Oct. 29, 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's cross country team dropped two spots and is ranked 10th in the country in the FinishLynx/NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll, released Monday, October 29. The Friars slipped two spots from eighth after finishing behind Georgetown and Boston College at Friday, October 26th's BIG EAST Cross Country Championship.

PC received a total of 210 points after finishing third at the BIG EAST Championship on Friday, October 26. The Friars finished third behind the Hoyas and Eagles, both whom were ranked ahead of the Friars.

Stanford remained ranked first for the second week, receiving 323 points and 11 of 13 first-place votes. Brigham Young and Georgetown split the last two first-place votes and are ranked second and third, respectively, this week. North Carolina St. (No. 4 with 281 points) and Boston College (No. 5 and 265 points) round out the top five.

The Friars compete next on Saturday, November 10 at the NCAA Northeast Regional at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass.

FinishLynx/NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Poll

Ranking	Team (1st-place votes)	        Points
	1.	Stanford (11)	        323
	2.	Brigham Young (1)	311
	3.	Georgetown (1)	        299
	4.	North Carolina State	281
	5.	Boston College	        265
	6.	Michigan State	        260
	7.	Colorado	        255
	8.	Arizona	                231
	9.	North Carolina	        221
	10.	PROVIDENCE COLLEGE	210
	11.	Arizona State	        199
	12.	Arkansas	        186
	13.	Northern Arizona	157
	14.	Virginia	        150
	15.	Yale	                126
	16.	Colorado State	        113
	17.	UCLA	                102
	18.	Marquette	         92
	19.	Notre Dame	         82
	20.	Oklahoma State	         67
	21.	Villanova	         59
	22.	Cornell	                 56
	23.	James Madison	         50
	24.	Washington	         45
	25.	Duke	                 26

Other Teams Also Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech 15, Michigan 14, Boston University 12, Wisconsin 11, Texas 5, Minnesota 2.