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

NEW ORLEANS – Here are the final NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country Regional Rankings of the 2020 season, released Tuesday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

Don’t forget: The 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships are Monday, March 15 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The action will be live on ESPNU and through the ESPN app starting at 12:30 pm ET.

NCAA Division I — Women's Cross Country
This Week's Regional-Leading Teams
Michigan
Michigan State
Georgetown
Minnesota
BYU
Connecticut
Alabama
Arkansas
NC State
Stanford
GREAT LAKES
Michigan
GREAT LAKES
Michigan State
MID-ATLANTIC
Georgetown
MIDWEST
Minnesota
MOUNTAIN
BYU
NORTHEAST
Connecticut
SOUTH
Alabama
SOUTH CENTRAL
Arkansas
SOUTHEAST
NC State
WEST
Stanford
Cross Country Polls & Rankings

Great Lakes Region

There weren’t any changes to the order of the top-5 programs in the Great Lakes Region.

Michigan State and Michigan are in a tie for No. 1, followed by No. 3 Indiana, No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Wisconsin.

Mid-Atlantic Region

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

Georgetown stayed at No. 1 after squeaking out the team title at the BIG EAST Championships. West Virginia, Villanova and Penn State stayed at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Atlantic 10 champion Duqunese climbed eight spots to No. 5.

Midwest Region

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

No. 1 Minnesota remained the top team, followed by No. 2 Illinois, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 4 Iowa State and No. 5 Tulsa.

Mountain Region

The Mountain Region’s top-5 had a few changes since the last set of regional rankings.

BYU is back to No. 1 and bumped Mountain West champion New Mexico back to No. 2. No. 3 Northern Arizona, No. 4 Colorado and No. 5 Colorado State remained unchanged. 

Northeast Region

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

BIG EAST runner-up UConn stayed at No. 1, while BIG EAST third-place team Providence jumped two spots to No. 2.

Syracuse and MAAC champions Iona remained at No. 3 and No. 5, respectively. The Friars shift knocked No. 4 Boston College down two spots.

South Region

No changes occurred to the order of the top-5 teams in the South Region.

Alabama and Georgia Tech remain at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, followed by No. 3 Florida State, No. 4 Ole Miss and No. 5 Tennessee.

South Central Region

There were no changes to the order of the South Central Region’s top-5.

Arkansas remains at No. 1, followed by No. 2 Texas, No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Baylor and No. 5 Arkansas State.

Southeast Region

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

NC State remained at No. 1, followed by No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Furman, No. 4 UNC and No. 5 Liberty.

West Region

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

Pac-12 champion Stanford and Mountain West runner-up Boise State stayed at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Washington climbed one spot to No. 3 after a third-place finish in the Pac-12. Portland fell to No. 4, while San Francisco stayed at No. 5.

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NCAA Division I
Women'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 -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1michiganMICHIGAN
Big Ten
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
1michigan-stateMICHIGAN STATE
Big Ten (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
3indianaINDIANA
Big Ten (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4ohio-stateOHIO STATE
Big Ten (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5wisconsinWISCONSIN
Big Ten (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6notre-dameNOTRE DAME
ACC (6)
 ▲1
(LW: 7)
7butlerBUTLER
Big East (4)
 ▼1
(LW: 6)
8purduePURDUE
Big Ten (10)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9toledoTOLEDO
Mid-American (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10bowling-greenBOWLING GREEN
Mid-American (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11miami-ohioMIAMI (OHIO)
Mid-American (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12cincinnatiCINCINNATI
American (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13ball-stateBALL STATE
Mid-American (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14daytonDAYTON
Atlantic 10 (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15ohioOHIO
Mid-American (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 15)

Mid-Atlantic Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1georgetownGEORGETOWN
Big East (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2west-virginiaWEST VIRGINIA
Big 12 (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3villanovaVILLANOVA
Big East (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4penn-statePENN STATE
Big Ten (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5duquesneDUQUESNE
Atlantic 10 (1)
 ▲8
(LW: 13)
6george-washingtonGEORGE WASHINGTON
Atlantic 10 (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7bucknellBUCKNELL
Patriot (3)
 ▲4
(LW: 11)
8templeTEMPLE
American (4)
 ▼3
(LW: 5)
9la-salleLA SALLE
Atlantic 10 (6)
 ▼2
(LW: 7)
10lafayetteLAFAYETTE
Patriot (4)
 ▲5
(LW: 15)
11delawareDELAWARE
Colonial (5)
 ▼2
(LW: 9)
12americanAMERICAN
Patriot (5)
 NR
13lehighLEHIGH
Patriot (6)
 ▼1
(LW: 12)
14pittsburghPITTSBURGH
ACC (14)
 ▼4
(LW: 10)
15monmouthMONMOUTH
Metro Atlantic (4)
 ▼1
(LW: 14)

Midwest Region -- Women

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

Mountain Region -- Women

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

Northeast Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1connecticutCONNECTICUT
Big East (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2providencePROVIDENCE
Big East (3)
 ▲2
(LW: 4)
3syracuseSYRACUSE
ACC (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4boston-collegeBOSTON COLLEGE
ACC (9)
 ▼2
(LW: 2)
5ionaIONA
Metro Atlantic (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6umass-lowellUMASS LOWELL
America East (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7boston-universityBOSTON UNIVERSITY
Patriot (1)
 ▲2
(LW: 9)
8army-west-pointARMY WEST POINT
Patriot (2)
 ▲3
(LW: 11)
9vermontVERMONT
America East (2)
 NR
10sienaSIENA
Metro Atlantic (2)
 NR
11quinnipiacQUINNIPIAC
Metro Atlantic (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 12)
12new-hampshireNEW HAMPSHIRE
America East (3)
 ▼2
(LW: 10)
13maristMARIST
Metro Atlantic (5)
 ▼6
(LW: 7)
14binghamtonBINGHAMTON
America East (5)
 ▼6
(LW: 8)
15central-connecticut-stateCENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE
Northeast (1)
 ▼1
(LW: 14)

South Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1alabamaALABAMA
SEC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2georgia-techGEORGIA TECH
ACC (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3florida-stateFLORIDA STATE
ACC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4ole-missOLE MISS
SEC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5tennesseeTENNESSEE
SEC
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6middle-tennesseeMIDDLE TENNESSEE
Conference USA (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7vanderbiltVANDERBILT
SEC (6)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8georgiaGEORGIA
SEC (8)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9floridaFLORIDA
SEC (9)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10mississippi-stateMISSISSIPPI STATE
SEC (10)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11lipscombLIPSCOMB
ASUN (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12auburnAUBURN
SEC (12)
 ◀▶
(LW: 12)
13southern-missSOUTHERN MISS
Conference USA (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 13)
14south-alabamaSOUTH ALABAMA
Sun Belt (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 14)
15uabUAB
Conference USA (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 15)

South Central Region -- Women

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

Southeast Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1nc-stateNC STATE
ACC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2dukeDUKE
ACC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3furmanFURMAN
SoCon (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 3)
4north-carolinaNORTH CAROLINA
ACC (5)
 ◀▶
(LW: 4)
5libertyLIBERTY
ASUN (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6kentuckyKENTUCKY
SEC (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7elonELON
Colonial (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 7)
8virginiaVIRGINIA
ACC (7)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9wake-forestWAKE FOREST
ACC (10)
 ◀▶
(LW: 9)
10virginia-stateVIRGINIA STATE
CIAA (Central Intercollegiate)
 NR
10virginia-techVIRGINIA TECH
ACC (11)
 ◀▶
(LW: 10)
11george-masonGEORGE MASON
Atlantic 10 (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 11)
12high-pointHIGH POINT
Big South (1)
 ▲1
(LW: 13)
13campbellCAMPBELL
Big South
 ▼1
(LW: 12)
14charlotteCHARLOTTE
Conference USA (2)
 ▲1
(LW: 15)
15james-madisonJAMES MADISON
Colonial (3)
 NR

West Region -- Women

RANK TEAM
CONFERENCE
CHANGE
1stanfordSTANFORD
Pac-12 (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 1)
2boise-stateBOISE STATE
Mountain West (2)
 ◀▶
(LW: 2)
3washingtonWASHINGTON
Pac-12 (3)
 ▲1
(LW: 4)
4portlandPORTLAND
WCC (2)
 ▼1
(LW: 3)
5san-franciscoSAN FRANCISCO
WCC (3)
 ◀▶
(LW: 5)
6oregon-stateOREGON STATE
Pac-12 (4)
 ◀▶
(LW: 6)
7washington-stateWASHINGTON STATE
Pac-12 (5)
 ▲4
(LW: 11)
8california-baptistCALIFORNIA BAPTIST
WAC (1)
 ◀▶
(LW: 8)
9gonzagaGONZAGA
WCC (4)
 ▲1
(LW: 10)
10idahoIDAHO
Big Sky (5)
 ▲2
(LW: 12)
11californiaCALIFORNIA
Pac-12 (7)
 NR
12arizonaARIZONA
Pac-12 (8)
 ▲1
(LW: 13)
13portland-statePORTLAND STATE
Big Sky (6)
 ▲1
(LW: 14)
14san-diegoSAN DIEGO
WCC (5)
 ▲1
(LW: 15)
15st-marys-califST. MARY'S (CALIF.)
WCC (6)
 NR


Week-by-Week Ranking

Great Lakes (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Michigan State1111
Michigan1111
Indiana3333
Ohio State4444
Wisconsin5555
Notre Dame6776
Butler7667
Purdue9988
Toledo8899
Bowling Green10101010
Miami (Ohio)11111111
Cincinnati121212
Ball State13131313
Dayton141414
Ohio14151515
Oakland12
Akron15
Mid-Atlantic (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Georgetown1111
West Virginia4222
Villanova3333
Penn State2444
Duquesne1413135
George Washington9866
Bucknell1211117
Temple5558
La Salle6679
Lafayette15141510
Delaware109911
American12
Lehigh13121213
Pittsburgh11101014
Monmouth1415
Navy878
Saint Joseph's15
Maryland7
Midwest (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Minnesota1111
Illinois2222
Oklahoma State4333
Iowa State3444
Tulsa6555
Loyola-Chicago7996
Northern Illinois5667
Missouri8778
Wichita State9889
Kansas State11111110
Northwestern12121211
Bradley10101012
Nebraska13131313
South Dakota State14
Kansas14141415
Eastern Illinois15
North Dakota State1515
Mountain (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
BYU1121
New Mexico2212
Northern Arizona4433
Colorado3344
Colorado State8855
Utah State7676
Weber State5567
Utah6788
Montana State121299
Southern Utah11111010
Air Force10101211
Utah Valley991112
Wyoming14151313
Nevada13131414
Idaho State151515
Montana14
Northeast (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Connecticut5511
Providence2142
Syracuse4433
Boston College1324
Iona3255
UMass Lowell9966
Boston University6697
Army West Point77118
Vermont9
Siena10
Quinnipiac1211
New Hampshire10101012
Marist88713
Binghamton814
Central Connecticut State1415
Stony Brook13
Albany15
South (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Alabama1111
Georgia Tech2222
Florida State3333
Ole Miss4444
Tennessee5555
Middle Tennessee6666
Vanderbilt7777
Georgia8888
Florida9999
Mississippi State10101010
Lipscomb11111111
Auburn12121212
Southern Miss13131313
South Alabama14141414
UAB15151515
South Central (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Arkansas1111
Texas2222
LSU3333
Baylor4444
Arkansas State5555
UT Arlington6666
Texas A&M7777
Rice8888
Central Arkansas101099
Abilene Christian991010
Stephen F. Austin12121111
Texas State11111212
New Orleans1313
Little Rock14141414
North Texas15151515
Incarnate Word1313
Southeast (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
NC State1111
Duke3222
Furman2333
North Carolina4444
Liberty10555
Kentucky6666
Elon9777
Virginia5888
Wake Forest7999
Virginia Tech8101010
Virginia State10
George Mason1111
High Point11121312
Campbell111213
Charlotte13141514
James Madison15
Richmond14
William & Mary1213
Louisville1415
Clemson15
West (NCAA DI)
TeamWeek #4Week #5Week #6Week #7
Stanford1111
Boise State3322
Washington2243
Portland6434
San Francisco7555
Oregon State4666
Washington State1012117
California Baptist8988
Gonzaga1311109
Idaho12101210
California151411
Arizona14131312
Portland State1413
San Diego1514
St. Mary's (Calif.)1515
Oregon577
UCLA1189
UC Davis9

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.)