Oct. 30, 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked tenth in the MONDO NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Poll, released Tuesday, October 30. The Friars were picked fourth in the preseason poll, released on September 5. Most recently, the Friars earned a third-place finish at the BIG EAST Championship held at Van Cortlandt Park in New York, N.Y., on Friday, October 26. A year ago, the Friars qualified for their sixth-consecutive NCAA Championship, where they finished third overall.

Providence received 254 points in the poll. Colorado tops the rankings with 13 first-place votes and 393 points overall. Stanford (381 points) and Arkansas (373 points) are ranked second and third, respectively, with Stanford receiving two first-place votes, and Arkansas receiving one. Wisconsin (352 points) holds fourth place, BIG EAST opponent, Notre Dame (329 points) ranks fifth, North Carolina State ranks sixth (324 points), Villanova ranks seventh (283 points), Portland holds the eighth spot with 275 points, and Northern Arizona ranks ninth with 267 points.

THE MONDO NCAA-I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLL
Conducted by the UNITED STATES CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION

Rank 	Team (1st place votes)  Points
1	Colorado (13) 	        393
2       Stanford (2)        	381
3       Arkansas (1)      	373
4	Wisconsin	        352
5	Notre Dame	        329
6	North Carolina State	324
7	Villanova	        283
8	Portland	        275
9	Northern Arizona	267
10	PROVIDENCE	        254
11	Michigan	        227
12	BYU	                223
13	UC-Santa Barbara	211
14	Arizona State	        189
15	Air Force	        171
16	Eastern Michigan	165
17	Wake Forest	        120
18	Oregon	                114
19	Michigan State	        111
20	Arizona	                102
21	Utah State	         73
22	Duke	                 66
23	Colorado State	         52
24	William & Mary	         24
25-tie	Indiana	                 20
25-tie	Indiana	                 20

Also receiving votes:  Oklahoma State 19, Alabama 16, Washington 16,
Butler 9, Dartmouth 7, Georgetown 7, Ohio State 2, Weber State 2, LaSalle 1,
Texas A&M 1.