Polls

October 27, 1997

Division I Men's Cross Country

The Martin Surfacing top 25 NCAA Division I men's cross country teams through October 14 as selected by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Stanford, 394; 2. Arkansas, 390; 3. Michigan, 365; 4. Colorado, 354; 5. Oregon, 327; 6. Wisconsin, 312; 7. North Carolina State, 284; 8. Weber State, 283; 9. Michigan State, 276; 10. Oklahoma State, 238; 11. Notre Dame, 217; 12. Washington State, 214; 13. Eastern Michigan, 191; 14. Georgetown, 179; 15. Arizona, 164; 16. Miami (Ohio), 108; 17. Washington, 107; 18. Iona, 96; 19. Missouri, 87; 20. Iowa, 84; 21. North Carolina, 71; 22. UCLA, 70; 23. James Madison, 51; 24. Minnesota, 50; 25. William and Mary, 39.

Division I Women's Cross Country

The FinishLynx top 25 NCAA Division I women's cross country teams through October 13 as selected by the Women's Cross Country Coaches Association, with points:

1. Stanford, 225; 2. Brigham Young, 215; 3. Wisconsin, 208; 4. Oregon, 194; 5. (tie) Colorado and Providence, 184; 7. Villanova, 173; 8. Arkansas, 159; 9. North Carolina State, 155; 10. Dartmouth, 147; 11. Georgetown, 126; 12. North Carolina, 120; 13. William and Mary, 111; 14. Michigan, 109; 15. Boston College, 90; 16. Colorado State, 89; 17. Nebraska, 76; 18. Florida, 74; 19. Weber State, 51; 20. UCLA, 49; 21. Northern Arizona, 37; 22. Washington, 28; 23. Coastal Carolina, 26; 24. Marquette, 20; 25. Baylor, 19.

Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll

(Conducted by the Women's Cross Country Coaches Association)
Revised October 20, 1997

Ranking	Team (first place votes)	Points
1	Stanford (9)	225
2	Brigham Young	215
3	Wisconsin	206
4	Oregon	195
5	Colorado	188
6	Providence	184
7	Villanova	171
8	Arkansas	155
9	North Carolina State	1151
10	Georgetown	145
11	Boston College	127
12	Colorado State	126
13	UCLA	106
14	Washington	101
15	Dartmouth	99
16	William and Mary	95
17	Michigan	91
18	Weber State	73
19	Florida	55
20	Coastal Carolina	34
21	Northern Arizona	31
22	Marquette	29
23	Wake Forest	21
24	Baylor	19
25	North Carolina	17

Click here for the Division II Field Hockey poll. (News Release, 29 October 1997)

Click here for the Divsion III Field Hockey regional rankings. (News Release, 28 October 1997)

Division I-AA Football

The Sports Network top 25 NCAA Division
I-AA football teams through October 13, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Youngstown St. (6-0) -- 2,328
2. Montana (4-1) -- 2,273
3. Villanova (5-0) -- 2,139
4. McNeese St. (6-0) -- 2,072
5. Western Ill. (5-1) -- 1,886
6. Delaware (5-1) -- 1,854
7. Western Ky. (5-1) -- 1,799
8. Southern U. (5-0) -- 1,626
9. Ga. Southern (5-1) -- 1,583
10. Eastern Ill. (5-1) -- 1,460
11. Northern Ariz. (4-2) -- 1,378
12. Stephen F. Austin (4-1) -- 1,340
13. Jackson St. (5-1) -- 1,139
14. East Tenn. St. (4-2) -- 1,018
15. Nicholls St. (4-2) -- 905
16. Troy St. (4-2) -- 902
17. Murray St. (5-2) -- 798
18. William & Mary (5-2) -- 775
19. Hampton (5-1) -- 548
20. Eastern Wash. (5-1) -- 522
21. Florida A&M (4-2) -- 433
22. Furman (3-2) -- 393
23. South Caro. St. (5-0) -- 349
24. Northern Iowa (3-3) -- 239
25. Southwest Tex. St. (3-2) -- 175

Click here for the Division III Football Poll (News Release, 27 October 1997)

Division I Men's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division I men's soccer teams through October 13 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Indiana (13-0-0) -- 760
2. UCLA (11-1-0) -- 714
3. Maryland (9-1-1) -- 659
4. Southern Methodist (9-1-0) -- 630
5. Duke (10-2-0) -- 628
6. Stanford (10-0-2) -- 558
7. American (8-2-2) -- 483
8. Florida Int'l (9-3-1) -- 472
9. St. John's (N.Y.) (9-2-2) -- 411
10. Virginia (9-2-2) -- 404
11. Washington (9-2-2) -- 386
12. Creighton (8-3-1) -- 337
13. Dartmouth (4-1-3) -- 289
14. Marquette (9-2-2) -- 245
15. Wake Forest (7-4-0) -- 228
16. William & Mary (9-2-0) -- 177
17. North Caro. St. (8-2-0) -- 139
18. Pittsburgh (6-2-4) -- 137
19. Portland (8-3-1) -- 96
20. Va. Commonwealth (9-1-2) -- 88
21. Vermont (9-2-2) -- 34
22. Saint Louis (7-4-3) -- 31
23. Cornell (4-2-2) -- 25
24. James Madison (9-3-0) -- 18
25. Notre Dame (7-4-2) -- 13

Division I Women's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division I women's soccer teams through October 13 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. North Caro. (9-0-1) -- 300
2. Notre Dame (9-0-1) -- 288
3. Texas A&M (9-1-0) -- 276
4. Virginia (8-1-1) -- 256
5. Portland (5-3-0) -- 252
6. Duke (6-2-0) -- 250
7. Santa Clara (7-0-1) -- 226
8. Hartford (7-1-0) -- 218
9. Connecticut (9-1-0) -- 202
10. Nebraska (8-2-0) -- 192
11. George Mason (6-1-3) -- 172
11. Michigan (9-1-0) -- 172
13. Clemson (7-2-0) -- 152
14. Maryland (6-1-2) -- 140
15. Massachusetts (7-2-0) -- 136
16. Wake Forest (7-2-0) -- 118
17. Brigham Young (9-0-0) -- 106
18. Southern Methodist (6-3-0) -- 98
19. Minnesota (8-1-1) -- 86
20. William & Mary (7-3-0) -- 80
21. Florida (6-2-1) -- 60
22. UCLA (7-1-0) -- 52
23. Penn St. (7-2-0) -- 42
24. James Madison (6-2-0) -- 14
25. Texas (6-3-0) -- 10

Division II Men's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division II men's soccer teams through October 13 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Southern Conn. St. (14-0-0) -- 400
2. Cal St. Bakersfield (12-1-0) -- 376
3. Lander (10-1-0) -- 362
4. New Hamp. Col. (10-1-0) -- 346
5. SIU-Edwardsville (11-0-1) -- 342
6. Lynn (10-1-0) -- 328
7. Tampa (7-1-0) -- 296
8. Franklin Pierce (8-3-0) -- 294
9. Seattle Pacific (7-4-1) -- 284
10. Mercyhurst (8-4-1) -- 272
11. Ala.-Huntsville (10-0-0) -- 236
12. Cal Poly Pomona (9-4-0) -- 224
13. Truman St. (9-4-0) -- 216
14. LIU-Southampton (10-2-0) -- 202
15. West Va. Wesleyan (8-3-0) -- 170
16. Lewis (7-5-1) -- 148
17. S.C.-Spartanburg (10-3-0) -- 142
18. LIU-C.W. Post (11-2-0) -- 132
19. Lock Haven (9-3-0) -- 116
20. Regis (Colo.) (10-3-0) -- 102
21. St. Leo (6-3-0) -- 68
22. East Stroudsburg (9-3-1) -- 64
23. Dowling (6-4-0) -- 56
24. West Tex. A&M (6-5-0) -- 50
25. Fla. Southern (8-1-1) -- 18

Division II Women's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division II women's soccer teams through October 13 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Franklin Pierce (12-0-0) -- 200
2. Lynn (10-1-1) -- 188
3. Adelphi (10-0-0) -- 185
4. West Va. Wesleyan (11-1-0) -- 174
5. Cal St. Dom. Hills (11-2-1) -- 168
6. Barry (7-1-2) -- 147
7. Mercyhurst (10-1-1) -- 140
8. Francis Marion (10-1-0) -- 138
9. St. Joseph's (Ind.) (10-3-1) -- 126
10. New Hamp. Col. (10-2-0) -- 125
11. Mesa St. (11-2-0) -- 120
12. Bloomsburg (8-2-1) -- 118
13. Presbyterian (7-3-1) -- 99
14. Sonoma St. (10-2-2) -- 90
15. Lewis (9-3-0) -- 89
16. Northern Colo. (13-2-1) -- 84
17. Lock Haven (8-3-0) -- 82
18. St. Anselm (11-1-0) -- 77
19. West Fla. (10-2-1) -- 37
19. Merrimack (9-4-0) -- 37
21. Mo.-Rolla (13-1-1) -- 31
22. UC Davis (7-3-1) -- 29
23. Ashland (11-3-0) -- 20
23. Truman St. (10-4-0) -- 20
23. East Stroudsburg (8-3-0) -- 20

Division III Men's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division III men's soccer teams through October 13 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Wheaton (Ill.) (11-0-1) -- 400
2. Va. Wesleyan (10-1-0) -- 375
3. Kenyon (9-2-0) -- 355
4. Amherst (7-0-1) -- 340
5. Rochester (8-1-1) -- 334
6. Macalester (7-0-3) -- 333
7. Kean (12-1-0) -- 317
8. Muhlenberg (9-2-1) -- 298
9. Trinity (Tex.) (11-1-1) -- 251
10. Rowan (10-2-0) -- 245
11. Greensboro (7-2-0) -- 243
12. Messiah (11-1-1) -- 223
13. Ithaca (10-2-0) -- 197
14. Wilmington (Ohio) (9-3-0) -- 195
15. UC San Diego (7-2-2) -- 185
16. Wheaton (Mass.) (8-3-0) -- 182
17. Col. of New Jersey (10-2-0) -- 142
18. Johns Hopkins (8-2-0) -- 122
19. Mary Washington (9-2-1) -- 113
20. Fredonia St. (10-3-0) -- 86
21. Alma (10-2-1) -- 71
22. Rhodes (11-1-1) -- 62
23. Bowdoin (6-2-0) -- 50
23. Cal Lutheran (8-2-1) -- 50
25. Emory (8-3-0) -- 11

Division III Women's Soccer

The Umbro top 25 NCAA Division III women's soccer teams through October 13 as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. UC San Diego (10-1-0) -- 196
2. Col. of New Jersey (13-0-0) -- 194
3. Rochester (10-0-1) -- 182
4. Mary Washington (10-1-1) -- 171
5. Western Conn. St. (11-1-0) -- 162
6. Calvin (11-1-0) -- 157
7. Macalester (12-1-0) -- 146
8. Bowdoin (7-1-0) -- 145
9. Trinity (Tex.) (10-2-0) -- 127
10. Amherst (9-1-0) -- 117
11. Nazareth (13-0-1) -- 116
12. Washington (Mo.) (9-3-0) -- 114
13. Cal Lutheran (9-3-0) -- 112
14. Keene St. (10-1-1) -- 91
15. Gettysburg (12-2-0) -- 89
16. St. Benedict (9-1-3) -- 86
17. Wm. Paterson (13-2-1) -- 58
17. Kalamazoo (11-1-1) -- 58
19. N.C. Wesleyan (10-2-2) -- 53
20. Elizabethtown (11-1-2) -- 44
21. Chapman (10-1-1) -- 40
22. Elmira (10-3-0) -- 34
23. Wheaton (Ill.) (10-3-1) -- 32
24. Plymouth St. (8-2-0) -- 27
25. Emory (9-3-0) -- 15

Division I Women's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division I women's volleyball teams through October 14, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Penn St. (17-0) -- 1,500
2. Long Beach St. (14-1) -- 1,430
3. Florida (17-1) -- 1,369
4. Stanford (16-2) -- 1,341
5. Southern Cal (13-2) -- 1,226
6. Brigham Young (14-4) -- 1,179
7. UC Santa Barb. (16-2) -- 1,098
8. Wisconsin (14-2) -- 1,043
9. Nebraska (13-4) -- 962
10. Washington St. (17-2) -- 922
11. Texas (11-3) -- 893
12. Texas A&M (13-3) -- 803
13. Pacific (Cal.) (11-4) -- 791
14. Pepperdine (14-1) -- 749
15. Arizona (12-3) -- 693
16. Hawaii (13-4) -- 562
17. Maryland (15-0) -- 517
18. Colorado St. (15-3) -- 396
19. Colorado (9-4) -- 387
20. Loyola Marymount (13-4) -- 370
21. Washington (10-6) -- 301
22. UCLA (9-5) -- 282
23. San Diego (15-2) -- 183
24. Arkansas (14-5) -- 147
25. Michigan St. (13-6) -- 145

Division II Women's Volleyball

The top 25 NCAA Division II women's volleyball teams through October 14 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Northern Mich. (18-1) -- 591
2. Cal St. Bakersfield (14-1) -- 564
3. Tampa (16-1) -- 554
4. Barry (14-2) -- 508
5. North Ala. (24-2) -- 506
6. West Tex. A&M (20-3) -- 473
7. Regis (Colo.) (18-2) -- 470
8. Neb.-Omaha (15-6) -- 420
9. North Dak. St. (17-4) -- 392
10. Central Mo. St. (16-5) -- 390
11. Colo. Christian (17-4) -- 352
12. Metropolitan St. (16-5) -- 316
13. Augustana (S.D.) (18-6) -- 302
14. Neb.-Kearney (11-5) -- 237
15. South Dak. St. (19-4) -- 233
16. Southern Colo. (13-5) -- 224
17. Northwood (21-3) -- 222
18. UC Riverside (14-9) -- 206
19. Cal St. Los Angeles (17-5) -- 178
20. Minn.-Duluth (12-5) -- 169
21. Northern Ky. (19-2) -- 142
22. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne (21-2) -- 104
23. Wayne St. (Neb.) (18-9) -- 55
24. Northern Colo. (12-8) -- 37
25. New Haven (24-4) -- 30

Division III Women's Volleyball

The top 15 NCAA Division III women's volleyball teams through October 15 as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Juniata (22-1) -- 240
2. Wittenberg (20-2) -- 223
3. Wis.-Eau Claire (20-2) -- 204
4. Washington (Mo.) (19-5) -- 189
5. UC San Diego (15-5) -- 166
6. Neb. Wesleyan (17-3) -- 165
7. Wis.-Whitewater (20-5) -- 115
8. Hope (20-2) -- 113
9. Wis.-Oshkosh (20-4) -- 104
9. Cortland St. (25-3) -- 104
11. St. Benedict (16-5) -- 77
12. Ohio Northern (17-5) -- 63
13. Ithaca (23-4) -- 47
14. Central (Iowa) (22-2) -- 42
15. Emory (24-5) -- 26

Men's Water Polo

The top 20 NCAA men's water polo teams through October 14 as selected by the American Water Polo Coaches Association, with points:

1. Pepperdine, 100; 2. California, 95; 3. Southern California, 90; 4. Stanford, 85; 5. UC Irvine, 80; 6. UCLA, 75; 7. UC Santa Barbara, 70; 8. Pacific (California), 65; 9. UC San Diego, 60; 10. Air Force, 54; 11. Long Beach State, 51; 12. UC Davis, 43; 13. Navy, 38; 14. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 37; 15. Massachusetts, 30; 16. Brown, 25; 17. Queens (New York), 18; 18. St. Francis (New York), 17; 19. George Washington, 10; 20. Santa Clara, 7.