The women’s program also holds possession of the No. 1 spot in the South Region.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Gators Women’s Cross Country team has moved up one spot to No. 8 newest edition of the USTFCCA NCAA Division I National Coaches’ Poll.
The team’s rise in the rankings is courtesy of a first-place finish in the Mountain Dew Invitational. The victory was highlighted by Allison Wilson placing first overall as well as five other Florida runners finishing in the top twenty including Liina Winborn, Vasileia Spyrou, Rylee Pustilnik, Olivia Jones and Sayla Donnelley.
The team totaled 38 points which was enough to beat out Vanderbilt by four and secure the first-place finish on their home course.
WOMEN’S SOUTH REGION RANKINGS
Team
Conference
Ranking
Florida
SEC
1
Ole Miss
SEC
2
Florida State
ACC
3
Alabama
SEC
4
Lipscomb
ASUN
5
Tennessee
SEC
6
Auburn
SEC
7
Vanderbilt
SEC
8
Georgia Tech
ACC
9
Belmont
Missouri Valley
10
Middle Tennessee
Conference USA
11
Mississippi State
SEC
12
Samford
SoCon
13
Kennesaw State
ASUN
14
ETSU
SoCon
15
2023 USTFCCCA NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY NATIONAL COACHES’ POLL – WEEK 1
Rank
Team
Points
Region
Conference
1
NC State
329
Southeast (1)
ACC
2
Northern Arizona
320
Mountain (1)
Big Sky
3
Oklahoma State
297
Midwest (1)
Big 12
4
Notre Dame
281
Great lakes (1)
ACC
5
Colorado
275
Mountain (2)
Pac-12
6
BYU
259
Mountain (3)
Big 12
7
Oregon
254
West (1)
Pac-12
8
Florida
249
South (1)
SEC
9
Stanford
246
West (2)
Pac-12
10
North Carolina
237
Southeast (3)
ACC
11
Virginia
228
Southeast (2)
ACC
12
Georgetown
220
Mid-Atlantic (1)
Big East
13
Washington
197
West (3)
Pac-12
14
Providence
196
Northeast (1)
Big East
15
Michigan State
157
Great Lakes (2)
Big Ten
16
Wisconsin
135
Great Lakes (4)
Big Ten
17
Oregon State
130
West (4)
Pac-12
18
Arkansas
128
South Central (1)
SEC
19
New Mexico
126
Mountain (4)
Mountain West
20
Ohio State
123
Great Lakes (3)
Big Ten
21
Alabama
112
South (4)
SEC
22
California Baptist
86
West (5)
WAC
23
Michigan
84
Great Lakes (5)
Big Ten
24
Utah
81
Mountain (5)
Pac-12
25
Florida State
67
South (3)
ACC
T26
Iowa State
51
Midwest (2)
Big 12
T26
Ole Miss
51
South (2)
SEC
28
West Virginia
30
Mid-Atlantic (2)
Big 12
T29
Colorado State
25
Mountain (7)
Mountain West
T29
Northwestern
25
Midwest (3)
Big Ten
UPCOMING ACTION
The Gators are set to travel to Tallahassee, Florida for the FSU XC Invitational on September 29. The 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships are set to take place on Saturday, November 18 in Charlottesville, Virginia. See the entire schedule for the 2023 Cross Country season below.
2023 FLORIDA CROSS COUNTRY REMAINING SCHEDULE
Date
Meet
Location
9/29
FSU XC Invitational
Tallahassee, Florida
10/13
Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational
Madison, Wisconsin
10/27
SEC Championships
Columbia, South Carolina
11/10
NCAA South Regional
Gainesville, Florida
11/18
NCAA Championships
Charlottesville, Virginia
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