Michigan Moves Up to No. 2 in USTFCCCA National Poll
10/5/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- After winning the Notre Dame Invitational this past weekend, the University of Michigan women's cross country team moved up in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association poll, as the Wolverines are now second in the Oct. 3 ranking.
Michigan, which is among seven Big Ten Conference teams in the top 30, received a total of 371 points, one more point than third-place Colorado. Michigan had held the No. 3 spot behind Colorado for the first few weeks of the season. Stanford sits atop the poll with 390 points.
Other ranked Big Ten teams include: No. 8 Iowa (287 points), No. 10 Wisconsin (266), No. 17 Illinois (187), No. 19 Minnesota (143), No. 22 Michigan State (109) and No. 30 Indiana (16).
Michigan opened its 2006 season with two non-scoring events before taking first place in both the Sundodger Invitational and the Notre Dame Invitational. A Wolverine has placed first in all four of the team's races this season, including three victories for senior/junior Erin Webster (Dearborn, Mich./Divine Child).
The Maize and Blue will take a weekend off before heading to Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 14, for the NCAA Pre-Nationals.
USTFCCCA Division I Women's Poll (10/3/06)
Rank, Team Points 1. Stanford 390 2. MICHIGAN 371 3. Colorado 370 4. Arkansas 341 5. North Carolina State 321 6. BYU 318 7. Princeton 291 8. Iowa 287 9. UC Santa Barbara 280 10. Wisconsin 266 11. Providence 253 12. Oklahoma State 250 13. Florida State 228 14. Wake Forest 225 15. Washington 221 16. Arizona State 200 17. Illinois 187 18. Baylor 173 19. Minnesota 143 20. Duke 139 21. Colorado State 135 22. Michigan State 109 23. Georgetown 104 24. Tennessee 99 25. Virginia 77 26. Boston University 60 27. Texas Tech 44 28. Butler 43 29. Villanova 38 30. Indiana 16
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