POLLS: October 7, 1996

Division I Men's Cross Country

The Martin Surfacing top 25 NCAA Division I men's cross country teams through September 24 as selected by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Arkansas, 450; 2. Northern Arizona, 414; 3. Stanford, 412; 4. Wisconsin, 382; 5. Oregon, 338; 6. Oklahoma State, 320; 7. Colorado, 297; 8. North Carolina State, 294; 9. Providence, 274; 10. Notre Dame, 262; 11. Georgetown, 260; 12. Iowa State, 244; 13. Nebraska, 238; 14. Michigan State, 231; 15. Michigan, 208; 16. Portland, 207; 17. Arizona, 189; 18. Wake Forest, 181; 19. Brigham Young, 95; 20. Boise State, 92; 21. Tennessee, 91; 22. Penn State, 87; 23. William and Mary, 69; 24. Dartmouth, 29; 25. East Tennessee State, 28.

Division II Women's Cross Country

The top 25 NCAA Division II women's cross country teams through September 23 as listed by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association:

1. Adams State, 2. Abilene Christian, 3. North Dakota, 4. Northwest Missouri State, 5. Western State, 6. Shippensburg, 7. South Dakota State, 8. Edinboro, 9. South Dakota State, 10. Ashland, 11. East Stroudsburg, 12. Nebraska-Kearney, 13. Wisconsin-Parkside, 14. Southern Connecticut State, 15. Lewis, 16. New Mexico Highlands, 17. Minnesota-Duluth, 18. Millersville, 19. Fort Hays State, 20. Mankato State, 21. Pittsburg State, 22. North Dakota State, 23. Indiana (Pennsylvania), 24. Central Missouri State, 25. Bloomsburg.

Division I-AA Football

The Sports Network top 25 NCAA Division
I-AA football teams through September 23, with records in parentheses and points:

1. Marshall (3-0) -- 2,565
2. Montana (2-0) -- 2,508
3. Troy St. (3-0) -- 2,380
4. Appalachian St. (2-1) -- 2,209
5. Northern Iowa (3-1) -- 2,094
6. Jackson St. (3-0) -- 2,038
7. Stephen F. Austin (2-1) -- 1,882
8. Southwest Mo. St. (3-1) -- 1,810
9. Eastern Ill. (3-0) -- 1,660
10. Murray St. (2-1) -- 1,516
11. Delaware (2-1) -- 1,507
12. Western Ky. (4-0) -- 1,427
13. Northern Ariz. (3-1) -- 1,290
14. Weber St. (3-0) -- 1,127
15. Villanova (3-1) -- 1,117
16. Connecticut (2-1) -- 1,084
17. Idaho St. (2-1) -- 855
18. Furman (2-1) -- 823
19. William & Mary (3-1) -- 769
20. James Madison (3-0) -- 767
21. Florida A&M (2-1) -- 363
22. Northwestern St. (3-0) -- 349
23. Ga. Southern (1-2) -- 346
24. Western Ill. (4-0) -- 290
25. New Hampshire (2-0) -- 289

Division II Football

The top 20 NCAA Division II football teams through September 22 as selected by the NCAA Division II Football Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. North Dak. St. (2-0) -- 79
2. Carson-Newman (3-0) -- 77
3. Indiana (Pa.) (2-0) -- 70
4. North Ala. (3-1) -- 67
5. Northern Colo. (3-0) -- 62
6. Central Okla. (2-0) -- 61
7. Pittsburg St. (1-1) -- 51
7. Tex. A&M-Commerce (2-1) -- 51
9. Valdosta St. (4-0) -- 49
10. Saginaw Valley (3-0) -- 45
11. West Chester (3-1) -- 42
12. Tex. A&M-Kingsville (1-2) -- 37
13. West Ga. (4-0) -- 30
14. Mo. Southern St. (2-0) -- 27
14. Northern Mich. (2-0) -- 27
16. Angelo St. (2-1) -- 21
17. Adams St. (3-0) -- 12
18. Ferris St. (3-1) -- 11
19. South Dak. (3-0) -- 10
20. N.C. Central (3-1) -- 8

Division I Men's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division I men's soccer teams through September 23 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Duke (5-0-0) -- 479
2. Virginia (5-0-2) -- 426
3. Creighton (7-0-1) -- 423
4. Rutgers (5-0-1) -- 387
5. St. John's (N.Y.) (6-0-1) -- 385
6. Cal St. Fullerton (5-1-1) -- 370
7. Southern Methodist (6-2-0) -- 290
8. James Madison (5-0-0) -- 269
9. Washington (6-1-0) -- 262
10. Wisconsin (4-2-2) -- 252
11. N.C.-Charlotte (6-1-0) -- 245
11. Boston U. (4-1-0) -- 245
13. California (7-0-1) -- 172
14. George Mason (6-0-1) -- 149
15. Cornell (3-0-0) -- 122
16. Connecticut (5-1-0) -- 90
17. Penn St. (4-2-0) -- 87
18. San Diego (5-0-2) -- 75
19. Notre Dame (5-1-2) -- 72
20. Clemson (4-2-0) -- 66
21. Indiana (2-1-1) -- 61
22. Fresno St. (5-1-0) -- 29
23. Air Force (6-1-0) -- 21
24. N.C.-Greensboro (6-0-0) -- 18
25. Syracuse (6-1-0) -- 6

Division I Women's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division I women's soccer teams through September 23 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. North Caro. (6-0-0) -- 323
2. Notre Dame (8-0-0) -- 314
3. Santa Clara (6-1-0) -- 296
4. Connecticut (7-1-0) -- 283
5. Maryland (7-0-0) -- 270
6. Texas A&M (8-0-0) -- 262
7. Portland (5-0-1) -- 249
8. Massachusetts (6-0-0) -- 229
9. Florida (5-1-0) -- 214
10. Nebraska (7-0-0) -- 209
11. William & Mary (7-1-0) -- 207
12. Penn St. (5-0-1) -- 180
13. Minnesota (6-2-0) -- 156
14. Stanford (4-3-0) -- 145
15. Clemson (6-2-0) -- 144
16. Duke (3-3-1) -- 141
17. Virginia (5-2-1) -- 122
18. Wisconsin (4-2-1) -- 100
19. Harvard (2-0-0) -- 86
20. James Madison (4-2-1) -- 73
21. N.C.-Greensboro (4-2-0) -- 58
22. Vanderbilt (4-4-0) -- 49
23. California (6-1-1) -- 36
24. Butler (4-1-1) -- 27
25. Kentucky (3-1-2) -- 17

Division II Men's Soccer

The Umbro top 20 NCAA Division II men's soccer teams through September 23 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Southern Conn. St. (7-0-0) -- 240
2. Tampa (5-0-0) -- 228
3. Gannon (6-0-0) -- 213
4. Cal St. Bakersfield (7-2-0) -- 202
5. New Hamp. Col. (4-0-0) -- 193
6. Wingate (5-1-0) -- 180
7. Oakland (3-2-1) -- 165
8. Franklin Pierce (5-1-0) -- 151
9. Cal St. Chico (3-3-0) -- 146
10. West Va. Wesleyan (4-2-0) -- 129
11. Ala.-Huntsville (5-0-0) -- 104
12. Grand Canyon (3-2-1) -- 97
13. Presbyterian (4-2-0) -- 91
14. Dowling (4-0-0) -- 90
15. East Stroudsburg (6-1-0) -- 75
16. Seattle Pacific (4-4-0) -- 49
17. LIU-Southampton (5-1-0) -- 46
18. SIU-Edwardsville (5-2-0) -- 36
19. Florida Tech (5-1-1) -- 35
20. Catawba (4-1-0) -- 31

Division II Women's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division II women's soccer teams through September 23 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Lynn (7-0-0) -- 425
2. Franklin Pierce (5-1-0) -- 408
3. Barry (6-0-1) -- 389
4. Bloomsburg (6-0-1) -- 371
5. Truman St. (3-1-2) -- 352
6. Merrimack (6-0-0) -- 332
7. Lock Haven (6-1-0) -- 288
8. SIU-Edwardsville (6-0-1) -- 284
9. Catawba (7-0-0) -- 280
10. Grand Canyon (4-1-1) -- 262
11. Northern Colo. (5-1-1) -- 249
12. Lewis (5-1-1) -- 243
13. UC Davis (5-2-0) -- 213
14. Keene St. (6-0-0) -- 205
15. Presbyterian (5-0-0) -- 195
16. Adelphi (5-1-0) -- 170
17. St. Joseph's (Ind.) (7-1-0) -- 144
18. Metropolitan St. (4-4-0) -- 126
19. New Hamp. Col. (4-1-1) -- 116
20. Cal St. Dom. Hills (4-2-0) -- 99
21. Oakland (5-2-0) -- 87
22. Mo.-St. Louis (4-3-0) -- 69
23. Quinnipiac (2-1-2) -- 41
24. Francis Marion (3-1-1) -- 32
25. Humboldt St. (3-1-2) -- 24

Division III Men's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division III men's soccer teams through September 23 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Fredonia St. (9-0-0) -- 384
2. Methodist (4-0-0) -- 379
3. Ohio Wesleyan (5-0-1) -- 344
4. Elizabethtown (4-0-2) -- 324
5. Wheaton (Ill.) (4-0-0) -- 307
5. Middlebury (3-0-0) -- 307
7. Macalester (4-0-0) -- 289
8. Richard Stockton (4-1-0) -- 270
9. Hope (7-0-1) -- 207
10. Williams (1-0-1) -- 193
11. Emory (4-0-0) -- 187
12. Messiah (5-1-0) -- 185
13. Washington (Mo.) (5-1-0) -- 163
14. Concordia-M'head (4-0-0) -- 128
15. Col. of New Jersey (3-1-0) -- 119
16. Rensselaer (5-1-0) -- 87
16. Kenyon (6-1-0) -- 87
18. Va. Wesleyan (3-1-1) -- 68
19. Rowan (3-2-0) -- 51
20. Drew (6-0-0) -- 44
21. Wheaton (Mass.) (5-0-1) -- 27
22. UC San Diego (5-2-0) -- 20
23. St. Lawrence (3-1-1) -- 7
23. Wis.-Oshkosh (6-0-0) -- 7
25. N.C.-Greensboro (4-1-1) -- 6

Division III Women's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division III women's soccer teams through September 23 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Col. of New Jersey (8-0-0) -- 292
2. UC San Diego (6-0-0) -- 283
3. William Smith (7-0-0) -- 273
4. Macalester (4-0-0) -- 243
5. Emory (4-1-0) -- 236
6. Heidelberg (8-0-0) -- 220
7. Binghamton (6-1-0) -- 202
8. Bowdoin (3-0-0) -- 187
9. Gustavus Adolphus (6-1-0) -- 161
10. Mary Washington (5-2-1) -- 160
11. Wilmington (Ohio) (7-1-0) -- 131
12. Cal Lutheran (5-1-0) -- 127
13. Amherst (2-0-1) -- 124
14. Richard Stockton (3-2-0) -- 116
15. St. Mary's (Minn.) (5-0-0) -- 65
16. Randolph-Macon (7-1-0) -- 64
17. Keuka (6-0-0) -- 57
18. Williams (2-0-1) -- 47
19. Elizabethtown (6-0-1) -- 41
20. Washington (Mo.) (5-1-0) -- 37
21. Methodist (3-0-0) -- 20
22. Rochester (4-1-0) -- 15
22. Kean (7-0-0) -- 15
24. Trinity (Tex.) (3-2-1) -- 12
25. UC Santa Cruz (3-2-0) -- 7

Division I Women's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division I women's volleyball teams through September 24, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Hawaii (12-0) -- 1,475
2. Penn St. (11-0) -- 1,376
3. Florida (13-1) -- 1,357
4. Stanford (8-1) -- 1,271
5. Texas (6-2) -- 1,245
6. Long Beach St. (11-0) -- 1,198
7. Nebraska (8-2) -- 1,097
8. Ohio St. (11-0) -- 998
9. Michigan St. (6-4) -- 949
10. Washington St. (9-2) -- 896
11. Wisconsin (10-0) -- 879
12. Notre Dame (8-3) -- 795
13. UCLA (9-3) -- 770
14. Loyola Marymount (10-1) -- 691
15. Southern Cal (7-2) -- 641
16. UC Santa Barb. (8-3) -- 533
17. Pacific (Cal.) (7-3) -- 494
18. Washington (10-1) -- 452
19. Louisville (7-2) -- 423
20. Texas A&M (9-2) -- 353
21. Georgia Tech (16-1) -- 292
22. Oral Roberts (11-1) -- 230
23. Oregon St. (11-1) -- 179
24. Colorado St. (9-3) -- 143
25. Texas Tech (13-0) -- 114

Division II Women's Volleyball

The top 25 NCAA Division II women's volleyball teams through September 24 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Central Mo. St. (16-1) -- 576
2. Neb.-Omaha (14-0) -- 571
3. Cal St. Bakersfield (11-2) -- 536
4. Northern Mich. (10-3) -- 530
5. North Dak. St. (13-2) -- 495
6. Minn.-Duluth (13-2) -- 479
7. Neb.-Kearney (11-2) -- 476
8. Morningside (11-3) -- 442
9. Augustana (S.D.) (12-1) -- 396
10. West Tex. A&M (11-2) -- 385
11. Northwood (12-0) -- 339
12. St. Cloud St. (10-4) -- 333
13. Grand Canyon (9-6) -- 290
14. Tampa (8-4) -- 283
15. Michigan Tech (8-5) -- 276
16. Northern Colo. (9-6) -- 224
17. New Haven (14-0) -- 209
18. Grand Valley St. (9-3) -- 188
19. Regis (Colo.) (6-7) -- 143
20. Barry (7-7) -- 134
21. UC Davis (5-5) -- 109
22. UC Riverside (8-3) -- 75
23. Colo. Christian (9-5) -- 67
24. North Fla. (8-8) -- 56
25. Fla. Southern (7-7) -- 34

Division III Women's Volleyball

The top 15 NCAA Division III women's volleyball teams through September 25 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Washington (Mo.) (13-1) -- 239
2. Juniata (15-0) -- 225
3. Wis.-Oshkosh (12-0) -- 204
4. UC San Diego (9-3) -- 189
5. St. Olaf (9-2) -- 168
6. Cal Lutheran (4-2) -- 141
7. Ohio Northern (11-3) -- 136
8. Wis.-Whitewater (12-1) -- 129
9. Cortland St. (11-3) -- 119
10. Springfield (5-0) -- 90
11. Neb. Wesleyan (8-1) -- 66
12. Ithaca (11-3) -- 49
13. Wittenberg (14-3) -- 45
14. Wis.-River Falls (8-1) -- 35
15. Emory (11-2) -- 29

Men's Water Polo

The top 20 NCAA men's water polo teams through September 24 as selected by the American Water Polo Coaches Association, with points:

1. UCLA, 100; 2. Southern California, 95; 3. California, 90; 4. UC Irvine, 85; 5. Stanford, 80; 6. Pacific (California), 75; 7. Pepperdine, 70; 8. Air Force, 65; 9. UC San Diego, 58; 10. UC Davis, 56; 11. Long Beach State, 51; 12. Navy, 43; 13. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 40; 14. UC Santa Barbara, 34; 15. Queens (New York), 31; 16. Massachusetts, 26; 17. Villanova, 20; 18. Santa Clara, 15; 19. St. Francis (New York), 10; 20. George Washington, 5.