NAU Men's XC Continues Reign Atop USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll; Women Ranked No. 27

USTFCCCA Men's National Coaches' Poll
USTFCCCA Women's National Coaches' Poll

NEW ORLEANS, La. (October 1, 2019) - The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association released its National Coaches' Poll for Week Three of the 2019 XC season on Tuesday morning. Northern Arizona University's men's squad was the No. 1 ranked team in NCAA Division I for the 25th consecutive week, while the Lumberjack women moved to the No. 27 spot.

The NAU men headlined the poll yet again, moving closer and closer to the modern era record for consecutive weeks on top. Behind the Lumberjacks sit No. 2 BYU, No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Colorado and No. 5 Iowa State for the fourth week in a row. The second-ranked Cougars were the only team in the top-5 that competed this past weekend. 

Big Sky Conference rival Southern Utah dropped out of the top-30 this week falling from the No. 30 spot to receiving just 18 votes.

On the women's end of things NAU moved to the No. 27 spot despite having not competed this past weekend. Princeton is tied with the 'Jacks at No. 27. Boston College moved from No. 26 to No. 25, previously placing second at Beantown to Syracuse. Columbia also dropped from No. 24 to No. 26, pushing the 'Jacks back another spot. No other Big Sky schools received any votes.

The NAU XC program will return to the course on Oct. 18 in Madison, Wis., for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational at  the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course. The next USTFCCCA National Coaches' Poll for Week Four is expected to release on Tuesday, October 8.

USTFCCCA Men's National Coaches' Poll
1. NAU
2. BYU
3. WASHINGTON
4. COLORADO
5. IOWA STATE
6. STANFORD
7. OREGON
8. OKLAHOMA STATE
9. NOTRE DAME
10. WISCONSIN
11. PORTLAND
12. SYRACUSE
13. COLORADO STATE
14. OLE MISS
15. NC STATE
16. MICHIGAN
17. VIRGINIA
18. WYOMING
19. INDIANA
20. UCLA
21. PURDUE
22. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
23. IONA
24. PRINCETON
25. ARKANSAS
26. EASTERN KENTUCKY
27. TULSA
28. BOISE STATE
T-29. ALABAMA
T-29. VILLANOVA

USTFCCCA Women's National Coaches' Poll
1. COLORADO
2. ARKANSAS
3. NEW MEXICO
4. BYU
5. STANFORD
6. WASHINGTON
7. MICHIGAN
8. NC STATE
9. WISCONSIN
10. MICHIGAN STATE
11. BOISE STATE
12. NOTRE DAME
13. OREGON
14. OLE MISS
15. SYRACUSE
16. IOWA STATE
17. FLORIDA STATE
18. FURMAN
19. OKLAHOMA STATE
20. AIR FORCE
21. ILLINOIS
22. PENN STATE
23. OHIO STATE
24. OREGON STATE
25. BOSTON COLLEGE
26. COLUMBIA
T-27. NAU
T-27. PRINCETON
29. MINNESOTA
30. CAL BAPTIST