Washington women back to number 3 in latest USTFCCCA poll, while Zags ranked for third time...
The Husky victory, led by senior Katie Rainsberger’s (left, #1276/photo by Paul Merca) sixth place finish, moved the team from number 8 to number 3 in the poll.
Arkansas remains the nation’s number one team, followed in order by Stanford, Washington, BYU, and Colorado.
Other Pac-12 schools ranked in the national top 30 include: number 16 Utah, and number 20 Oregon.
On the men’s side, the Husky men’s squad dropped three spots from number 4 to number 7, after finishing fourth in the Pre-Nationals behind BYU, Colorado and Iona.
The nation’s top five men’s squads are in order: Northern Arizona, BYU, Colorado, Stanford, and Iowa State.
Other Pac-12 teams in the national top 30 include: number 7 Washington, number 10 UCLA, and number 16 Oregon.
After their 16th place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational in Madison, Wisconsin, the voters were convinced to move Pat Tyson’s Gonzaga Bulldogs into the national top 30, where the Zags reside at 29.
This is the third time in program history that the Bulldogs have been ranked in the national top 30. Last year, the Bulldogs were in the national top 30 for two weeks.
Nationally ranked teams from the West Region include: Stanford (3), Washington (7), UCLA (10), Portland (12), Oregon (16), Boise State (18), and Gonzaga (29).
Next weekend is conference championship weekend, followed by the NCAA regionals on November 15th, as the West Regionals will be hosted by Washington State at the Colfax Golf Course, followed by the NCAA championships on November 23rd in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The USTFCCCA release is available here.
NOTE: The USTFCCCA contributed to this report.
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