POLLS: October 21, 1996

Division I Men's Cross Country

The Martin Surfacing top 25 Division I men's cross country teams through October 8 as selected by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Arkansas, 448; 2. Wisconsin, 419; 3. Stanford, 418; 4. Northern Arizona, 401; 5. Oregon, 375; 6. Colorado, 348; 7. North Carolina State, 346; 8. Providence, 310; 9. Michigan, 294; 10. Portland, 273; 11. Notre Dame, 252; 12. Georgetown, 241; 13. Wake Forest, 223; 14. Oklahoma State, 213; 15. Arizona, 187; 16. Alabama, 184; 17. Michigan State, 137; 18. Brigham Young, 129; 19. Boise State, 123; 20. Brown, 113; 21. Nebraska, 100; 22. Iowa State, 99; 23. Army, 72; 24. Tennessee, 32; 25. William and Mary, 29.

Division I Women's Cross Country

The FinishLynx top 25 NCAA Division I women's cross country teams through October 7 as selected by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Providence, 200; 2. Colorado, 191; 3. Stanford, 184; 4. Georgetown, 177; 5. Villanova, 166; 6. (tie) Boston College and Brigham Young, 157; 8. Dartmouth, 141; 9. North Carolina State, 132; 10. Wisconsin, 124; 11. Arizona, 116; 12. Michigan, 111; 13. Weber State, 110; 14. Missouri, 97; 15. Penn State, 84; 16. North Carolina, 77; 17. Washington, 69; 18. Arkansas, 68; 19. (tie) Northern Arizona and Oregon, 49; 21. Florida, 47; 22. Notre Dame, 35; 23. Colorado State, 13; 24. William and Mary, 9; 25. Nebraska, 8.

Division III Men's Cross Country

The top 25 NCAA Division III men's cross country teams through October 8 as selected by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. North Central, 174; 2. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 167; 3. Williams, 159; 4. Rochester, 153; 5. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 149; 6. Calvin, 139; 7. Augustana (Illinois), 131; 8. Rochester Institute of Technology, 115; 9. Washington (Missouri), 114; 10. Tufts, 112; 11. Mount Union, 108; 12. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 91; 13. Haverford, 90; 14. UC San Diego, 84; 15. St. John's (Minnesota), 69; 16. (tie) Otterbein and Wabash, 67; 18. Loras, 56; 19. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 49; 20. Luther, 34; 21. St. Lawrence, 30; 22. Brandeis, 27; 23. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 18; 24. Wisconsin-Platteville, 16; 25. Bates, 13.

Division III Women's Cross Country

The top 25 NCAA Division III women's cross country teams through October 8 as selected by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 175; 2. St. Olaf, 164; 3. Calvin, 157; 4. Moravian, 151; 5. Williams, 144; 6. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 142; 7. Washington (Missouri), 133; 8. Cortland State, 129; 9. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 116; 10. Bowdoin, 108; 11. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 96; 12. College of New Jersey, 92; 13. Middlebury, 80; 14. Kenyon, 74; 15. Geneseo State, 69; 16. Carnegie Mellon, 60; 17. Luther, 59; 18. Haverford, 46; 19. UC San Diego and Loras, 42; 21. Baldwin-Wallace, 41; 22. Colby, 33; 23. Hope, 27; 24. Augustana (Illinois), 19; 25. Emory, 16.

Division I-AA Football

The Sports Network top 25 NCAA Division
I-AA football teams through October 7, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Marshall (5-0) -- 2,289
2. Montana (4-0) -- 2,247
3. Northern Iowa (4-1) -- 2,054
4. Stephen F. Austin (3-1) -- 1,888
5. Jackson St. (5-0) -- 1,870
6. Southwest Mo. St. (5-1) -- 1,752
7. Eastern Ill. (4-0) -- 1,635
8. Troy St. (4-1) -- 1,621
9. Murray St. (4-1) -- 1,542
10. Northern Ariz. (5-1) -- 1,421
11. Delaware (4-1) -- 1,384
12. Villanova (4-1) -- 1,291
13. Furman (4-1) -- 1,198
14. Appalachian St. (3-2) -- 1,145
15. William & Mary (4-1) -- 1,079
16. Florida A&M (4-1) -- 697
17. James Madison (4-1) -- 634
18. Connecticut (3-2) -- 549
19. Northwestern St. (4-1) -- 535
20. Western Ky. (4-2) -- 531
21. Weber St. (3-2) -- 444
22. East Tenn. St. (5-1) -- 378
23. Idaho St. (3-2) -- 291
24. New Hampshire (3-1) -- 289
25. Western Ill. (4-1) -- 288

Division II Football

The top 20 NCAA Division II football teams through October 6 as selected by the NCAA Division II Football Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Indiana (Pa.) (4-0) -- 80
2. Central Okla. (4-0) -- 75
3. Mo. Southern St. (4-0) -- 71
4. Valdosta St. (5-0) -- 70
5. Pittsburg St. (3-1) -- 62
6. Saginaw Valley (4-0) -- 58
7. South Dak. (5-0) -- 55
8. Tex. A&M-Kingsville (2-2) -- 50
9. N.C. Central (5-1) -- 49
10. West Chester (4-1) -- 44
11. West Ga. (5-1) -- 42
12. Carson-Newman (4-1) -- 36
13. Angelo St. (3-1) -- 34
14. Catawba (5-0) -- 26
15. Ferris St. (5-1) -- 23
16. Northwest Mo. St. (5-0) -- 22
17. UC Davis (2-2) -- 16
18. Northern Mich. (3-1) -- 11
19. Northern Colo. (4-1) -- 9
20. North Ala. (3-3) -- 4

Division I Men's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division I men's soccer teams through October 7 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Virginia (8-0-3) -- 474
2. St. John's (N.Y.) (10-0-1) -- 443
2. Washington (8-1-0) -- 443
4. Rutgers (8-1-1) -- 387
5. Creighton (8-1-1) -- 367
6. N.C.-Charlotte (9-1-0) -- 360
7. James Madison (8-0-0) -- 349
8. Wisconsin (6-2-3) -- 312
9. Connecticut (9-1-1) -- 261
10. N.C.-Greensboro (10-0-0) -- 253
11. California (9-1-2) -- 247
12. Indiana (5-1-2) -- 199
13. Duke (7-2-0) -- 181
14. Southern Methodist (8-3-0) -- 161
15. Penn St. (6-2-1) -- 159
16. Cornell (6-0-1) -- 131
17. Cal St. Fullerton (7-3-1) -- 105
18. William & Mary (8-2-0) -- 53
19. Air Force (8-1-1) -- 49
20. Harvard (6-1-0) -- 47
21. UCLA (7-3-0) -- 37
22. Notre Dame (7-2-2) -- 30
23. North Caro. (4-2-1) -- 12
24. George Mason (8-2-1) -- 6
25. Evansville (8-2-0) -- 4
25. Furman (7-2-1) -- 4

Division I Women's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division I women's soccer teams through October 7 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Notre Dame (12-0-0) -- 375
2. North Caro. (9-1-0) -- 360
3. Connecticut (11-1-0) -- 340
4. Maryland (14-0-0) -- 331
5. Portland (8-0-2) -- 309
6. Nebraska (11-0-0) -- 308
7. Texas A&M (11-1-0) -- 279
8. Santa Clara (9-2-0) -- 275
9. Florida (9-1-0) -- 255
10. Clemson (8-3-1) -- 213
11. Wisconsin (7-2-2) -- 211
12. Harvard (7-0-0) -- 207
13. Penn St. (7-2-2) -- 188
14. Massachusetts (9-0-1) -- 168
15. James Madison (8-2-1) -- 163
16. California (8-1-1) -- 161
17. Minnesota (8-3-0) -- 127
18. N.C.-Greensboro (9-2-0) -- 121
19. Virginia (8-3-1) -- 100
20. Stanford (7-4-0) -- 92
21. Texas (6-3-2) -- 83
22. Duke (6-5-1) -- 70
23. William & Mary (9-4-0) -- 56
24. San Diego (5-2-1) -- 33
25. Vanderbilt (7-5-0) -- 17

Division II Men's Soccer

The top 20 NCAA Division II men's soccer teams through October 7 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Southern Conn. St. (11-0-0) -- 240
2. Lynn (7-1-1) -- 226
3. Cal St. Bakersfield (10-2-1) -- 211
4. Oakland (6-3-1) -- 209
5. New Hamp. Col. (6-0-1) -- 190
6. Gannon (9-1-0) -- 181
7. Catawba (8-1-0) -- 170
8. Franklin Pierce (7-2-0) -- 146
9. Grand Canyon (5-2-2) -- 143
10. West Va. Wesleyan (8-3-0) -- 132
11. S.C.-Spartanburg (7-2-1) -- 119
12. Cal St. Los Angeles (6-3-1) -- 103
12. Barry (9-1-0) -- 103
14. Keene St. (7-1-0) -- 71
15. Lewis (8-2-0) -- 68
16. Cal St. Chico (6-4-0) -- 64
17. Wingate (6-2-1) -- 47
18. West Tex. A&M (7-3-0) -- 42
19. SIU-Edwardsville (7-3-0) -- 20
19. LIU-Southampton (6-3-0) -- 20

Division II Women's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division II women's soccer teams through October 7 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Lynn (11-0-0) -- 400
2. Franklin Pierce (10-1-0) -- 384
3. SIU-Edwardsville (9-0-2) -- 340
4. Presbyterian (9-0-1) -- 318
5. UC Davis (8-2-1) -- 307
6. Merrimack (9-1-1) -- 300
7. Lewis (8-1-1) -- 295
8. Bloomsburg (6-0-1) -- 268
9. Northern Colo. (9-2-1) -- 256
10. Barry (6-2-1) -- 225
11. St. Joseph's (Ind.) (10-1-0) -- 211
12. Regis (Colo.) (8-3-0) -- 207
13. Keene St. (9-1-1) -- 203
14. Cal St. Chico (4-3-1) -- 169
15. Catawba (9-2-0) -- 153
16. Drury (10-2-1) -- 121
17. New Hamp. Col. (6-3-1) -- 111
18. Humboldt St. (4-2-3) -- 95
19. Lock Haven (6-1-0) -- 94
20. Mo.-St. Louis (8-4-0) -- 92
21. Adelphi (5-1-0) -- 80
22. West Tex. A&M (7-2-0) -- 74
23. Francis Marion (7-2-1) -- 48
24. Elon (7-3-1) -- 35
25. Oakland (5-2-0) -- 14

Division III Men's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division III men's soccer teams through October 7 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Fredonia St. (12-0-0) -- 410
2. Elizabethtown (7-0-2) -- 399
3. Wheaton (Ill.) (8-0-0) -- 365
4. Emory (8-0-1) -- 342
5. Richard Stockton (8-1-0) -- 335
6. Kenyon (9-1-1) -- 323
7. Brandeis (8-1-1) -- 304
8. UC San Diego (9-2-0) -- 248
9. Ohio Wesleyan (7-0-2) -- 222
10. Messiah (9-1-0) -- 218
11. Wis.-Oshkosh (9-1-0) -- 212
12. Rensselaer (9-1-0) -- 188
13. Hope (10-0-1) -- 167
14. Wheaton (Mass.) (6-1-2) -- 135
15. Rowan (5-2-2) -- 129
16. Greensboro (5-2-1) -- 123
17. Williams (4-1-1) -- 93
18. Methodist (7-1-0) -- 79
18. Concordia-M'head (7-2-1) -- 79
20. Washington (Mo.) (7-2-1) -- 34
20. Johns Hopkins (7-1-1) -- 34
22. Salem St. (8-0-0) -- 18
23. Trinity (Tex.) (9-1-0) -- 9
24. St. Lawrence (6-1-1) -- 8
25. Montclair St. (7-2-1) -- 4

Division III Women's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division III women's soccer teams through October 7 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Col. of New Jersey (10-0-0) -- 300
2. UC San Diego (8-1-0) -- 274
3. Binghamton (12-1-0) -- 271
4. Macalester (8-0-1) -- 253
5. Wilmington (Ohio) (10-1-0) -- 226
6. Randolph-Macon (11-1-0) -- 220
7. Bowdoin (6-1-0) -- 214
8. Rochester (8-1-0) -- 177
9. St. Mary's (Minn.) (8-0-1) -- 158
10. Mary Washington (8-2-2) -- 155
11. Heidelberg (12-1-0) -- 154
12. Richard Stockton (7-4-1) -- 110
13. Amherst (5-1-1) -- 104
14. Kean (11-0-1) -- 98
15. Gustavus Adolphus (9-2-1) -- 73
16. Rensselaer (9-0-0) -- 72
17. Cal Lutheran (7-2-0) -- 68
18. N.C. Wesleyan (9-1-2) -- 59
19. Trinity (Tex.) (7-2-1) -- 38
20. Skidmore (9-1-0) -- 34
21. Wooster (11-1-0) -- 23
22. Williams (4-0-2) -- 22
23. Elizabethtown (11-0-1) -- 12
24. William Smith (8-3-0) -- 11
24. St. Benedict (11-1-1) -- 11

Division I Women's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division I women's volleyball teams through October 8, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Hawaii (15-0) -- 1,475
2. Penn St. (15-0) -- 1,400
3. Florida (17-1) -- 1,349
4. Stanford (12-1) -- 1,298
5. Long Beach St. (16-0) -- 1,243
6. Nebraska (12-2) -- 1,171
7. Michigan St. (10-4) -- 1,071
8. Texas (9-3) -- 1,044
9. Wisconsin (13-1) -- 1,020
10. Washington St. (12-3) -- 920
11. Loyola Marymount (12-2) -- 847
12. Texas A&M (13-2) -- 768
13. UCLA (12-4) -- 741
14. Ohio St. (13-2) -- 671
15. Washington (14-2) -- 593
16. Southern Cal (9-4) -- 578
17. UC Santa Barb. (12-4) -- 535
18. Pacific (Cal.) (10-4) -- 499
19. Notre Dame (10-4) -- 485
20. Louisville (11-2) -- 418
21. Oral Roberts (15-1) -- 245
22. Oregon St. (13-3) -- 228
23. Kansas St. (15-2) -- 148
24. George Mason (13-1) -- 131
25. Texas Tech (15-2) -- 103

Division II Women's Volleyball

The top 25 NCAA Division II women's volleyball teams through October 8 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Central Mo. St. (21-1) -- 585
2. Neb.-Omaha (19-0) -- 579
3. Cal St. Bakersfield (15-2) -- 542
4. Northern Mich. (14-3) -- 522
5. North Dak. St. (18-2) -- 510
6. Minn.-Duluth (16-2) -- 480
7. Neb.-Kearney (16-2) -- 465
8. Augustana (S.D.) (19-2) -- 432
9. Tampa (13-4) -- 348
10. St. Cloud St. (13-6) -- 345
11. West Tex. A&M (14-3) -- 329
12. Northwood (16-1) -- 321
13. Michigan Tech (14-5) -- 318
14. Morningside (12-5) -- 299
15. New Haven (21-0) -- 275
16. Regis (Colo.) (11-7) -- 191
17. UC Davis (11-6) -- 171
18. Grand Canyon (12-9) -- 155
19. UC Riverside (11-3) -- 127
20. Mankato St. (10-5) -- 108
21. Colo. Christian (13-6) -- 104
22. Northern Colo. (10-11) -- 90
23. Fla. Southern (11-7) -- 77
24. Cal Poly Pomona (9-7) -- 68
25. Barry (8-9) -- 63

Division III Women's Volleyball

The top 15 NCAA Division III women's volleyball teams through October 9 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Washington (Mo.) (21-5) -- 234
2. Juniata (22-0) -- 229
3. Wis.-Oshkosh (19-0) -- 205
4. UC San Diego (14-4) -- 191
5. St. Olaf (12-2) -- 179
6. Cal Lutheran (9-2) -- 152
7. Ohio Northern (18-3) -- 112
7. Wis.-Eau Claire (18-3) -- 112
9. Emory (22-3) -- 80
10. Bluffton (18-8) -- 72
11. Neb. Wesleyan (9-4) -- 63
12. Cortland St. (20-2) -- 57
13. Wis.-River Falls (18-2) -- 53
14. Coast Guard (15-2) -- 49
15. Wis.-Whitewater (19-2) -- 31

Men's Water Polo

The top 20 NCAA men's water polo teams through October 8 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 (Cal.), 74; 7. Pepperdine, 71; 8. Air Force, 65; 9. UC Davis, 60; 10. UC San Diego, 55; 11. Long Beach State, 50; 12. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 45; 13. Navy, 38; 14. UC Santa Barbara, 35; 15. Queens (New York), 31; 16. Massachusetts, 26; 17. Villanova, 17; 18. Santa Clara, 14; 19. Brown, 12; 20. Slippery Rock, 5.