Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (X-Country X-Press)

MONDO MEN'S NCAA-I CROSS COUNTRY POLL Pre-season poll: Aug. 27, 2002 Conducted by the United States Cross Country Coaches Association

Ranking Team (first place votes) Points

1 Colorado (14) 449
2 Stanford (1) 429
3 Arkansas 420
4 Wisconsin 400
5 Northern Arizona 392
6 Villanova 354
7 North Carolina State 342
8 Providence 337
9-tie Georgetown 300
9-tie Oregon 300
11 BYU 291
12 Eastern Michigan 273
13 Arizona State 270
14 Michigan State 265
15 Portland 163
16-tie Colorado State 161
16-tie William & Mary 161
18 Weber State 159
19 Dartmouth 156
20 Duke 146
21 Iona 136
22 Alabama 132
23 Indiana 123
24 Butler 120
25 Notre Dame 100
26 Minnesota 93
27 Washington 90
28 Michigan 50
29-tie Oklahoma State 40
29-tie Texas 40

Also receiving votes: SMU 35, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 31, Arizona 28, Air Force 27, Tennessee 22, UC-Santa Barbara 21, Nebraska 17, Penn State 12, New Mexico 11, Ohio State 4, Florida State 1.