Badgers ranked 14th in preseason national poll
September 01, 2021 | Men's Cross Country
Wisconsin ranked third in regional
Reigning Big Ten champs begin cross country season with top-rankings
Badgers rank third in Great Lakes Regional and 14th NationallyÂ
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With a full fall schedule in store, there are high hopes for the Badger squad.Â
ÂLast season, the Badgers claimed their 51st Big Ten Conference title and finished 18th at the NCAA championships.Â
ÂSophomore Rowen Ellenberg led the team at the Big Ten meet with his third-place finish, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors. Wisconsin returns its top-six runners from Big Tens, including first-team All-Big Ten honorees Jackson Sharp and Charlie Wheeler, and second-team honoree Bob Liking.Â
ÂUW also returns its top-five NCAA finishers, including senior Seth Hirsch, who led the Badgers at the championship. Graduate student Ollin Hacker and senior Shuaib Aljabaly also return with Big Ten and NCAA experience.Â
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Â2021 USTFCCCA Preseason National Poll
ÂRk. School   Pts. (1st) Last
1.  Northern Arizona 328 (10)  1
2.  Notre Dame   308 (10)  2
3.  BYU   299   7
4.  Oregon   288   NR
5.  Stanford   285   5
6.  Arkansas   269   4
7.  Oklahoma State  268   3
8.  Tulsa   241    6
9.  Butler   226   13
10. Iona   223    10
11. Iowa State   217   8
12. Colorado   200   14
13. Washington   198   25
14. Wisconsin   182   18
15. Wake Forest   174   15
16. Michigan State 142   17
   Portland   142   21
18. Ole Miss   137   12
19. Utah State   115   11
20. Furman   107    24
21. Villanova   99   20
22. Indiana   89   26
23. Duke   78   16
24. Southern Utah   71   9
25. Georgetown   57   22
26. Michigan   46   NR
27. Gonzaga   44   27
28. Harvard   43   NR
   NC State   43   23
30. Charlotte   42   28
Also Receiving Votes: Purdue 32, Syracuse 31, Air Force 28, Texas 22, Florida State 17, Boise State 16, Virginia 4, UMass Lowell 3, Washington State 1
2021 USTFCCCA Great Lakes Regional Poll
ÂRk. School   Conf.
1. Notre Dame   ACC2.  Butler   Big East
3.  Wisconsin   Big Ten
4.  Michigan State Big Ten
5.  Indiana   Big Ten
6.  Purdue Big Ten
7.  Michigan   Big Ten
8.  Eastern Michigan  Mid-American
9.  Miami (OH)   Mid-American
10. Youngstown State  Horizon
11. Toledo   Mid-American
12. Ohio State   Big Ten
13. Cincinnati   American
14. Dayton      Atlantic 10
15. Ohio    Mid-American
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