[Pcalumnixctrack] Providence Cross Country Remains Ranked In Regional and National Polls

[Sullivan, Brendan T]

For Immediate Release: Sept. 12, 2017
Contact- Brendan Sullivan (401) 865-1245

Providence Cross Country Remains Ranked In Regional and National Polls
The Friars’ rankings did not change from the last release.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The USTFCCCA released the first National and Regional Rankings polls of the regular season on Tuesday, Sept. 12. The latest poll of the season has the Providence women ranked seventh and the men ranked just outside of the top 30. In the regional rankings, both teams’ rankings remain unchanged with the women ranked first and the men ranked fourth. The rankings are based off of a poll of coaches throughout the NCAA.

The teams ranked in front of Providence are Colorado (1), defending champion Oregon (2), New Mexico (3), Michigan (4), Stanford (5), and North Carolina State (6).

The Providence men received votes in the national poll but sit just outside of the top 30 teams.

To this point of the season, the Friars have raced partial teams at both the UNH Dual meet and the Nassaney Invitational. The women won the UNH Dual meet and finished second behind Brown at the Nassaney Invitational. The women won both the UNH Dual meet and the Nassaney Invitational.

The Friars will race their full squads for the first time at the Boston College Battle in Beantown on Friday, Sept. 22.

For more information regarding the women’s rankings, click here.<http://www.ustfccca.org/2017/09/featured/2017-ncaa-di-cross-country-womens-national-coaches-poll-week-1>

For more information regarding the men’s rankings, click here.<http://www.ustfccca.org/2017/09/featured/2017-ncaa-di-cross-country-mens-national-coaches-poll-week-1>

Be sure to follow the Providence Cross Country team on twitter (@FriarsXCTrack<https://twitter.com/FriarsXCTrack>) , Instagram (@FriarsXCTrack<https://www.instagram.com/friarsxctrack/?hl=en)>) and Facebook (Providence College Cross Country and Track and Field<https://www.facebook.com/Providence-College-Cross-Country-and-Track-and-Field-138848779508145/> ) for inside looks at the team.

-GO FRIARS!-

Women’s National Rankings (Ranking (First Place Votes) - Team - Points)

1-Colorado (8) – 356
2-Oregon (3) - 341
3-New Mexico (1) - 329
4-Michigan-323
5-Stanford- 310
6-NC State- 296
7-Providence-272
8-San Francisco-256
9-Notre Dame- 244
10-BYU- 239
11-Penn State- 230
12-Arkansas-224
13-Washington-213
14-Missouri-184
15-Wisconsin-176
16-Ole Miss-150
17-Michigan State-146
18-Villanova-136
19-Boise State-130
20-Oklahoma State-115
21-Eastern Michigan-111
22-Utah-107
23-Minesota-91
24-Mississippi State- 87
25-Iowa State-82
26-Indiana-70
27-Georgetown - 67
28-Harvard-48
29-Furman-40
30-Utah State-36



Women’s Northeast Rankings
1-Providence
2-Harvard
3-Yale
4-Syracuse
5-Columbia
6-Cornell
7-Brown
8-New Hampshire
9-Dartmouth
10-Iona


Men’s National Rankings (Ranking (First Place Votes) - Team - Points)

1-Northern Arizona (7)-350
2-Stanford (3)-348
3-Syracuse-333
4-Colorado (2)- 324
5-Arkansas-323
6-BYU-297
7-Wisconsin-280
8-Oregon-260
9-Iona-255
10-Oklahoma State-249
11-Washington State-212
12-Iowa State- 205
13-Virgina-185
14-Furman-183
15-Georgetown-174
16-Southern Utah-173
17-Portland-168
18-Colorado State-147
19-Middle Tennessee-136
20-Ole Miss-114
21-Tulsa-102
22-UCLA-99
23-Eastern Michigan-86
24-Boise State-82
25- Michigan State-81
26-Virginia Tech-79
27-Indiana-74
28-Illinois-66
29-NC State-58
30-Columbia-32

RV: (Navy-22, Texas-21, Air Force-20, Michigan-19, Providence-7, CAlifronia-4, UTEP-4, Alabama-3, Eastern Kentucky-2, Minnesota-2, Princeton-1)

Men’s Northeast Rankings
1-Syracuse
2-Iona
3-Columbia
4-Providence
5-Cornell
6-Brown
7-Stony Brook
8-Dartmouth
9-West Point
10-Yale





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