PROVIDENCE COLLEGE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY RANKED 14th AND 20th NATIONALLY

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked No. 14 in the country, according to the Mondo NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll released on Tuesday, Oct. 12. PC's women's team is ranked 20th, according to the latest FinishLynx NCAA Poll released Monday, Oct. 11.

The PC men's and women's teams have been idle since running in the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn. on Sept. 25. The men's and women's teams return to action on Oct. 15 at the New England Championship at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

The PC men's team will try to win its 20th New England title, while the women will attempt to capture their ninth New England crown.

NCAA Men's Cross Country Poll

SCHOOL	POINTS
	

1.	Arkansas (16)	400
	

2.	Stanford	380
	

3.	North Carolina St.	368
	

4.	Wisconsin	348
	

5.	Colorado	339
	

6.	Arizona	322
	

7.	Brigham Young	289
	

8.	James Madison	280
	

9.	Northern Arizona	263
	

10.	Oregon	232
	

11.	Michigan	229
	

12.	Georgetown	225
	

13.	Weber State	224
	

14.	Providence	192
	

15.	Portland	166
	

16.	Princeton	161
	

17.	Notre Dame	127
	

18.	Dartmouth	115
	

19.	Arizona State	101
	

20.	Utah	94
	

21.	Tennessee	63
	

22.	Iona College	59
	

23.	William & Mary	53
	

	South Florida	53
	

25.	Southern Mississippi	41
		

( ) = first-place votes

NCAA Women's Cross Country Poll

SCHOOL	POINTS
	

1.	Stanford (12)	300
	

2.	Arkansas	288
	

3.	Brigham Young	274
	

4.	Arizona State	262
	

5.	Wisconsin	253
	

6.	Georgetown	235
	

7.	Colorado	231
	

8.	Kansas State	215
	

9.	Villanova	201
	

10.	North Carolina State	189
	

11.	Washington	179
	

12.	Notre Dame	167
	

13.	Minnesota	163
	

14.	Missouri	139
	

15.	Arizona	124
	

16.	North Carolina	111
	

17.	Michigan State	103
	

18.	William & Mary	86
	

19.	Nebraska	71
	

20.	Providence	61
	

21.	Baylor	57
	

22.	UCLA	55
	

23.	Northern Arizona	44.5
	

24.	Florida	28
	

25.	James Madison	25.5
	
	
( ) = first-place votes