According to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) preseason computer projections, the Arkansas men and Clemson women are projected to usurp the long-reigning Gators and Ducks, who start at number two and three in their respective rankings.
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2013 USTFCCCA MEN’S PRESEASON POLL |
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Rank |
School |
Points |
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1 |
Arkansas |
219.90 |
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2 |
Florida |
119.52 |
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3 |
Texas |
103.66 |
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4 |
Texas A&M |
98.35 |
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5 |
Oregon |
93.44 |
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6 |
Arizona State |
92.26 |
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7 |
Indiana |
77.93 |
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8 |
Minnesota |
76.67 |
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9 |
Arizona |
75.41 |
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10 |
LSU |
72.65 |
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11 |
Auburn |
70.55 |
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12 |
Wisconsin |
64.11 |
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13 |
BYU |
55.68 |
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14 |
Virginia Tech |
51.88 |
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15 |
Stanford |
48.52 |
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16 |
Florida State |
48.50 |
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17 |
NC State |
47.42 |
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18 |
Penn State |
47.21 |
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19 |
UCLA |
47.08 |
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20 |
Mississippi State |
46.30 |
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21 |
Northern Arizona |
42.49 |
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22 |
Kansas State |
41.76 |
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23 |
Mississippi |
41.07 |
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24 |
Oklahoma |
39.16 |
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25 |
Pittsburgh |
38.91 |
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Men's Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
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1 |
SEC |
717.73 |
7 |
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2 |
Pac-12 |
420.18 |
5 |
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3 |
Big Ten |
385.09 |
4 |
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4 |
Big 12 |
262.62 |
3 |
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5 |
ACC |
201.38 |
3 |
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6 |
Big East |
89.11 |
1 |
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7 |
Mountain West |
86.91 |
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8 |
WAC |
64.48 |
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9 |
West Coast |
55.68 |
1 |
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10 |
Conference USA |
53.23 |
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2013 USTFCCCA WOMEN’S PRESEASON POLL |
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Rank |
School |
Points |
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1 |
Clemson |
150.90 |
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2 |
Kansas |
147.20 |
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3 |
Oregon |
146.75 |
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4 |
LSU |
124.98 |
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5 |
Florida |
114.99 |
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6 |
Texas A&M |
112.36 |
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7 |
Arkansas |
112.17 |
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8 |
Iowa State |
76.31 |
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9 |
California |
70.74 |
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10 |
Washington |
69.48 |
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11 |
UCF |
69.26 |
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12 |
Arizona |
63.32 |
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13 |
Stanford |
56.24 |
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14 |
Texas |
52.75 |
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15 |
Baylor |
47.54 |
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16 |
Wisconsin |
46.44 |
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17 |
Georgia |
46.02 |
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18 |
Indiana State |
44.58 |
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19 |
Michigan |
44.17 |
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20 |
San Diego State |
38.39 |
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21 |
Nebraska |
36.45 |
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22 |
Illinois |
35.25 |
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23 |
Michigan State |
35.11 |
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24 |
Auburn |
34.28 |
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25 |
Illinois State |
32.50 |
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Women's Conference Index Top 10 |
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Rank |
Conference |
Points |
Top 25 Teams |
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1 |
SEC |
672.56 |
6 |
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2 |
Pac-12 |
483.25 |
5 |
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3 |
Big 12 |
442.34 |
4 |
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4 |
ACC |
247.71 |
1 |
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5 |
Big Ten |
236.33 |
5 |
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6 |
Big East |
143.10 |
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7 |
Missouri Valley |
107.35 |
2 |
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8 |
Conference USA |
103.21 |
1 |
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9 |
Sun Belt |
53.61 |
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10 |
Ivy |
48.47 |
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