After beating the Oregon men at last weekend’s NCAA West Regional championships, Stanford launched itself to No. 4 in Tuesday’s USTFCCCA Division I National Coaches Polls.
Heading into Saturday’s NCAA championships, the Pac-12 boasts three of the top five teams in the country, with Colorado, Stanford and Oregon making up the No. 3 through No. 5 spots. The Buffaloes were unseated from their No. 1 ranking after being edged out by Northern Arizona at last weekend’s Mountain Region championships. With the victory, Northern Arizona enters championship weekend as the No. 1 seed, the first time it’s been at the top of the polls since 1995.
Also, leapfrogging Colorado was reigning NCAA champion Oklahoma State. The Cowboys rose one spot to No. 2. The Pac-12′s other previous representatives, Arizona State and Washington, both dropped out of the top 30 after being unable to secure bids to the NCAA championships.
Despite receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA championships, the Oregon women dropped two spots to No. 17 after a third-place finish at last weekend’s NCAA West Regional championships.
At the top of the polls, the Providence women reclaimed their No. 1 spot from Arizona after dominating No. 15 Dartmouth at the Northeast Regional championships. The Wildcats dropped to No. 2 and were followed by Arkansas, which remains at No. 3.
Florida State jumped one spot to No. 4 and Colorado moved up five places to No. 5. Stanford rose six spots to No. 12 after a second-place finish at the West Regional championships, while Washington slid eight spots to No. 20 after a fifth-place finish in the West region.
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