Hokie ClubVirginia Tech women's cross country is rated 25th in the latest U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) poll, released Tuesday. The Hokies debuted at 20th in the Sept. 11 preseason poll.
The Hokies earned 82 points in the national poll and took fifth place in the USTFCCCA's Southeast Regional poll after ranking fourth in the preseason edition.
Stanford, the back-to-back NCAA champion, earned 10 first-place votes to top the national rankings while Atlantic Coast Conference members Virginia (No. 10), Florida State (No. 12), NC State (No. 16), Duke (No. 19) and Boston College (No. 26) were rated as well.
Virginia, NC State, Duke and Florida State finished ahead of the Hokies in the southeast region.
The men's team remained sixth in the Southeast Regional poll for the second consecutive week.
Tech's next meet is the William & Mary Invitational at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Williamsburg, Va.
2007 USTFCCA Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll
1. Stanford (10)
2. Michigan
3. Colorado (3)
4. Arkansas
5. Wisconsin
6. Arizona State
7. Illinois
8. Minnesota
9. Michigan State
10. Virginia
11. Providence
12. Florida State
13. Princeton
14. Iowa
15. Georgia
16. NC State
17. Washington
18. Brigham Young
19. Duke
20. Georgetown
21. Colorado State
22. Baylor
23. Texas Tech
24. Oregon
25. Virginia Tech
26. Boston College
27. Notre Dame
28. Tennessee
29. Penn State
30. Florida