia Tech. N.C. State has won the Southeast Region title in seven of the last ten years, and finished second twice.

The Tribe returns to action on October 13 at the Pre-National Invitational, in Terre Haute, Indiana. On that same day, those runners who don’t make the trip out will compete in Williamsburg at the Tribe Open.

USTFCCCA National Poll - Oct. 2
School (1st-Place Votes) Points
1. Oregon (9) 384
T2. Colorado (3) 371
T2. Wisconsin (1) 371
4. Oklahoma State 319
5. Iona 314
6. Stanford 313
7. Notre Dame 307
8. Alabama 288
9. Arkansas 279
10. North Carolina State 264
11. Texas 238
12. Georgetown 237
13. Portland 222
14. Providence 211
15. Northern Arizona 203
16. William & Mary 186
17. Louisville 175
18. UCLA 159
19. Michigan 148
20. Arizona State 142
21. UTEP 128
22. Villanova 117
23. Iowa State 113
24. Florida State 89
25. Minnesota 77
26. Weber State 70
27. Washington 61
28. Syracuse 52
29. Virginia 51
30. Cal Poly 36

Southeast Region Poll
1. #10 North Carolina St.
2. #16 William and Mary
3. #17 Louisville
4. #29 Virginia
5. Virginia Tech
6. Eastern Kentucky
7. Duke
8. Liberty
9. Kentucky
10. Wake Forest
11. Appalachian State
12. Clemson
13. Richmond
14. George Mason
15. Charlotte