Oct. 10, 2007

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams are ranked in the latest USTFCCCA Division I National Cross Country Polls. The polls were released on Tuesday, October 9. The Friar men's team is ranked 14th nationally, while the Friar women sit at 18th in the nation.

The PC men accumulated 218 points in the rankings and is one of six BIG EAST Conference teams among the top-30. Notre Dame leads all BIG EAST member institutions with a seventh place showing in the poll (309 points). Georgetown is 12th (238 points), followed by Providence (14th, 218 points), Louisville (17th, 178 points), Villanova (22nd, 109 points) and Syracuse (28th, 46 points). Oregon is the top team in the nation on the men's side with 385 points and a total of 10 first-place votes.

The Friar women are the highest ranked BIG EAST team at No. 18 (145 points). West Virginia (130 points) and Georgetown (111 points) are the only other BIG EAST teams in the poll at No. 21 and No. 22, respectively. Stanford tops the poll with 387 points and 10 first-place votes.

Providence cross country returns to action at Pre Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, October 13.

Men's Cross Country - 10/09/07
1. Oregon (10) 	385
2. Wisconsin (1) 	372
3. Colorado (2) 	370
4. Iona 	340
5. Stanford 	329
6. Oklahoma State 	323
7. Notre Dame 	309
8. Alabama 	295
9. Arkansas 	287
10. North Carolina State 	253
11. Texas 	243
12. Georgetown 	238
13. Portland 	224
14. Providence 	218
15. Northern Arizona 	199
16. William & Mary 	189
17. Louisville 	178
18. Michigan 	153
19. UCLA 	150
20. (tie) Arizona State 	132
20. (tie) UTEP 	132
22. Villanova 	109
23. Iowa State 	108
24. Minnesota 	85
25. Florida State 	78
26. Weber State 	77
27. Washington 	61
28. Syracuse 	46
29. Virginia 	40
30. Cal Poly 	35
ORV: Florida 26, BYU 18, Tulsa 16, Princeton 15, Eastern Michigan 6, Indiana 1, Texas A&M 1.

Women's Cross Country- 10/09/07
1. Stanford (10) 	387
2. Colorado (3) 	373
3. Oregon 	361
4. Minnesota 	349
5. Arkansas 	330
6. Arizona State 	328
7. Rice 	302
8. Princeton 	296
9. Michigan State 	289
10. Illinois 	272
11. Florida State 	256
12. Washington 	250
13. Michigan 	228
14. Colorado State 	225
15. BYU 	185
16. Boston College 	177
17. Duke 	162
18. Providence 	145
19. Virginia Tech 	141
20. Florida 	132
21. West Virginia 	130
22. Georgetown 	111
23. Iowa 	109
24. Texas Tech 	90
25. Wisconsin 	78
26. North Carolina State 	72
27. UC-Santa Barbara 	66
28. Georgia 	64
29. Nebraska 	41
30. Penn State 	36
ORV:Virginia 19, Baylor 15, Stony Brook 13, Portland 7, Syracuse 3, Northern Arizona 2, UC Riverside 1.