No. 29 Men's Cross Country Earns National Ranking For Second Straight Week
Full USTFCCCA Rankings
NEW ORLEANS, LA. - After an idle week, Northwood men's cross country team landed at No. 29 in this week's United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II Men's Cross Country rankings. USTFCCCA's rankings were released Wednesday (Oct. 12) with No. 29 Northwood and No. 12 Walsh being the only Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) teams appearing on the list.
Following their first-ever national ranking last week, Northwood's season mark's kept them within the top 30 this week. The 29th-ranked team is also eighth in the region and is one of three GMAC schools to make the regional rankings (Walsh - No. 2 and Cedarville - No. 9).
Northwood's cross-country teams will head to the Warrior Challenge hosted by Wayne State on Saturday, October 22. The team looks to continue their surge before they host the Northwood Tune-Up on Saturday, October 29.
USTFCCCA NCAA Division II
Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll
| RANK | TEAM & INFO | PTS | CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
COLO. SCHOOL OF MINES South Central Region (1) RMAC |
240 (8 fpv) |
◀▶ (LW: 1) |
| 2 | 
|
ADAMS STATE South Central Region (2) RMAC |
232 | ◀▶ (LW: 2) |
| 3 | 
|
GRAND VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (1) GLIAC |
222 | ◀▶ (LW: 3) |
| 4 | 
|
WINGATE Southeast Region (1) SAC |
216 | ◀▶ (LW: 4) |
| 5 | 
|
LEE (TENN.) South Region (1) GSC |
205 | ◀▶ (LW: 5) |
| 6 | 
|
CHICO STATE West Region (1) CCAA |
198 | ◀▶ (LW: 6) |
| 7 | 
|
COLORADO CHRISTIAN South Central Region (3) RMAC |
193 | ▲ 2 (LW: 9) |
| 8 | 
|
AUGUSTANA (S.D.) Central Region (2) NSIC |
188 | ▼ 1 (LW: 7) |
| 9 | 
|
MISSOURI SOUTHERN Central Region (1) MIAA |
176 | ▼ 1 (LW: 8) |
| 10 | 
|
WESTERN COLORADO South Central Region (4) RMAC |
169 | ▲ 1 (LW: 11) |
| 11 | 
|
CHARLESTON (W.VA.) Atlantic Region (1) Mountain East Nick Bias (9th) |
161 | ▼ 1 (LW: 10) |
| 12 | 
|
WALSH Midwest Region (2) G-MAC |
152 | ◀▶ (LW: 12) |
| 13 | 
|
PITTSBURG STATE Central Region (3) MIAA |
141 | ◀▶ (LW: 13) |
| 14 | 
|
UC-COLORADO SPRINGS South Central Region (5) RMAC |
135 | ▲ 1 (LW: 15) |
| 15 | 
|
ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD Midwest Region (3) GLVC |
128 | ▲ 10 (LW: 25) |
| 16 | 
|
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE South Region (2) GSC |
120 | ◀▶ (LW: 16) |
| 17 | 
|
WESTERN WASHINGTON West Region (3) GNAC |
112 | ▲ 9 (LW: 26) |
| 18 | 
|
AZUSA PACIFIC West Region (2) PacWest |
108 | ▲ 1 (LW: 19) |
| 19 | 
|
MICHIGAN TECH Midwest Region (4) GLIAC |
92 | ▼ 5 (LW: 14) |
| 20 | 
|
SIMON FRASER West Region (4) GNAC |
84 | ▲ 10 (LW: 30) |
| 21 | 
|
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE Midwest Region (5) GLIAC |
79 | NR |
| 22 | 
|
ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE South Region (3) GSC |
67 | ▼ 4 (LW: 18) |
| 23 | 
|
CAL POLY POMONA West Region (5) CCAA |
62 | ▼ 3 (LW: 20) |
| 24 | 
|
NEB.-KEARNEY Central Region (4) MIAA |
57 | ▼ 3 (LW: 21) |
| 25 | 
|
WEST TEXAS A&M South Central Region (6) Lone Star |
49 | ▼ 1 (LW: 24) |
| 26 | 
|
UW-PARKSIDE Midwest Region (6) GLIAC |
41 | NR |
| 27 | 
|
WAYNE STATE (MICH.) Midwest Region (7) GLIAC |
28 | ▼ 10 (LW: 17) |
| 28 | 
|
FRANKLIN PIERCE East Region (1) Northeast-10 |
25 | ▼ 1 (LW: 27) |
| 29 | 
|
NORTHWOOD (MICH.) Midwest Region (8) G-MAC |
14 | ▼ 1 (LW: 28) |
| 30 | 
|
BIOLA (CALIF.) West Region (6) PacWest |
10 | NR |
Also Receiving Votes: CSU Pueblo 9, Cedarville 3, Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 3, Fresno Pacific 1
Dropped Out: No. 22 Lewis, No. 23 Fresno Pacific, No. 29 CSU Pueblo