USTFCCCA 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country
Rankings & Polls Calendar

Weeks	Region Rankings	National Coaches' Poll	KEY DATES
Preseason	Mon 8/28 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 8/29 MEN \| WOMEN	Sep. 1: Earliest Contest
Week 1	Mon 9/11 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 9/12 MEN \| WOMEN	Sep. 8: First countable, at-large
Week 2	Mon 9/18 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 9/19 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 3	Mon 9/25 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 9/26 MEN \| WOMEN
Week 4	Mon 10/2 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 10/3 MEN \| WOMEN	Oct. 14: Pre-National
Week 5	Mon 10/16 MEN \| WOMEN	Tue 10/17 MEN \| WOMEN	Oct. 26-29: Conference Champs
Week 6	Mon 10/30	Tue 10/31	Nov. 10: NCAA Regionals
Week 7		Mon 11/13	Nov. 18: NCAA Champs
FINAL Results	Fri 11/10	Sat 11/18

Week-by-Week Ranking PDFs
NATIONAL: 2017 | All-Time
REGIONAL: 2017 | All-Time

Weeks	Rankings RELEASE DATE	Releases	National Rankings BASIS	Region Rankings BASIS	#EventSquad Rankings BASIS
Preseason	Mon 1/9	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	(no release)	(no release)
Week 1	Mon 1/23	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data	(no release)
Week 2	Mon 1/30	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data: Top-16 Summary By Team \| By Event
Week 3	Mon 2/6	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data Top-16 Summary By Team \| By Event
Week 4	Mon 2/13	MEN \| WOMEN	Current-Year Data*	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data Top-16 Summary By Team \| By Event
Week 5	Mon 2/20	MEN \| WOMEN	Current-Year Data*	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data Top-16 Summary By Team \| By Event
Week 6	Mon 2/27	MEN \| WOMEN	Final current-year data	Current-Year Data (FINAL)	Current-Year Data (FINAL) Top-16 Summary By Team \| By Event
Week 7	Mon 3/6	MEN \| WOMEN	NCAA Championship entries	(no release)	(no release)
FINAL	Sat 3/11		Final NCAA results	Week 6 rankings	Week 6 rankings
NOTES			* Plus superior preseason data valid for combined events Full rationale		unofficial rankings measured by adding a squad's best four ranked-performances in each event

December 1, 2016: First date of qualifying period (NCAA Qualifying Criteria)
(formula: December 1 -- if combined event concludes on Dec. 1, it falls within qualifying window)
Sunday, February 26: Final qualifying date, unless a conference championship (NCAA Qualifying Criteria)
(formula: Second Sunday prior to national championships)
Sunday, February 26: Conference Championships conclude
March 10-11: DI National Championships, College Station, Texas
(formula: begins second Friday in March)

Weeks	Rankings RELEASE DATE	Press Releases	National Rankings BASIS	Region Rankings BASIS	#EventSquad Rankings BASIS
Preseason	Mon 3/20	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	(no release)	(no release)
Week 1	Mon 4/3	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data	(no release)
Week 2	Mon 4/10	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data Top-16 Summary Full: By Team \| By Event
Week 3	Mon 4/17	MEN \| WOMEN	Preseason + Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data Top-16 Summary Full: By Team \| By Event
Week 4	Mon 4/24	MEN \| WOMEN	Current-Year Data*	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data
Week 5	Mon 5/1		Current-Year Data*	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data
Week 6	Mon 5/8		Current-Year Data*	Current-Year Data	Current-Year Data
Week 7	Mon 5/15		Final current-year data^	Current-Year Data (FINAL)	Current-Year Data (FINAL)
Week 8	Mon 5/22		NCAA Preliminary Round entries^	(no release)	(no release)
Week 9	Tue 5/30		NCAA Final Round entries^	(no release)	(no release)
FINAL	Sat 6/10		Final NCAA results	Week 7 release	Week 7 release
NOTES			* Plus superior preseason data valid for 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and combined events (a current-season mark must exist for the distance events)		unofficial rankings measured by adding a squad's best four ranked-performances in each event
			^ Superior preseason data valid for 5000 meters and 10,000 meters (a current-season mark must exist for the distance events)