NEW ORLEANS – For the first time since 2002, the University of Colorado men’s cross country team is the top-ranked team in the USTFCCCA Top-30 Coaches’ Poll.
The ranking comes on the heels of CU’s dominate showing at the NCAA Pre-National Invitational on Oct. 19. The Buffs won the heavily stacked ‘Blue’ race with 90 points, besting runner-up No. 4 Oregon by 23 points. Behind the Ducks, then-No. 18 Iona came in third (126) and then-No. 29 Stanford was fourth (148). (Oregon stayed at No. 4 in this week’s poll, Iona moved up to eighth, and Stanford is now 13[SUP]th[/SUP].)
CU picked up six of the 12 first-place votes and 353 points to overtake the top position. Northern Arizona moved up from third to second this week with five first-place votes and 343 points. Former No. 1 Oklahoma State dropped to third with 333 points and the remaining first-place vote.
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