Sept. 28, 2004

Houston, Texas - The University of Houston men's cross country team is ranked ninth in the latest NCAA South Central Regional Coaches Poll. Arkansas is the top-ranked team in the poll with 150 points, while Texas is second and Texas A&M is ranked third. Baylor is ranked fourth in the poll with Rice being ranked fifth, Stephen F. Austin is sixth, LSU and Sam Houston State are seventh and Houston and Lamar are tied for the ninth spot. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is ranked 10th and North Texas is ranked 12th.

Coaches voting on the poll include Houston head coach Theresa Fuqua, Sam Houston State's Jesse Parker, Lou Snelling of Stephen F. Austin and Rice's Jon Warren.

Below is a look at this week's poll.

South Central Regional Cross Country Poll-Men
September 28, 2004
 1 Arkansas                 150
 2 Texas                    136
 3 Texas A&M                129
 4 Baylor                   120
 5 Rice                     108
 6 Stephen F. Austin        105
 7 LSU                       73
 7 Sam Houston               73
 9 Houston                   64
 9 Lamar                     64
11 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  56
12 North Texaas              43
13 UL-Lafayette              40
14 TCU                       17
15 Ark-Little Rock            8

Also Receiving Votes: SE Louisiana-7; UTPA-4; Arkansas State-3; McNeese State-2; UT-Arlington-2; UT-San Antonio-2; Tulane-1