Men's Cross Country Poll Released

Oct. 3, 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked seventh in the MONDO NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Poll, released Tuesday, October 2. The Friars were picked fourth in the preseason poll, released on September 5, and have earned two first-place team finishes in the New Hampshire Invitational and the Boston College Invitational. Most recently, the Friars earned a third-place finish in the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota (September 29). A year ago, the Friars qualified for their sixth-consecutive NCAA Championship, where they finished third overall.

Providence received 282 points in the poll. Colorado tops the rankings with 14 first-place votes and 398 points overall. Stanford (379 points) and Arkansas (363) are ranked second and third, respectively, and have one first-place vote each. Wisconsin (348 points) holds fourth place, BIG EAST opponent, Notre Dame (340 points) ranks fifth and Portland (302 points) ranks sixth.

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

Rank    Team (first place votes)  Points1   Colorado (14)             3982       Stanford (1)          3793       Arkansas (1)          3634   Wisconsin             3485   Notre Dame            3406   Portland              3027   PROVIDENCE            2828   North Carolina State      2819   Villanova             27810  Northern Arizona      27411  Colorado State            22912  Michigan              22713  Duke                      21114  Wake Forest           19315  Arizona State             15416  Michigan State            12617  Brigham Young             11518  Oregon                    10419  Eastern Michigan       9220  Weber State            8921  Alabama                    6222  Georgetown             5923  Iona                       5324  William & Mary             5125  Nebraska               50
Also receiving votes:  Arizona 38, Utah State 29, Dartmouth 24, Indiana 16,Oklahoma State 14, Air Force 12, Florida State 2, Minnesota 2, Washington 2, Princeton 1.

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on October 3, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at New England Championship on October 10, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Princeton Fall Classic on October 17, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Rothenberg Run on October 24, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at BIG EAST Championship on October 31, 2025 ,

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Northeast Regional on November 14, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Championship on November 22, 2025

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