Recently, the Texas A&M University-Commerce men's cross country team finished ahead of No. 3 Alabama-Huntsville (they were 13th), No. 5 Columbus State (they were 22nd), No. 9 Christian Brothers (they were 18th) in the NCAA South Regional Rankings at the Brooks Memphis XC Twilight and as a result, in Tuesday's latest USTFCCCA Regional Rankings, the Lions are ranked No. 10 in the NCAA South Central Regional poll.

A&M-Commerce is ranked in the poll for the first time since the 2005 season, where the Lions spent the last month in the regional poll and went on to finish fifth at the Lone Star Conference Championships and 10th at the NCAA South Central Regional.

The Lions will host the 2007 Lone Star Conference Championships on Saturday, October 20th at Eddie Moore Park in Commerce.

USTFCCCA South Central Regional Poll

1. Abilene Christian
2. Southwest Baptist
3. Central Missouri
4. Missouri Southern State
5. Emporia State
6. Pittsburg State
7. East Central
8. Tarleton State
9. Ft. Hays State
10. Texas A&M - Commerce