Men's Cross Country Picked to Finish Fourth in the ACC While the Women were picked 13th
September 01, 2016 | Cross Country
Cards ranked four in ACC Preseason Poll while the women were picked 13th
GREENSBORO, N.C. – After finishing seventh at the NCAA Championship last year, the Cardinal men were picked to finish fourth in the ACC preseason poll. The Louisville women were picked to finish 13th in the preseason poll.
Reigning NCAA champion Syracuse was picked to claim its fourth straight Atlantic Coast Conference men's cross country title, and the NC State women were selected as 2016 conference favorites in a vote of the league's head coaches.
The ACC is well-represented in the USTFCCCA coaches' preseason polls released Tuesday, with four men's teams ranked among the top 30 and four also women's teams represented.
Syracuse leads conference teams in the men's poll with a No. 1 national ranking. Virginia is ranked 15th, followed by Louisville at No. 24 and NC State at No. 30. Florida State received votes.
NC State's women earned a No. 5 preseason ranking, while Notre Dame is 14th, Syracuse 15th and Virginia 16th.
The 2016 ACC cross country predicted order of finish by the league head coaches is as follows:
MEN
1. Syracuse
2. Virginia
3. NC State
4. Louisville
5. Virginia Tech
6. Florida State
7. Notre Dame
8. North Carolina
9. Duke
10. Clemson
11. Georgia Tech
12. Wake Forest
13. Pitt
14. Boston College
15. Miami
WOMEN
1. NC State
2. Virginia
3. Notre Dame
4. Syracuse
5. Virginia Tech
6. Florida State
7. Boston College
8. Pitt
9. North Carolina
10. Duke
11. Clemson
12. Wake Forest
13. Louisville
14. Georgia Tech
15. Miami
Reigning NCAA champion Syracuse was picked to claim its fourth straight Atlantic Coast Conference men's cross country title, and the NC State women were selected as 2016 conference favorites in a vote of the league's head coaches.
The ACC is well-represented in the USTFCCCA coaches' preseason polls released Tuesday, with four men's teams ranked among the top 30 and four also women's teams represented.
Syracuse leads conference teams in the men's poll with a No. 1 national ranking. Virginia is ranked 15th, followed by Louisville at No. 24 and NC State at No. 30. Florida State received votes.
NC State's women earned a No. 5 preseason ranking, while Notre Dame is 14th, Syracuse 15th and Virginia 16th.
The 2016 ACC cross country predicted order of finish by the league head coaches is as follows:
MEN
1. Syracuse
2. Virginia
3. NC State
4. Louisville
5. Virginia Tech
6. Florida State
7. Notre Dame
8. North Carolina
9. Duke
10. Clemson
11. Georgia Tech
12. Wake Forest
13. Pitt
14. Boston College
15. Miami
WOMEN
1. NC State
2. Virginia
3. Notre Dame
4. Syracuse
5. Virginia Tech
6. Florida State
7. Boston College
8. Pitt
9. North Carolina
10. Duke
11. Clemson
12. Wake Forest
13. Louisville
14. Georgia Tech
15. Miami
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