Ohio State Cross Country Teams Break into Rankings – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 28, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The first cross country rankings of the regular season came out Wednesday with both the men’s and women’s teams taking high positions. After winning its first two meets of the season in convincing fashion, the men’s team held the 18th spot in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll. The women’s team made a leap in the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional poll as they moved up to ninth.
The Buckeye men are one of four Big Ten teams in the Top 25. Defending national champion and league rival Wisconsin took the top spot in the poll as they claimed all 15 of the first place votes.
The women’s team was unranked in the preseason poll, but moved into the Great Lakes Top 10 after winning its first two events. This is the second year in a row that the Buckeye women have made the regional rankings. Michigan continues to be the top team in the poll after holding the No 1 spot in the preseason ranks.
The men’s team also is ranked in the latest Great Lakes Regional poll, holding its preseason ranking of fifth. The men’s team is looking to defend its third-place finish last season at the Great Lakes Regional Championships, which was the highest finish in school history.
Complete rankings can be viewed at www.usfccca.org.
USTFCCCA Division I Men’s National Polls
Cross Country Week 1 (9/26/06)
1) Wisconsin (450)
2) Arkansas (432)
3) Colorado (412)
4) Stanford (401)
5) Iona College (382)
6) Texas (377)
7) Arizona (355)
8) Portland (344)
9) Oklahoma State (309)
10) BYU (281)
11) UTEP (273)
12) Minnesota (270)
13) Georgetown (246)
14) Virginia (227)
15) Michigan (201)
16) Notre Dame (198)
17) Oregon (191)
18) Ohio State (184)
19) Arizona State (175)
20) Alabama (164)
21) Iowa State (146)
22) William & Mary (140)
23) Dartmouth (129)
24) Florida State (121)
25) Butler (100)
26) Florida (90)
27) Providence (74)
28) Eastern Michigan (70)
29) American (61)
30) Princeton (44)
USTFCCCA Division I Men’s Regional Polls
Great Lakes Region
Week 1 (9/25/06)
1. Wisconsin
2. Michigan
3. Butler
4. Notre Dame
5. Ohio State
6. Eastern Michigan
7. Michigan State
8. Central Michigan
9. Indiana State
10. Ohio University
USTFCCCA Division I Women’s Regional Polls
Great Lakes Region
Week 1 (9/25/06)
1. Michigan
2. Wisconsin
3. Michigan State
4. Indiana
5. Butler
6. Notre Dame
7. Marquette
8. Valparaiso
9. Ohio State
10. Ohio
