The women’s program holds possession of the No. 1 spot in the South Region.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators Women’s Cross Country team takes another step up in the national rankings as the team now holds the No. 6 spot in the newest edition of the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I National Coaches’ Poll.
The rise in placement comes off the back of the team being crowned the SEC Cross Country Champions after a first place finish in Columbia, South Carolina on October 27. During the meet, Parker Valby earned her second consecutive SEC Cross Country Individual Championship while four other Florida finishers placed in the top twenty: Flomena Asekol (4), Amelia Mazza-Downie (8), Elise Thorner (17) and Allison Wilson (19). The Gators finished ahead of other ranked programs including No. 11 Arkansas, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 16 Alabama and No. 24 Ole Miss.
WOMEN’S SOUTH REGION RANKINGS
Team
Conference
Ranking
Florida
SEC
1
Tennessee
SEC
2
Alabama
SEC
3
Lipscomb
ASUN
4
Ole Miss
SEC
5
Georgia Tech
ACC
6
Florida State
ACC
7
Vanderbilt
SEC
8
Auburn
SEC
9
Belmont
Missouri Valley
10
Kennesaw State
ASUN
11
Middle Tennessee
Conference USA
12
Mississippi State
SEC
13
Samford
SoCon
14
Chattanooga
SoCon
15
2023 USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL – WEEK 1
Rank
Team
Points
Region
Conference
1
Northern Arizona
330
Mountain (1)
Big Sky
2
North Carolina State
319
Southeast Region (1)
ACC
3
BYU
304
Mountain (2)
Big 12
4
Georgetown
285
Mid-Atlantic (1)
Big Eas
5
Oklahoma State
279
Midwest (1)
Big 12
6
Florida
274
South (1)
SEC
7
Stanford
264
West (1)
Pac-12
8
Washington
257
West (2)
Pac-12
9
Notre Dame
250
Great Lakes (1)
ACC
10
Virginia
226
Southeast (2)
ACC
11
Arkansas
207
South Central (1)
SEC
12
Oregon
186
West (3)
Pac-12
13
Colorado
185
Mountain (3)
Pac-12
14
Michigan State
175
Great Lakes (2)
Big Ten
15
Tennessee
164
South (2)
SEC
16
Alabama
157
South (3)
SEC
17
Oregon State
147
West (4)
Pac-12
18
Iowa State
144
Midwest (2)
Big 12
19
Lipscomb
139
South (4)
ASUN
20
Utah
137
Mountain (4)
Pac-12
21
California Baptist
110
West (5)
WAC
22
Utah Valley
108
Mountain (5)
WAC
23
Wisconsin
92
Great Lakes (3)
Big Ten
24
Ole Miss
75
South (5)
SEC
25
Furman
73
Southeast (3)
SoCon
26
Harvard
59
Northeast (1)
Ivy League
27
Colorado State
48
Mountain (6)
Mountain West
T28
Syracuse
41
Northeast (2)
ACC
T28
Providence
21
Northeast (3)
Big East
30
Portland
15
West (6)
WCC
UPCOMING ACTION
The Gators will compete and play host to the 2023 NCAA South Regional at home in Gainesville on November 10.
2023 FLORIDA CROSS COUNTRY REMAINING SCHEDULE
Date
Meet
Location
11/10
NCAA South Regional
Gainesville, Florida
11/18
NCAA Championships
Charlottesville, Virginia
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