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Women's Cross Country Ranked 13 In 2001 Preseason Poll
9/4/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 4, 2001
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team was ranked No. 13 in the 2001 FinishLynx/NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Preseason Poll, release Saturday, September 1. The Friars, who finished ninth at the 2000 NCAA Cross Country Championships, have a talented core of harriers poised to return PC to the NCAA Championships.
The Friars received 154 points in the preseason poll, while Colorado and Boston College earned nine and three first-place votes to top the poll at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. Stanford (273 points), Brigham Young (269) and Wisconsin (251) close out the top five ranked teams.
In addition to Providence and Boston College from the BIG EAST Conference, Georgetown was ranked 11th and Villanova was ranked 22nd.
The Friars open the 2001 season at the University of New Hampshire Invitational on Friday, September 7.
FinishLynx/NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLLRANK TEAM (1st-place votes) POINTS1. Colorado (9) 2982. Boston College (3) 2783. Stanford 2734. Brigham Young 2695. Wisconsin 2516. North Carolina 2307. Yale 2188. Arizoni 2139. North Carolina State 19210. Arizona State 18911. Georgetown 18512. Arkansas 18213. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 15414. Missouri 13315. Marquette 11116. Colorado State 10417. Texas A&M 10018. Minnesota 8119. Washington 7720. Weber State 6921. Wake Forest 6222. Villanova 5023. Columbia 4524. Michigan 4425. Duke 26
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