Oct. 9, 2007

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NEW ORLEANS - Defending NCAA men's cross country champion Colorado is one of 26 ranked teams scheduled to compete in Saturday's Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind.

Colorado is third in the Division I men's rankings released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Oregon is ranked No. 1 for the second straight week. The Ducks received 10 of the first-place votes in this week's poll.

Wisconsin received one first-place vote and is ranked No. 2. Colorado received the remaining two first-place votes. Wisconsin and Colorado were tied for second in the Oct. 2 poll.

This week's top 10 consists of Oregon, Wisconsin, Colorado, Iona, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, Alabama, Arkansas and North Carolina State.

No. 4 Iona and fifth-ranked Stanford each moved up one spot in this week's poll. Oklahoma State dropped two spots to No. 6.

Oregon and Arkansas are the only top 10 teams not scheduled to compete in Saturday's Pre-Nationals. The Pre-Nationals are held on the LaVern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, site of the 2007 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships to be held Monday, Nov. 19.

The difference is that the two Pre-National races - the White and Blue races - are 8,000 meters long. The NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships are held on a 10,000-meter course.

At last year's Pre-Nationals, Colorado won the Blue race while Iona finished first in the White race. Liberty's Josh McDougal was the top individual finisher in the White race. McDougal will be shooting for his third straight Pre-Nationals win this weekend.

Other top individuals entered in this weekend's event are Northern Arizona's Lopez Lomong, Colorado's Brent Vaughn, Stanford's Neftalem Araia and Minnesota's Chris Rombough.

The voting panel for the USTFCCCA Division I men's poll consists of nine elected regional representatives and four at-large members of the USTFCCCA. The rankings are compiled by Don Kopriva.

Stanford is ranked first in this week's Division I women's poll.

NCAA Division I men's cross country rankings
Oct. 9, 2007
(first-place votes and total points)

Team		Points		Previous
1. Oregon (10)		385		1
2. Wisconsin (1)		372		2--tie
3. Colorado (2)		370		2--tie
4. Iona		340		5
5. Stanford		329		6
6. Oklahoma State		323		4
7. Notre Dame		309		7
8. Alabama		295		8
9. Arkansas		287		9
10. North Carolina State		253		10
11. Texas		243		11
12. Georgetown		238		12
13. Portland		224		13
14. Providence		218		14
15. Northern Arizona		199		15
16. William & Mary		189		16
17. Louisville		178		17
18. Michigan		153		19
19. UCLA		150		18
20. (tie) Arizona State		132		20
20. (tie) UTEP		132		21
22. Villanova		109		22
23. Iowa State		108		23
24. Minnesota		85		25
25. Florida State		78		24
26. Weber State		77		26
27. Washington		61		27
28. Syracuse		46		28
29. Virginia		40		29
30. Cal Poly		35		30

Also receiving votes: Florida 26, BYU 18, Tulsa 16, Princeton 15, Eastern Michigan 6, Indiana 1, Texas A&M 1.