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Men's Cross Country Poll Released
Oct. 3, 2001 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked seventh in the MONDO NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Poll, released Tuesday, October 2. The Friars were picked fourth in the preseason poll, released on September 5, and have earned two first-place team finishes in the New Hampshire Invitational and the Boston College Invitational. Most recently, the Friars earned a third-place finish in the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 29). A year ago, the Friars qualified for their sixth-consecutive NCAA Championship, where they finished third overall. Providence received 282 points in the poll. Colorado tops the rankings with 14 first-place votes and 398 points overall. Stanford (379 points) and Arkansas (363) are ranked second and third, respectively, and have one first-place vote each. Wisconsin (348 points) holds fourth place, BIG EAST opponent, Notre Dame (340 points) ranks fifth and Portland (302 points) ranks sixth. THE MONDO NCAA-I MEN'S PRESEASON CROSS COUNTRY POLL Conducted by the UNITED STATES CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION
Rank Team (first place votes) Points 1 Colorado (14) 398 2 Stanford (1) 379 3 Arkansas (1) 363 4 Wisconsin 348 5 Notre Dame 340 6 Portland 302 7 PROVIDENCE 282 8 North Carolina State 281 9 Villanova 278 10 Northern Arizona 274 11 Colorado State 229 12 Michigan 227 13 Duke 211 14 Wake Forest 193 15 Arizona State 154 16 Michigan State 126 17 Brigham Young 115 18 Oregon 104 19 Eastern Michigan 92 20 Weber State 89 21 Alabama 62 22 Georgetown 59 23 Iona 53 24 William & Mary 51 25 Nebraska 50
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