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POLLS: November 18, 1996

DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

The Martin Surfacing top 25 NCAA Division I men's cross country teams through November 5 as selected by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Arkansas, 447; 2. Stanford, 435; 3. Colorado, 389; 4. Northern Arizona, 373; 5. Portland, 371; 6. Oregon, 369; 7. North Carolina State, 348; 8. Wisconsin, 338; 9. Nebraska, 297; 10. Providence, 291; 11. Michigan, 272; 12. Georgetown, 238; 13. Wake Forest, 195; 14. Army, 185; 15. Michigan State, 176; 16. Notre Dame, 161; 17. St. John's (Minnesota), 124; 18. Alabama, 116; 19. William and Mary, 106; 20. Boise State, 105; 21. Iowa State, 99; 22. Air Force, 96; 23. Brigham Young, 59; 24. Oklahoma State, 58; 25. Navy, 44.

DIVISION I WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

The FinishLynx top 25 NCAA Division I women's cross country teams through November 4 as selected by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Providence, 200; 2. Stanford, 188; 3. Georgetown, 185; 4. Colorado, 174; 5. Villanova, 168; 6. (tie) Brigham Young and Dartmouth, 155; 8. Wisconsin, 148; 9. North Carolina State, 139; 10. Northern Arizona, 126; 11. (tie) Missouri and Washington, 104; 13. Boston College, 99; 14. Weber State, 96; 15. North Carolina, 90; 16. Arizona, 86; 17. Penn State, 80; 18. Texas-San Antonio, 64; 19. Notre Dame, 55; 20. Florida, 43; 21. William and Mary, 26; 22. UTEP, 25; 23. (tie) Nebraska and UCLA, 24; 25. Coastal Carolina, 15.

DIVISION III MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

The top 25 NCAA Division III men's cross country teams through November 5 as selected by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Williams, 147; 2. North Central, 144; 3. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 138; 4. Rochester, 131; 5. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 122; 6. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 120; 7. Calvin, 118; 8. Augustana (Illinois), 103; 9. Tufts, 96; 10. Rochester Institute of Technology, 93; 11. Mount Union, 92; 12. Washington (Missouri), 91; 13. Haverford, 82; 14. UC San Diego, 69; 15. St. John's (Minnesota), 61; 16. Loras, 49; 17. Wabash, 43; 18. Carleton, 39; 19. MIT, 38; 20. Brandeis, 31; 21. Heidelberg, 27; 22. Luther, 24; 23. Ithaca, 21; 24. St. Lawrence, 20; 25. Kalamazoo, 14.

DIVISION III WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

The top 25 NCAA Division III women's cross country teams through November 5 as selected by the Women's Intercollegiate Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 150; 2. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 137; 3. Williams, 135; 4. Calvin, 134; 5. Moravian, 127; 6. Cortland State, 113; 7. St. Olaf, 111; 8. Washington (Missouri), 104; 9. College of New Jersey, 100; 10. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 97; 11. Emory, 91; 12. Middlebury, 90; 13. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 73; 14. Wartburg, 65; 15. Bowdoin, 62; 16. Loras, 61; 17. Geneseo State, 47; 18. Carnegie Mellon, 43; 19. Carleton, 40; 20. Haverford, 32; 21. Wooster, 31; 22. Colby, 26; 23. UC San Diego, 21; 24. Kenyon, 18; 25. Augustana (Illinois), 16.

DIVISION I-AA FOOTBALL

The Sports Network top 25 NCAA Division I-AA football teams through November 4, with records in parentheses and points:

1. Marshall (9-0) -- 2,276
2. Montana (8-0) -- 2,221
3. Northern Iowa (8-1) -- 2,103
4. Murray St. (7-1) -- 1,926
5. Troy St. (7-1) -- 1,903
6. Northern Ariz. (8-2) -- 1,731
7. East Tenn. St. (8-1) -- 1,664
8. Jackson St. (7-1) -- 1,472
9. Stephen F. Austin (6-2) -- 1,419
10. Western Ill. (8-1) -- 1,415
11. Florida A&M (7-1) -- 1,330
12. Delaware (7-2) -- 1,284
13. William & Mary (7-2) -- 1,264
14. Southwest Mo. St. (6-3) -- 1,115
15. Furman (6-2) -- 1,083
16. Villanova (7-2) -- 999
17. Eastern Ill. (6-2) -- 866
18. New Hampshire (6-2) -- 660
19. Northwestern St. (5-3) -- 487
20. Eastern Wash. (6-3) -- 425
21. Indiana St. (6-3) -- 389
22. James Madison (6-3) -- 373
23. Youngstown St. (6-3) -- 214
24. Eastern Ky. (5-3) -- 179
25. Dartmouth (7-0) -- 178

DIVISION II FOOTBALL The top 20 NCAA Division II football teams through November 4 as selected by the NCAA Division II Football Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Tex. A&M-Kingsville (6-2) -- 79
2. Northwest Mo. St. (9-0) -- 77
3. Ferris St. (8-1) -- 71
4. Neb.-Omaha (8-1) -- 66
5. Valdosta St. (8-1) -- 65
6. Carson-Newman (8-1) -- 60
7. Clarion (8-1) -- 58
8. Pittsburg St. (6-2) -- 48
9. Central Okla. (6-2) -- 43
10. Indiana (Pa.) (6-2) -- 41
11. Chadron St. (8-1) -- 38
11. West Ga. (7-2) -- 38
13. West Chester (6-2) -- 34
14. Livingstone (8-1) -- 28
15. South Dak. St. (6-3) -- 26
16. Tex. A&M-Commerce (6-3) -- 21
17. UC Davis (4-4) -- 12
17. Northern Colo. (6-3) -- 12
19. Bloomsburg (8-1) -- 11
20. Albany St. (Ga.) (6-2) -- 10

DIVISION III FOOTBALL

The top six NCAA Division III football teams in each region through November 3 as listed by the NCAA Division III Football Committee, with records:

East: 1. Buffalo State, 6-1; 2. Ithaca, 6-1; 3. Merchant Marine, 6-1; 4. College of New Jersey, 5-2; 5. Rowan, 5-2; 6. Coast Guard, 6-2.

North: 1. Mount Union, 8-0; 2. Albion, 7-0; 3. Illinois Wesleyan, 7-0; 4. Allegheny, 8-0; 5. John Carroll, 7-1; 6. (tie) Wittenberg, 7-1, and Wheaton (Illinois), 6-1.

South: 1. Lycoming, 7-0; 2. Trinity (Texas), 8-0; 3. Washington and Jefferson, 6-1; 4. AlbLEFT, 7-1; 5. Catholic, 6-1; 6. Wilkes, 7-1.

West: 1. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 8-0; 2. St. John's (Minnesota), 9-0; 3. Simpson, 8-0; 4. Wisconsin-River Falls, 7-1; 5. Cornell College, 8-1; 6. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 8-1.

DIVISION I MEN'S ICE HOCKEY

The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine top 10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams through November 4, selected in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association and One Xcel, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Vermont (4-0-0) -- 100
2. Michigan (6-1-0) -- 88
3. Boston U. (3-1-0) -- 80
4. North Dak. (6-0-0) -- 69
5. Michigan St. (5-2-0) -- 58
6. Minnesota (3-3-0) -- 29
7. Bowling Green (6-2-0) -- 26
8. Colorado Col. (3-3-0) -- 22
9. Miami (Ohio) (7-2-0) -- 20
10. Maine (4-1-0) -- 18

DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division I men's soccer teams through November 4 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Virginia (15-0-3) -- 480
2. Washington (14-2-0) -- 443
3. Air Force (13-1-3) -- 406
4. St. John's (N.Y.) (15-2-1) -- 397
5. N.C.-Greensboro (18-1-0) -- 381
6. Indiana (12-2-2) -- 361
7. Harvard (12-1-0) -- 317
8. William & Mary (14-2-1) -- 309
9. UCLA (14-3-0) -- 295
10. Southern Methodist (13-4-1) -- 240
11. Florida Int'l (13-3-2) -- 230
12. Connecticut (14-2-3) -- 183
13. Rutgers (10-5-2) -- 174
14. N.C.-Charlotte (15-3-0) -- 163
15. Bowling Green (15-3-1) -- 152
16. Fresno St. (11-4-1) -- 130
17. James Madison (12-3-0) -- 99
18. California (12-3-2) -- 86
19. Creighton (12-3-1) -- 62
20. Cornell (10-2-2) -- 51
21. Rhode Island (14-4-0) -- 26
22. South Fla. (13-3-0) -- 20
23. Cal St. Fullerton (9-4-5) -- 11
24. Evansville (14-4-0) -- 9
25. Santa Clara (8-3-3) -- 3

DIVISION I WOMEN'S SOCCER

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division I women's soccer teams through November 4 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Notre Dame (18-1-0) -- 374
2. North Caro. (17-1-0) -- 361
3. Portland (14-0-2) -- 341
4. Connecticut (19-1-0) -- 333
5. Nebraska (19-0-0) -- 307
6. Santa Clara (13-3-1) -- 297
7. Texas A&M (18-2-0) -- 282
8. Florida (17-2-0) -- 255
9. Maryland (17-3-2) -- 248
10. Wisconsin (12-3-4) -- 245
11. Harvard (14-1-0) -- 233
12. Penn St. (14-3-2) -- 204
13. Clemson (13-5-1) -- 203
14. Virginia (11-5-2) -- 166
15. Kentucky (13-4-2) -- 156
16. N.C.-Greensboro (15-5-0) -- 135
17. James Madison (13-4-2) -- 115
18. Minnesota (13-5-0) -- 113
19. Dartmouth (11-3-0) -- 91
20. Brigham Young (19-1-0) -- 90
21. Duke (9-8-3) -- 71
22. George Mason (12-5-1) -- 55
23. Vanderbilt (11-8-0) -- 50
24. Massachusetts (14-3-1) -- 46
25. California (12-3-1) -- 42

DIVISION II MEN'S SOCCER

The Umbro Select top 20 NCAA Division II men's soccer teams through November 4 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Southern Conn. St. (17-0-1) -- 239
2. Lander (14-3-1) -- 228
3. Charleston (W. Va.) (15-1-1) -- 217
4. Grand Canyon (9-6-5) -- 197
5. Dowling (12-3-1) -- 189
6. St. Leo (13-3-2) -- 180
7. Mercyhurst (12-3-2) -- 174
8. Cal St. Bakersfield (13-5-2) -- 155
9. Franklin Pierce (13-3-1) -- 136
10. Lynn (9-3-4) -- 128
11. West Va. Wesleyan (15-4-1) -- 118
12. New Hamp. Col. (13-1-2) -- 102
13. West Tex. A&M (12-4-0) -- 91
14. Tampa (11-3-2) -- 80
15. Lock Haven (13-3-2) -- 75
16. Cal St. Los Angeles (9-6-3) -- 56
17. Oakland (11-5-2) -- 46
18. Lewis (13-4-0) -- 35
19. Concordia (N.Y.) (13-2-2) -- 24
20. Ala.-Huntsville (15-0-1) -- 16

DIVISION II WOMEN'S SOCCER

The Umbro Select final top 25 NCAA Division II women's soccer teams through November 4 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Lynn (18-0-0) -- 400
2. Franklin Pierce (15-1-0) -- 384
3. St. Joseph's (Ind.) (21-1-1) -- 368
4. UC Davis (15-3-1) -- 344
5. Bloomsburg (17-2-1) -- 328
6. Barry (14-3-1) -- 324
7. Merrimack (16-3-1) -- 299
8. Adelphi (15-1-0) -- 290
9. Regis (Colo.) (14-4-2) -- 276
10. SIU-Edwardsville (16-3-2) -- 268
11. Humboldt St. (10-3-5) -- 229
12. Keene St. (15-3-2) -- 217
13. Francis Marion (13-3-1) -- 209
14. Denver (11-5-4) -- 202
15. Lock Haven (14-5-0) -- 190
16. Presbyterian (15-3-1) -- 179
17. Mo.-St. Louis (16-7-0) -- 169
18. Cal St. Dom. Hills (14-5-0) -- 151
18. Quinnipiac (12-4-2) -- 151
20. Truman St. (12-3-5) -- 126
21. Northern Colo. (12-3-5) -- 121
22. Oakland (16-3-0) -- 96
23. New Hamp. Col. (11-5-2) -- 59
24. Metropolitan St. (11-7-1) -- 46
25. Sonoma St. (9-9-1) -- 20

DIVISION III MEN'S SOCCER

The Umbro Select top 25 NCAA Division III men's soccer teams through November 4 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Wheaton (Ill.) (16-0-1) -- 419
2. Williams (9-1-2) -- 367
3. Elizabethtown (16-2-2) -- 349
4. Kenyon (14-2-1) -- 343
5. Rowan (14-2-2) -- 325
6. St. Lawrence (13-1-2) -- 306
7. UC San Diego (10-5-1) -- 294
8. Emory (12-2-2) -- 269
9. Trinity (Tex.) (16-1-0) -- 256
10. Hope (15-1-1) -- 228
11. Salem St. (16-0-0) -- 222
12. Fredonia St. (17-2-0) -- 196
13. Johns Hopkins (14-1-1) -- 177
14. Richard Stockton (11-2-2) -- 173
15. Maryville (Tenn.) (12-4-0) -- 113
16. Concordia-M'head (11-3-2) -- 79
17. Wilmington (Ohio) (15-3-0) -- 50
18. Wis.-Oshkosh (15-2-0) -- 46
19. Gettysburg (12-2-2) -- 44
20. Wheaton (Mass.) (13-2-3) -- 43
21. Rensselaer (13-2-0) -- 38
22. Mary Washington (13-3-1) -- 22
23. Kean (12-5-1) -- 21
24. Messiah (13-4-1) -- 11
25. Luther (17-3-0) -- 7

DIVISION III WOMEN'S SOCCER

The Umbro Select final top 25 NCAA Division III women's soccer teams through November 4 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. UC San Diego (14-1-0) -- 297
2. Binghamton (17-1-0) -- 285
3. Trinity (Tex.) (14-2-1) -- 261
4. Col. of New Jersey (14-1-2) -- 252
5. Gustavus Adolphus (15-2-1) -- 234
6. Wilmington (Ohio) (16-2-0) -- 222
7. Macalester (14-2-2) -- 201
8. Randolph-Macon (18-1-1) -- 189
9. Williams (11-0-3) -- 180
10. Ithaca (14-3-0) -- 162
11. Kean (15-1-1) -- 147
12. Wooster (18-2-0) -- 138
13. Cal Lutheran (14-2-0) -- 120
14. Amherst (10-1-3) -- 108
15. Rochester (13-3-1) -- 90
16. Emory (14-5-0) -- 81
17. Chicago (14-3-1) -- 42
18. Richard Stockton (11-3-2) -- 33
18. Bowdoin (11-1-2) -- 33
20. Washington (Mo.) (14-4-0) -- 27
21. Skidmore (11-4-2) -- 21
22. N.C. Wesleyan (15-2-2) -- 12
23. Heidelberg (16-4-0) -- 6
23. William Smith (12-4-1) -- 6
25. Bates (11-2-1) -- 3

DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division I women's volleyball teams through November 5, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Florida (25-1) -- 1,416
2. Stanford (19-2) -- 1,395
3. Hawaii (23-1) -- 1,379
4. Long Beach St. (25-0) -- 1,348
5. Michigan St. (18-4) -- 1,228
6. Penn St. (21-2) -- 1,146
7. Nebraska (19-3) -- 1,104
8. Loyola Marymount (20-2) -- 1,033
9. Texas (16-4) -- 999
10. Texas A&M (20-3) -- 942
11. Washington St. (19-4) -- 909
12. Southern Cal (15-5) -- 834
13. Wisconsin (20-4) -- 767
14. Washington (20-4) -- 719
15. Ohio St. (20-3) -- 669
16. UC Santa Barb. (17-7) -- 582
17. Pacific (Cal.) (17-5) -- 516
18. George Mason (20-2) -- 410
19. Louisville (18-3) -- 378
20. Kansas St. (20-5) -- 307
21. Texas Tech (21-4) -- 280
22. Oral Roberts (21-2) -- 261
23. UCLA (14-9) -- 183
24. Maryland (20-4) -- 116
25. Notre Dame (15-8) -- 69

DIVISION II WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

The top 25 NCAA Division II women's volleyball teams through November 5 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Cal St. Bakersfield (24-2) -- 594
2. Northern Mich. (25-3) -- 571
3. Minn.-Duluth (23-2) -- 530
4. Neb.-Omaha (28-2) -- 511
5. Central Mo. St. (29-3) -- 500
6. North Dak. St. (25-3) -- 479
7. Neb.-Kearney (26-3) -- 467
8. Augustana (S.D.) (27-3) -- 429
9. Michigan Tech (22-7) -- 410
10. New Haven (37-1) -- 372
11. St. Cloud St. (18-10) -- 331
12. Northwood (24-5) -- 318
13. Morningside (23-9) -- 298
14. Tampa (24-6) -- 289
15. West Tex. A&M (22-4) -- 277
16. Barry (20-8) -- 250
17. North Ala. (36-3) -- 224
18. UC Riverside (17-5) -- 192
19. UC Davis (19-9) -- 150
20. Texas Woman's (26-4) -- 139
21. Colo. Christian (20-8) -- 127
22. Regis (Colo.) (17-11) -- 86
23. Cal Poly Pomona (12-9) -- 73
24. Grand Canyon (17-11) -- 58
25. West Va. Wesleyan (29-5) -- 30

DIVISION III WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

The final top 15 NCAA Division III women's volleyball teams through November 6 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Washington (Mo.) (31-5) -- 236
2. Juniata (37-0) -- 228
3. Cal Lutheran (18-3) -- 205
4. UC San Diego (20-6) -- 178
5. St. Olaf (26-3) -- 172
6. Wis.-Whitewater (30-3) -- 166
7. Wis.-Oshkosh (36-1) -- 140
8. Neb. Wesleyan (21-10) -- 98
9. Cortland St. (38-2) -- 92
10. Wis.-River Falls (31-4) -- 88
11. Emory (30-5) -- 83
12. Ohio Northern (26-6) -- 80
13. Bluffton (30-9) -- 60
14. Wis.-Eau Claire (27-5) -- 32
15. Trinity (Tex.) (26-5) -- 25

MEN'S WATER POLO

The top 20 NCAA men's water polo teams through November 5 as selected by the American Water Polo Coaches Association of America, with points:

1. Southern California, 100; 2. Stanford, 93; 3. UCLA, 92; 4. California, 84; 5. UC Irvine, 81; 6. Pacific (California), 75; 7. Pepperdine, 70; 8. Air Force, 65; 9. UC Davis, 60; 10. Long Beach State, 55; 11. UC San Diego, 50; 12. Navy, 45; 13. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 40; 14. UC Santa Barbara, 34; 15. Queens (New York), 31; 16. Massachusetts, 25; 17. Santa Clara, 20; 18. Slippery Rock, 11; 19. Brown, 10; 20. Princeton, 4.