Oct. 15, 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team dropped one spot to be ranked eighth in the country in Monday, October 15's FinishLynx/NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll. Last week the Friars were ranked No. 7 for the second week.

PC received a total of 228 after winning the New England Championship on Friday, October 12. The Friars finished first out of 29 teams.

Stanford took over the top ranking this week after Colorado, who had been ranked No. 1 in each of the previous three polls, was defeated in their last meet. The Cardinal received all 13 first-place votes and totalled 324 points. Brigham Young moved into the No. 2 spot after receiving 311 points and moving up from the No. 4 position. Georgetown made the biggest jump, moving from No. 11 to No. 3 in the country. North Carolina State dropped one spot from No. 3 last week for the fourth-ranked position this week. Boston College moved up one spot to No. 5 this week after receiving 260 points and Michigan State moved from No. 13 to No. 6 after garnering 256 points.

The Friars compete next on Friday, October 26 at the BIG EAST Conference Championship at Van Cortlandt Park in New York.

FinishLynx/NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll

Ranking	Team (1st-place votes)	      Points
	1.	Stanford (13)	      324
	2.	Brigham Young	      311
	3.	Georgetown	      299
	4.	North Carolina State  283
	5.	Boston College	      260
	6.	Michigan State	      256
	7.	Arizona State	      242
	8.	PROVIDENCE COLLEGE    228
	9.	North Carolina	      224
	10.	Colorado	      220
	11.	Arizona	              191
	12.	Arkansas	      190
	13.	Washington	      167
	14.	Wisconsin	      147
	15.	Virginia	      143
	16.	Villanova	      127
	17.	Northern Arizona      125
	18.	Colorado State	      105
	19.	James Madison	       86
	20.	Duke	               74
	21.	Yale	               70
	22.	UCLA	               54
	23.	Cornell	               42
	24.	Marquette	       33
	25.	Boston University      19

Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 3, Notre Dame 1, Texas A&M 1.