Sept. 9, 2004
On the heels of this weekend's Missouri Cross Country Challenge, the preseason FinishLynx Division I Cross Country Coaches' Poll came out to be what was expected for the Tiger women's team. After ending the 2003 season with a 12th-place national finish, the Mizzou women are ranked exactly at the same 12th-place spot in this, the first week of the national poll.
The Tiger women open the season as hosts of the Missouri Cross Country Challenge to be hosted this Saturday with competition from the Missouri Valley's Southwest Missouri State. The Tigers then follow-up action on September 18th with the Woody Greeno Nebraska Invitational.
The Stanford women, 2003 NCAA Champions, are ranked No. 1 in the poll. The Big 12 has three teams in the top 30 with Colorado on top with a No. 6 ranking, Missouri at No. 12, and Baylor at No. 25.
The next poll will be released on September 20. This week's and future polls can be found at http://www.finishlynx.com/sports/athletics/x_country_poll/2004/04xcprepoll.html.
FinishLynx NCAA DIVISION I
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL POLL
2004 Preseason Poll - September 8, 2004
1. Stanford (10) 386
2. Providence (3) 372
3. Brigham Young 371
4. Notre Dame 342
5. North Carolina State 329
6. Colorado 322
7. Michigan 316
8. Princeton 288
UCLA 288
10. Villanova 265
11. Wake Forest 248
12. Missouri 235
13. Columbia 231
14. North Carolina 221
15. Northern Arizona 189
16. Georgetown 184
Washington 184
18. Arkansas 165
19. Arizona State 158
20. Duke 155
21. Marquette 145
22. Tennessee 119
23. Penn State 109
24. Michigan State 95
25. Baylor 73
26. Colorado State 69
27. Indiana 44
28. Yale 36
29. Minnesota 27
30. West Virginia 20
Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: California 15, Georgia 13, William & Mary 9, Texas Tech 5, Toledo 5, UC-Santa Barbara 5, Illinois 2, Vanderbilt 2, Washington State 2, Dartmouth 1.