2020 NCAA DI Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings – Week 7

NEW ORLEANS – Let’s check the final NCAA Division I Men’s Cross Country Regional Rankings for the 2020 season, which were released on Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

With no Regional Championships this year, this is the closest thing we have to finding out which teams impressed the most during one of the strangest years in the sport.

NCAA Division I — Men's Cross Country
This Week's Regional-Leading Teams
Wisconsin
Georgetown
Oklahoma State
BYU
Iona
Ole Miss
Arkansas
NC State
Stanford
GREAT LAKES
Wisconsin
MID-ATLANTIC
Georgetown
MIDWEST
Oklahoma State
MOUNTAIN
BYU
NORTHEAST
Iona
SOUTH
Ole Miss
SOUTH CENTRAL
Arkansas
SOUTHEAST
NC State
WEST
Stanford
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Great Lakes Region

There were a few changes to the top-5 in the Great Lakes Region.

Wisconsin and Notre Dame remained No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, but with Michigan not making the NCAA meet, it dropped all the way down to No. 7, which shifted Indiana to No. 3, Michigan State to No. 4, Purdue to No. 5 and Butler to No. 6.

Mid-Atlantic Region

There was one major change to the top-5 in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Georgetown and Villanova went head-to-head at the BIG EAST Championships this past weekend and to the top team, goes the spoils. The Hoyas finished runner-up to Butler, so that means they go to No. 2 in Week 7, while the third-place Wildcats dropped to No. 2.

Navy, Pittsburgh and Temple are still No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Midwest Region

There were no changes to the top-5 in the Midwest Region.

Oklahoma State and Iowa State remained No. 1 and No. 2, followed by No. 3 Tulsa, No. 4 Nebraska and No. 5 Kansas State.

Mountain Region

There were a few changes to the top-5 in the Mountain Region.

BYU, Northern Arizona and Colorado remained No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, but Mountain West champion Air Force jumped two spots following its conference title, while shifted both Mountain West runner-up Utah State and Southern Utah down one spot.

Northeast Region

There were a few changes to the top-5 in the Northeast Region.

Iona remained No. 1 following yet another MAAC crown, while Syracuse jumped one spot to No. 2 after a strong effort at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance Invitational. UMass Lowell is now No. 3 after winning the America East and former No. 2 UConn dropped two spots to No. 4, right ahead of new No. 5 Providence.

South Region

There was one minor change to the top-5 in the South Region.

Ole Miss and Georgia remained No. 1 and No. 2, followed by No. 3 Florida State and No. 4 Tennessee, while ASUN champion North Florida climbed two spots to No. 5.

South Central Region

There were no changes to the top-5 in the South Central Region.

Arkansas and Texas remained No. 1 and No. 2, followed by No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana, No. 4 Rice and No. 5 LSU.

Southeast Region

There were no changes to the top-5 in the Southeast Region.

NC State and Wake Forest remained No. 1 and No. 2, followed by No. 3 Virginia, No. 4 Duke and No. 5 Charlotte.

West Region

There were a few changes to the top-5 in the West Region.

Pac-12 champion Stanford and Pac-12 third-place team Washington remained No. 1 and No. 2, while Pac-12 fourth-place team Oregon dropped two spots to No. 5, which shifted both Gonzaga and Portland up one spot to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

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NCAA Division I
Men's Cross Country
USTFCCCA Regional Coaches' Rankings

2020 Week #7 - March 9th

About this Product
The USTFCCCA Regional Cross Country Coaches’ Rankings are determined subjectively by a single member coach in each respective region. The regional representative is tasked with weighing returning teams’ strength with current season results (if applicable) in determining a rank-order of squad potential. Only USTFCCCA member programs are eligible to receive a ranking. Teams with provisional status within the region may be ranked.

Great Lakes Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1wisconsinWISCONSIN
Big Ten (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2notre-dameNOTRE DAME
ACC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3indianaINDIANA
Big Ten (2)
 ▲1
(LW: 4)
4michigan-stateMICHIGAN STATE
Big Ten (4)
 ▲1
(LW: 5)
5purduePURDUE
Big Ten (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 6)
6butlerBUTLER
Big East (1)
 ▲1
(LW: 7)
7michiganMICHIGAN
Big Ten
 ▼4
(LW: 3)
8eastern-michiganEASTERN MICHIGAN
Mid-American (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9cincinnatiCINCINNATI
American (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10miami-ohioMIAMI (OHIO)
Mid-American (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11ohioOHIO
Mid-American (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12toledoTOLEDO
Mid-American (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13milwaukeeMILWAUKEE
Horizon (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14bowling-greenBOWLING GREEN
Mid-American (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15indiana-stateINDIANA STATE
Missouri Valley
 ◀▶
(LW: 15)

Mid-Atlantic Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1georgetownGEORGETOWN
Big East (2)
 ▲1
(LW: 2)
2villanovaVILLANOVA
Big East (3)
 ▼1
(LW: 1)
3navyNAVY
Patriot
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4pittsburghPITTSBURGH
ACC (10)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5templeTEMPLE
American (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6penn-statePENN STATE
Big Ten (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7la-salleLA SALLE
Atlantic 10 (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8saint-josephsSAINT JOSEPH'S
Atlantic 10 (4)
 ▲1
(LW: 9)
9lafayetteLAFAYETTE
Patriot (3)
 ▲4
(LW: 13)
10bucknellBUCKNELL
Patriot (4)
 ▼2
(LW: 8)
11george-washingtonGEORGE WASHINGTON
Atlantic 10 (5)
 ▲4
(LW: 15)
12lehighLEHIGH
Patriot (5)
 ▼2
(LW: 10)
13americanAMERICAN
Patriot (6)
 ▲1
(LW: 14)
14marshallMARSHALL
Conference USA (8)
 ▼3
(LW: 11)
15mount-st-marysMOUNT ST. MARY'S
Northeast (3)
 ▼3
(LW: 12)

Midwest Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1oklahoma-stateOKLAHOMA STATE
Big 12 (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2iowa-stateIOWA STATE
Big 12 (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3tulsaTULSA
American (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4nebraskaNEBRASKA
Big Ten (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5kansas-stateKANSAS STATE
Big 12 (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6missouriMISSOURI
SEC (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7kansasKANSAS
Big 12 (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8south-dakota-stateSOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Summit League (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9illinoisILLINOIS
Big Ten (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10minnesotaMINNESOTA
Big Ten (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11illinois-stateILLINOIS STATE
Missouri Valley (1)
 ▲4
(LW: 15)
12eastern-illinoisEASTERN ILLINOIS
OVC (1)
 ▼1
(LW: 11)
13wichita-stateWICHITA STATE
American (4)
 ▼1
(LW: 12)
14bradleyBRADLEY
Missouri Valley (2)
 ▼1
(LW: 13)
15drakeDRAKE
Missouri Valley (3)
 ▼1
(LW: 14)

Mountain Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1byuBYU
WCC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2northern-arizonaNORTHERN ARIZONA
Big Sky (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3coloradoCOLORADO
Pac-12 (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4air-forceAIR FORCE
Mountain West (1)
 ▲2
(LW: 6)
5utah-stateUTAH STATE
Mountain West (2)
 ▼1
(LW: 4)
6southern-utahSOUTHERN UTAH
Big Sky (1)
 ▼1
(LW: 5)
7weber-stateWEBER STATE
Big Sky (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8colorado-stateCOLORADO STATE
Mountain West (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9new-mexicoNEW MEXICO
Mountain West (5)
 ▲1
(LW: 10)
10wyomingWYOMING
Mountain West (6)
 ▼1
(LW: 9)
11utah-valleyUTAH VALLEY
WAC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12montana-stateMONTANA STATE
Big Sky (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13utepUTEP
Conference USA (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14texas-techTEXAS TECH
Big 12 (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15idaho-stateIDAHO STATE
Big Sky (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 15)

Northeast Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1ionaIONA
Metro Atlantic (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2syracuseSYRACUSE
ACC (6)
 ▲1
(LW: 3)
3umass-lowellUMASS LOWELL
America East (1)
 ▲1
(LW: 4)
4connecticutCONNECTICUT
Big East (4)
 ▼2
(LW: 2)
5providencePROVIDENCE
Big East (5)
 ▲1
(LW: 6)
6stony-brookSTONY BROOK
America East (2)
 ▼1
(LW: 5)
7northeasternNORTHEASTERN
Colonial (1)
 ▲1
(LW: 8)
8army-west-pointARMY WEST POINT
Patriot (1)
 ▲3
(LW: 11)
9boston-universityBOSTON UNIVERSITY
Patriot (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10buffaloBUFFALO
Mid-American (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11vermontVERMONT
America East (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 12)
12binghamtonBINGHAMTON
America East (4)
 ▼5
(LW: 7)
13rhode-islandRHODE ISLAND
Atlantic 10 (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14wagnerWAGNER
Northeast (1)
 NR
15sienaSIENA
Metro Atlantic (4)
 NR

South Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1ole-missOLE MISS
SEC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2georgiaGEORGIA
SEC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3florida-stateFLORIDA STATE
ACC (9)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4tennesseeTENNESSEE
SEC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5north-floridaNORTH FLORIDA
ASUN (1)
 ▲2
(LW: 7)
6georgia-techGEORGIA TECH
ACC (12)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7lipscombLIPSCOMB
ASUN (3)
 ▼2
(LW: 5)
8belmontBELMONT
OVC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9ut-martinUT MARTIN
OVC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10floridaFLORIDA
SEC (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11alabamaALABAMA
SEC (10)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12south-alabamaSOUTH ALABAMA
Sun Belt (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13tennessee-techTENNESSEE TECH
OVC (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14auburnAUBURN
SEC (12)
 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15memphisMEMPHIS
American (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 15)

South Central Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1arkansasARKANSAS
SEC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2texasTEXAS
Big 12 (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3southeastern-louisianaSOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
Southland (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4riceRICE
Conference USA (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5lsuLSU
SEC (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6texas-amTEXAS A&M
SEC (9)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7north-texasNORTH TEXAS
Conference USA (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8stephen-f-austinSTEPHEN F. AUSTIN
Southland (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9lamarLAMAR
Southland (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10arkansas-stateARKANSAS STATE
Sun Belt (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11ut-arlingtonUT ARLINGTON
Sun Belt (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12baylorBAYLOR
Big 12 (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13new-orleansNEW ORLEANS
Southland (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14central-arkansasCENTRAL ARKANSAS
Southland (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15mcneese-stateMCNEESE STATE
Southland (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 15)

Southeast Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1nc-stateNC STATE
ACC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2wake-forestWAKE FOREST
ACC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3virginiaVIRGINIA
ACC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4dukeDUKE
ACC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5charlotteCHARLOTTE
Conference USA (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6furmanFURMAN
SoCon (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7kentuckyKENTUCKY
SEC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8virginia-techVIRGINIA TECH
ACC (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9north-carolinaNORTH CAROLINA
ACC (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10eastern-kentuckyEASTERN KENTUCKY
OVC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11charleston-southernCHARLESTON SOUTHERN
Big South (1)
 NR
12richmondRICHMOND
Atlantic 10 (1)
 ▲3
(LW: 15)
13george-masonGEORGE MASON
Atlantic 10 (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 14)
14libertyLIBERTY
ASUN (2)
 ▼3
(LW: 11)
15clemsonCLEMSON
ACC (11)
 ▼2
(LW: 13)

West Region -- Men

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1stanfordSTANFORD
Pac-12 (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2washingtonWASHINGTON
Pac-12 (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3gonzagaGONZAGA
WCC (2)
 ▲1
(LW: 4)
4portlandPORTLAND
WCC (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 5)
5oregonOREGON
Pac-12 (4)
 ▼2
(LW: 3)
6boise-stateBOISE STATE
Mountain West (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7california-baptistCALIFORNIA BAPTIST
WAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8santa-claraSANTA CLARA
WCC (4)
 ▲2
(LW: 10)
9uclaUCLA
Pac-12 (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10washington-stateWASHINGTON STATE
Pac-12 (6)
 ▼2
(LW: 8)
11californiaCALIFORNIA
Pac-12 (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12portland-statePORTLAND STATE
Big Sky (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13grand-canyonGRAND CANYON
WAC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14arizonaARIZONA
Pac-12 (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15idahoIDAHO
Big Sky (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 15)


Week-by-Week Ranking

Great Lakes (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Wisconsin1111
Notre Dame2222
Indiana3443
Michigan State5754
Purdue4665
Butler8576
Michigan6337
Eastern Michigan7888
Cincinnati9999
Miami (Ohio)10101010
Ohio11111111
Toledo12121212
Milwaukee13131313
Bowling Green14141414
Indiana State15151515
Mid-Atlantic (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Georgetown2221
Villanova1112
Navy3333
Pittsburgh6644
Temple4455
Penn State5566
La Salle7777
Saint Joseph's9998
Lafayette1413139
Bucknell88810
George Washington1511
Lehigh10101012
American15141413
Marshall12111114
Mount St. Mary's13121215
Duquesne15
Saint Francis (Pa.)11
Midwest (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Oklahoma State2211
Iowa State3322
Tulsa1133
Nebraska10644
Kansas State4455
Missouri7566
Kansas5777
South Dakota State8888
Illinois11999
Minnesota14101010
Illinois State151511
Eastern Illinois15131112
Wichita State9111213
Bradley12121314
Drake13141415
Iowa6
Mountain (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
BYU1111
Northern Arizona2222
Colorado3333
Air Force7564
Utah State4445
Southern Utah5856
Weber State8777
Colorado State6688
New Mexico99109
Wyoming1111910
Utah Valley10101111
Montana State12121212
UTEP13131313
Texas Tech14141414
Idaho State15151515
Northeast (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Iona1111
Syracuse2332
UMass Lowell3243
Connecticut6824
Providence5565
Stony Brook4456
Northeastern7687
Army West Point1111118
Boston University10999
Buffalo9101010
Vermont12121211
Binghamton87712
Rhode Island131313
Wagner14
Siena15
Fordham141414
Hofstra151515
New Hampshire13
Manhattan15
South (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Ole Miss1111
Georgia2222
Florida State5333
Tennessee3444
North Florida6775
Georgia Tech7666
Lipscomb4557
Belmont131088
UT Martin11999
Florida881010
Alabama10111111
South Alabama12121212
Tennessee Tech9131313
Auburn14141414
Memphis15151515
South Central (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Arkansas1111
Texas2222
Southeastern Louisiana4333
Rice5544
LSU6655
Texas A&M7766
North Texas8877
Stephen F. Austin151588
Lamar3499
Arkansas State991010
UT Arlington10101111
Baylor11111212
New Orleans141313
Central Arkansas1414
McNeese State13121515
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi1413
Houston12
Southeast (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
NC State1111
Wake Forest2222
Virginia3333
Duke7444
Charlotte5655
Furman4566
Kentucky8777
Virginia Tech10988
North Carolina91099
Eastern Kentucky681010
Charleston Southern1311
Richmond1512
George Mason1413
Liberty111114
Clemson14141315
Campbell111212
William & Mary1213
High Point15
Louisville15
West (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Stanford4111
Washington3322
Gonzaga5543
Portland1254
Oregon2435
Boise State7666
California Baptist10877
Santa Clara1110108
UCLA8999
Washington State67810
California121111
Portland State1212
Grand Canyon13111313
Arizona1414
Idaho15131515
San Francisco1414
Loyola Marymount15
Cal Poly9
UC Davis12

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Cross Country

2020 Rankings & Polls Calendar
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
The NCAA Division I National Championsips have been rescheduled to be held on March 15, 2021.
Weeks Regional RankingsNational Coaches' Poll KEY DATES
Week 1Tue 10/27
MEN | WOMEN
Week 2Tue 11/3
MEN | WOMEN
Week 3Tue 11/24
MEN | WOMEN
Week 4Tue 2/2
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 2/3
MEN | WOMEN
Week 5Tue 2/16
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 2/17
MEN | WOMEN
Week 6Tue 3/2
MEN | WOMEN
Wed 3/3
MEN | WOMEN
Week 7Tue 3/9
MEN | WOMEN
Fri 3/5
MEN | WOMEN
March 5, 2021: Final day of regular season
FINAL Results
(official final ranking)
Mon 3/15
MEN | WOMEN
March 15, 2021: NCAA DI Championship (Stillwater, Okla.)