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POLLS: November 11, 1996

Division III Men's Cross Country

The top 25 NCAA Division III men's cross country teams through October 29 as selected by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. North Central, 169; 2. Williams, 167; 3. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 161; 4. Rochester, 152; 5. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 151; 6. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 141; 7. Calvin, 136; 8. Augustana (Illinois), 122; 9. Tufts, 108; 10. Rochester Institute of Technology, 106; 11. Mount Union, 105; 12. Washington (Missouri), 104; 13. Haverford, 101; 14. UC San Diego, 83; 15. St. John's (Minnesota), 75; 16. Loras, 61; 17. Wabash, 47; 18. Carleton, 44; 19. Brandeis, 40; 20. MIT, 39; 21. St. Lawrence, 32; 22. Heidelberg, 28; 23. Luther, 26; 24. Otterbein, 15; 25. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 12.

Division III Women's Cross Country

The top 25 NCAA Division III women's cross country teams through October 29 as selected by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 175; 2. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 157; 3. Calvin, 155; 4. Williams, 147; 5. Moravian, 136; 6. St. Olaf, 132; 7. Cortland State, 130; 8. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 121; 9. (tie) Washington (Missouri) and College of New Jersey, 117; 11. Middlebury, 101; 12. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 91; 13. Emory, 89; 14. Wartburg, 74; 15. Loras, 66; 16. Geneseo State, 61; 17. Bowdoin, 60; 18. Carnegie Mellon, 51; 19. Haverford, 41; 20. Wooster, 32; 21. Carleton, 29; 22. Colby, 28; 23. UC San Diego, 27; 24. Hope, 22; 25. Augustana (Illinois), 17.

Division I Field Hockey

The top 20 NCAA Division I field hockey teams through October 28 as selected by the Division I subcommittee of the NCAA Field Hockey Committee, with records in parentheses and points:

1. North Caro. (15-1) -- 100
2. Iowa (15-1) -- 95
3. Virginia (16-2) -- 90
4. Old Dominion (14-4) -- 85
5. Connecticut (17-1) -- 80
6. Maryland (12-5) -- 75
7. Northeastern (12-5) -- 70
8. Boston U. (14-2) -- 65
9. Massachusetts (11-4) -- 60
10. Ohio St. (12-5) -- 54
11. Duke (10-7) -- 51
12. Penn St. (9-8) -- 45
13. Michigan St. (11-7) -- 40
14. American (13-3) -- 35
15. Ball St. (15-4) -- 30
16. James Madison (12-7) -- 25
17. Princeton (11-2) -- 20
18. Michigan (7-8) -- 14
19. Maine (13-3) -- 8
20. Northwestern (7-10) -- 7

Division II Field Hockey

The top NCAA Division II field hockey teams in each region through October 28 as selected by the Divisions II and III subcommittee of the NCAA Field Hockey Committee, with records:

North: 1. Bloomsburg, 17-1; 2. East Stroudsburg, 15-4; 3. Bentley, 13-5; 4. Keene State, 11-5; 5. Albany (New York), 12-3.

South: 1. Lock Haven, 17-2; 2. Millersville, 10-9; 3. Kutztown, 10-8.
Division III Field Hockey

The top five NCAA Division III field hockey teams in each region through October 28 as selected by the Divisions II and III subcommittee of the NCAA Field Hockey Committee, with records:

Northeast: 1. Trinity (Massachusetts), 11-1; 2. Middlebury, 10-3; 3. Amherst, 10-2; 4. Williams, 10-3; 5. Bowdoin, 9-3.

South: 1. Salisbury State, 13-2; 2. Eastern Mennonite, 15-1; 3. Washington (Maryland), 13-3; 4. Johns Hopkins, 9-5; 5. Lynchburg, 10-6.

North Atlantic: 1. Cortland State, 14-4; 2. Hartwick, 14-1; 3. Ithaca, 10-7; 4. William Smith, 10-5; 5. Wilkes, 11-6.

South Atlantic: 1. College of New Jersey, 15-1; 2. Messiah, 13-4; 3. Lebanon Valley, 13-4; 4. Swarthmore, 14-4; 5. Gettysburg, 11-6.

Great Lakes: 1. Wittenberg, 13-3; 2. Wooster, 13-5; 3. Kenyon, 13-4; 4. Ohio Wesleyan, 9-7; 5. De Pauw, 7-7.

Division I-AA Football

The Sports Network top 25 NCAA Division I-AA football teams through October 28, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Marshall (8-0) -- 2,227
2. Montana (7-0) -- 2,176
3. Northern Iowa (7-1) -- 2,059
4. Troy St. (7-1) -- 1,917
5. Murray St. (6-1) -- 1,817
6. Delaware (7-1) -- 1,739
7. Southwest Mo. St. (6-2) -- 1,634
8. Northern Ariz. (7-2) -- 1,464
9. East Tenn. St. (7-1) -- 1,457
10. Jackson St. (6-1) -- 1,329
11. Stephen F. Austin (5-2) -- 1,318
12. Florida A&M (6-1) -- 1,166
13. Western Ill. (7-1) -- 1,160
14. Furman (6-2) -- 1,158
15. William & Mary (6-2) -- 996
16. Villanova (6-2) -- 876
17. Eastern Ill. (5-2) -- 746
18. James Madison (6-2) -- 736
19. Eastern Wash. (6-2) -- 671
20. New Hampshire (5-2) -- 472
21. Youngstown St. (6-2) -- 365
22. Northwestern St. (4-3) -- 233
23. Indiana St. (6-3) -- 182
24. Columbia (6-0) -- 181
25. Southern U. (5-2) -- 172

Division II Football

The top 20 NCAA Division II football teams through October 27 as selected by the NCAA Division II Football Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Valdosta St. (8-0) -- 80
2. Tex. A&M-Kingsville (5-2) -- 76
3. Northwest Mo. St. (8-0) -- 72
4. Ferris St. (7-1) -- 68
5. Neb.-Omaha (7-1) -- 64
6. Carson-Newman (7-1) -- 60
7. Indiana (Pa.) (6-1) -- 54
8. Chadron St. (8-0) -- 52
9. Catawba (7-1) -- 49
10. Clarion (7-1) -- 45
11. South Dak. St. (6-2) -- 35
12. UC Davis (4-3) -- 33
13. Saginaw Valley (6-1) -- 31
14. Angelo St. (5-2) -- 25
15. North Ala. (5-3) -- 23
15. Pittsburg St. (5-2) -- 23
17. N.C. Central (7-2) -- 20
18. West Chester (5-2) -- 16
19. Mo. Southern St. (5-2) -- 6
20. Central Okla. (5-2) -- 5 -- 1/2

Division III Football

The top six NCAA Division III football teams in each region through October 28, with records:

East: 1. Buffalo State, 5-1; 2. Ithaca, 5-1; 3. Merchant Marine, 5-1; 4. College of New Jersey, 4-2; 5. Rowan, 4-2; 6. Union (New York), 6-1.

North: 1. Mount Union, 7-0; 2. Albion, 6-0; 3. Illinois Wesleyan, 6-0; 4. Allegheny, 7-0; 5. John Carroll, 6-1; 6. Wittenberg, 6-1.

South: 1. Lycoming, 6-0; 2. Trinity (Texas), 7-0; 3. Washington and Jefferson, 5-1; 4. AlbLEFT, 6-1; 5. Catholic, 5-1; 6. Ursinus, 7-1.

West: 1. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 7-0; 2. Bethel (Minnesota), 8-0; 3. Simpson, 7-0; 4. St. John's (Minnesota), 8-0; 5. Wisconsin-River Falls, 6-1; 6. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 7-1.
Division III Men's Golf

The top 25 NCAA Division III men's golf teams through October 28 as listed by the Golf Coaches Association of America:

1. Skidmore, 2. Methodist, 3. Otterbein, 4. UC San Diego, 5. Central (Iowa), 6. Allegheny, 7. Emory, 8. Greensboro, 9. Gustavus Adolphus, 10. Guilford, 11. Augsburg, 12. John Carroll, 13. Binghamton, 14. Carthage, 15. Williams, 16. Christopher Newport, 17. Salem State, 18. Luther, 19. De Pauw, 20. Rochester, 21. Cal Lutheran, 22. Western Maryland, 23. Olivet, 24. Amherst, 25. Ohio Wesleyan.

Division I Men's Ice Hockey

The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine top 10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams through October 28, selected in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association and One Xcel, with points:
1. Michigan (5-0-0) -- 100
2. Vermont (2-0-0) -- 90
3. Bowling Green (6-0-0) -- 77
4. Boston U. (1-1-0) -- 72
5. North Dak. (4-0-0) -- 52
6. Clarkson (2-0-0) -- 50
7. Minnesota (2-2-0) -- 42
8. Colorado Col. (2-2-0) -- 26
9. Michigan St. (3-2-0) -- 14
10. Providence (3-0-0) -- 10

Division I Men's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division I men's soccer teams through October 28 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Virginia (13-0-3) -- 480
2. Washington (12-2-0) -- 439
3. N.C.-Charlotte (15-2-0) -- 422
4. Air Force (12-1-2) -- 369
5. California (12-2-2) -- 367
6. St. John's (N.Y.) (14-2-1) -- 363
7. Indiana (10-2-2) -- 335
8. William & Mary (12-2-1) -- 314
9. Harvard (10-1-0) -- 301
10. N.C.-Greensboro (16-1-0) -- 215
11. Southern Methodist (11-4-1) -- 209
12. Rutgers (10-4-1) -- 204
13. UCLA (13-3-0) -- 198
14. Florida Int'l (12-3-2) -- 152
15. Bowling Green (12-3-1) -- 132
16. Connecticut (12-2-3) -- 118
17. Creighton (11-3-1) -- 86
18. James Madison (11-3-0) -- 81
19. Cornell (9-2-1) -- 69
20. Fresno St. (10-4-1) -- 46
21. South Fla. (13-2-0) -- 25
22. Penn St. (9-5-1) -- 24
23. Wisconsin (9-4-4) -- 18
24. Maryland (8-4-3) -- 14
25. Hartford (13-3-1) -- 11

Division I Women's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division I women's soccer teams through October 28 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Notre Dame (16-1-0) -- 374
2. North Caro. (15-1-0) -- 361
3. Portland (12-0-2) -- 339
4. Connecticut (17-1-0) -- 336
5. Nebraska (17-0-0) -- 312
6. Santa Clara (12-3-1) -- 284
7. Texas A&M (16-2-0) -- 282
8. Maryland (16-1-2) -- 277
9. Florida (17-1-0) -- 268
10. Wisconsin (11-3-3) -- 226
11. Harvard (12-1-0) -- 216
12. N.C.-Greensboro (14-3-0) -- 212
13. Virginia (11-4-2) -- 202
14. Minnesota (14-3-0) -- 195
15. Penn St. (12-3-2) -- 166
16. Clemson (11-5-1) -- 123
17. James Madison (11-4-1) -- 112
18. Kentucky (12-3-2) -- 107
19. Dartmouth (11-2-0) -- 100
20. Brigham Young (17-1-0) -- 91
21. North Caro. St. (11-6-1) -- 63
22. George Mason (10-4-1) -- 54
23. Geo. Washington (10-4-2) -- 44
24. Vanderbilt (10-8-0) -- 43
25. California (11-3-1) -- 30

Division II Men's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 20 NCAA Division II men's soccer teams through October 28 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Southern Conn. St. (15-0-1) -- 239
2. Lynn (9-2-3) -- 228
3. West Va. Wesleyan (14-3-0) -- 217
4. Grand Canyon (8-6-3) -- 197
5. New Hamp. Col. (12-0-2) -- 189
6. Charleston (14-1-1) -- 180
7. Lander (12-3-1) -- 174
8. Cal St. Bakersfield (12-5-2) -- 155
9. Mercyhurst (11-3-1) -- 136
9. Dowling (9-3-1) -- 136
9. St. Leo (11-3-1) -- 136
12. West Tex. A&M (10-4-0) -- 102
13. Tampa (9-3-2) -- 91
14. Franklin Pierce (11-3-1) -- 80
15. Lewis (11-3-0) -- 75
16. Cal St. Los Angeles (9-6-3) -- 56
17. Gannon (12-4-1) -- 46
18. Presbyterian (10-4-3) -- 35
19. Concordia (N.Y.) (12-2-1) -- 24
20. Seattle Pacific (9-7-0) -- 16

Division II Women's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division II women's soccer teams through October 28 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Lynn (16-0-0) -- 400
2. Franklin Pierce (15-1-0) -- 384
3. St. Joseph's (Ind.) (19-1-1) -- 366
4. UC Davis (13-3-1) -- 340
5. Adelphi (15-1-0) -- 334
6. Barry (9-3-1) -- 324
7. Merrimack (14-3-1) -- 290
8. Regis (Colo.) (13-4-0) -- 276
9. Bloomsburg (15-2-1) -- 257
10. Mo.-St. Louis (14-6-0) -- 254
11. Humboldt St. (8-2-5) -- 229
12. Denver (11-4-2) -- 209
13. Keene St. (14-3-2) -- 203
14. Presbyterian (11-3-1) -- 197
15. Lock Haven (15-3-0) -- 191
16. SIU-Edwardsville (14-3-2) -- 170
17. Quinnipiac (11-4-2) -- 140
18. Northern Colo. (11-4-1) -- 113
19. Cal St. Dom. Hills (12-5-0) -- 106
20. Truman St. (11-3-4) -- 98
21. Oakland (14-3-0) -- 76
22. Francis Marion (12-3-1) -- 60
23. New Hamp. Col. (10-5-2) -- 56
24. Drury (12-5-1) -- 46
25. Cal St. Bakersfield (10-6-2) -- 13

Division III Men's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division III men's soccer teams through October 28 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Wheaton (Ill.) (13-0-1) -- 387
2. Hope (15-0-1) -- 377
3. Fredonia St. (17-1-0) -- 363
4. Elizabethtown (14-2-2) -- 307
5. Emory (11-1-2) -- 299
6. Rowan (12-2-2) -- 298
7. Williams (8-1-2) -- 297
8. UC San Diego (10-5-0) -- 271
9. Trinity (Tex.) (13-1-0) -- 216
10. Kenyon (12-2-1) -- 215
11. Salem St. (13-0-0) -- 201
12. Methodist (12-1-0) -- 184
13. Richard Stockton (10-2-1) -- 162
14. St. Lawrence (12-1-2) -- 138
15. Johns Hopkins (12-1-1) -- 135
16. Ohio Wesleyan (12-1-2) -- 72
17. Wis.-Oshkosh (14-1-0) -- 70
18. Concordia-M'head (10-3-2) -- 69
19. Kean (11-4-1) -- 34
20. Mary Washington (12-2-1) -- 29
21. Wheaton (Mass.) (12-2-2) -- 23
22. Gettysburg (10-2-1) -- 22
23. Rensselaer (12-2-0) -- 20
24. Montclair St. (11-3-2) -- 6
25. Middlebury (9-2-0) -- 4

Division III Women's Soccer

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division III women's soccer teams through October 28 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. UC San Diego (14-1-0) -- 296
2. Binghamton (17-1-0) -- 273
3. Col. of New Jersey (14-1-2) -- 260
4. Trinity (Tex.) (13-2-1) -- 257
5. Gustavus Adolphus (13-2-1) -- 217
6. Williams (9-0-3) -- 210
7. Wooster (18-1-0) -- 204
8. Randolph-Macon (15-1-1) -- 186
9. Kean (15-1-1) -- 181
10. Ithaca (14-3-0) -- 163
11. Macalester (11-2-2) -- 143
12. Cal Lutheran (14-2-0) -- 138
13. Wilmington (Ohio) (15-2-0) -- 115
14. Amherst (9-1-3) -- 87
15. Emory (13-4-0) -- 79
16. Bowdoin (10-1-2) -- 77
17. Rochester (12-3-0) -- 58
18. Chicago (13-3-0) -- 57
19. Richard Stockton (11-3-2) -- 56
20. Washington (Mo.) (13-3-0) -- 35
21. Skidmore (12-3-2) -- 20
22. Elizabethtown (16-1-2) -- 14
23. N.C. Wesleyan (14-2-2) -- 13
24. La Verne (14-4-0) -- 4
24. St. Benedict (13-3-1) -- 4
24. Bates (10-2-1) -- 4

Division I Women's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division I women's volleyball teams through October 29, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Hawaii (22-0) -- 1,475
2. Florida (23-1) -- 1,408
3. Long Beach St. (23-0) -- 1,348
4. Stanford (17-2) -- 1,266
5. Michigan St. (16-4) -- 1,246
6. Penn St. (19-2) -- 1,136
7. Nebraska (17-3) -- 1,081
8. Loyola Marymount (18-2) -- 1,044
9. Texas (14-4) -- 984
10. Texas A&M (18-3) -- 932
11. Washington St. (17-4) -- 905
12. Southern Cal (13-5) -- 841
13. Wisconsin (17-3) -- 786
14. Washington (18-4) -- 689
15. Ohio St. (18-3) -- 680
16. Pacific (Cal.) (16-4) -- 614
17. Louisville (17-2) -- 518
18. UC Santa Barb. (16-6) -- 436
19. Texas Tech (20-3) -- 401
20. UCLA (13-8) -- 391
21. George Mason (18-2) -- 297
22. Oral Roberts (18-2) -- 176
23. Kansas St. (18-5) -- 135
24. Notre Dame (13-8) -- 88
25. Oregon St. (15-6) -- 51

Division II Women's Volleyball

The top 25 NCAA Division II women's volleyball teams through October 29 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Central Mo. St. (27-1) -- 596
2. Cal St. Bakersfield (22-2) -- 564
3. North Dak. St. (23-2) -- 555
4. Northern Mich. (22-3) -- 526
5. Minn.-Duluth (23-2) -- 497
6. Neb.-Omaha (24-2) -- 475
7. Neb.-Kearney (22-3) -- 461
8. Michigan Tech (20-6) -- 405
9. Augustana (S.D.) (25-2) -- 393
10. New Haven (33-1) -- 357
11. St. Cloud St. (17-9) -- 347
12. Northwood (22-3) -- 339
13. Morningside (18-9) -- 296
14. Tampa (22-6) -- 286
15. West Tex. A&M (18-4) -- 266
16. Barry (19-8) -- 243
17. Colo. Christian (19-7) -- 230
18. UC Riverside (16-4) -- 223
19. Regis (Colo.) (16-9) -- 136
20. UC Davis (17-9) -- 129
21. Grand Canyon (16-10) -- 113
22. North Ala. (32-3) -- 102
23. Texas Woman's (23-2) -- 71
24. Cal Poly Pomona (12-8) -- 65
25. Northern Colo. (13-14) -- 25

Division III Women's Volleyball

The top 15 NCAA Division III women's volleyball teams through October 30 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Washington (Mo.) (26-5) -- 236
2. Juniata (33-0) -- 226
3. Cal Lutheran (16-3) -- 197
4. St. Olaf (21-2) -- 189
5. UC San Diego (20-6) -- 172
6. Wis.-Whitewater (28-3) -- 166
7. Wis.-Oshkosh (31-1) -- 145
8. Ohio Northern (23-4) -- 120
9. Cortland St. (36-2) -- 95
10. Emory (26-4) -- 84
11. Neb. Wesleyan (18-8) -- 76
12. Bluffton (25-9) -- 70
13. Wis.-River Falls (25-4) -- 69
14. Wis.-Eau Claire (23-4) -- 31
15. Coast Guard (25-5) -- 25

Men's Water Polo

The top 20 NCAA men's water polo teams through October 29 as selected by the American Water Polo Coaches Association, with points:

1. Southern California, 100; 2. UCLA, 95; 3. Stanford, 89; 4. California, 86; 5. UC Irvine, 80; 6. Pacific (California), 74; 7. Pepperdine, 71; 8. Air Force, 63; 9. UC Davis, 62; 10. Long Beach State, 53; 11. UC San Diego, 52; 12. Navy, 45; 13. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 40; 14. UC Santa Barbara, 33; 15. Queens (New York), 31; 16. Massachusetts, 26; 17. Santa Clara, 18; 18. (tie) Slippery Rock and Princeton, 10; 20. Brown, 6.