TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ? There are only six days left until the city of Terre Haute once again becomes the center of the collegiate cross country world, when the best of the best Division I men's and women's runners invade the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course for the NCAA Country Championships on Nov. 19. 

Last weekend, teams qualified for the NCAA championships in one of nine regional championships.  There were great performances on both the men's and women's sides, which caused a number of significant changes in the final Division I polls released today by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

On the men's side, Colorado, Portland and Michigan made the strongest improvements headed into Monday's race.  However, Oregon held onto its top position, receiving all 13 first-place votes after winning Saturday's West Regional in front of the home crowd in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks won the meet and an automatic bid to the championships with 47 points, led by individual champion Galen Rupp. 

Colorado also made a late-season move as it prepares to defend its national title. The Buffaloes jumped four spots to No. 2 in the final poll after winning the Mountain Regional for the fifth straight year and are followed by Iona, UTEP, Wisconsin, Northern Arizona, Arkansas, Portland, Oklahoma State and North Carolina State to round out the top 10.

In all, seven members of this week's top 10 won regional championships including top-ranked Oregon (West), No. 2 Colorado (Mountain), No. 3 Iona (Northeast), No. 5 Wisconsin (Great Lakes), No. 7 Arkansas (South Central), No. 9 Oklahoma State (Midwest) and No. 10 North Carolina State (Southeast).

In other action, Portland surprised Stanford and several other highly ranked opponents by placing second at the West Regional second with 76 points to earn an automatic bid.  That performance helped the Pilots moved up 12 spots in the poll to No. 8.  No. 12 Alabama won the South Regional while No. 11 Michigan tied Wisconsin for first at the Great Lakes Regional with 68 points, helping the Wolverines to move up 12 spots in the final poll.

On the women's side, Florida State split up the Pacific-10 Conference's hold on the top two spots, but there's no change at No. 1 in the final women's cross country poll of the 2007 season as Stanford received all 13 first-place votes to hold onto the top spot. The Cardinal will be shooting for its third straight women's title on Monday.

Florida State climbed one spot to second in the final poll following its 35-point victory at Saturday's Southeast Regional in Gainesville, Fla.  The Seminoles were led by Susan Kuijken, who won the individual title by more than 16 seconds.  Oregon dropped one spot to No. 3 after finishing 39 points behind Stanford at the West Regional in Eugene, Ore. Princeton, Minnesota, Arizona State, Michigan State, Washington, Michigan and Illinois round out the top 10.

In other action, Northern Arizona made a big jump in the rankings after its second-place finish at the Mountain Regional behind Colorado State helped the Lumberjacks climb seven spots to No. 15.  Stony Brook also joined the rankings at No. 27 after finishing second to Providence at the Northeast Regional.

Overall, each of the top 30 teams in this week's USTFCCCA poll on both the men's and women's side advanced to the NCAA Championships, either as an automatic qualifier or as an at-large selection.