Oct. 3, 2006

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's and women's cross country teams each moved up in the USTFCCCA National Poll, which was released on Tuesday, October 3. The women's team, which was previously ranked 16th, moved up to No. 11. The men's team, which was 27th in the poll last week, moved up to 18th (185 points). Stanford tops the women's poll with 390 points, while Wisconsin sits atop the men's poll with 449 points.

Last week the Friar men's and women's cross country teams had a stellar performance at the Notre Dame Invitational. The men's team finished second in the 20-team field, while the women's team placed third in a field of 19.

The Friars return to action on Saturday, October 7 at the New England Championships. The meet will take place at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

MEN'S USTFCCCA National Poll
1) 	Wisconsin (449)
2) 	Arkansas (433)
3) 	Stanford (413)
4) 	Colorado (397)
5) 	Iona College (390)
6) 	Oregon (383)
7) 	Arizona (357)
8) 	Portland (334)
9) 	BYU (306)
10) 	Oklahoma State (304)
11) 	UTEP (280)
12) 	Minnesota (263)
13) 	North Carolina State (259)
14) 	Michigan (229)
15) 	Georgetown (218)
16) 	Virginia (212)
17) 	Alabama (190)
18) 	Providence (185)
19) 	William & Mary (168)
20) 	Arizona State (162)
21) 	Notre Dame (161)
22) 	Ohio State (136)
23) 	Texas (118)
24) 	Iowa State (113)
25) 	Florida (102)
26) 	Dartmouth (89)
27) 	Florida State (82)
28) 	Eastern Michigan (65)
29) 	Butler (41)
30) 	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (36)
Also Receiving Votes: Princeton 24, Kansas 18, Villanova 13, Louisville 7, Michigan State 6, Washington 6, California 5, American 4, Central Michigan 4, Lamar 4, Missouri 3, Cal-Santa Barbara 2, Iowa 2, Northern Arizona 1, UCLA 1.

WOMEN'S USTFCCCA National Poll
1) 	Stanford (390)
2) 	Michigan (371)
3) 	Colorado (370)
4) 	Arkansas (341)
5) 	North Carolina State (321)
6) 	BYU (318)
7) 	Princeton (291)
8) 	Iowa (287)
9) 	UC Santa Barbara (280)
10) 	Wisconsin (266)
11) 	Providence (253)
12) 	Oklahoma State (250)
13) 	Florida State (228)
14) 	Wake Forest (225)
15) 	Washington (221)
16) 	Arizona State (200)
17) 	Illinois (187)
18) 	Baylor (173)
19) 	Minnesota (143)
20) 	Duke (139)
21) 	Colorado State (135)
22) 	Michigan State (109)
23) 	Georgetown (104)
24) 	Tennessee (99)
25) 	Virginia (77)
26) 	Boston U. (60)
27) 	Texas Tech (44)
28) 	Butler (43)
29) 	Villanova (38)
30) 	Indiana (16)
Also Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech 14, Weber State 14, Washington State 13, Nebraska 6, UC-Riverside 5, Yale 4, Florida 3, William & Mary 2, Iona 2, LaSalle 1, North Carolina 1, UC-Irvine 1.