Men's Cross Country Falls In The National Poll

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 POLLConducted by the UNITED STATES CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION
Rank    Team (1st place votes)  Points1   Colorado (13)           3932       Stanford (2)            3813       Arkansas (1)        3734   Wisconsin           3525   Notre Dame          3296   North Carolina State    3247   Villanova           2838   Portland            2759   Northern Arizona    26710  PROVIDENCE          25411  Michigan            22712  BYU                 22313  UC-Santa Barbara    21114  Arizona State           18915  Air Force           17116  Eastern Michigan    16517  Wake Forest         12018  Oregon                  11419  Michigan State          11120  Arizona                 10221  Utah State           7322  Duke                     6623  Colorado State           5224  William & Mary           2425-tie  Indiana                  2025-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.

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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