SAN FRANCISCO – Fresh off a victory at the competitive Nuttycombe Invitational, COLORADO took over the No. 1 spot in the women’s poll to lead 11 Pac-12 Cross Country teams in the latest United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Week 4 rankings released on Tuesday.

USTFCCCA MEN’S POLL (Week 4)

5. Stanford (-1)

11. Colorado (-4)

12. Washington (-)

13. Oregon (-2)

17. Washington State (-2)

25. UCLA (-2)

USTFCCCA WOMEN’S POLL (Week 4)

1. Colorado (+1, 11 first-place votes)

4. Oregon (-)

5. Stanford (-2)

16. Washington (-)

27. Utah (-3)

RV: California, Oregon State, UCLA

The Pac-12’s combined 11 ranked teams are the most of any conference in the country, highlighted by six top-30 men’s programs, which are double the next closest league, and three of the top five women’s squads.

The Buffaloes’ women climbed to unanimous No. 1 for the first time this season, jumping ahead of defending NCAA national champion and then-No. 1 New Mexico after posting a 50-point win over the third-place Lobos and an 11-point margin over new No. 2 ranked Boise State, which finished runner-up to CU at the Nuttycombe. Colorado placed four runners in the top 20 and all five scorers in the top 40, led by defending Pac-12 champion and All-American Dani Jones’ fourth-place showing.

The STANFORD men’s and women’s teams slipped in the rankings despite both capturing team titles at their own Stanford Invitational. All-American Elise Cranny captured her second consecutive Stanford Invite individual title, holding off fellow NCAA All-Americans Katie Rainsberger of WASHINGTON and teammate Fiona O’Keeffe on her home course.

UCLA’s Robert Brandt raced unattached to victory at the Stanford Invitational, but the Cardinal placed all five scorers in the top nine to capture the men’s team title and remain in the national top five.

New rankings and major races take a week hiatus ahead of the Pre-Nationals Invitational hosted by Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 13. All 12 Pac-12 women’s teams and all nine Conference men’s teams are slated to compete in the tune-up for November’s NCAA Championships.

The 2018 Pac-12 Championships will be hosted by Stanford at the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif., on Friday, Oct. 26. For the second straight year, the Championships will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks with racing starting at 11 a.m. PT.

The NCAA Mountain and West Regionals will be held Friday, Nov. 9 in Provo, Utah and Sacramento, Calif., respectively, with teams advancing to the 2018 NCAA Championships in Madison, Wisc., on Saturday, Nov. 17.

The Pac-12 will be looking to add to its distinction as the winningest conference in NCAA Cross Country history this fall as current league members boast the most combined team national championships (28 – 16 men/12 women) and individual titles (28 – 25 men/3 women) of any league in the country.